Thanks for the article! That said, I've missed a lot of the conversation about this topic, but what am I missing here:
1. Cal scored the same amount of touchdowns as TCU
2. Cal missed an extra point
Therefore, ceteris paribus, all things being equal, all other extra points being made by either team, we lose by 1 point even if we don't chase the points. Isn't that end of story?
Also, with respect to this article, re: what Ragle said about the crucial make or break 0.06 seconds during the extra point attempt... I know mistakes sometimes happen, but to rationalize extra points? I mean, imagine how complex the processes and timing are involved with chewing gum and walking at the same time? In a millisecond, you could collapse into a pile of goo! Just a small cluster neurons misfiring. That's all it takes, and the window for error is so small! Boom, done!
Agreed, which is why I'm not bothered by Wilcox's strategy for point-afters. If we left that point on the board, we'd still be trailing and need a two-point conversion at some point.
I don't agree with the claim that it's ever too early to chase points. It's better to know early what your situation is than to come down to the final seconds and have that be your one and only chance to make a critical conversion. If you fail that, then what do you do with no time left? Better to realize early on that we were behind and play the rest of the game with that increased sense of urgency.
Thanks for the article.
Thanks for the article! That said, I've missed a lot of the conversation about this topic, but what am I missing here:
1. Cal scored the same amount of touchdowns as TCU
2. Cal missed an extra point
Therefore, ceteris paribus, all things being equal, all other extra points being made by either team, we lose by 1 point even if we don't chase the points. Isn't that end of story?
Also, with respect to this article, re: what Ragle said about the crucial make or break 0.06 seconds during the extra point attempt... I know mistakes sometimes happen, but to rationalize extra points? I mean, imagine how complex the processes and timing are involved with chewing gum and walking at the same time? In a millisecond, you could collapse into a pile of goo! Just a small cluster neurons misfiring. That's all it takes, and the window for error is so small! Boom, done!
Agreed, which is why I'm not bothered by Wilcox's strategy for point-afters. If we left that point on the board, we'd still be trailing and need a two-point conversion at some point.
I don't agree with the claim that it's ever too early to chase points. It's better to know early what your situation is than to come down to the final seconds and have that be your one and only chance to make a critical conversion. If you fail that, then what do you do with no time left? Better to realize early on that we were behind and play the rest of the game with that increased sense of urgency.
To be clear, that last part was pointed at Ragle not JC2020
Wonderful. Thanks.