Monday, October 2, 2006
Do We Need To Discuss The 2-Point Conversion Again?
Okay, so Cal lost to Tennesseee in its first game, but the Bears are still pretty damn good. They destroyed Oregon State this weekend 41-13 in the first Pac-10 game we ever went to.
Here's the one comment we need to make. You know, football coaches have become completely and massively retarded when it comes to the two-point conversion. Football coaches do not know when to use it.
Case in point: OSU trails Cal 38-6 in the third quarter. That means it is a 32-point game. OSU is down by four possessions; namely, down by four touchdowns, if those touchdowns are all followed up by successful two-point conversions. It will take four scores, at least, to tie this game.
The Beavers score a touchdown to make it 38-12. So they go for two, which is the smart thing, and they make it, and the score is now 38-14.
Except for the fact that we just made that up. That never happened. Coach Mike Riley opts for the extra point. Kick is good, and the Beavers trail by 25, at 38-13. So basically the Beavers went from being four scores down to...four scores down.
Hey, coach? And whoever is in charge of this nonsense? You know football games don't last forever, right? You have a finite amount of time in which to score points to get back into the game. Why are you not taking advantage of the one thing that can make it easier for you to get back into it???
This goes for you, too, Bengals coaching staff. Is there anyone on the sideline who can assist with, like, smart things to do? Anyone with a calculator? It's 14-6, and they have just scored a touchdown to make it 14-12. Now here we feel like the dunces of the universe because we are seeing the Bengals try to for extra point and not the two. We forget who the announcing team was, but the play-by-play man said to the analyst something like, "Now, you're not an advocate of chasing points, are you?" And the analyst says, "No, you don't chase points here. Go for the one. There's plenty of time."
"You don't chase points???"
Since when is having a chance to tie the game and using it a bad thing?
Kick is good. Score is 14-13.
Serves Cincy right. The Patriots outscore them 24-0 the rest of the way and win 38-13. Karma, baby. If you're stupid, you don't deserve to win, period.
Seriously: Go ahead and assume that it's the last points you will score in the game.
Get the tie score.
Why would you not go for two?
You miss the two, you're still down a field goal. Kick one later, and you take the lead. Plenty of time left, right?
Oh, you're saying that if the Patriots score a touchdown after you miss the two, they'll be up by nine?
So what? Plenty of time left. Right? You can score nine points before the game ends, right?
Simple math, coaches. Don't disappoint us again.
Here's the one comment we need to make. You know, football coaches have become completely and massively retarded when it comes to the two-point conversion. Football coaches do not know when to use it.
Case in point: OSU trails Cal 38-6 in the third quarter. That means it is a 32-point game. OSU is down by four possessions; namely, down by four touchdowns, if those touchdowns are all followed up by successful two-point conversions. It will take four scores, at least, to tie this game.
The Beavers score a touchdown to make it 38-12. So they go for two, which is the smart thing, and they make it, and the score is now 38-14.
Except for the fact that we just made that up. That never happened. Coach Mike Riley opts for the extra point. Kick is good, and the Beavers trail by 25, at 38-13. So basically the Beavers went from being four scores down to...four scores down.
Hey, coach? And whoever is in charge of this nonsense? You know football games don't last forever, right? You have a finite amount of time in which to score points to get back into the game. Why are you not taking advantage of the one thing that can make it easier for you to get back into it???
This goes for you, too, Bengals coaching staff. Is there anyone on the sideline who can assist with, like, smart things to do? Anyone with a calculator? It's 14-6, and they have just scored a touchdown to make it 14-12. Now here we feel like the dunces of the universe because we are seeing the Bengals try to for extra point and not the two. We forget who the announcing team was, but the play-by-play man said to the analyst something like, "Now, you're not an advocate of chasing points, are you?" And the analyst says, "No, you don't chase points here. Go for the one. There's plenty of time."
"You don't chase points???"
Since when is having a chance to tie the game and using it a bad thing?
Kick is good. Score is 14-13.
Serves Cincy right. The Patriots outscore them 24-0 the rest of the way and win 38-13. Karma, baby. If you're stupid, you don't deserve to win, period.
Seriously: Go ahead and assume that it's the last points you will score in the game.
Get the tie score.
Why would you not go for two?
You miss the two, you're still down a field goal. Kick one later, and you take the lead. Plenty of time left, right?
Oh, you're saying that if the Patriots score a touchdown after you miss the two, they'll be up by nine?
So what? Plenty of time left. Right? You can score nine points before the game ends, right?
Simple math, coaches. Don't disappoint us again.
