4th and 8

[landrun]

Is it just me? Or was that dumb?
(Rhetorical question. I know it isn't just me. :D )

But their offense just drove the field on us and we had never really stopped them all day ... so we give them a short field.

We escaped. But I hope we learned a lesson there.

[agoo758]

35 yard line..... too long for a field goal, and I don't see what punting would accomplish. I like the play call, and Landry should have hit Broyles, but that is ok.

[Okie35]

It was but a win is a win. We all know how Bob is sometimes he's out of his mind lol. Fake punts, going for it on 4th and long, etc.

[rawlingsHOH]

Loved the call. Bad throw, he rushed it.

[rawlingsHOH]

Is it just me? Or was that dumb?
(Rhetorical question. I know it isn't just me. :D )

But their offense just drove the field on us and we had never really stopped them all day ... so we give them a short field.

We escaped. But I hope we learned a lesson there.

Maybe we only give them an extra 15 yards, if we kick a touchback. Not a big risk, going for it.

[Statalyzer]

35 yard line..... too long for a field goal

Unless you have a kicker who can hit consistently from 52 yards, remembering that a punt has a very good shot at only netting you 15 (which isn't much different than failing the 4th down is), it's not a bad call at all.

If you succeed, you have the ball with probably 20-27 yards to go for a TD. If you fail, they have the ball with probably 65-70 yards to go for a TD. That's worth it, IMO, even if you think you'll only convert 40% of the time.

It only looks like a bad call when it fails. When Florida goes for it on 4th and 7 from the middle of the field, it looks like a genius call.

[delhalew]

One of the calls I had no problem with.

[the_sooners_abide]

Absolutely no problem with the call. Many problems with some of Landry's passes today though.

[oumartin]

how about a pooch punt. I thought it was a dumb call.

[Aries]

No problem with the call, you see that in college games fairly often at that position on the field. There's a lot more to gain than there is to lose by trying for it...

[BoulderSooner79]

No problem with the call. Trying to punt them inside the 10 would have been a good call too.

[kevpks]

I am not sure how Way is on pooch punts. He might have drilled it half way up the stands.

[hawaii 5-0]

Risk vs. Reward.

I think it was a good call.

5-0

[VA Sooner]

I think a good call. In that gray zone of a very long field goal vs. a weak/pooch punt. Go for the gold... Broyles was open, Landry just got excited and rushed his throw without planting and squaring his shoulders.

Missed it by "that much"....

[TMcGee86]

going for it didn't bother me, what bothered me was passing on 3rd and 4th when you have been running the ball well and you are in clock management mode.

I felt we were in four down territory anyway so I would have run it twice. Even if we don't get the first we take a lot of time off the clock and we at least gain some yards.

[ocsooner]

One of the calls I had no problem with.

That.