I submit to you....

[JR4AU]

I'm kinda in between here. I didn't want us to lay down and run the clock out, but I also didn't want to chunk it downfield recklessly as Johnson did last night. I was thinking bubble screens, outside runs maybe - just use short chunks to TRY and get to the 35 yard line to give Byrum a chance. We had 1.5 mins and 2 Timeouts. We didn't have to chunk it like aTm was trying to. That was just stupid on their part. They (Clemson) were giving us the underneath. Take the 7 yards and get out of bounds one play at a time.

Here's my thoughts...you're either going to take your shot, or your not calling "less conservative" plays in an effort to make it appear you're trying to move the ball for a winning score, when you're really not...the players know, the other team knows....and it's no different from just taking a knew 99% of the time.   Either fucking man up and let the chips fall where they may, or pack it up and play for OT.  There's no REAL in between in my book.  There's also a lot to be said for knowing your team, how they've played, how the defense is, the offense it in the red zone...LOTS of factors for a coach to consider, many of which he must just instinctively know about his team and their current situation.   A good argument can be made, like the one you made, for aTm going for broke...but today, the better argurment is speculation on what might have been had they taken that offensive momentum in to a short field in OT.

[JR4AU]

On other boards that translates to "I like to think we are not shit"; of which I totally disagree.

I agree too...what's that got to do with it?

[GH2001]

Seriously, what has that got to do with it?

Mainly - Johnson is not Newton as far as being erratic. And I like to think Malzahn is a more opportunistic play caller than Sherman. That was a FUBAR last night.

[GH2001]

I agree too...what's that got to do with it?

Both of you and the other boards were wrong - see above post.

[djsimp]

My comment was merely directed at the use of aTm; which means shit.

[JR4AU]

Both of you and the other boards were wrong - see above post.

I assumed your point was that "we're Auburn, we should man up, aTm isn't and shouldn't".  Now, if your talking team, knowledge of team and players...you have a very valid point.  I still say, when you ere on the side of caution and conservative, you can more easily justify it in either event, and I think it works out better more often.    Later in the season, with more confidence in Cam, like we have just one more game later, maybe you consider manning up.  They didn't have that confidence vs MSU or Clemson, AND as it turns out, it worked out in our favor.  JMHO.  YMMV.

[GH2001]

My comment was merely directed at the use of aTm; which means shit.

Or Texas A&M.....

[djsimp]

Or Texas A&M.....

Yes, yes I got ya. Just 

[DnATL]

My comment was merely directed at the use of aTm; which means shit.

There is also another use of atm, one which causes AWK to have bad breath