WSU coach Bill Doba screwed up big time; he declined to use his last timeout in the last minute with Oregon near the WSU goal line. The result: Oregon kicked the winning field goal with one second left instead of about 31 seconds left. He had two chances to call it and declined and he finally decided to call it in an attempt to ice the kicker, something that we all know never works.
as we discussed at Fezzik's Place
this requires thinking "outside the box" and coaches HATE doing that for they feel it opens themselves up to MORE criticism and also it teaches their players to NOT play hard and "quit" for that is what you are asking them to do.
is it the right move to "let" the other team score? SURE IS!
But look at how much crap Holmgren got for doing it in SB 32 - even though it was the RIGHT thing to do - for it allowed Favrenugen the time and timeouts to drive down the field to try and tie the game
the FIRST coach to do something like this will be a HERO to all - for he will have done the RIGHT thing.
Think Jim Tressel wished he had done this. Think Greg Robinson wished he had done this against UVA. Think Jeff Tedford wished he did this against UCLA!
YES
YES
YES
BUT
NO
NO
NO
is what the coaches did
we can "wonder why" all the time - but coaches will NEVER do this which is why these same coaches NEVER win these games
this requires thinking "outside the box" and coaches HATE doing that for they feel it opens themselves up to MORE criticism and also it teaches their players to NOT play hard and "quit" for that is what you are asking them to do.
is it the right move to "let" the other team score? SURE IS!
But look at how much crap Holmgren got for doing it in SB 32 - even though it was the RIGHT thing to do - for it allowed Favrenugen the time and timeouts to drive down the field to try and tie the game
the FIRST coach to do something like this will be a HERO to all - for he will have done the RIGHT thing.
Think Jim Tressel wished he had done this. Think Greg Robinson wished he had done this against UVA. Think Jeff Tedford wished he did this against UCLA!
YES
YES
YES
BUT
NO
NO
NO
is what the coaches did
we can "wonder why" all the time - but coaches will NEVER do this which is why these same coaches NEVER win these games
The difference I feel is if a team is down 1, they can let their opponent score and make it 8, if the other team is going to run the clock down to where they have a minimal chance of scoring.
If the game is tied, you leave yourself with as much time on offense as possible and take chances on a bad snap, penalty or nervous kicker.
If the game is tied, you leave yourself with as much time on offense as possible and take chances on a bad snap, penalty or nervous kicker.
I believe Spurrier gave up a couple of free TDs to ND in a bowl game. ND had two monster runs in last 3 minutes of Sugar Bowl (I believe) while running ball with the lead. Twice Fla scored quickly but failed on onside kicks and then ND ran down filed in about 3 plays. I believe Bettis was the beneficiary of this strategy....at least it appeared that way to me.
The best thing that happened to Auburn was that the Refs ruled it no touchdown and put the ball back on the 3 yard line. I believe there was about a minute and a half left in game and Georgia only had 1 time out left. Actually Auburn trying to score at that point was a huge mistake as it risked a fumble and ran the risk of actually scoring early. If I was the coach for Auburn, I would have simply done 3 kneels and then kicked the field goal because then the correct strategy by Georgia to let Auburn score would have been foiled. I think it is a no brainer that the correct strategy was to let Auburn score on the very first play.
