Under normal conditions, kneel-punt is the right answer. In this game, the rain was heavy, the punt operation had been shaky, and the quarterback they were facing had already been intercepted three times. The staff chose to eliminate offensive snaps and special-teams risk and force the opponent to win on the rarest possible sequence instead. That exact fluke happened, but judging the decision solely by the outcome skips over the context and the risks they were actually trying to manage.
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It worked out terribly — but that doesn’t automatically make the decision irrational.
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- Notre Dame Signee Noah Grubbs Wins Florida State Title on Last-Second Hail Mary [NT]
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- UHND - 6:52am 12/14/25
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- The Lake Mary Hail Mary [NT] - MarkHarman - 7:42pm 12/14/25
- The other team had a penalty that made them kick from the 20 - NDWisconsin - 11:40am 12/14/25
- That’s sort of true. It seems the “penalty” was intentional. - Kalc - 12:43pm 12/14/25
- I forgot that after a safety there is a kick off from the 20. - NDWisconsin - 4:04pm 12/14/25
- If they took an intentional safety, that was incredibly stupid - McIrish - 2:06pm 12/14/25
- Re: If they took an intentional safety, that was incredibly stupid - admiraltact - 11:31am 12/15/25
- How did that work out for them? - McIrish - 11:53am 12/15/25
- Put another way - admiraltact - 12:22pm 12/15/25
- Taking a knee three times is no more risky than taking the snap and running backwards three times. - McIrish - 12:40pm 12/15/25
- Re: Taking a knee three times is no more risky than taking the snap and running backwards three times. - admiraltact - 5:31pm 12/15/25
- Taking a knee three times is no more risky than taking the snap and running backwards three times. - McIrish - 12:40pm 12/15/25
- It worked out terribly — but that doesn’t automatically make the decision irrational. - admiraltact - 12:16pm 12/15/25
- Put another way - admiraltact - 12:22pm 12/15/25
- How did that work out for them? - McIrish - 11:53am 12/15/25
- It’s High School [NT]
- holybull101 - 4:28pm 12/14/25
- Still mind-numbing dumb. - McIrish - 4:57pm 12/14/25
- Re: If they took an intentional safety, that was incredibly stupid - admiraltact - 11:31am 12/15/25
- That’s sort of true. It seems the “penalty” was intentional. - Kalc - 12:43pm 12/14/25
- Special [NT] - DonMiller - 10:30am 12/14/25
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