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LosAlcoug
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So the call to not kick the extra point and take a knee was Lamb's call.
Cougar TD
9/20/21 11:22am
correct - and I think it's the wrong call. Better to be up 11 points.
HarlemCoug
9/20/21 11:23am
If they block and return it you are only up 8 points, 1 score
Hawk Talons
9/20/21 11:24am
Wouldn't have been the first time that day it happened.
Byron McNertney
9/20/21 11:26am
It was the correct call.
SoCalCoug
9/20/21 11:25am
Single smartest call of the game. We can agree to disagree.
BYUforlife
9/20/21 11:25am
Agreed.
ratherberoping
9/20/21 12:53pm
Agreed as in you agree to disagree or agreed as in it was the right call?
CornfedCougar
9/20/21 2:40pm
Absolutely the right call. Very savvy. Play the odds.
ratherberoping
9/20/21 4:34pm
It was a great call.
oldrugger
9/20/21 5:08pm
Little advantage to 11 with time left. Risk (very slight but present) of a return for 2 pts to ASU
CougPrime
9/20/21 11:25am
What?!?! It was absolutely the right call.
cambo
9/20/21 11:26am
Better to win by 11 then 10......
TheHop
9/20/21 11:26am
Nice Crowton reference.
ebv
9/20/21 12:44pm
It's better to win by 8 then 9 then 10.
RobAdams
9/20/21 12:53pm
But we won by nine against Utah then ten
vancouvercougar
9/20/21 12:55pm
No reason to take any chances. It's better to take a knee.
Jeffacka
9/20/21 11:26am
He said if there was over 2 minutes left you kick, but under 2, the slim chance
BYUtka
9/20/21 11:27am
A return botched PAT is 2 points and makes it a one possession game. There's no added value from that PAT.
Indy Coug
9/20/21 11:27am
Or just go for 2 if you’re worried about the kick. A 12-pt lead makes it 2 TDs
Odysseus
9/20/21 11:28am
That's even easier to return for 2 (scoop and score or pick 6)
darkcoug
9/20/21 11:29am
Exactly
cambo
9/20/21 11:30am
Not when you don’t have to force it. Throw it away if need be and you’re in the
Odysseus
9/20/21 11:33am
Wouldn't it be a pick 2 in that scenario? 🙂
InlandEmpYre
9/20/21 12:47pm
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LosAlcoug
9/20/21 11:30am
It was the right call. “You play to win the game.” BYU’s chances of winning were greatest by kneeling.
rainorsnow
9/20/21 11:30am
I think it's more likely to score a FG/TD and then get an onside kick in college
CougarCanuck76
9/20/21 11:33am
Better to win by 9 than 2, right?
NorCal_Coug
9/20/21 11:34am
Gary is that you?
claw
9/20/21 11:39am
You can't say it is the "wrong call". You may not agree with it nor the reasoning behind it but it isn't wrong.
TheLoneCougar
9/20/21 11:44am
I think it was meaningless.
JuicyJam
9/20/21 12:17pm
Depends on when that happens. If there is more time on the clock, you kick it,
Thrill
9/20/21 12:57pm
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conetah
9/20/21 1:26pm
Absolutely the right call
mendoncoug
9/20/21 1:43pm
I think it was the correct call.
Zastava
9/20/21 2:05pm
RE: correct - and I think it's the wrong call. Better to be up 11 points.
akbarishiwatsu
9/20/21 2:49pm
and....you would be wrong!
AzCugrFan
9/20/21 3:55pm
What a dumb move. Give Justen some practice.
MajorZeus
9/20/21 11:24am
And extend the lead
MajorZeus
9/20/21 11:24am
Smart call
2FarGone
9/20/21 11:24am
2 scenarios - which is more likely? 1. blocked extra point run back for 2, then td, then 2 point conversion sends the
HarlemCoug
9/20/21 11:29am
You might be right if the clock wasn't a factor. With only 1:19 left in the game
LosAlcoug
9/20/21 11:34am
I think this is a fair point. Little clock (and importantly they didn't have any timeouts left) probably means Lamb
HarlemCoug
9/20/21 11:37am
Huge leg? Commentators were saying that 40 yds was just within his range.
ebv
9/20/21 12:45pm
the guy who did their kickoffs sent one through our goal posts. It nearly hit a cheerleader on the fly.
