Gut check: Why Butch Jones changed call for last play

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Well, of course he changed it. Berry's runback and the Georgia penalty put the end zone in Dobbs range. Odds of your guy catching a Hail Mary pass is around 3 or 4 to 1.

A make it up as you go lateral play? You gotta get damn lucky for it to work, and not get a penalty called.
 
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I think he should have tried the 59-yard field goal.....let Aaron Medley give it a ride.



:pepper::pepper::pepper:
 
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dduncan4163 said:
https://www.seccountry.com/tennessee/gut-check-why-butch-jones-changed-call-for-last-play

Tennessee coach Butch Jones fell to his knees on Saturday and probably thanked his lucky stars when the Volunteers won at Georgia on a Hail Mary pass.
Moments before the final miraculous play happened, Jones apparently changed the call from a short pass with laterals to a jump ball in the end zone.

The call of Jones life WOW
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I don't think he was "thanking his lucky stars...". I think he was thanking his Lord and Savior.
 
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Still needs to play a complete game that doesn't have his team having to fight tooth and nail to get the win.
 
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dduncan4163 said:
https://www.seccountry.com/tennessee/gut-check-why-butch-jones-changed-call-for-last-play

Tennessee coach Butch Jones fell to his knees on Saturday and probably thanked his lucky stars when the Volunteers won at Georgia on a Hail Mary pass.
Moments before the final miraculous play happened, Jones apparently changed the call from a short pass with laterals to a jump ball in the end zone.

The call of Jones life WOW
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Thought he said someone stepped on his foot.
 
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I just wish Shoop could have called double coverage on UGA's touchdown and not taken years off my life.
 
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Jax_Vol said:
I think he should have tried the 59-yard field goal.....let Aaron Medley give it a ride.



:pepper::pepper::pepper:
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I know this is bluefont, but I said that we should just give it a try right at the end. I was immediately kicking myself in the @$$ in an extremely celebratory fashion.
 
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Glad he dumped the chart for that one and over-rode Debord's original call.
 
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Hail or Fail Mary Pass

Brian Burke’s “Advanced Football Analytics 2% chance of completion.
 
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Great, gutsy call. I love it. He laid it out on the line and let our guys make a fantastic play.
 
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You HAVE to throw it in the end zone. It clearly gives you a better chance than throwing it shorter and lateraling. With the Haily Mary, only one guy has to make a play in the end zone whereas several things have to go right if you throw it short and try laterals--and, importantly, most of your opponents defenders will be between your receivers and the end zone if you throw it short. The Hail Mary is the only call.
 
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