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[QUOTE="OttoinGrotto, post: 5513233, member: 297"]
You explained your thinking really well.

I'm usually a believer in playing the odds. That's why I favor going for it on 4th more often, for example.

But the kickoff possession is a mindset over numbers thing to me. I get the rationale and wisdom behind wanting the ball to start the second half. But I really, really value at the college level starting games strong and putting your opponent on their heels as soon as possible.

Confidence has a lot to do with how football teams perform. An immediate score raises the confidence of your football team. Playing from behind often reduces the confidence of your opponent. Get your confidence high and get your opponent feeling low and the scoreboard has a good chance of working out. We just saw this play out on the Clemson game. They expected to shut us down from the jump, failed spectacularly, and their offense was rattled not seeing the ball for the first time before they were down two scores. Instant pressure on an already fragile squad. It was perfect.

TL;DR - just take the ball and kick the other team in the dick right away
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