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Posted on 1/2/26 at 1:48 am to slackster
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You have a FG all but guaranteed. You run a play there that gives you the best chance of scoring. Plain and simple.
The clock is a factor bro. OM had no timeouts. You are allowed to score a TD by running the ball even from the 6. If you fail to score a TD by running or by throwing, the choice is do you give OM an entire minute to get into FG range or like 10 seconds?
Or even if you run it, you can advance the ball and maybe you get stopped at like the 1 or 2. You could even at that point choose to go for it on 4th down and take a real gamble to end the game there and now with only a few seconds left. Or you could take the FG either way
The point is, by running the ball you take the lead, or run the clock down so we're going to OT or going for it on 4th if it's close enough. With the pass call they made they're either taking the lead or leaving OM with a whole minute where they only need to get in FG range to win.
The best way I can explain it is best and worst case scenarios. The best case scenario of either playcall is the same - score a TD and take the lead. The worst case of either playcall drastically differs - either you take the FG and leave OM with a minute of time to win in regulation, or you run the clock down and kick a FG/go for the win on 4th with little time left.
Sorry man, it's pretty objective what needed to happen on that 3rd down playcall. If Ole Miss had timeouts left, or there was more time remaining in the game, then we can have a different conversation and what you're saying would be more valid. But in that particular situation, it was straight stupidity, and there really isn't much arguing otherwise.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 1:52 am to SloaneRanger
Ole Miss, and specifically chambliss, won it.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 1:53 am to WaterLink
Who is better that is coaching right now?
Posted on 1/2/26 at 2:03 am to justaniceguy
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Who is better that is coaching right now?
I'm not calling his job status into question. Smart's an all time great and probably still holds the #1 spot right now. Even the greats have slip ups though. I'm just saying it was by any metric a dumb decision and maybe the moment got to him. I mean can you dispute it was dumb to do that given the circumstances?
I think if Cignetti wins it all this year it would be hard to argue against him though. And considering the caliber of program each took over, Cig has an argument over him even if he doesn't win it all. Maybe you don't agree with it, he doesn't have the hardware yet but the argument exists. They don't have the same tools to operate with.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 2:12 am to WaterLink
I agree, I was just curious
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