[Husker] Preliminary Game Comments

[Bob Beach]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Jaixen" <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Preliminary Game Comments


>I thought going for 2 up 25-21 was the correct call
> all along.  Wasn't anybody else a little nervous about
> Congdon's extra point at the end of the game?  Thanks
> to the 2 pt conversion, it mattered.



    But, you have to look at it from a percentage viewpoint and from A&M's 
viewpoint.  Not very many conversions for one point are no good for whatever 
reason.  It is generally considered a touchdown is seven points. So whether 
the score was 27-21 or 26-21 was pretty insignificant.  Either way a 
touchdown by NU puts you behind and in either scenario you could take the 
lead with a field goal.  Plus, the percentages are a lot less going for two. 
I doubt that consideration was given to we need to go for two in case NU 
scores, then if they miss the extra point it will be tied.




>And if A&M had
> been successful on their first 2-pt conversion and
> tied the game at 21, yesterday's game would have gone
> to OT.



     We'll never know but my best guess would be had they been successful on 
the first one they wouldn't have tried for two on the second one.  I think 
basically what they were trying to do is get the points back they missed.


Bob Beach

I never learned anything when I was the one doing the talking.