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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drothgery" data-source="post: 2566020" data-attributes="member: 360">I can't believe a coach as good as Tresssell so badly mismanaged the endgame (of course, the game-winning TD pass was clearly incomplete, but that's another story).First, they should have run the ball to the center of the field before the last field goal attempt (and in a lot of 3rd and 3 situations, they passed instead of running, while ahead).Then, after the fumble, they should have just let Texas score on the next play; they needed a touchdown whether Texas got a TD or a field goal, and keeps Texas from doing the smart thing (which they did by accident) of moving the ball as close to the goal line as possible, taking as much time as possible, and then downing the ball at the 1 or so. If they let Texas score, they're down by 8 (assuming no two-point attempts or missed extra points), and have to return a kickoff to set up a tying drive with two minutes. A lot easier than taking a team the length of the field with 30 seconds to go.</blockquote>