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re: I don’t think the 2-pt try was JUST “cajones.”
Posted on 11/7/22 at 10:20 am to BrookhavenBengal
Posted on 11/7/22 at 10:20 am to BrookhavenBengal
It was the easy call to make with the new OT rules
You have to start going for 2 anyways starting with the 2nd OT
It wasn’t a guarantee LSU was ever going to find themselves in that spot again with a chance to end the game with one play on their own terms.
You have to start going for 2 anyways starting with the 2nd OT
It wasn’t a guarantee LSU was ever going to find themselves in that spot again with a chance to end the game with one play on their own terms.
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Posted on 11/7/22 at 10:25 am to BrookhavenBengal
It's only a gutsy call to people who don't understand it. Either of going for two or kicking the PAT are gambles. Choosing one over the other isn't guts; it's a calculated decision.
Of all people, it was Les Miles who explained it after he went for the TD against Auburn when a field goal would have won it. After the game they asked him why he took such a gamble when they were already in FG range. Miles said, "Trying a FG is also a gamble". Miles was exactly right. So is kicking a PAT to go to another OT.
Of all people, it was Les Miles who explained it after he went for the TD against Auburn when a field goal would have won it. After the game they asked him why he took such a gamble when they were already in FG range. Miles said, "Trying a FG is also a gamble". Miles was exactly right. So is kicking a PAT to go to another OT.
Posted on 11/7/22 at 10:31 am to BrookhavenBengal
A boxer knows when the judges are going to give the other boxer the win on the scorecard. That means he has to go for the knockout.
That's exactly what BK did.
That's exactly what BK did.
Posted on 11/7/22 at 10:34 am to BrookhavenBengal
Yes a decision based just on cajones would be very much up our previous coaches' alley. Both Miles and O!
Posted on 11/7/22 at 10:47 am to BrookhavenBengal
It was still partly cajones. A lot of coaches may know that a play has a good chance of working but not all of them have the conviction to actually call it in that spot. Some coaches will deliberately make a sub-optimal call if they know they'll receive less criticism for it because it's "safer."
BK has accomplished enough in his career to the point where he was ok withstanding criticism if it didn't work out, but he knew the upside too. That Bama game is the defining moment in his young LSU tenure.
BK relies on preparation and always will, but knows when to take big risks.
BK has accomplished enough in his career to the point where he was ok withstanding criticism if it didn't work out, but he knew the upside too. That Bama game is the defining moment in his young LSU tenure.
BK relies on preparation and always will, but knows when to take big risks.
This post was edited on 11/7/22 at 10:57 am
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