Notre Dame 3rd and Goal...

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

This is the beauty of football, though. You can't just throw out a hypothetical. You really need to know how the whole game has played out. What is our defense doing? Special teams? Are we able to run, but less effective at passing today, or vice versa? What have they (SC) been effective at offensively? And, by extension, you need to know what the teams are playing for. Are we 3-3 and they are 6-0, the other way around? Or are we both junk? All these things would play into my decision.

In the absence of facts, I'll say take a knee and center up the ball on third down, with the expectation they will take a TO to get a shot later. I'd be temped to try something to burn a little clock, but you almost have to run toward the sideline to do that, since, if you get under 20 seconds, you don't know if they will NOT call the TO, and just let us take our chances scrambling to get our FG team on the field.

 

[We_Are_ND]

I can't believe you guys are really debating this that much. With a game tied there and on the left hash mark with 25 seconds left?


One answer. The best answer.

design a run play to the middle of the field for and easy chip shot and
thus making usc burn a timeout. Kick the field goal from the 2 yard line. now there is about 15 seconds left on the clock. You are up 3. Squib kick, and one play on offense and the game is over. Simple.

 

[IrishAlum1997]

Manti T'eo doing his best Mike Vrabel impression.

Easy 6.

 

[NDinL.A.]

I can't believe you guys are really debating this that much. With a game tied there and on the left hash mark with 25 seconds left?


One answer. The best answer.

design a run play to the middle of the field for and easy chip shot and
thus making usc burn a timeout. Kick the field goal from the 2 yard line. now there is about 15 seconds left on the clock. You are up 3. Squib kick, and one play on offense and the game is over. Simple.

1st of all, it was 35 seconds left, not 25 seconds. Big difference. Then, you run a dive and it takes maybe 3-4 seconds, then SC timeout, then a FG that takes another 3 seconds off the clock. So now there's 28 seconds left, and with the squib kick, USC could conceivably get the ball back on the 40 or better with 20-23 seconds left and 2 timeouts. They get 30 yards against a prevent defense and they have a 47 yard field goal. I've seen this happen lots of times, so it's not that far-fetched at all.

So, your answer is not 'simple' nor the 'best answer' necessarily. I'm, assuming you misread the time left, so it's all good...

 

[We_Are_ND]

1st of all, it was 35 seconds left, not 25 seconds. Big difference. Then, you run a dive and it takes maybe 3-4 seconds, then SC timeout, then a FG that takes another 3 seconds off the clock. So now there's 28 seconds left, and with the squib kick, USC could conceivably get the ball back on the 40 or better with 20-23 seconds left and 2 timeouts. They get 30 yards against a prevent defense and they have a 47 yard field goal. I've seen this happen lots of times, so it's not that far-fetched at all.

So, your answer is not 'simple' nor the 'best answer' necessarily. I'm, assuming you misread the time left, so it's all good...

Ok I got the time wrong. Still with 35 seconds left, i'm doing the exact same thing. The chances a team marches down the field and scores with around 28 secs left are very slim and rare. You just remember those few moments because that usually meant it was a great game. The odds are in your favor to set it up for the FG and play some D.

Of course if the D has been gettin torched all day then maybe I would re-think it a little, but I would always have faith in the D not to give up on that final drive

 

[jason_h537]

H. we score 2 or 3 more td's in regulation so this doesn't happen. I dont wanna beat USC, i wanna embarass them!!!!!!

 

[TDHeysus]

I can't believe you guys are really debating this that much......

thats the fun part

 

[BillyIrish]

gotta go for 7....

run either a smash route to floyd or the fade to tate.

Floyd is the best route runner on the team and is my first choice to try and get free.

If you want to get it to Tate then it has to be to the wide side of the field. Golden is small yes, but is great at winning the one on one battle.

i guess one more option would be to leak the fullback into the flat. Gotta like Aldridge's quickness against a backer....

 

[Bubba]

This year I prefer the scenario be Irish up by 3 TDs with Dayne Crist under center getting some valuable back-up experience.

 

[irishandy]

I would try C or D quickly to give us enough time to try and kick a field goal.

 

[WabashFalcon]

C or D? Whaaa?

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

C or D? Whaaa?

Psssst. Wabash. Refer to original post. Good thing nobody saw this...

 

[WabashFalcon]

Psssst. Wabash. Refer to original post. Good thing nobody saw this...

I know now... I just want people to write... not put down letters!!!!!!! If I could do that...
DBDAEHADEADVAEDGAH with a little ZEABAS thrown in.

 

[BGIF]

... DBDAEHADEADVAEDGAH with a little ZEABAS thrown in.

So you'd opt for the QB Draw!

Charlie liked that one a lot with Quinn's muscle. Has Clausen gotten that buff?

 

[Stalking_Eagle]

Other -

I would call a Quad Reverse QB screen.