@BZuppke
Totally feel where you are coming from in reference to mindset. Remember some of those 4th down punts in BB’s first year? Felt way too conservative.
And believe me, I WANTED that TD on Saturday. Both for KF as well as a better looking victory.
But in this specific instance, the only way to guarantee the win (and thus playing for the win) is to not score.
In BB’s other “too conservative” decisions, he punted and gave the ball back to the opponent. In this case, he kept it from them.
Unless you consider a botched Victory formation snap where the opponent gets the ball and wins (has that ever happened?), literally the ONLY way to lose that game was to give FAU the ball back.
And that’s without considering injuries.
So while it was frustrating to KF (wanting that score) and me (wanting a bigger lead) it was the smartest play on the field.
And I want my team football-smart as well as aggressive.