Same applies to this situation. What did UND want us to do?
George Chahrouri
@PFF_George
Simple rule on 4th down: if what you do makes every fan of the opposing team/fan base breath a sigh of relief it is probably the wrong decision
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If I’m a UND fan, I hope NDSU gets greedy and we can get a turnover and steal a quick score. I know my team is outmatched, and it’s going to be pretty close to impossible to score two more touchdowns the rest of the game by driving down the field.
Again, I’m not arguing that you’re wrong in an evenly-matched game. If this was UNI or SDSU I think we need to give it a shot. This wasn’t UNI or SDSU. The team we were playing was pretty much beaten at that point.
Idk, what are the odds that you get in a car accident? If it’s the same that NDSU turns the ball over in that situation, I’d either take the bus or lay off the alcohol.
But if you want a more realistic analogy, let’s try this:
I’m going to give you a million bucks. Yay, you get to live comfortably for “the second half”.
Now you get an offer to place a bet to double your money with the odds of you winning at 60%. Do you take that bet?
Not exactly apples to apples, but certainly closer than your freak accident example.
So your analogy would imply a 40 percent chance of the NDSU offense making a turnover? Your analogy of double or nothing is also not a fair one. More like...
You have 10,000 dollars and possible investment. You have a 90% chance of making between 0-50% return, and a 10% chance of losing 25 percent. Would you take it?