[Postgame Thread] Kentucky Defeats Texas A&M 31-21

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Kentucky	0	7	21	3	31
Texas A&M	0	7	0	14	21

[u/legend023]

Stoops would’ve went up 17-7, ran the ball for the rest of the game, and let A&M win 17-24.

[u/walterdog12 → u/legend023]

Genuinely, I think the biggest difference was that drive we got the field goal on.

1st and 10 we run the ball for 2 yards.

Stoops ball would've ran it twice more up the middle, taken 3 minutes off the clock, and punted.

Instead on 2nd and 8 Stein has the balls to throw and we get a 32 yard gain.

[u/Greedy-Ad3227 → u/walterdog12]

This is the best comment right here. I like underdog SEC football and I think this is totally correct. I hate to say it but old school Kentucky football would have let A&M slip in by being too conservative

[u/phitsosting → u/Greedy-Ad3227]

It’s 110% true. Stoops played conservative with way too much time left. Stein was as conservative at the end but it made sense.

[u/crispyg → u/Greedy-Ad3227]

It was weird, we were always way to conservative under Stoops unless you're Mizzou and then we ball out for some reason

[u/Panem-et-circenses25 → u/walterdog12]

That pass to Boyer WAS the game. HUGE

[u/MikeOfAllPeople → u/walterdog12]

This is not even an argument we've literally watched that for years.

[u/thedillymane → u/walterdog12]

I miss yall having Stoops

[u/SavageNomad6 → u/legend023]

Will tried his best. He just forgot to start doing it sooner.

[u/sleepytime489 → u/SavageNomad6]

I think Will knew that assuming no turnovers, UK could’ve gone 3/out every possession and there was literally not enough time for AM to score 3 times before game over. I take it as he just had faith in his guys to not do something stupid

[u/Aphrobang → u/sleepytime489]

The FG basically sealed it. If that missed you probably would have had to be more aggressive but once it became three scores the only way Aggies were winning was turnovers or onside kicks.

[u/slippyslidey_ → u/Aphrobang]

Could not believe he chose to kick that. It was like 4th and 2, 52-yarder and the kicker was 4/13 in his career from 40+

[u/CerealSpiller22 → u/slippyslidey_]

And he absolutely nailed it. Literally.

[u/Panem-et-circenses25 → u/CerealSpiller22]

I totally expected it to bounce out

[u/sammywii → u/slippyslidey_]

And somehow it doinked IN for the FG, don't think I've seen that before.

[u/gogglesup859 → u/slippyslidey_]

That's the backup kicker who had to transfer away from Davidson after going 1-11 or something like that. Dude was supposed to be a kickoff specialist, which is what he did at USF last year

[u/Catturd5671 → u/slippyslidey_]

His decision to do that might be to get his kicker to regain his confidence after missing that chip shot.

It’s obvious that Coach Stein believes in his kicker to attempt that long ass fg try with field possession and momentum on the line.

[u/sleepytime489 → u/slippyslidey_]

Agreed. I thought the same thing

[u/Taiza67 → u/slippyslidey_]

You play to win the game.

[u/George_Smiley_ → u/SavageNomad6]

Confidently incorrect.

[u/Semper-Fido → u/legend023]

Jesus Christ. Show some consideration and flag that as NSFW for those of us still suffering from PTSD.

[u/TakeTheThirdStep → u/legend023]

17-24

Come on that's ridiculous. Everyone knows now that we have a decent place kicker we go for it on 4th down and don't try for 3.

[u/ProbablyAPotato1939 → u/legend023]

Huh, TIL that Stoops coaches the Packers.

[u/AggressiveWolverine5 → u/legend023]

I call that the Lloyd Carr special 

[u/DasStig → u/legend023]

You just triggered me

[u/bobbyb1996 → u/legend023]

The Matt Lefleur special lol

[u/somethingoriginal17 → u/bobbyb1996]

Quickly becoming the McCarthy special

[u/Square_Move_833 → u/legend023]

It is known.

[u/Darthmalak3347 → u/legend023]

By god thats Gundys playbook. Must be an oklahoma conservative thing, even extends to the play calling.