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   Message 209,227 of 209,580   
   JGibson to JE Corbett   
   Re: Washington players bail out their bo   
   03 Jan 24 17:21:57   
   
   From: james.m.gibson@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 7:45:01 PM UTC-5, JE Corbett wrote:   
   > Kalen DeBoer's decision to pass the ball on third down when a chip shot   
   field    
   > goal was going to give Washington a 9 point lead with a little over 2   
   minutes    
   > allowed Texas to keep both their remaining timeouts. That proved to be   
   crucial    
   > when Washington recovered the onside kick with 1:15. At that point the game    
   > would have and should have been over if Texas only had one timeout. Because    
   > they had still had two, Washington couldn't take a knee and run out the   
   clock.    
   > The end result was Texas had four cracks at the game winning touchdown    
   > from the Washington 12 yard line. Fortunately for DeBoer, his players   
   stepped    
   > up and bailed him out. Otherwise he would be getting crushed today and he    
   > would deserve it.    
   >    
   > How can coaches who make millions of dollars a year make such boneheaded    
   > decisions when the right call is so obvious?   
      
   That's coach of the year Kalen DeBoer.   
      
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