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I don't think you understand what a "1 possession game" is. Being down 8 points is a one possession game because you have the possibility of scoring 8 points without having to kick off to the other team. So whether or not it is difficult to score 8 is not the point. It is the fact that you have the possibility to.

Being down 9 is literally a 2 possession game. You can't score 9 points on one possession.

The problem is that when you frame the argument this way, you've assumed a missed conversion in the early argument and then framed it against the conversion not having been done yet for your go for it late argument. You're not comparing apples to apples

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Posted by made4lsu

New Orleans, LA

Member since Apr 2009

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Posted on 9/23/20 at 2:35 pm to monkeybutt

I'm not arguing one way or the other what a coach should do. I am simply saying the term 1 possession game simply means you have the ability to get that number of points on one possession. An 8 point game is a one possession game always. It is up to the team to get the 8 points, but they always have the opportunity to get 8 in one possession of the ball.

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Posted by shel311

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Posted on 9/23/20 at 3:57 pm to monkeybutt

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The problem is that when you frame the argument this way, you've assumed a missed conversion in the early argument and then framed it against the conversion not having been done yet for your go for it late argument. You're not comparing apples to apples

I've made that argument earlier, and that's what it always comes down to, comparing a 100% miss to either a make or a chance to make it. Of course you take the latter.

The only way to truly make this comparison is really to not talk about 90% of what we've debated, it's to talk specifically about missing the conversion in both instances.

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