PhDeac
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Don't buy 28%..you have to figure there's some selection bias. And obviously the environment / pressure was as tough as it gets (huge part of it).
Wouldn't most kickers be able to make that kick in practice?
That's why a 57 yard FG was a bad call by Saban and it would have been even if it did work. It's a very low percentage call.
A 57 yard hail mary would have made more sense than a 57 yard FG.
Yeah, probably not that much less chance of succeeding and pretty much no chance of it costing you the game.
There have been way more 57 yd fgs made than missed attempts returned for a td, and I assume Saban knew something about his kickers leg strength. The poor coaching part was that it didn't look like Bama was prepared at all for the possibility of a return.
There have been way more 57 yd fgs made than missed attempts returned for a td, and I assume Saban knew something about his kickers leg strength. The poor coaching part was that it didn't look like Bama was prepared at all for the possibility of a return.
I remember when we had a sports team good enough to suffer a crushing defeat....sigh
In retrospect, Nick didn't screw up. The officials did. They allowed the fans to storm the field, making OT an impossibility.
http://bamahammer.com/2013/12/04/iron-bowl-radio-call-good-true/