I still think he needed the field goal going into the locker room at that point. With ruffer kicking, that is virtually guaranteed points. We needed that momentum shift to end the half. That could have changed the complexion of the entire second half.
Moving on. Let's kill Sparty. I'll be in East Lansing and would love to gloat over my father-in-law after a road win over his alma mater.
Go Irish!