very simple question. To answer it directly, ofcourse they would. When you are undermanned and cannot stop the other team and know that, you don't want it to go to another overtime in any way shape or form. You try to shorten the game and the way to do it is to take it to a one play situation. To them this game was playing for all the marbles, and they did go for two so that should answer your question directly.
Now onto the Dr. Tom comparison. That was much different and really isn't even remotely comparible to this situation. NU could have kicked the extra point and pussyfooted their way into a national title. That is not his style. However, there was not overtime back then or he most certainly would have kicked the extra point. Comparing apples and oranges.
Now onto the Dr. Tom comparison. That was much different and really isn't even remotely comparible to this situation. NU could have kicked the extra point and pussyfooted their way into a national title. That is not his style. However, there was not overtime back then or he most certainly would have kicked the extra point. Comparing apples and oranges.
I would say they would have. They played like they had nothing to lose. Why risk another overtime when you can control your own fate. They know that their defense is not the greatest so let your offense have a chance to win it. Made sense to me. I am just not sure why they did not go for the 2 in regulation to begin with and avoid overtime.
Were they really overmatched in OT? OU had one running play that was to the house...I'm not so sure if Boise would have been stopped on that next possession, than OU must score a TD and with that QB who knows...they couldn't run it most of the night...it was no guarantee Oklahoma would have ran over them in OT.
Journeyman said:
Was what a smart play? If asking about boise, going for two was the only play IMO. If asking about Dr. Tom, it wasn't a smart play, but I don't think there is much choice, given the stupid ass rules back then. What kind of dumb ass game ends in a tie? You want to be known as the coach and the program that likes kissing their sister until the end of time? I was 10.
Ok what we still come back to is CFB and the idiotic rules, that are not any better than 30 years ago!
replay sucks , very flawed
new clock rule is beyond belief
BCS=LOL
and no playoff
Maybe they should go back to allowing the President to pick the Champion LOL and this was how it really was back in the day!
Can you imagine that now???
replay sucks , very flawed
new clock rule is beyond belief
BCS=LOL
and no playoff
Maybe they should go back to allowing the President to pick the Champion LOL and this was how it really was back in the day!
Can you imagine that now???
In many games that clock rule just kills the game...
Depending on the situation of the game...you could have a team in a running situation at the end of a quarter, run one play around 45 seconds then let the clock run out, by the time the ball is set, next quarter starts and run again then have to punt , other team gets it, clock starts, they run on first down and there were basically 3 plays in 3 minutes clock time...too many games bog down now because of this rule...
I noticed this over and over in the lesser bowl games...I heard Tommy Tubberville was a big supporter of the new rule....most coaches hate the rule.
Depending on the situation of the game...you could have a team in a running situation at the end of a quarter, run one play around 45 seconds then let the clock run out, by the time the ball is set, next quarter starts and run again then have to punt , other team gets it, clock starts, they run on first down and there were basically 3 plays in 3 minutes clock time...too many games bog down now because of this rule...
I noticed this over and over in the lesser bowl games...I heard Tommy Tubberville was a big supporter of the new rule....most coaches hate the rule.
