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[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 1484848, member: 628"]
This is where I come to as well.

I get that the O was horrendous in the 2nd half, I really do, but there is practically no better situation to put your offense in than that distance and field position.  We were on the CMU 41.  Punting does not guarantee anything -- you *could* pin them at the 1, or you *could* get a touch back, or they *could* run it back for a TD.

To me the worst case scenario is that you don't get the first down and your D still has 60 yards to defend against the TD.  Honestly, 60 yards, 80 yards, is it *that* big a difference when the upside is that you convert and have a very good chance to end the game?

I mean deciding to punt there means you trust your D much more than your O.  But if you trust your D then don't you trust them to defend 60 yards?  I just think the logic coaches use in those kind of spots is entirely backwards.

But I've come to accept that this is just Shafer's M.O.  I dont' agree, but it is what it is.
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