Should we have gone for it?

[typ3kal]

Poll above. Personally, I think Maher should have gotten the go ahead.

[kansas husker]

throwing it was the right call. Fresno put a returner back and if it had been short it would have been an almost certain touchdown. Bo said in his press confrence that, that was the reason for pulling Brett back. I agree with him on this one.

[sd'sker]

honest question: would that increase the likelihood of injury? i mean, he would have to exert a lot of force. but, it would have been sweet to see.

 

edit: i mean, grammatica got injured from celebrating. so, there's that.

[typ3kal]

honest question: would that increase the likelihood of injury? i mean, he would have to exert a lot of force. but, it would have been sweet to see.

 

edit: i mean, grammatica got injured from celebrating. so, there's that.

 

Would it be any more than kickoff?

[sd'sker]

honest question: would that increase the likelihood of injury? i mean, he would have to exert a lot of force. but, it would have been sweet to see.

 

edit: i mean, grammatica got injured from celebrating. so, there's that.

 

Would it be any more than kickoff?

i guess not, but i might be a little different. he probably tries 60 yarders in practice.

[The Dude]

I voted yes, just because we should have kicked that 62-yarder in the CCG last year.

[NUance]

throwing it was the right call. Fresno put a returner back and if it had been short it would have been an almost certain touchdown. Bo said in his press confrence that, that was the reason for pulling Brett back. I agree with him on this one.

^ This. It would have been fun to see Maher get a crack at the 62 yd FG. But the Hail Mary was the right call.

[PaulCrewe]

Cassidy being the holder, is the only guy that can tackle that would have been on the field, and again tonight he showed a propencity for letting a person from the opposing team get behind him.

 

Throw the heave ho, that was the right call.

[Scarlet Overkill]

what's the likelihood of making it versus having it blocked, or somehow run back?

[HuskerCarter]

I agree with Bo, you don't want your offensive lineman playing coverage on a potential return.

 

I think if its the 4th quarter with 4 seconds left, you kick it. But it was the end of the 1st half, hail mary was the right call.

[sd'sker]

i guess pat hill shouldn't have called the timeout, i mean they already ran one back.

[General Blackshirt]

Absolutely not. Maher's career "long" is 60 yards, which was in the Hawks and with no defense. His long in a live setting is 52 or so. You're out of your mind if you think Maher had a chance of making a 62 yarder.

[Hammerhead]

Hail Mary was the right call. 62 yards is a mile for any kicker, let alone a college kicker with not a lot of gameday experience. If it came up short and a returner got a hold of it, it could've gotten ugly.

[Enhance]

throwing it was the right call. Fresno put a returner back and if it had been short it would have been an almost certain touchdown. Bo said in his press confrence that, that was the reason for pulling Brett back. I agree with him on this one.

Exactly.

 

honest question: would that increase the likelihood of injury? i mean, he would have to exert a lot of force. but, it would have been sweet to see.

 

edit: i mean, grammatica got injured from celebrating. so, there's that.

 

Would it be any more than kickoff?

Trajectory is a lot different for a field goal kick. You can't be too far back from the ball, because you need to create impact before the defense can push through the line. And you have to kick the ball lower because you're going further. Any kick 50+ has a great chance of being blocked.

 

And a 62-yarder would have been blocked or Maher wouldn't have gotten it there. We're talking about the perfect hit on that ball. I'm not saying he can't do it, but I also don't think he should have.

[EbylHusker]

I voted for letting Maher try. Is that the right call? No way, going through the air was the right call for the reasons people have mentioned above. But f#*k it, I still wish they would have tried.