| Sometimes the difference between winning and losing a football game in the end comes down to a single play. Two weeks ago the Cal Bears were the beneficiary of such a situation as Cameron Colvin of the Oregon Ducks attempted to tie up the game by reaching the ball into the endzone, only to fumble the ball away for a touchback. This single play in the end sealed the victory and eventually the #2 ranking for Cal. Two weeks later that karma came back to haunt them. Down three with 14 seconds to go within field goal range, Coach Jeff Tedford sent out Freshman Quarerback Kevin Riley to take one sole shot at the win and the endzone. Using his natural instincts rather than his brain, Riley was pushed out of the pocket and decided to scramble rather than throw the ball away and was subsequently tackled. Additionally after being tackled and with the clock ticking away he did not instinctively get his squad to the line of scrimmage to spike the ball, but rather sprinted off the field hoping the field goal unit would have time to jump into action. So the question to ask is, who do you blame for this situation? The freshman quarterback who made all the wrong split second decisions in the closing seconds of his first college start? Or the coach for getting greedy and going for the win and trusting his wet behind the ears quarterback rather than simply kicking the field goal and trusting your team, the better team, to win a home overtime game. Video Below... |
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