Amen. Plus, we all remember the infamous Michigan vs. Michigan State game where Michigan State forced Michigan to do one final play and punt it and ended up having the snap go over the punters head and then recovering it to take it into the end zone.
I think I would have called the timeout (whether there was 1 second or 17 seconds left) and taken the shot at it with nothing to lose. I don't even think I'd consider that bad sportsmanship 🤷♂️