[Husker] Final drive

[Jerry Budd]

Anybody surprised that Bo didn't opt to punt the ball on 4th down with 3+ minutes to play vs going for it?  It would have likely have preserved field position for a second possession so that we wouldn't have had to go 80 yards to win (and less to tie).  The D was going to have to make a stop either way, and the odds of scoring (either a TD or a FG) from near mid field were much higher than converting 4th and long (what was it, 4th and 10?).

Just wondering if anyone else was thinking the same as I was (clearly Coach Pelini wasn't but that's why he gets the big $$ and you get my $0.02!).

GBR, Jerry 

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On Nov 3, 2012, at 9:53 PM, CJolly <jocar26 at cox.net> wrote:

> Just be glad I'm not the coach.  I would have sent the field goal unit in at about the 20 second mark.  I was worried that Martinez would get sacked and NU wouldn't have enough time to attempt a field goal with less time.
> 
> I think there were two reasons that Nebraska didn't go for the field goal:
> 
> 1)Go for the win on the road and the tie at home
> 2)Not sure that Maher would make the field goal.
> 
> Nebraska had 6 plays in the last 30 seconds.
> http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/gametracker/playbyplay/NCAAF_20121103_NEB@MICHST
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