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The Loss to Tech
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:15 pm
Everyone is saying that CMR's decision to squib kick the ball lost us the game. I'm done arguing that it was a legit call (it was, IMO), because regardless of whether or not it was the right call, it did not lose us the game. I repeat: we did not lose the game because of that play. At worst, it prevented us from winning in regulation, but the same could have happened from a big return had it been kicked deep.
What lost us the game was having fewer points than Tech (duh). We left 17 points on the field which--had everything else been equal--would have propelled us to victory in regulation.
The two fumbles in regulation and the interception in OT, as well as our inability to stop GT when we needed to, was what lost us the game.
Everyone can bitch and moan about "the squib", but if the QB doesn't make his longest run of the game the very next play, we still win. If we don't fumble the ball twice at the 1, we win. If we get an extra stop on defense, we win. If we don't throw the INT in OT, we win (probably, or at least keep the game going).
Whether or not the squib was the right call, it did not lose us the game. That loss was a team effort.
What lost us the game was having fewer points than Tech (duh). We left 17 points on the field which--had everything else been equal--would have propelled us to victory in regulation.
The two fumbles in regulation and the interception in OT, as well as our inability to stop GT when we needed to, was what lost us the game.
Everyone can bitch and moan about "the squib", but if the QB doesn't make his longest run of the game the very next play, we still win. If we don't fumble the ball twice at the 1, we win. If we get an extra stop on defense, we win. If we don't throw the INT in OT, we win (probably, or at least keep the game going).
Whether or not the squib was the right call, it did not lose us the game. That loss was a team effort.
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Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:18 pm to FooManChoo
these guys don't want to hear that x's and o's bullshite...c'mon man....CMR is too nice and an inept coach who cant win the big games...didn't you know?...he lost to Tech for the second time in 14 years...we should fire him and hire bobby fricking petrino...get it right Foomanchoo...you are slacking
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:19 pm to FooManChoo
Tech had not returned it past the 30 on any of the previous kickoffs...They had terrible avg starting field position and have not been good all year....it was the wrong
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:20 pm to SthGADawg
Park>Ramsey
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:21 pm to SneakyWaff1es
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Park>Ramsey
why don't we see who bobo wants taking snaps?...then we will see who is better for the system and team...
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:22 pm to Croot
quote:Doesn't matter. Re-read my OP. The kick did not lose us the game.
Tech had not returned it past the 30 on any of the previous kickoffs...They had terrible avg starting field position and have not been good all year....it was the wrong
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:23 pm to SthGADawg
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why don't we see who bobo wants taking snaps?...then we will see who is better for the system and team...
Sorry I couldn't help myself.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:23 pm to SthGADawg
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Park>Ramsey
It's been covered, but I say again, the only thing I have seen of Park is his high school highlight reel. But it is impressive. He looks like he has the tools, build, arm strength and confidence of a big time player. I would not be surprised to see him give Ramsey a run for the start, just based on that little bit of a view.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:24 pm to FooManChoo
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Doesn't matter. Re-read my OP. The kick did not lose us the game.
you said it was a legit call(whatever that means) and I say it was not a "legit" call. If there were 5 seconds left or we were up by 4 then, yes, it was the right call but that was not the case, Wrong call.
This post was edited on 12/1/14 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:26 pm to Croot
Yeah, and it's been argued a lot the last two days. If we kick it deep and they return it for a TD (stranger things have happened to end games), everyone blames CMR for not squibbing it and taking our chances with their run game.
Still doesn't matter. We didn't execute in other areas, and that's what cost us the game.
Still doesn't matter. We didn't execute in other areas, and that's what cost us the game.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:27 pm to Broncothor
He was solid in the G-Day game this year. He looked further along to me than Ramsey. Mostly whenever I see SGD post I can't help myself because I can almost see him turning red at his keyboard.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:27 pm to Broncothor
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I would not be surprised to see him give Ramsey a run for the start, just based on that little bit of a view.
good...it will push Brice all that much more...and create great quarter back play..im all for it...but it is Brice's position to lose right now...we all know that. I just gloat a little here cause I was saying that when the kid was still just a commit...and I was right so...
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:28 pm to FooManChoo
can't argue that
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:28 pm to SneakyWaff1es
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Mostly whenever I see SGD post I can't help myself because I can almost see him turning red at his keyboard.
this shite doesn't bother me...its just a place to kill time...and get info...Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:29 pm to SthGADawg
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:30 pm to FooManChoo
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If we kick it deep and they return it for a TD
If that's the concern, then kick it out of bounds and make them start at the 35. It's infinitely harder to gain 30 yards, stop the clock, and kick a field goal without a timeout than it is to only need 20.
The best move would have been one of those popup kicks that forces one of the up men to fair catch it at around the 30 or so.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:32 pm to FooManChoo
While I agree that 17 points on the field will surely get you beat.........
Statistically we had a 99.8% chance to win the ball game according to ESPN:
"After Georgia scored the go-ahead touchdown and extra point with 18 seconds remaining, Georgia had a 99.8% chance to win the game. That's the highest win probability this season by a team that ended up losing the game."
Lowest Win Probability in a Win - FBS Teams This Season
Opponent Lowest Win Probability
Georgia Tech Georgia 0.2%
Hawaii UNLV 0.3%
South Carolina Florida 0.5%
Tennessee South Carolina 0.9%
Duke Pittsburgh 1.6%
So the argument for the squib kick losing the game for us is a very strong one. We were in a great position to win and we......didn't.
Statistically we had a 99.8% chance to win the ball game according to ESPN:
"After Georgia scored the go-ahead touchdown and extra point with 18 seconds remaining, Georgia had a 99.8% chance to win the game. That's the highest win probability this season by a team that ended up losing the game."
Lowest Win Probability in a Win - FBS Teams This Season
Opponent Lowest Win Probability
Georgia Tech Georgia 0.2%
Hawaii UNLV 0.3%
South Carolina Florida 0.5%
Tennessee South Carolina 0.9%
Duke Pittsburgh 1.6%
So the argument for the squib kick losing the game for us is a very strong one. We were in a great position to win and we......didn't.
This post was edited on 12/1/14 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:33 pm to FooManChoo
FooManChoo, I agree with you. The problem is, there are people around here who are too lazy to figure out what actually went wrong. They'd rather cherry-pick one play that cost us the entire game, as if the rest of the game were played in a total vacuum. The squib vs deep kick is probably #10 on the list of reasons we lost Saturday.
Don't think I've seen anybody discuss just how terrible the GT placekicker is. Everybody on that field (GT included) probably thought GT had to get the ball to the 25 to even have a fighting chance. Since most of you probably didn't know, I'll go ahead and tell you, the GT kicker was 42% on the season at 30+ yards. His long was 46.
Don't think I've seen anybody discuss just how terrible the GT placekicker is. Everybody on that field (GT included) probably thought GT had to get the ball to the 25 to even have a fighting chance. Since most of you probably didn't know, I'll go ahead and tell you, the GT kicker was 42% on the season at 30+ yards. His long was 46.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:34 pm to UGAalum08
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His long was 46
According to the TV broadcast, it was 49. A 53 yard field goal was not an unreasonable pipe dream in that scenario.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 1:35 pm to UGAalum08
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They'd rather cherry-pick one play that cost us the entire game, as if the rest of the game were played in a total vacuum
Is that like a bad call by a ref costing the entire game, as if the rest of the game were played in a total vacuum?
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