<p>not televised here. but looking at the info online, there seemed to be some poor decision:</p>
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<li><p>instead of kicking the field goal and being down by 3, our team got greedy and tried for a TD even it's 4th and long (previous 3 attempts got little/no gain)! there were still 3 mins left! the team underestimated the opponent and it showed!</p></li>
<li><p>with less than 2 min left, why did they waste a timeout just before duke punted the ball?</p></li>
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<li>The secondary looked bad in the first half and Fitz had a bad gameplan to stop Thaddeus.</li>
<li>Fitz did a great job at halftime at changing the defensive scheme to at least contain Duke.</li>
<li><p>Bacher is a good qb who excels in pressure situations.</p></li>
<li><p>I agree with Sam Lee 100%. I have no idea what the justification for going for it on 4th and 10 is.
Best case scenario if we go for it: we hit the 20% chance that 4th and 10 converts, give Duke the ball w 3 minutes and some TOs left to march down the field b/c Lewis is then free to throw down the field, needing only a FG to win it.
Worse case scenario if we go for it: We stop Duke, and have a minute thirty to score a TD</p></li>
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<p>Scenario if we take the points: we stop Duke (it's a given that Duke can't get a 1st down on the ground...its running game is atrocious) and need a FG to go into OT.</p>
<p>I think the game should've been tied w 10 minutes left bc Fitz passed on 2 FG opps and opted to go for it on 4th down.
The playcalling and halftime adjustments are lightyears farther than they were last year, but I think Fitz is a young coach who is going to make mistakes...I just hoped that his coordinators would've stepped in and said something.</p>
<p>Im still gagging on humble pie. </p>
<p>In addition to the questionable coaching decisions and the pathetic NU defense, a sidelined Tyrell Sutton and a less than objective ACC officiating crew didnt help matters either.</p>
<p>that's really pathetic that you're making excuses. there are NO EXCUSES FOR LOSING TO DUKE. NONE WHATSOEVER.</p>
<p>Thanks ufella, Ill be sure to take that under advisement :rolleyes:</p>