Several Tech Decisions

[Spike]

Going for it in 4th n 2 from the 7. I thought that was a desperation move so early in the game. Frankly our O wasn't doing much.

Going for 2 down 17, granted they got it but just didn't make sense mathematically to me.

Kicking the FG on 2nd and 4? That was a head scratcher to me. game was over when they missed it.

 

[BrewingFrog]

I imagine the Lubbock newspapers will have some interesting things to say tomorrow...

 

[Punter1]

Going for it in 4th n 2 from the 7. I thought that was a desperation move so early in the game. Frankly our O wasn't doing much.

Going for 2 down 17, granted they got it but just didn't make sense mathematically to me.

Kicking the FG on 2nd and 4? That was a head scratcher to me. game was over when they missed it.

Totally agree...usually I'm more than fine giving up 3 pts early in the game inside the 10....but I was so glad they went for it there..

I guess what Wells was thinking is his Off looked like dog crap and might not be down there close very much so he had to maximize the opportunity. Thought it was odd also tho...

 

[Mean Purple]

I imagine the Lubbock newspapers will have some interesting things to say tomorrow...

yeah, but if the target audience can't read, does it matter?

 

[bmoney214]

Totally agree...usually I'm more than fine giving up 3 pts early in the game inside the 10....but I was so glad they went for it there..

I guess what Wells was thinking is his Off looked like dog crap and might not be down there close very much so he had to maximize the opportunity. Thought it was odd also tho...

Thats the same thing the tech terds that were sitting by me said.

 

[bmoney214]

yeah, but if the target audience can't read, does it matter?

Sunday comics

 

[Moose Stuff]

Going for it in 4th n 2 from the 7. I thought that was a desperation move so early in the game. Frankly our O wasn't doing much.

Going for 2 down 17, granted they got it but just didn't make sense mathematically to me.

Kicking the FG on 2nd and 4? That was a head scratcher to me. game was over when they missed it.

They went for 2 down 11, not 17. And I kinda liked it.

 

[HG73]

Kicking woes.

 

[Prince of Purpoole]

A quick google search shows Wells has four years and about $12 million left on his contract. Hmmm...

 

[The Frog to be Named Later]

A quick google search shows Wells has four years and about $12 million left on his contract. Hmmm...

Our tight ends are way overpaid for how much use they get

 

[tcudoc]

Our tight ends are way overpaid for how much use they get

I was thinking I had almost never seen TCU use tight ends as much as they have this year. Could be used more, for sure, but they’ve been almost nonexistent for a couple of decades.

 

[Big Frog II]

The FG try on second down was one of the weirdest coaching decisions I've seen in football in a long time.

 

[Spike]

They went for 2 down 11, not 17. And I kinda liked it.

Semantics, Moose! Being down 9 still requires 2 possessions. What's the NCAA average for 2 point conversions? Last I checked it was in the 30s, maybe higher. I'm old enough to remember the 81 Tech game. Really jaded me towards going for 2.

 

[berryfrog95]

The FG try on second down was one of the weirdest coaching decisions I've seen in football in a long time.

not sure why they didn’t run the 2nd down play and try to get a few more yards and kick on 3rd down. Could’ve been a bit closer than 35-yards and still would have 4th down if the snap was botched, etc.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Our tight ends are way overpaid for how much use they get

Watch ISU. TEs can be such a weapon. OU has shredded our good Ds with them too. Why can’t we have a couple of “bombers?” We have plenty of “fighter jets” but big and powerful is very useful in short yardage situations.

Pro Wells is great. We need a couple more like him.

 

[PO Frog]

Semantics, Moose! Being down 9 still requires 2 possessions. What's the NCAA average for 2 point conversions? Last I checked it was in the 30s, maybe higher. I'm old enough to remember the 81 Tech game. Really jaded me towards going for 2.

It’s actually slightly higher than 50% conversion. The math says do it there for the same reason it says go for 2 when you’re down 14 and score a td in the fourth quarter. You are not likely to win in overtime so playing to tie it is not optimal. Also, if you don’t get the two point conversion, you still have a chance to go for two on the next td and play for the tie. It was a great move and worked as intended I thought. The fact that their kicker sucks hurts the plan but it was a good move.