College Football Week 12

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Holy [censored]. That sound guy at the LSU-Ole Miss just got smoked on the sideline.

[Gregatron]

I will never understand how you can f up a replay.

[BobJoeJim]

Clutch stop on fourth down by Cal. I want to see a FG, stop, and quick touchdown with 7-8 minutes left to see if Tedford agrees with me on when to kick the extra point and when to go for two [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[dkgojackets]

what a run, td ole miss

[Needle77]

Sparty might do the whole take a late lead but then lose it thing again today.

[MacGuyV]

I think that's called Spartyball.

[FlyWf]

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The special teams are important too. Let's say both teams typically start on the 25 after a kickoff, and average 30 yards net on a punt. If that's the case, the offenses have to average less than 20 yards per possession to make kicking both halves +EV. Obviously, for every extra yard of field position you expect to get off a kickoff or extra yard you can get on a punt, that's one less yard the offenses have to average to make it worthwhile.

I think there are definitely HS teams where it could be the right decision. I remember our 3rd game my senior year, we won 6-0 in OT.

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So if you get to the 45, do you just punt immediately or maybe take a shot downfield and then punt?

You are assuming the value of possession is nothing. You're also ignoring that the field is only 100 yards so, so the 1 sigma bad outcome of a "20 yards per possession" offense is like an 3 yard gaining three and out but the good outcome is kicking a field goal.

Possession of the football is vastly more important than field position, this is why teams are stupid for punting so often. Unless Gregaton's coach was using NFL ringers on defense or they were regularly playing in 30 mph winds with driving sleet and the like, his coach was a moron.

[MacGuyV]

HS is a completely different ballgame. Most teams can't throw the ball, & if they're undersized up front against a monster D, what are they going to do? I can see giving away the ball in certain spots.

[Avalanche333]

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Every Michigan State game for me.

-Get excited, we're leading.
-Think 'wait, we always blow these', get nervous.
-Think 'we'll actually win this time!'
-We blow it, yet I still have hope for the final drive.
-Drink myself to death.

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From the week 10 thread, I'm now at step 3. I don't want to go to 4.

[BigCummins]

wooowww ole miss you make me sick.