I don’t think the 2-pt try was JUST “cajones.”

No matter what his reasoning was, the call was ballsy as hell. Call it whatever you want

It was the right decision regardless of outcome.

We would have had to go right back out on offense and if we have to kick a FG then a TD beats us. If we score a TD again then they then have 4 downs and the refs frickery to answer. Then it goes to a 3rd OT and both teams have to start going for 2. I rather go for the win right there than have to play through all of that.

I definitely think going for two was a necessity. Do not give the refs another opportunity to put their own stink on the end and gift it to them like we've seen happen so many times before.

yea considering everyone has to go for 2 on the next series t wasn't as ballsy as the media is portraying

it would have been more ballsy to not go for 2 truth be told

Coach had it right. 1 play to win or lose against Bama, you take that 100 times out of 100, especially a 2-point try.

I saw it as Kelly realizing he was playing against the officials. To continue trying to score back and forth with Bama opened you up to special calls in favor of Bama for the win. Best to try and cut the head off immediately and let the cards fall where they may.

Now the game is no longer in Birmingham's hands.

I also think he had confidence in his team.

Oh and BTW, The SEC can eat a bag of Richards.

It's a call most people don't make at home

I think most people don’t realize the change to OT rules. If we kick the PAT and tie the game, the next possession you have to go for 2. If it’s still tied after that it’s nothing but going for 2. Going 2nd in the first OT means we go first in the 2nd. Going second is a HUGE advantage. I’d expect going for 2 in that situation should be the play for most teams especially if you’re the underdog

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“cajones,”

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It's cojones, baw. Spanish slang term for 'big balls'.
Actually 'cajones' means "big boxes" in Spanish.

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I don’t think the 2-pt try was “cajones.”

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It was just the smart and correct decision. It didn't need balls to make, just a smart coach cognizant of the situation.

If we don't go for 2, the best case scenario is we score TD in OT 2, stop Alabama, and win the game. OR we both score TDs, Alabama fails on their 2 point play and we convert ours. Based on how the 4th quarter played out, that wasn't the most likely of outcomes to stop them from the 25 and score a TD ourselves.

Worst case scenario is we both score TDs in OT #2 and go to a 2 point conversion contest where it's a coin flip just like our 2 point conversion was to win the game.

With the new OT rules, rules I think are dumb to get that out of the way, I think it should be a no-brainer (especially when playing a team like Alabama) to go for 2 if you have the ball second in OT #1.

I don't have the benefit of having all the numbers in front of me like the staff, but I am willing to bet the percentages were in our favor of converting there rather than winning in a second OT or a subsequent 2 point contest.

I think in any OT situation like that, if you have the chance to win the game from the 2 yard line you take it every single time. I would also say the same thing had we been in that same situation at the end of regulation. We should have gone for 2 to beat Florida St as well, and I said that the minute we scored to put us down 1 as time expired. I think Kelly learned a lot by how that FSU game ended.

All that to say, I completely agree. It didn't take balls, but rather it took a smart coach completely aware of the situation, and that's something we haven't had in a long time. Sure, Les, early in his career at least, made his mark being the "riverboat gambler" with his fake FGs and trick plays that worked at a remarkable clip, but that's not what Kelly's call Saturday night was. That is just a smart coach, and I'm so thankful we were able to hire him.