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Originally Posted by Saw31
This is a stupid [censored]ing arguement, but now that I have also been indirectly called an idiot because I agree with the ASU coaches let me spell something out. Not so long ago we had a nationally televised NFL game where a winning FG snap was [censored]ed up and the clock ran out because of it. Every friggin coach in the country saw this. Kicking this ball on first and giving themselves time if they happen to have to fall on a bad snap was a good call.
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ASU had no TOs left. If they [censored]ed up the attempt, one of two things happens:
1. The clock runs out and they lose
2. The have to huddle up fast enough to spike the ball before time expires
Guess what, #2 is what I suggested anyway, but after a designed run-and-kneel instead of after a botched kick. Oh yeah, if a team can't execute which amounts to little more than an extra point, then maybe they don't deserve to win.
Now, jlb1705 suggested that maybe their kicker prefers the right hash instead of the middle. OK, cool. In that case, instead of a run-and-kneel they just take the snap, kneel (keeping the ball at the right hash), and quickly flip the ball to the ref who would get the ball ready for play within 10-15 seconds at the latest. If Michigan doesn't burn their TO (which they wouldn't), now you just wait for the clock to tick down to 4-5 seconds left in the game, spike the ball, and kick the FG with no time left.
Clock.
[censored]ing.
Management.