Franklin went for it twice on fourth down and both times it lead to field goals for Auburn. That's 6 points of Auburn's 20.
Franklin said - paraphrasing - he felt he could go for it because PSU has a really good defense. Fine, so punt the ball and pin them back. Play field position - we have a very good D! The first one was early in the first quarter and both teams were feeling each other out. Why take the risk now? It makes no sense to me. He's done this type of decision in the past too. I wish he would allow the players to determine the game. We are good and have play makers who don't need psychological victories. The 6 points given up due to Auburn having great field position weren't needed and allowed them to be in the game until the end.
Franklin did a much better job on managing timeouts so he is improving. That's a positive.
Franklin said - paraphrasing - he felt he could go for it because PSU has a really good defense. Fine, so punt the ball and pin them back. Play field position - we have a very good D! The first one was early in the first quarter and both teams were feeling each other out. Why take the risk now? It makes no sense to me. He's done this type of decision in the past too. I wish he would allow the players to determine the game. We are good and have play makers who don't need psychological victories. The 6 points given up due to Auburn having great field position weren't needed and allowed them to be in the game until the end.
Franklin did a much better job on managing timeouts so he is improving. That's a positive.