I'm not saying the coaches were wrong, I'm just saying I would've ran a 3rd down play knowing that I was going for it on 4th down. I would've went for the win. Jmo
Kicking field goal was HORRIBLE decision.
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Saban, Harbaugh, Urban Meyer, Stoops, Swinney, Peterson and Shaw all kick that field goal. They don't have loser mentalities.
We did play to win. We forced them to do something in the last 60 seconds that they couldn't do for the first 3,540 seconds.....get past the goal line.
Well well well, Anybody watching the Arizona St / Washington game. Arizona St is winning. It was 4th and 3 at basically mid field and what did they do?? They went for it and got it because they knew a FIRST DOWN WINS THE GAME. Schooled. Game, set, match. Just sayin'
Yes I did and ASUs defense was completely gassed. Washington had just run through them like a hot knife through butter and easily scored a TD.
Totally different circumstances.
You do not have to drive the length of the field to attempt a FG. You do have to to score a touchdown.
ConCrete,
I understand what you're saying and don't really know why people lose their minds over another viewpoint. If we had lost due to a UcheaT TD, I suspect some would be saying, we should've gone for the TD.
I understand what you're saying and don't really know why people lose their minds over another viewpoint. If we had lost due to a UcheaT TD, I suspect some would be saying, we should've gone for the TD.
If ConKretebetweentheearsCock had simply suggested that going for the first down was preferable, he wouldn't have gotten much of a reaction. There are risks and rewards to every decision, and reasonable people can disagree. But, he wasn't being reasonable. Instead, he said not doing so was HORRIBLE, that only LOSER MENTALITY explains a decision to kick a field goal. Aside from the fact that LSU made the same decision to kick a field goal instead of try to run outage clock with a first down late in its game to beat Auburn, and the fact that many coaches have made identical decisions successfully, he acts as if only an idiot would kick a field goal in that situation. That makes him the mayor of Moronville in my book.
You don't drive the length of the field to attempt a FG. You only have to gain about 45 yards and keep it on your kickers favorite hash.
Playing for the clock to run out with the lead is playing not to lose. We didn't play to win at the end, we played not to lose.
I see you are getting panned by most responders. There was a lot that could have gone wrong, especially had the attempt been blocked, and especially had it been returned. But by calling decision "awful" and horrible" when we went on to win the game, you are setting yourself up to be unmercifully lampooned. I don't understand your love for punishment, unless you're some kind of masochist.
I agree with some of the post. We could have dialed up a better 2nd and 3rd down play to try and reach the first down then took a knee. After that- if you don't make the first- kick the FG. We we're playing for the field goal the whole drive. We need to finish off teams without the dramatics. But a win is a win and I will take it however it comes. But still.....I agree on ending the game on offense. But 4th and 6? Kick!
When we ran the ball on third and six, you knew the decision had already been made. But I would have loved to get that first down and then enjoy watching the life just ooze out of those people up there. But all's well, as they say.
I just read that WM has been the underdog in 14 of 20 games, which would mean in average he should be 6-14 as HC. But he’s what? 11-9?
