Vols vs Gators

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  1. gipper

    gipper Well-Known Member

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    The definitive coaches "chart" was created by Dick Vermeill when he was O Coordinator at UCLA. It clearly states when leading by 12 (ater at TD) go for 2.

    http://theredzone.org/Features/TwoPointConversionChart.aspx
     
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    The two point conversion choice looks pretty clear to me.

    But I am glad he didn't.

    I am not clear about how the referees cost Tenn time as I had a six in screen with no sound. :)

    I am also not clear why the ball was spotted 2 yards inside the hash mark instead of on the hash mark as it was before the time out.

    I am clear that we were really lucky the second attempt didn't go through. It sure looked like it was headed that way.

    I am also pretty clear that I am a happy camper. :)

    Now to get packed for that one month vacation we are going to in France.
     
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    Gipper, I have seen that chart before. I think it is pretty standard and almost all teams use it.
     
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    Well I'm pretty sure ND doesn't use it at times. Kelly went for 2 last year vs Northwestern when 1 would have put him up 12. Of course it failed and NW scored a TD and FG and beat us in OT. That one I won't forget.
     
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    Well let me say that I am glad that Butch Jones didn't use it. However I also realize that they could have missed the point then we would have taken the lead with our TD and been going for two ourselves.

    Regardless I am a happy camper.

    And I still don't know the answer to my two questions.

    How did the refs cause the Vols to lose time?

    And why would the ball be spotted 2 yards closer to midfield after the timeout?
     
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    It is based on probabilities, I think. If you are ahead by 12 and kick the extra point, then you are up by 13 and 2 touchdowns and extra points beat you. So up by 12 or up by 13 are the same situation, but if you make the 2 pt. point after, the other team has to score 2 td's and 2 eps. The table does those calculations no matter what the score. Now if your coach chooses not to follow that table, well that's definitely a choice. :wink:
     
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    That's true KP and there is not much question in my mind that Tennessee should have gone for 2.

    However as I said I am glad they didn't.
     
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