re: Going for 2 in that situation.

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Good coaches who believe they have good teams welcome extended time because the more plays that take place the better your chances are if you’re the better team.

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this is just false. Good coaches go for 2. We've seen Belichick, Shanahan, McDaniels all do it in this situation.

Saban went for 2 up 8 against Ole Miss rather than making it a 2 possession game by kicking the XP.

is Saban not a good coach? here's what he had to say

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"Well some people think it's unusual. Some people don't," said Saban on the SEC Coaches Teleconference on Wednesday. "We always make a decision before the game starts at what point in the game would we go for two. Middle to late in the third quarter and fourth quarter was kind of what our philosophy was going into that game, so that's exactly what we did.

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he makes the decision before the game so that he doesnt have to make an EMOTIONAL decision. it is strictly math-based.

is Saban not a good coach?