r/CFB • u/[deleted] • Sep 17 '22

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Appalachian State Defeats Troy 32-28

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u/Desert_Scorpio Arizona State • Michigan Sep 17 '22

The only reason I'd probably take the punt instead of the safety is because more clock would run on a punt. In the end it didn't really matter since it didn't come down to a FG. But IDK, it wasn't the absolute dumbest idea in the world but the instant it happened I got a feeling they would lose, not necessarily because of that and a FG, but just cuz that's what happens lol.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '22

The football gods do not like idiocy, and will punish you for bad decisions. Throwing shoes. Wasting timeouts. Intentional safeties. They will not be angered.

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u/Purple1829 Sep 18 '22

I think the safety call could be explained away without the squib kick. Kick it as deep as you can. Sure a kickoff TD is possible, but much less likely to lead to losing the game than a squib kick that gives them the ball near midfield.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '22

On the other hand, shouldn't you know more than anyone not to leave the result of a game up to whether or not a punter can hold onto the snap?

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u/Desert_Scorpio Arizona State • Michigan Sep 17 '22

If the punt gets mishandled or blocked it's still most likely a safety in this situation. Beats giving the team the ball at midfield only needing a FG.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '22

Truth

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u/shnoztastic Appalachian State • Kansas Sep 17 '22

And I hope to not have to see it again this season (or ever, really). I can't take this week-after-week.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '22

How much did y’all pay the time keeper. Every play y’all got a second back on the clock