Who wanted HCFB to go for two and the win, even just a little?

[kuethstheman]

Not me I was super confident our defense would hold them to 3 in OT

Good for you! I had no confidence in our ability to stop them. Glad you were right!

 

[djcon57]

The more shocking thing was UNLV taking a knee with 3 timeouts. Crazy decision!

If Fran did that, I’d be pulling my hair out of my head. No idea What he was thinking.

Even if he throws a pick. WE CANT KICK A FG

 

[JKinPhilly]

I assumed we would have a special teams gaffe, and from seeing it live it looked like the snap was low maybe bounced. Would have been a fitting end

 

[PeteCalvin]

In regulation, SU scored, 37-38. A part of me wanted the the two=point conversion and the in in regulation. My head knows HCFB made the right call, UNLV was gassed and we would score. But my heart recalled the WVU win to seal the deal on 11-0 and my heart wanted the two points.

Guilty as charged. But then my son reeled me back in.

 

[Tom W.]

I honestly thought it wasn’t really even a decision. I would have 100% gone for it. Offense was the only thing that showed up, why not give them a chance from the two?

But! Cuse wins so I’m cool with the way it went!!

 

[Dinkyspond]

I did. I wasn’t 100%, tho.

And remember if they didn’t bail us out with a 15 yard roughing our STs would have been lining up for a non chip-shot FG to extend the game.

I feel they got the call wrong. They called roughing the passing without targeting. I thought it was targeting without roughing the passer. Either way, it all came out in the wash in the end.

 

[tep624]

In regulation, SU scored, 37-38. A part of me wanted the the two=point conversion and the in in regulation. My head knows HCFB made the right call, UNLV was gassed and we would score. But my heart recalled the WVU win to seal the deal on 11-0 and my heart wanted the two points.

I was talking to other people in my row saying exactly that lol. And I wouldn’t have held it against Fran if we went for it and didn’t get it.

 

[djcon57]

I feel they got the call wrong. They called roughing the passing without targeting. I thought it was targeting without roughing the passer. Either way, it all came out in the wash in the end.

I think everyone needs to be honest. If that was called on us, this board would be on fire.

That said I didn’t see the chop block 2 plays before

 

[Dinkyspond]

I think everyone needs to be honest. If that was called on us, this board would be on fire.

That said I didn’t see the chop block 2 plays before

they showed a replay and Spoon definitely chop blocked, that was a good call.

 

[djcon57]

they showed a replay and Spoon definitely chop blocked?

Fair. Was at game. Only saw one replay

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I did. I wasn’t 100%, tho.

And remember if they didn’t bail us out with a 15 yard roughing our STs would have been lining up for a non chip-shot FG to extend the game.

The chop block call seemed bogus, so that evened out. The guy fell into our guy after he was cut blocked.

 

[SmilinBob]

If SU lost I'd say he should have went for 2 but they won so Fran made the right call.

Signed,
Mr. Hindsight
Co-signed,
Arm Chair QB

 

[rocklloyd]

Fully admit I was not able to stay awake. Got up at 4am to finish where I left off (halftime). I was puckered up for XP. Needless to say I woke up house yelling.

 

[Bulldog04]

Fran said in presser Nixon wanted to go for it, Fran said he had no heart. Said he trusted the training and conditioning of the team. He said they play 5 quarters in scrimmages so they are used to overtime.

I also think the red zone defense is obviously the best D they have. So makes sense

 

[elimunelson]

In the game thread I wanted over time. Team with best qb I’ll take my chances.

They didn’t really stop us all game absent 2 drives

 

[zjscuse]

Fran said in presser Nixon wanted to go for it, Fran said he had no heart. Said he trusted the training and conditioning of the team. He said they play 5 quarters in scrimmages so they are used to overtime.

I also think the red zone defense is obviously the best D they have. So makes sense

That…. Is a good head coach. No matter how ugly that game was. Ya gotta give it to him, we NEVER win those ugly games.

 

[Maisel123!]

In regulation, SU scored, 37-38. A part of me wanted the the two=point conversion and the in in regulation. My head knows HCFB made the right call, UNLV was gassed and we would score. But my heart recalled the WVU win to seal the deal on 11-0 and my heart wanted the two points.

I agree. The UNLV defense was on the field all night. They were gassed. That makes going into overtime the best call.

 

[Archimedes]

I still think going for 2 was the right call. We had the best player in McCord. Let hm make a play.

However, I never expected UNLV to take a knee with 3 TOs and 23 seconds.

They have to try to move the ball if we are up 1.

 

[Millhouse]

Had we gone for two, UNLV would've had to try to get into field goal range. If you knew that ahead of time, I would think the probabilities would struggle favor not going for two. Funny how it works out

 

[Timonen]

In regulation, SU scored, 37-38. A part of me wanted the the two=point conversion and the in in regulation. My head knows HCFB made the right call, UNLV was gassed and we would score. But my heart recalled the WVU win to seal the deal on 11-0 and my heart wanted the two points.

I was yelling to go for it. Of the three phases of the game, two stunk. Going to overtime exposed us to both of those. Going for two insulated us from both of those. Math-wise, that felt sounder.

 

[money3189]

You guys are struggling to decide while in the comfort of your chair. Imagine how difficult it is for a coach to decide in real time lol

 

[Timonen]

You guys are struggling to decide while in the comfort chair. Imagine how difficult it is for a coach to decide in real time lol

Eh, we don’t work for decades grounding ourselves in these things…or have a sheet that lays out the math in every scenario. This should be a no brainer for the coach either way.

 

[Cover1]

Had we gone for two, UNLV would've had to try to get into field goal range. If you knew that ahead of time, I would think the probabilities would struggle favor not going for two. Funny how it works out

Joke of a coach has now beaten two ranked opponents.

 

[XC Cuse]

Yep, that's how little I trust special teams to even execute an xp

 

[rocklloyd]

Eh, we don’t work for decades grounding ourselves in these things…or have a sheet that lays out the math in every scenario. This should be a no brainer for the coach either way.

Watch the dude on the sideline usually very close to Fran in tight situations. He’s carrying an analytics binder.