Even though OU won and the play is irrelevant...

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What was the point in Mateer scoring on the very next play, after the RB downed it at the half inch line??

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The RB made a mistake by not running it in. Tennessee still had 2 timeouts so you can't run the clock out and you can't get a 1st down.

I know that based on pts but seemed like he could've take a knee twice... let the clock keep running, then punch it in for the score on 3rd.

But no matter, OU won.

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The RB made a mistake by not running it in. Tennessee still had 2 timeouts so you can't run the clock out and you can't get a 1st down.

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Explain. This makes no sense. The RB not scoring and kneeling at the 1 forced Tenner to use one of those 2 TO's they had left. The go ahead score with Mateer after that put a comeback by Tennessee with less than 1 minute left impossible.

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My only beef is they didn't give it to Robinson and let him score.

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Agreed. Mateer could have changed whatever play was called and let Robinson score.

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What was the point in Mateer scoring on the very next play, after the RB downed it at the half inch line??

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Basically the RB didn't know what the optimal move was at that point, because the coaching staff didn't address it prior to the drive.
People ignore stuff like that in a win but little things like that and all the penalties, and I'm not sure Venables is the guy.

Venables is a terrible game manager. Agreed there.

Yeah but in Venables 4 years at OU as HC, game management has been an issue since year 1.

I think staff told him to stop. Then after TN took a TO it gave them time to think. We were only up 2 points. If you kneel the time down you can’t run out the clock.

Then you have risk in a blocked FG and even a long return. They likely felt good that at worst TN scores and we get the onside.

It worked out. If anyone recalls last year TN at OU our QB was going in for a TD run and fumbled the ball. That cost us the points and momentum. That had to weigh on coaches thinking worst case with a blocked FG. Then all TN needs is their own FG to win game.

Something not mentioned but related. In 3rd QTR we got a TD and kicked the EP to go up 6. Some said we should have gone for 2. I said its too early to chase points.

Fast forward and that late TD we scored we were able to kick the EP to make it a 2 score game. If its a 1 score game up 8, then TN approaches their own FG drive differently and would be going for TD and 2PT to tie. That 3rd QTR EP was key to us being up 9 vs 8 or even 7.

I don’t know there is a perfect answer in that situation. It worked out but took some work. The play that pissed me off was the pass Int on first down when run was the only call you can make. Luckily our D held them on 4th down afterwards.