re: The Loss to Tech

I know what you're saying, but Nick Saban says "hello". He called a time-out that got extra time on the board so he could let his freshman kicker try a really long FG and then the team was unable to bring down Auburn on the return. Looked like a good idea at the time, I'm sure. He literally lost the game with that decision, which is something that CMR didn't even do. At the worst, you can say the call led to a tie. Even the best coach in the nation makes bonehead decisions. Well, a decision only looks bad if it leads to something bad.

Like I've said before, if we stop the QB just a little shorter or if the kicker misses the FG, no one would give the squib kick a second thought. It's only a (insert negative adjective) call because GT eventually tied the game.

And yes, it was execution by the players that attributed to the loss. Even with the "bad" call, the kick was short which led to extra yards. And after the kick, the defense didn't account for the QB scramble, which is what got GT within FG distance. And then after they lined up for the kick, it didn't appear that they even tried to block it. Whether you agree with the call or not, if we execute after the call, it doesn't even matter. We didn't execute in OT and that's really what lost us the game.