re: Clock Management Woes

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it was a mistake, nevertheless, as was calling the timeout on 3rd down. You run a basic play on 3rd, let the play clock run all the way down on 4th down, call the timeout, then give your kicking team the normal amount of time to execute the kick.

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Unfortunately, this never crossed his mind, and there lies the rub!

We don't show any improvement in these situations, and, for me, it calls into question the leadership necessary to make game time adjustments also.

Love what he's done for LSU, like him as a person, but everything between kickoff and final tick is up in the air. Some of this has been beneficial with some fortunate fourth down and special teams calls over the years, but I'm a bit more of the structured type when it comes to my football.