Fleck just went for it on 4th and 1 from his own 29. Didn’t get it
Minn vs purdont
- Thread starter Bison13
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Never agree with going for it on 4th in your own territory unless you have to at the end of the game. Whoever came up with these "so called" analytics needs to be fired.
As a math nerd we studied this and went over a bunch of situational probabilities and in high school it makes perfect sense to go for it on fourth down so much more than in college. In college though kickers can make 45+ yard field goals high school it’s very rare to find that
When you're the more talented team it never makes sense to take this risk. Over the course of a whole game, the more talented team will have better odds to win. However, when you create small pockets or chances for the lesser talented team to make a greater impact on a single play, you're increasing their chances to win.
There's no reason why a more talented team should ever take an unnecessary risk against a less talented team. Punt the ball and keep the odds in your favor.
If you’re the more talented team in high school and you have fourth and one on your own 35 you absolutely should go for it.
Considering an average high school punter in our area it’s 30 yards a punt and only three field goals were made in our area over 32 yards, that will change your risk analysis. Again this isn’t for college because talent level is more equal in the special teams play at significantly better.
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Noticed the TE led the team in targets or receptions. Kirk picked something up from his time here.
Brutal play. Bounced in the air. DB beat. Should have been 6.
They stopped Purdue on third down at their own 20 even knocking the guy out of bounds to stop the clock but obvious late hit penalty keeps Purdue with the possession and now to midfield.
This game makes me think of 2 things:
1. PU has been tested and Minny hasn't and it shows.
2. How bad must MSU be this year!
1. PU has been tested and Minny hasn't and it shows.
2. How bad must MSU be this year!
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Now we don't have to listen to the 2 morons on BTN bloviating over PJ Fleck. This morning DiNardo and the host both said that Minny was the 2nd best team in the entire conference...all week they were sperming over the Gophers...
Now they'll just have more time to talk about O$U and Michigan...the Leaders in the East (which for some reason they never include us)!
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