Our coach is too conservative

[Danny J]

Why settle for a FG attempt? Makes no sense...at all. Nothing about our FG kicking has made me feel confident in that situation.

[passinghog]

They [CENSORED] couldn't stop our passing game. I can't believe we put the game in the kickers hands

[HiggiePiggy]

Marching down the field like it was nothing then we decide to get conservative and run up the middle 3 times and rely on a kicker when you had a qb on fire. 

[Danny J]

This loss is ALL on the staff.

Our D plays too soft...that is on Smith and CBB

We went for TD on 4th and 1...that is on CBB and Enos

We then run three times and settle for a FG attempt with a kicking game that is shaky at best after marching down the field passing and that is an ALL CBB decision.

This loss is on CBB...period.

[apcapri]

This loss is all on CBB.

[choicesthops]

You guys are delusional. You always kick the FG there.

[incHOGnito]

Every coach in the world does the exact same thing in that situation. Making MSU burn their timeouts was the right call. Just needed to execute. The coaches put us in a position for an easy field goal to win and the players did not execute. It sucks but it is what it is.

[WichitaStateRazorback]

No way this is on BB...that is the call 99% of coaches would make.  If any coach is to blame it would be Robb Smith or Sam Pittman.  Our defense was awful and our o-line might have well stayed home.

[DeltaBoy]

Dang gum Brandon playing lights out and you run the ball   3 times .Damit Coach B. You own the team and fans an apology.

[razorJAcker]

The worst part of this decision is even if we get a field goal, MSU only has to get in field goal position.  Pretty easy for them with 46 seconds left against our defense.  If we go for a TD, we potentially get more time off the clock AND force them to get a touchdown.

[Pig Worshipper]

Great comeback wasted by getting too conservative at the end.

Wow do we need to improve on defense.

Brandon Allen was great, wasn't he? Fantastic.

Oh, what a season this would have been had we fielded a decent defense.

[Hey Super]

I don't get it either. Your QB is throwing at will and has 400+ yards and 7 touchdowns for crying out loud!!! The run hasn't been there all night, we are in the redzone, it's not secret that our kicking game is suspect, WHAT THE HECK MAN??

[westside_player]

 Just b/c you are marching down the field between the 20's doesn't guarantee a touchdown pass bc there becomes less and less field to protect for them. You play for the FG there b/c if you get an interception the game is over.  It's short, straight on. Should be able to get it high. You rarely see someone get beat inside like that on a block.

[HiggiePiggy]

You guys are delusional. You always kick the FG there.

If it's 4th down and your only option yes.   When it was 1st and 10 you try to at least throw the ball once.  Especially when your qb has already taken you 80 yards by passing it. 

[hoghevn]

All of you blaming Coach BB own up to the fact that you owe him credit for all those amazing wins!!

[pigbacon]

Every coach in the world does the exact same thing in that situation. Making MSU burn their timeouts was the right call. Just needed to execute. The coaches put us in a position for an easy field goal to win and the players did not execute. It sucks but it is what it is.

This is accurate.

[Bubba's Bruisers]

If it's 4th down and your only option yes.   When it was 1st and 10 you try to at least throw the ball once.  Especially when your qb has already taken you 80 yards by passing it. 

[TexomaRazorback]

I think the word is STUPID. Bielema needs to go

B.S. with all the injuries and still beating last years record.  KMA

[WichitaStateRazorback]

I think the word is STUPID. Bielema needs to go

I think the word is STUPID. Bielema needs to go

you obviously have a very low football iq

[BPsTheMan]

there's at least 7,000 pounds of stupidity in this thread so far

[choicesthops]

If it's 4th down and your only option yes.   When it was 1st and 10 you try to at least throw the ball once.  Especially when your qb has already taken you 80 yards by passing it. 

In hindsight your logic seems sound,  but I guarantee you when and if we tried to go for more yards instead of being conservative and failed, you would be spouting the opposite.

[Jek Tono Porkins]

I think the word is STUPID. Bielema needs to go

[hoghevn]

"I think the word is STUPID. Bielema needs to go"

This is the most idiotic/offensive post I've read on Hogville. - You are a complete moron.

[Bubba's Bruisers]

All of you blaming Coach BB own up to the fact that you owe him credit for all those amazing wins!!

Agreed, and he received much credit for those wins.  Now he gets some criticism.  Regardless, our D was the biggest problem tonight.

[Ugly Uncle]

Every coach in a America would have done the exact same thing.  It wasn't too conservative, it was the right thing to do.  Try to run the clock out, make them use all of their time outs, kick the easy FG to win.  Just didn't work out.

If we pass there and don't score and make the field goal but give them them ball with plenty of time to score we (including me) would have been screaming about not running the clock out with the biggest OLine in the game.

BB made the right calls, just got the FG blocked.

[Danny J]

You guys are delusional. You always kick the FG there.

Yes...except when you have a FG kicker who is shaky and a kicking game that has now had 3 blocks in the last 4 games. Why the hell wouldn't you try to score instead of running 3 straight times? You just went 80 yards in less than 2 minutes without one dropped pass or incompletion. Why not go for the TD and 2 point conversion? Even if he made the FG they get the ball back with 50 seconds. What then? Pray our DB's can stop them? What game were you watching?

[rtr]

No, you don't always kick at that point.  Even if kick is good Mississippi State has enough time to score.  Needed and First down and a Touchdown.

[orvillesghost]

Most coaches would go for the FG there and make MSU burn timeouts, agreed..but our kicking has been so shaky

I could live with it a little better if we would at least taken one shot at the end zone on first down

[Bubba's Bruisers]

I think the word is STUPID. Bielema needs to go

LOL.  Whatever.

