TXDawg
09-23-2014, 10:35 PM
From Mullen's press conference today:
Q: What would you have done differently at the end at LSU?
Mullen: I would have done an awful lot differently. It was really a unique situation, we were driving and get the ball down in the red zone. First-and-10 around the 12, 15, where it was exactly. And they had two players go down on the play. I don?t think it was anything serious but they helped them off the field. Instantly I?m looking. We?re ahead three scores, we?ve got the ball, there?s three-and-a-half, four some minutes left in the game and their two guys just limped off the field.
At that point I?m whoa, get all our 2s in the game. And that was probably a mistake, I learned that. Especially there on the road and in that environment against that talented a team, obviously the game was not out of reach at that point and I should have left our ones in. And if we finish off or score on that drive then the game probably is out of reach at that point; and then rotate everybody in. And after their first score I kept leaving our backups in the game and I probably should have put our starters back in.?
I think he learned his lesson and I'm glad it was a free lesson and didn't cost us a win. As others have said earlier, I don't think he'll be showing much more mercy...ever!
Q: What would you have done differently at the end at LSU?
Mullen: I would have done an awful lot differently. It was really a unique situation, we were driving and get the ball down in the red zone. First-and-10 around the 12, 15, where it was exactly. And they had two players go down on the play. I don?t think it was anything serious but they helped them off the field. Instantly I?m looking. We?re ahead three scores, we?ve got the ball, there?s three-and-a-half, four some minutes left in the game and their two guys just limped off the field.
At that point I?m whoa, get all our 2s in the game. And that was probably a mistake, I learned that. Especially there on the road and in that environment against that talented a team, obviously the game was not out of reach at that point and I should have left our ones in. And if we finish off or score on that drive then the game probably is out of reach at that point; and then rotate everybody in. And after their first score I kept leaving our backups in the game and I probably should have put our starters back in.?
I think he learned his lesson and I'm glad it was a free lesson and didn't cost us a win. As others have said earlier, I don't think he'll be showing much more mercy...ever!