JetpackJesus
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It was.
FB: Duke 27, #22 SMU 28 (OT)
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I agree with you. Traditionally you run a couple times and kick because it's the highest WP move. If you read closer I wrote but he already missed an XP.
It was but refs hate calling it in that situation.
They also messed up the review on the fumble TD in the first half. QB was clearly down short of the goal line
rsvman
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Unbelievable to lose this game.
I didn't mind the conservative play-calling at the endmof regulation; Pelino is a junior with an 80% success rate. But the BLOCK so he can get the kick off!
That kick was 100% going to go in. Pelino knew it. He was celebrating it after it left his folt and before he had internalized that it had been blocked.
Just a gut-punch of a loss.
I didn't mind the conservative play-calling at the endmof regulation; Pelino is a junior with an 80% success rate. But the BLOCK so he can get the kick off!
That kick was 100% going to go in. Pelino knew it. He was celebrating it after it left his folt and before he had internalized that it had been blocked.
Just a gut-punch of a loss.
Pelino is not a bad kicker but had two bad kicks today certainly. I remember us all being amazed at how much a revelation Pelino was two years ago after so many years of horrible placekickers. Man, this loss stings, I'm sure to Pelino the most of any (but that FG block wasn't his fault).
They went too low on the blocking. The defender should never get over without leverage. I thought for sure he used leverage before I saw the replay but it was a clean jump.
TheDevilMadeMeDoIt
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Not giving up on next week. Manny will have extra incentive and I suspect the players will bring the intensity. Miami will expect they can win with no effort.
Blatant PI. Don’t know why they refuse to call it when it wouldn't even give us the win, just another chance. I think he could have caught it were his arm not pulled down, despite the rest of the contact. Unwritten referring rules just a free pass for defense.
Are we not good enough to get a real kicker through the ridiculous transfer portal these days? So sick of our kicking game.
Are we not good enough to get a real kicker through the ridiculous transfer portal these days? So sick of our kicking game.
peloton
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Agreed. I'd also like to see the offensive coordinator start pulling his weight a bit more in light of some head scratching decisions (IMO.) I sure would've loved to see what the big guys up front and Star Thomas could've done to punch it in on our last drive in regulation (instead of attempting the FG.) But maybe I'm crazy for thinking that.
SkyBrickey
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rsvman
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I'm guessing he didn't expect the field goal attempt to be blocked? At that point we probably had about a 90% chance to win the game in regulation by playing conservatively.
In general, people try to judge whether a choice was good or not based on the outcome, but you have access to information right now that Manny didn't have when he made his decisions. It is always possible to make a good decision and end up with a bad outcome, anyway.
RoseBowl1942
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I don’t mind the play calls at the end of regulation as much. You got the ball in the middle of the field for a 30 yarder to win the game. Don’t risk the turnover. But like, you need to make that kick. It’s a glorified XP
6 turnovers and zero points. That plus a missed FG and blocked FG. Thats the story
OC and SPC should be ashamed of themselves tonight, and personally own whatever bonus the DC has in his contract for 10 wins