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I think calling it "chasing points" makes it sound reckless. Like if you were down 8-0 in the first quarter and then went for two after scoring a TD of your own, that would be chasing points. It was a few seconds from the 4th quarter and possessions were at a premium.
I'm all about conservative and strategic football, but this was just an incomprehensibly poor decision by Dino to me. All the LSU fans sitting around me were asking "why aren't ya'll going for two? I don't understand."
Look at it this way. They obviously thought the chances of;
Kicking the XP
Scoring a TD
Kicking another XP
Kicking a FG for the win
Was better than
Making a 2 pointer
Scoring a TD
Making another 2 pointer for the tie
And then still needing another score to win or win in OT.
To WIN both scenarios require another TD then another score after that. But two kicked XPs are easier than two 2 point conversions.
I get the thinking. It's not incomprehensible if you're playing to win.