tigersbh LSU Fan Baton Rouge Member since Oct 2005 400 posts
re: confused...why didn't kiffin kick the FG with 3 mins left? (Posted on 11/24/12 at 10:45 pm to IceTiger)
Because they were on like the 2 yard line. Odds were better of them scoring on 4th down than them getting back down there (at least that was his thinking, I guess).
Teddy Ruxpin LSU Fan New Orleans, LA Member since Oct 2006 12387 posts Online
re: confused...why didn't kiffin kick the FG with 3 mins left? (Posted on 11/24/12 at 10:45 pm to IceTiger)
ehhhhh
If he hadn't blow 6 hours down there, the FG was fine. And yes, the FG would also keep the game possible to win, and therefore your players would still believe and play hard.
However, its a lot easier to score a TD and then get a FG with a short clock than to do the reverse.
Dumbass wasted so much time he had to make a judgment call about how his team would respond.
Mephistopheles LSU Fan Iowa City Member since Aug 2007 2663 posts
re: confused...why didn't kiffin kick the FG with 3 mins left? (Posted on 11/24/12 at 10:49 pm to tigersbh)
Do you want a 99.9% shot to kick from 2 yards and a 5% drive down the field to the endzone, or a 50% chance to score a TD and 40% chance to get a fg kick from 40 yards (which works about 70% of the time). Not saying those are the correct numbers, but if I'm right it's 5% vs 14%
That's the logic.
The problem was running multiple times down two scores late in the 4th.
CE Tiger New Orleans Saints Fan Metairie Member since Jan 2008 25819 posts
re: confused...why didn't kiffin kick the FG with 3 mins left? (Posted on 11/24/12 at 10:51 pm to Mephistopheles)
usc had a better chance of scoring on a 40 yd td pass than they did on a 2 yard run. kick the field goal and at least give yourself a chance at winning the game
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