re: That 3rd and 8...Hindsight isn't 20/20.

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If we want to bitch then bitch about the awful runs on first and second down. The third and fourth down calls we were by the book. It just didn't work out

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Agree with this. You could tell once they got that last first down that Miles was content to essentially just kneel on the ball at that point. That's the one thing I found so frustrating, and I felt it immediately Saturday night.

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What should have happened:
Kick FG - good, up 6

KO - hope Hairston puts it in the end zone, no return

BAMA has to drive 80 yds to score a TD with no timeouts and 1:30 left on the clock against a defense that has stoned them the entire second half

That may not be the aggressive play but it was the smart play

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Think about that. That's a lot of hopes, assumptions and should haves.

1. Hope your kicker makes the 40+ yard FG
2. Hope you put it in the EZ on the kickoff.
3. Assume your D will stop them

vs.

Convert 3rd and 10 = Game Over.

Yes, there was some risk to think about by putting it in the air on 3rd down, i.e. stopping the clock and giving Bama 30 more seconds to work with or commiting a turn over. But to me, the reward of ending the game right there if you convert without having ever having to give Bama the ball back, greatly outweighed your risk. Why conceed giving them the ball back when you have the ball in your hand with the opportunity to prevent having to do so.

Because even with a hot hand they don't trust mett or the WRs to throw it right there

Period

The end.

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1st down was the time for the kill shot

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Play action there would have been awesome.

Well, if they don't trust Mett, then there's a serious problem. And why would that be? Kid had a hot hand the whole 2nd half. Why would you pull the reigns back on him in that situation?? I don't get it.

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Because even with a hot hand they don't trust mett or the WRs to throw it right there

Period

The end.

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If that's the case, then they'll NEVER trust them, and this offense will always be mediocre at best. It's great to run the ball for 300 yards per game and just put it in the air intermittenly, but eventually there's going to come a game where you have to come out of your comfort zone a little. Once LSU went down 14-3, this was that game and Mettenberger/the WR's and O-line delivered. We'll obviously never know if that was the reason for the 3rd and 10 playcall, but if so, then shame on the coaching staff for not putting the game in the hands of the guys on the field.

Have you watched mett this season? Would you really trust him on 3rd and 7 at that point in the game? I honestly would have done the exact same thing miles did on 3rd and 4th down. No way do I put mett, the WRs and the OL in a position to get us beat. No way, no how

I play it different on 1st or second down. I don't put the ball at risk on 3rd or 4th down

The key was "right there"

You have to look far and wide to find a coach that trusts a QB to throw it in that situation. They have those guys in the NFL
brees
Manning
Rothlisberger
Brady

But in college? Not so easy to find.

FTR Only one HC had a chance to knock off #1 BAMA Saturday night and he didn't trust his QB to throw it right there

I don't blame him one bit

Makes sense right up until the time Mett throws an INT. Not arguing that Mett wasn't on fire, but all it takes is a tipped ball, a defender hitting Mett's arm, etc. You can play woulda, shoulda, coulda all week long, but you just don't know how things would have played out had LSU passed on that down.

could not agree more and you wrote it nearly exactly how I would have...but would've also added:

"Alleman, according to the announcers, had never made a field goal that far! So, the probabitly of making vs. making a first down, was a no-brainer. I knew that game was lost when they lined up to attempt the kick."

Did Miles even know this?

Horrible, horrible, horrible call. 3 pts would have NOT mattered...and that's not hindsight either.

You don't EVER give the ball back to 'Bama with over 2 minutes left.