"...Had time outs in his pocket and let it run down from 9 seconds to 4? Even though it was 4th and 1 still had time for two quick plays with the time out. That was an abortion."
I see Posters on this board still don't understand Analytics !
"... At least once a game, it seems like there’s a legitimate question to be made about Napier’s decision-making.
In many of the Gators’ earlier contests this season, rationale could be given for Napier’s tough calls, but on Saturday night,
it was tough to understand why he chose to run the clock and not go for a score while trailing 28-21 with 2:17 left in the first half and the ball on the UF 27.
Florida did run some plays, but Napier sat on his timeouts and allowed the clock to tick away. Ultimately, UF tried a Hail Mary from the LSU 44 with 1 second left. If Napier had used his timeouts earlier, the Gators likely could have setup for a long but makeable field goal by making another play or two.
Napier explained that the Tigers getting the ball to start the second half put him in a position where he did not want Florida to fail on three plays, punt the ball back and give LSU an opportunity to score again before halftime. And that does make some sense given UF’s inability to get stops in the first half.
However, given the flow of the game and the fact that the Gators moved the ball early in the drive, it was surprising to see them stand there and let the clock run down when points could have been scored."
What would SOS have done ?
Anyone remember going for the 1993 win in the KY game ?
Wuerffel found walk-on wide receiver Chris Doering in the end zone with three seconds left to help the ranked Gators escape, 24-20, and that touchdown pass ignited Wuerffel's dominant career.
Listen to Mick Hubert's call
https://onlygators.com/10/16/2022/f...des-as-gators-drop-fourth-straight-to-tigers/
