He said he made a promise to his mom. You think what he did wasn’t smart, he probably thinks it’s important to keep your word to your mom. Maybe that isn’t important to a Clone fan.
I know you really don’t understand football so I’ll explain this to you. When a game begins, there are two sets of players and two sets of coaches. They are called teams. Each team has the same objective, scoring more points than the other team. One of the ways to score more points is to put your players at an advantage and to put the other teams players at a disadvantage. That’s the job of he coaches.
Iowa was playing that day with two freshman corners. No way were they going to be able to ensure that neither corner was not "in an island". I realize that someone, like you, who doesn’t understand football would be unable to see all of this. If you have any other questions don’t hesitate to ask.