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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Ohio State Defeats Indiana 19-15

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Ohio State 3 7 3 6 19
Indiana 0 7 0 8 15
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u/OwnWalrus1752 Indiana Hoosiers 2h ago

Yeah I was really scratching my head when they wanted to kick from the kicker’s range plus six yards. Just go for it and trust your QB (though I don’t think I do).

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u/Marvin-face Indiana Hoosiers 2h ago

I'm ok with the call. If he made it, it would have been a huge confidence boost. Putting him out there shows confidence in him. And miss is "oh well, it was way beyond your farthest. Good try."

Speculating wildly, it could have been a simple math decision: 15% chance of converting and 20% chance of hitting the kick.

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u/CuriousCrawler1 Indiana Hoosiers 2h ago

It was cause Hoover was borderline injured at that point and wincing after every play.

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u/Sorge74 Ohio State • Bowling Green 1h ago

Idk what juice they gave the kid but it sure helped.

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u/fart_dot_com Big Ten • Pac-12 Gone Dark 1h ago

It was when Hoover was hurt before he got zooted with painkillers

Pretty sure the previous drive there ended on the same part of the field where they tried going for on 4th and hoover got shitted on by an unblocked blitzer. I get why they didn't want to try a 4th and six there.