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

It's been discussed, but whatever. This is the rant.

That call is haunting me and others as well. How can you say "hindsight is 20/20" or that "it was the right call"? No, it's not. There is only one correct call, which is go for the jugular, get the first down and get the hell out of Tiger Stadium with a win. Which, would be to throw the ball in that situation. First down, GAME OVER! And don't give me this "well if it was incomplete it would have stopped the clock and you would have been pissed". Would not have been. If the intent is to win the game and go for the knock out blow, you can't fault Miles or any coach, if in that situation, he goes for the jugular. I have no problem with that all. And it's been said many times...Mett was hot, Bama was on their heels, our receivers were on fire! Arhhg, so frustrating! Hell, and this another discussion, but its arguable to even go for it on 4th down.

It's simple guys, an analogy...Favre, Brees, Manning, etc is having a horrible half, would you want to give any of those guys the ball back, despite a horrible half, with plenty of time left on the clock? Do you want to give the #1 team in the Country the ball back? Hell no. And no, I'm not comparing Maccaron to any of those guys. But he's a capable guy and he proved it. Sure as hell didn't show it the whole half (I realize that), but showed it when it mattered. Now, did I like our "D's" chances in that situation after the missed FG? Absolutely. Did I think that they would drive with such ease on us and score? No, not really. But, there is always that chance and I know it was a possibility. And, they lived up to that chance. They're the #1 team in the Country for a reason.

And you know Bama was thinking TD the whole time. You think Saban was thinking 3 to tie the game? Hell no. It was 6 all the way. They went for the jugular and got it.

Miles is going to "gamble" on a fake fg, an on side kick, etc. But in the situation it matters the most, he doesn't. Doesn't take that chance. What the hell?! And here's the thing, it's not even a "gamble"! That situation is not a "gamble" situation. Not when your offense has been playing the way they were playing and a 1st down ends that game.

Miles makes a boat load of money, and with that comes decisions like this one. This is why he gets paid top dollar. To make those types of calls in those types of situations, and he simply made the wrong call. Not acceptable. Not when you make over $3 million a year. It's not "hindsight is 20/20". Hell, people on TD who make $8.50 an hour know it was the wrong call.

Sum it up, we get that first down we're talking about the Title Game. No first down and now we're talking about the Chicken Sandwich bowl. That play (if we had gotten the 1st) changed the whole complexity of the season and what ultimately could have been a huge pay day for LSU. I need a good laugh after writing this, I'm heading over to the Fark Board.