It was just the smart and correct decision. It didn't need balls to make, just a smart coach cognizant of the situation.

If we don't go for 2, the best case scenario is we score TD in OT 2, stop Alabama, and win the game. OR we both score TDs, Alabama fails on their 2 point play and we convert ours. Based on how the 4th quarter played out, that wasn't the most likely of outcomes to stop them from the 25 and score a TD ourselves.

Worst case scenario is we both score TDs in OT #2 and go to a 2 point conversion contest where it's a coin flip just like our 2 point conversion was to win the game.

With the new OT rules, rules I think are dumb to get that out of the way, I think it should be a no-brainer (especially when playing a team like Alabama) to go for 2 if you have the ball second in OT #1.

I don't have the benefit of having all the numbers in front of me like the staff, but I am willing to bet the percentages were in our favor of converting there rather than winning in a second OT or a subsequent 2 point contest.

I think in any OT situation like that, if you have the chance to win the game from the 2 yard line you take it every single time. I would also say the same thing had we been in that same situation at the end of regulation. We should have gone for 2 to beat Florida St as well, and I said that the minute we scored to put us down 1 as time expired. I think Kelly learned a lot by how that FSU game ended.

All that to say, I completely agree. It didn't take balls, but rather it took a smart coach completely aware of the situation, and that's something we haven't had in a long time. Sure, Les, early in his career at least, made his mark being the "riverboat gambler" with his fake FGs and trick plays that worked at a remarkable clip, but that's not what Kelly's call Saturday night was. That is just a smart coach, and I'm so thankful we were able to hire him.

This post was edited on 11/7/22 at 10:14 am