"It's like details, and how we need to read our keys, and stuff like that.If Wake runs the table and finishes as the undefeated ACC champion, does the committee leave them out of the playoffs? I know they intend to put both one-loss ‘Bama and uga in, if it shakes out that way. "The backs are going to make the offense go," Parrish said. He did, however, note that his group of backs hold the keys to the offense going at full-speed. So, it's not as easy as just, 'OK, you get the points there, or when you punt, you automatically stop them.Īs for why the fourth-downs were uncharacteristically unsuccessful, sophomore running back Henry Parrish Jr. Or you can get a punt blocked or a punt returned. So it's not like you just say, 'Well hey you got three points guaranteed. So, when it works, those same fans like it," Kiffin said. In that regard, trying to keep drives alive deep in opposing territory made sense. ✻EAT UP: Ole Miss offense keeps getting bitten by the injury bug Not including a one-play drive before halftime, the Rebels had four drives that lasted four plays or less. Injuries all over the offense made sustainable drives tough to come by.
Within the context of the game when the Rebels trailed by eight, Kiffin said he felt the offense was struggling and that kicking a field goal, getting a stop on defense and then driving down once again to score a touchdown might have proven to be a tall task.
And, I would say, the book was very right in the middle on the fourth down, on whether to kick." "And when you don't make them, you don't get any points." those are a big deal, just like they are when you make them. "Like the Alabama game, in the two games where we've struggled on our fourth-down conversions. And, against Auburn, it was a 50-50 proposition on what the right move to make was, he said. There is a method to the madness, however, and analytics play a big part in Kiffin's decision-making process. »MISSED OPPORTUNITIES: Rebels fall at Auburn All three failed tries came in the second half. Those two losses had similarities as far as converted fourth-down tries, as well - in a 42-21 loss to the Crimson Tide, Ole Miss was just 2 of 5 on fourth down tries, including one failed attempt inside Alabama's 10-yard line. Ole Miss had 463 total yards of offense, the second-lowest output of the season behind the loss at Alabama.
"We did not play well on offense, especially in critical situations." Our defense played well," Kiffin said, taking a look back while preparing for Saturday's game with Liberty. "We had a lot of opportunities in the game. The Rebels scored just two touchdowns in their eight trips inside the Auburn 20-yard line. Those three failed tries all came in the red zone. Ole Miss was just 1 of 4 on fourth-down attempts against the Tigers in a 31-20 loss.
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