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Topic: Can anybody explain the thinking?

Topic: Can anybody explain the thinking?

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Pataskala
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Can anybody explain the thinking?

Posted: 10/22/2011 10:39:53 PM

I was puzzled by some of Akron's decisions during the 4th quarter. I've seen similar actions by other teams and I can't figure them out. Maybe I'm just too logical. Here are my questions:

1) With about 8 minutes left in the game, Akron trailed by 3 scores (30-10) and they had just taken a sack to bring up a 4th and 18 at the OU 25. They kicked a field goal, which still put them down by 3 scores (30-13), so it would appear that they were giving up the ghost. Instead, they tried an onside kick -- an indication that they haven't given up. If that were the case, why didn't they go for it on 4th and 18 and try to make it a 2-score game? Why spend 2:30 of the last 10:30 of the game to get three points when it still means that they have to get the ball back three more times in the last 8 minutes?

2) After the onside kick, OU scored a TD to go up 37-13. Akron now needs three TDs and three 2-point conversions in the last 5 minutes of the game just to tie. They eat up 2:42 on a TD drive, but instead of going for two, they kick the extra point, so they're still down by three scores, 37-20. Again, it looks like they've given up. But no. They try a short kick that OU falls on at their 43. What was the point of that? Since they didn't 't try to make it a two-possession game, why the quasi-onside kick? Either surrender or don't, but please be consistent.

Am I missing something here, or have some football coaches forgotten how to do the math?

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RE: Can anybody explain the thinking?

Posted: 10/23/2011 8:24:14 AM

Maybe you're overthinking this. I think the Akron coach resigned himself to the loss. Does that mean he is not going to take opportunities to perform and/or score? No. But for the most part, he was no longer playing for the win. He was playing for a respectable loss with a respectable score.

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