HarlemCoug
9/20/21 12:59pm
Kickoffs and FGs are very different
gaffer
9/20/21 1:51pm
Time is the big factor here...
TheRowdy
9/20/21 1:45pm
I didn’t care for it. Better odds of those kids dying of COVID than an XP return
rivercitycoug
9/20/21 11:25am
The exact thing happened in a game right before
LiveCoug
9/20/21 11:28am
Really? I can’t even recall the last time I saw it.
rivercitycoug
9/20/21 11:31am
Oklahoma Nebraska
LiveCoug
9/20/21 11:32am
Link
Fdnman
9/20/21 12:42pm
The odds of it happening twice in one day are so low though!
ryebrye
9/20/21 11:41am
NBD. I see why they did it, but the game was sealed at that point.
Jazzyturtle
9/20/21 11:26am
The chances of getting that blocked and ran back for 2 is slim...but, then again
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
9/20/21 11:27am
Not just the block, also protecting against running back the kickoff. Right call
ray ray
9/20/21 12:52pm
Good. It was the right call. The only chance that ASU had at that point
Corn Pop
9/20/21 11:27am
Yep, 0% chance is better than any chance, no matter how unlikely that chance is.
BYUtka
9/20/21 11:28am
The other chance they had was return the kickoff, 2 pt conversion, onside kick
ray ray
9/20/21 12:54pm
This is absolutely the correct call.
ragid
9/20/21 11:28am
Not a 'smart' call, but showed good sportsmanship.
Doogal McCougar
9/20/21 11:29am
RE: Not a 'smart' call, but showed good sportsmanship.
LosAlcoug
9/20/21 11:31am
RE: Not a 'smart' call, but showed good sportsmanship.
LiveCoug
9/20/21 11:32am
RE: Not a 'smart' call, but showed good sportsmanship.
TheHop
9/20/21 11:33am
Dude was just going for symmetry. AZ win by 8, UT win by 9, ASU win by 10.
jvquarterback
9/20/21 11:32am
This is the right answer
dilbert
9/20/21 11:35am
RE: So the call to not kick the extra point and take a knee was Lamb's call.
jjshol1126
9/20/21 11:45am
Logical but weird call.
Bluedomination
9/20/21 11:52am
That was a brilliant call. Didn't even know it was possible before they did it.
BleedCougarBlue2
9/20/21 11:53am
Neither brilliant nor stupid but a defensible strategic move by an excellent AHC
Forzaitalia
9/20/21 12:01pm
It was a great call.
CougarThug
9/20/21 12:35pm
Wow, this all goes to show how difficult it is to get even people of same
AF_Puma
9/20/21 12:41pm
What scenario is more likely?
HoustonBYUCoug
9/20/21 12:47pm
Or #3, kick extra point, kickoff return to the house, 2 pt conversion, onside
ray ray
9/20/21 12:58pm
Did coaches say this was a strategic decision? I thought it was sportsmanship
Doogal McCougar
9/20/21 1:31pm
Well....it is his job to have a kicker that can make an extra point.
byubyu
9/20/21 1:14pm
if this is the right call, why don't teams do it more often?
Hill4Heisman
9/20/21 1:28pm
1) The scenario is uncommon. 2) They haven't thought about it.
dYrtbYkerYder
9/20/21 1:34pm
It was a calculated call that's it. Neither good nor bad.
ImuaKahuku
9/20/21 1:44pm
Can we agree that it was WAAAYYY conservative considering the 3rd down call?
StalwartBraveTrue
9/20/21 2:09pm
Dumb decision, unless they don’t have confidence in their PAT operations
GeraldGarner
9/20/21 2:10pm
Addendum: the football Gods rightfully punish teams who play “not to lose.”
GeraldGarner
9/20/21 2:12pm
Great call and gutsy!
Cougarpride
9/20/21 2:25pm
RE: So the call to not kick the extra point and take a knee was Lamb's call.
ffcougarfan
9/20/21 2:26pm
Wrong call if Oldroyd is healthy but he’s not, so good call.
IntelCougar
9/20/21 2:39pm
It was the right call for the circumstance. Yes the odds were very low that the
26scemo
9/20/21 4:51pm
I liked the call.
BrentMouritsen
9/23/21 6:36pm
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