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Originally Posted by Tom Ames
I think somebody may have been brave enough to mention that to him via his headphones after the 1st down. He motioned to let the clock run and didn't look happy about having to tell somebody that.
eta: He was on tilt and wanted to get into the locker room.
Yeah. I went on a big rant about that.
Even if you think your offense is so in-need of halftime adjustments that it's negative EV to get the ball back, it's still indefensible to not force the team you're trailing to by 2 TD to punt from inside their own 15. Force them to have a good snap, prevent a punt block, and prevent a big return. Sheesh.
I know Saban would say "bad things could also happen for our side, what if there's a roughing the punter" but just LOL, these things are weighted, bigly in our favor, and you can't be risk averse down 14, you have to take any EV you can find.