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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Kentucky Defeats LSU 35-34

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
LSU 10 7 3 7 7
Kentucky 7 14 0 6 8
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u/MikeOfAllPeople Kentucky Wildcats 7d ago

There isn't a Blue-Blooded Kentucky fan on this planet that wasn't screaming "go for two", I promise you that.

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u/SavageNomad6 Kentucky Wildcats 6d ago

While I do agree it's super ballsy. When you think about it, why even kick it in that situation? For a chance to lose anyway? I think in 100 situations like that he'll go for two 101 times.

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u/MikeOfAllPeople Kentucky Wildcats 6d ago

From a purely theoretical perspective, since they make the later iterations do 2-pointers anyway, getting a PAT there just delays the inevitable. Plus the order of possessions changes and I think those things combined, I agree, just go for two right away while you have momentum.

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u/MegalomaniacHack Kentucky Wildcats 6d ago

And more importantly, your defense has been losing receivers all night, so betting that you can get the tie again in the next OT is rough.

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u/CandyAppleHesperus Centre Colonels • Kentucky Wildcats 6d ago

Right. We were getting thin in both OTs, and going for the win just looks flat better than trying to win a war of attrition