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FINAL DRIVE of Weber game
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HikeGlacier
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They didn't score from the one, and there was less than a minute to play. A better question might relate to the kickoff to the 30 and the poor defense.
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By this point (our last offensive drive of the game), we knew the D was sucking it up. Therefore, why leave it up to the D to win? Just burn a touch more time on that final drive. Maybe eat up 7 more seconds on the last 3 plays. Then Weebs is left to throwing a couple hail marys to try and get into field goal range.
retiredpopo
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probably because we were rolling...you do what is working and it was working. I think the bigger question is why not take field goals early in the game when they present themselves....
indian-outlaw
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This is my thoughts as well. You don't want to throw another variable into the mix when your drive is clicking. It's hard enough to stay ahead of the sticks without trying to add on clock management. The drive was successful and there was less than a minute to go. It really should have been enough.
Dont Kick 2 Bergen
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Its called clock management
Because we needed a touchdown and were 13 yards out. Those aren't automatic. If we're down 3, yes, I agree your scenario makes sense. Or if we were inside the five, maybe. But you take touchdowns when you get them. Imagine if we'd run it a few times and then not scored. Bobby's yard would be nothing but "for sale" signs.
granitegriz
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Can always muddle around and then possibly not score, the score was critical and can't mess around with that! With that said, my son kept saying, we are scoring too fast!
retiredpopo
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anybody watch the Bills Texans game?want to talk about poor clock management....
For me, it wasn't hindsight. It was as we were driving, I was telling people around me that we needed to bleed the clock down as close to 30 seconds as possible before scoring or else Weber was going to drive the field and tie it up or take the lead. It was pretty obvious that giving them a minute with the ball would be way too much time.
Weber state got the ball back with :59 seconds. Ironically, by the time Weber was midfield on their final possession, there was 30 seconds left on the clock...
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I'd rather take that risk on offense than trust the defense to make a stop with a minute left. Weber wasn't showing they were able to stop our final drive.
HelenaHandBasket
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Only place people will bitch about scoring a TD with under a minute left when trailing by 4 because they didn't eat more clock.
I agree. This happened in the last game as well and the WCU game. Poor clock management. It appears this team doesn't watch the play clock.
garizzalies
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I think the bigger bungle for the end of the game management was not choosing the north end zone for the OT. I realize conventional wisdom says to choose to go on D, but there is nothing conventional about the north end zone. I would say we don’t care if it’s O or D first because if you are going to beat us, you have to do it in front of the NEZ. This has been a proven tactical advantage in WaGriz including during last year’s playoffs.
And, yes, I also realize it switches ends for double OT. Fine. We will live with that because we would also then get to go on D first at that end and would be back to conventional wisdom.
And, yes, I also realize it switches ends for double OT. Fine. We will live with that because we would also then get to go on D first at that end and would be back to conventional wisdom.
That wasn't Montana's choice. I believe Montana won the coin toss, opted to play defense, which then gave Weber State the choice of which end of the stadium to play.
Of course this would have been ideal, on that we all agree. But are you suggesting we pass up the touchdown with 59 seconds left on 2nd and 7 from the 13 yard line??
No, I'm saying I think we could have played out a better scenario and still gotten the touchdown. That pass into the end zone to White for the touchdown ideally should have been a, "get as close to the one yard line as possible and go down to bleed clock. From there, you have 1st and goal and at least 4 attempts to get it in, and still two time outs remaining. QB Sneak, hand it off to Gillman/Ostmo, etc.
garizzalies
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No, sorry, you are wrong. It was their choice.
UM did win the toss and did choose D.
What I am saying is they should have instead chosen the NEZ and let the weebs chose O or D.
The winner of the coin toss gets 3 choices: O, D, or end of field
