Doeren had to balance the chances of a bad snap to the holder and a missed kick versus a bad snap to the quarterback and a dropped pass.
Scenario 1: You go and pick up the fourth down, the game is over (100% chance of winning if you get it)
Scenario 2: You kick the field goal and miss (no chance to end the game outright, up by 3)
Scenario 3: You kick the field goal and make (no chance to end game outright, up by six)
Scenario 4: You go and miss it (chance to end the game outright, worst case you're where you would've been if you missed a field goal)
I'd have to believe scenarios 1 and 4 combined provide a better chance to win than 2 and 3 combined.
I'm not saying it was a bad call but a field goal would have made our td drive tougher. State had to defend much tighter in to try and stop a game tying field goal. If they knew we needed a td they would have kept more DBs back to prevent what ended up happening. Who knows but I doubt state is up right with man coverage up 6 there. They clearly were playing to keep us out of fg range.
Scenario 1: You go and pick up the fourth down, the game is over (100% chance of winning if you get it)
Scenario 2: You kick the field goal and miss (no chance to end the game outright, up by 3)
Scenario 3: You kick the field goal and make (no chance to end game outright, up by six)
Scenario 4: You go and miss it (chance to end the game outright, worst case you're where you would've been if you missed a field goal)
I'd have to believe scenarios 1 and 4 combined provide a better chance to win than 2 and 3 combined.
N&O is a bunch of state loving turds. “State’s chances at history” give me a break. I mean technically everything is history I guess but best case scenario for State was being the team with the least losses among a pile of teams wayyy behind Clemson. That #14 ranking was nuts.
and of course you're going against what had been up until last night a fairly horrible defense, and you have an NFL quarterback on your side
Who was the idiot at State who planned a blackout for the Wake game?
Not going to lie, I got the teams confused a few times last night.
My State friend told me he likes the black. I told him the only colors State should be allowed are red, white and brick red.
To be fair, N&O is the local newspaper for State haha.
Wake Forest safety Cam Glenn was all over the field last night. Did you know his SEASON high in TFLs was 3.5 last year? The dude had FOUR last night against the Pack. 11 tackles, 4 TFLs, first career sack and 2 pass breakups — what a night for the senior safety.
Who was the idiot at State who planned a blackout for the Wake game?
We had been almost unable to stop the 5 yd out all game. Good play call. Slot v. Taylor. Taylor stepped up in big way.
Yeah, it was definitely a debatable call either way. Being up 6 as opposed to 3 massively impacts the way you play D.
This is for whoever said that Glenn had been terrible all season:
from Les Johns