(10-22-2014 02:01 PM)The4thOption Wrote:  

(10-22-2014 01:45 PM)IdahoCajun Wrote:  

(10-22-2014 01:21 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-22-2014 01:18 PM)Complacent Cajun Wrote:  

(10-22-2014 01:03 PM)SkullyMaroo Wrote:  1. It wasn't 4th and 3 or less.
2. It wasn't 4th and short. Your defense had held Louisiana on several possessions in a row previous to that drive, so try to get another stop.
3. No problems here.

Yep. Anyone have a link to the football coach's discoveries and the data used? My professional background is statistics, and it seems like this could be easily debunked. Just kind of crazy to think a college head coach would adopt a high school head coach's philosophy based on stats and discoveries.

Google Kevin Kelley Pulaski Academy and you should find a bunch of stuff. He wrote a book about it.

One key point though is that PA understand they have 4 downs, which changes play calling. They don't rely on fake punts because they know they are going to go for it regardless. That means a 3rd and 10 play may only be designed for 8 yards to make 4th down manageable.

They also go for two after every touchdown, and onside kick on every kickoff. A couple years ago they made national news because they played one of the best football programs in Arkansas, and scored 29 points before the other team had one snap from scrimmage.

I believe in waiting to go for 2 when you absolutely have to. Almost everytime you go for 2 too early and don't convert, it comes back and bites you

I'd wait to.

The one point made it a one possession game. 8 points. Yes you need to get the two point conversion some time anyway but when you can bring in into a one possession game, you do it.

I understand having the knowledge now that you need to score twice more has some merit.

But knowing they only have a one possession lead puts pressure on the other team. The have to be smart with clock management, worry about field position. Maybe play for running the clock instead of striving for a first down?

It also serves as a motivator for your team - and keeps your fans in the game.. 12th man and all. When the players go down two possessions and are kicking the ball away, that translates to a STRONG (leading team has the ball) two possession lead for the other team. It is momentum killer after you have just scored.

Kick the extra point, make a Defensive stop and the other team has a weak, one possession lead. Players know they can still win and still have hope and drive.

Just my philosophy on the subject.

Idaho did that against us and I thought it was a big coaching error then. Turned out to be true imop in both games.

Idaho did that right at the end of the 3rd quarter or the start of the 4th. At that point it doesn't make sense because you are guaranteed several possessions. In our case, we had 5 minutes, so it became pretty important to how we managed our timeouts the rest of the game.