[Fort Dweller]

there's at least 7,000 pounds of stupidity in this thread so far

I'm here.  Up that total.

I'm calling Ponderin and X as well.

[Fort Dweller]

More than any fan base in college or the NFL.

Damn well done

[Porkette]

I didn't feel good about the decision to go conservative and kick the whole time we were setting up for it, because that has not been our strength at all and would still leave MSU too much opportunity to come back even if we had hit it. Most coaches would have made the same decision, but it was strange after we were so aggressive at Ole Miss. This one's a hearbreaker 

[Danny J]

Every coach in a America would have done the exact same thing.  It wasn't too conservative, it was the right thing to do.  Try to run the clock out, make them use all of their time outs, kick the easy FG to win.  Just didn't work out.

If we pass there and don't score and make the field goal but give them them ball with plenty of time to score we (including me) would have been screaming about not running the clock out with the biggest OLine in the game.

BB made the right calls, just got the FG blocked.

See my above post.....kicking the fg on 4th was the right decision. IT was the 3 straight run plays up the gut that was dumb. Exactly what about our FG unit inspires you? Any coach in their right mind would have went for the TD when we had a first down inside their 15 yard line knowing our kicking units history.

[razorJAcker]

Yes...except when you have a FG kicker who is shaky and a kicking game that has now had 3 blocks in the last 4 games. Why the hell wouldn't you try to score instead of running 3 straight times? You just went 80 yards in less than 2 minutes without one dropped pass or incompletion. Why not go for the TD and 2 point conversion? Even if he made the FG they get the ball back with 50 seconds. What then? Pray our DB's can stop them? What game were you watching?

Amen, and with the field goal they would have only needed to get in field goal range anyway.  TD forces them to go length of the field.

[Bubba's Bruisers]

Every coach in a America would have done the exact same thing.  It wasn't too conservative, it was the right thing to do.  Try to run the clock out, make them use all of their time outs, kick the easy FG to win.  Just didn't work out.

If we pass there and don't score and make the field goal but give them them ball with plenty of time to score we (including me) would have been screaming about not running the clock out with the biggest OLine in the game.

BB made the right calls, just got the FG blocked.

Except that it's not even close to an easy win.  Plenty of time for Prescott to get his team into FG range against our defense for an easy win. 

[hhicNaychaBoi]

You guys are delusional. You always kick the FG there.

true....law of averages...fg attempts are rarely blocked...all the right play calls were made on the last drive. Volzke just got beat. It wasn't Hedlund's fault

[hogman78]

You guys are delusional. You always kick the FG there.

You kick the field goal there when you find yourself in that situation. You don't put yourself in that situation purposefully when you have a red hot quarterback.

[choicesthops]

Yes...except when you have a FG kicker who is shaky and a kicking game that has now had 3 blocks in the last 4 games. Why the hell wouldn't you try to score instead of running 3 straight times? You just went 80 yards in less than 2 minutes without one dropped pass or incompletion. Why not go for the TD and 2 point conversion? Even if he made the FG they get the ball back with 50 seconds. What then? Pray our DB's can stop them? What game were you watching?

You say that NOW but I guarantee that you would have called for BB's head if he was aggressive and failed and asked why he was so stupid to not kick a FG.

[incHOGnito]

Except that it's not even close to an easy win.  Plenty of time for Prescott to get his team into FG range against our defense for an easy win. 

Their field goal kicker missed an extra point. I like the odds on what would have likely been a long pressure field goal in cold temps on the road.

[WhiteHairedDevil]

I think the word is STUPID. Bielema needs to go

He shouldn't have been hired

[Hamiltonhawg]

If we would have kept passing we would've left too much time on the clock for them. We could not stop them

[rtr]

true....law of averages...fg attempts are rarely blocked...all the right play calls were made on the last drive. Volzke just got beat. It wasn't Hedlund's fault

But we have had trouble in this area.  Law of averages don't mean much.

[Bubba's Bruisers]

Their field goal kicker missed an extra point. I like the odds on what would have likely been a long pressure field goal in cold temps on the road.

We played not to lose.  And our defense was horrific.

[Granny fan]

Why settle for a FG attempt? Makes no sense...at all. Nothing about our FG kicking has made me feel confident in that situation.

Big AMEN!

[Bubba's Bruisers]

If we would have kept passing we would've left too much time on the clock for them. We could not stop them

And they couldn't stop us either...until we stopped ourselves.

Again, we lost because of pathetic play on defense.

[Albert Einswine]

Would have preferred to keep the game in BA's hands, but I understand the decision. It's standard doctrine.

I'm not pissed, I'm bitterly disappointed.

[woo.pig]

It was great coaching adjustments at the half that even put back in the game.

[HiggiePiggy]

In hindsight your logic seems sound,  but I guarantee you when and if we tried to go for more yards instead of being conservative and failed, you would be spouting the opposite.

No I wouldn't have been.  I was pissed earlier when we went for the 4th and 1.  You always try to take points during the game.   Then in the end when you have a hot hand going you don't take him out of the game by running the ball 3times in a row to rely on a guy that has a 66% in kicking. 

I just hate playing not to lose football.   Go for the damn kill.

[PossumFan]

The worst part of this decision is even if we get a field goal, MSU only has to get in field goal position.  Pretty easy for them with 46 seconds left against our defense.  If we go for a TD, we potentially get more time off the clock AND force them to get a touchdown.

Exactly!

[hogman78]

In hindsight your logic seems sound,  but I guarantee you when and if we tried to go for more yards instead of being conservative and failed, you would be spouting the opposite.

You can shove your guarantee in your ass! I haven't said anything negative about this team or coaching staff. The decision to play for a field goal with a red hot quarterback was stupid. Not even borderline stupid, just plain ol stupid.