(01-13-2020 10:07 AM)PGJMU2 Wrote:  1) I would of run Palmer at the three with 7 seconds to go with timeouts in hand.
- i have heard this, but i dont like that. i could envision, palmer getting to the 1, struggling for yards, NDSU defenders holding him up as the clock expires and the refs hold their whistle. same play happened at akron years ago. on first, i would have thrown a jump ball to riley or a slant to polk. if that play fails, you have time and have palmer run it on the next play.

the killer was we had the ball at the 17 with 38 seconds, by the time we ran a play, we had 17 seconds left. 21 seconds for 1 play. should have called a timeout. 2nd. we had the ball at the 48 with 228 left and 2 timeouts. no reason we should have run out of time at the end.

2) I would of gone for 2 on the first TD, so I knew if I would need 1 or 2 more possessions.
- wrong move. you always save the 2 point conversion to the end. if we miss the 2 on the first possession, you essentially are out of the game with the time that remained.

3) In the 2nd quarter I would of gone for the 4th and 7, especially after Ethan missed the first attempt.
- ethan made the first attempt. he hit the upright on the second. i am fine with the fg in that spot. what is the conversion rate on 4th and 7, 30%?. what is ethan's % from 39 yards? 50% +. he was 80% on the year for fgs. sure, easy to say we should have gone, given he missed, but you have to take the 3 there.

Really disagree on 2. If you go for it on the first and miss you’re essentially out of the game... If you go for it on the second and miss there’s no ‘essentially’, the game is over. Go for the first one, if you don’t get it then it’s time to decide whether or not an onside kick is needed.