Field Goal (1st quarter)

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  1. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    If Miles had kicked the field goal in the first quarter instead of going for it on 4th down LSU would have been within 2 points at the end with a shot at a winning field goal at the end. Never leave points on the table
     
  2. VampMuse

    VampMuse Veteran Member

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    Nope nope nope. On the 1, you go for it on 4th down that early, EVERY TIME. Les made the right call (maybe not the right play call though .. WTF?)
     
  3. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    If you noticed on the failed 3rd down run, the camera was shown on Les Miles and he had this snicker on his face and overall look of cockiness as if he was saying "wow, they were able to stop that play? Well I'll show them and go for it on 4th down and make it." Miles thought the LSU O-line was going to dominate in the running game tonight.
     
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  4. GregLSU

    GregLSU LSUFANS.com

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    Had he kicked that FG, and gone for both PATs and not the 2's... we would've gone to OT.
     
  5. LSUTyga73

    LSUTyga73 Football Connoisseur

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    Yes, you go for it and expect to make it. That is LSU football. That goal line stand set the tone for the game.
     
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  6. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    What O Line?
     
  7. fanatic

    fanatic Habitual Line Stepper

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    And instead, we were held under 100 yards rushing for the first time in I don't know how long.
     
  8. northernvatiger

    northernvatiger Founding Member

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    Don't forget the dropped INT that would have been a pick-6...
     
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    fanatic Habitual Line Stepper

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    And had we scored a TD, then we win the game. Cudda/Shudda/Wudda at it's finest. Hard to believe considering how we got dominated.
     
  10. Robidoux87

    Robidoux87 You call that a double?

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    A very common mistake, but you can't say, "if this thing happened in the 1Q, then we could've won." It assumes that every other part of the game after that point plays out precisely the same way.
     
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