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Toughest call for a head coach.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:29 pm
Was watching highlights of JD and the 2 point conversion vs Bama was one of the highlights. That was a tough call.
It got me thinking about Tom Osborne in the game against Miami, the national championship game, when he went for 2. Nebraska did not convert and lost the national championship game as a result.
How about several calls that Chris Peterson made in the Fiesta Bowl, against Oklahoma, when he was with Boise State. I think it was 2001.
What say you? What play call do you think was the most gutsy play you've seen a head coach call?
It got me thinking about Tom Osborne in the game against Miami, the national championship game, when he went for 2. Nebraska did not convert and lost the national championship game as a result.
How about several calls that Chris Peterson made in the Fiesta Bowl, against Oklahoma, when he was with Boise State. I think it was 2001.
What say you? What play call do you think was the most gutsy play you've seen a head coach call?
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Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:32 pm to geauxkoo
Osborne kicks the XP and he wins the natl championship. It’s not the popular opinion but I believe you HAVE to kick there.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:35 pm to geauxkoo
Chris Peterson Boise State against Oklahoma was 2007. Gutsy play calling and it paid off
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:38 pm to geauxkoo
I think the 2pt conversion call you mentioned was gutsy as frick.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:42 pm to geauxkoo
Les throwing for the end zone against Auburn in 2007 when 1 second was left on clock. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:47 pm to Off McVoy
When Osborne made that call, there was no overtime. He absolutely would have won the natty if he simply kicks the xp.
That makes the call even more badass.
That makes the call even more badass.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:49 pm to geauxkoo
Your 5 star qb gets busted for smoking weed….
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:52 pm to tigerforever7
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Les throwing for the end zone against Auburn in 2007 when 1 second was left on clock. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.
I feel like this is overrated in comparison to the others cited. If the pass is incomplete, you kick the FG anyway. From 40 yards out, the kick should be made - either way, it's made at a much higher probability than a two-point conversion.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 7:58 pm to geauxkoo
Only JD could have pulled that play off. Any other QB would have fricked it up and it would have made Kelly look like a moron for calling it.
This post was edited on 9/5/25 at 7:59 pm
Posted on 9/5/25 at 8:21 pm to geauxkoo
How about LSU and Les Miles against Auburn. Flynn to Byrd??? Maybe not as dramatic as the others...... nevermind someone already said it.
This post was edited on 9/5/25 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 9/5/25 at 8:28 pm to geauxkoo
Osborne’s call took way more balls than Peterson. If Nebraska kicks the extra point the game ends in a tie and Nebraska wins the national championship. But Osborne went for the win. Peterson made some great calls, but really had nothing to lose.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 9:04 pm to jtweezy
More Sports forum 
Posted on 9/5/25 at 9:47 pm to geauxkoo
Sean payton calling an onside kick to start the second half of a SuperBowl. No bigger stage, no bigger balls.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 10:16 pm to Ironhead985
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Sean payton calling an onside kick to start the second half of a SuperBowl. No bigger stage, no bigger balls.
Agreed, not many coaches have the balls it takes make that call. If indy recovers and scores on the short field, he'd still be being mocked as an idiot.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 11:45 pm to KennabraTiger
it was a hook and ladder for the TD on 4th and 18 with just 18 seconds left then in OT a 4th and 2 TD pass, then the statue of liberty play for the 2 point conversion. he knew he could not hang with the OU horses through overtimes so he went for it.
Posted on 9/5/25 at 11:49 pm to Off McVoy
Saban taking out Jalen.
Posted on 9/6/25 at 12:00 am to geauxkoo
Way before Osborne, in 1959, LSU, then #1 and on a winning streak that spanned three seasons, went for two against Tennessee late in the game. Billy Cannon was ruled short of the goal, which he refuted all his life. We lost 14-13.
Many believed LSU would have retained its #1 ranking had it simply kicked the extra point and left Knoxville with the tie.
When asked about this, Paul Dietzel said, “We didn’t go to Tennessee to play for a tie.”
Many believed LSU would have retained its #1 ranking had it simply kicked the extra point and left Knoxville with the tie.
When asked about this, Paul Dietzel said, “We didn’t go to Tennessee to play for a tie.”
Posted on 9/6/25 at 12:27 am to tigerforever7
The whole 1 second on the clock thing is so bullshite and you know it.
Posted on 9/6/25 at 4:24 am to geauxkoo
Les Miles taking a knee in the third quarter vs Ole Miss.
Posted on 9/6/25 at 4:32 am to Off McVoy
quote:no you don’t. Everyone should hate ties. I’m glad they changed the rules so there aren’t anymore. Always massively respected Osborne for that decision.
Osborne kicks the XP and he wins the natl championship. It’s not the popular opinion but I believe you HAVE to kick there.
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