If the defense doesn't think you are going for it, 3rd down probabilities rise a

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Sep 19, 2024
3:35:56pm

mudpupper All-American

bit. They are going to defend the 1st down marker. Which opens the door for a nice gain up to the marker.

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POLL: If it's 3rd and 10, and you know you're going for it on 4th, what is the best strategy

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

Sep 19, 3:12pm

I think it all depends on the field position.

Seabag

Sep 19, 3:20pm

The wording of the poll is designed to take field position out of the equation. You're going for it on 4th no matter

Indy Coug

Sep 19, 3:21pm

Ah, I should have realized that.

Seabag

Sep 19, 3:28pm

You can't really take field position out of the equation because field position

BYUfannonLDS

Sep 19, 3:40pm

It's my poll. I can do whatever I want.

Indy Coug

Sep 19, 3:41pm

RE: You can't really take field position out of the equation because field

Sacto Cougar

Sep 19, 3:55pm

Understand, CB is smarter than average.

Plantagenet

Sep 19, 8:41pm

The answer is to fix 1st down and 2nd down so 3rd down is manageable and you

BYUfannonLDS

Sep 19, 3:21pm

He said we were 5/11 on conversion downs like it was something to be proud of.

CougGolf

Sep 19, 3:30pm

I think he said it in a way to show that it was better than 2 for 11

Indy Coug

Sep 19, 3:32pm

Last season BYU was

BYUfannonLDS

Sep 20, 9:16am

No. You don't add 3rd and 4th down attempts in the denominator. You just include the 3rd downs

Indy Coug

Sep 20, 11:15am

If the defense doesn't think you are going for it, 3rd down probabilities rise a

mudpupper

Sep 19, 3:35pm

It’s harder to defend offense when they are in short yardage situation

Bobmarleyjr

Sep 19, 3:39pm

Each individual play has a higher probability, but what's the combined probabili

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