Originally Posted by
DrunkenLullaby
Because coaches, even good ones, are afraid to do things that are mathematically best for them because in the unlikely event they backfire the media will hound them.
Example: RU had 2nd & goal at the BSU 1 with 50 seconds left in the half. Almost zero chance that BSU can stop them on one attempt from the 1, let alone 3 attempts. On 2nd down they should run Rice or QB sneak Teel but tell him not to break the plane, then go in on 3rd or 4th down. Why? Because BSU would never had had a chance to drive for that FG if they burn another 30 seconds off the clock. Simple, but important.