We lost the OU game in very similar fashion a few years ago. Took a long 50+ yd FG - which was not a gimme at all - on fourth and like four in a tie game against a gassed OU defense. Ewers had recovered from a rough start and was absolutely dealing. Like 19 straight completions or something stupid.
Texas went up 3 and OU went down and scored to win. 4 yards to foreclose on any chance of losing in regulation and he passed.
Texas could have done similar today by taking a chance on 4th and 2 in a game where their backs were averaging north of 4 ypc, and they had hit on throws of 16, 14, and 7 on the drive already. Nope, let’s kick a fucking 53 yarder.
Such an obvious decision from a win probability perspective. I’m so tired of his shit.
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u/FunkBeaver Alabama Crimson Tide 7d ago
The last Arch pick was horrifically bad, he just panicked. Literally just chuck that out of bounds or take the sack and the games going to OT