[81alum]

I think too much has been made of the 49-yard miss. That's a lonnnng kick. We had no right to presume it was an automatic three points.

No such assumption was made.  Williamson is about 50/50 on his career on kicks of 40-49 yards.  We passed up two such tries and missed one. 

I am bothered not just by the punts, but by the decision to go on 4th down at the 3.  It is a bit of stubbornness and reflects Shaw's philosophy that we should always be able to gain one yard even when the opponent expects it.  Yes, we had made 1 yard on the TD but barely, and this was shaping up to be a low scoring game.  But we are also not as well equipped at short yardage as we once were, and the SC defensive line is not a pushover.  Was it worth giving up  3 nearly certain points for the chance at 7?  I thought it was a bad trade when Shaw decided to go for it, although I recognize that it was a close call.   

[81alum]

I think too much has been made of the 49-yard miss. That's a lonnnng kick. We had no right to presume it was an automatic three points.

No such assumption was made.  Williamson is about 50/50 on his career on kicks of 40-49 yards.  We passed up two such tries and missed one. 

I am bothered not just by the punts, but by the decision to go on 4th down at the 3.  It is a bit of stubbornness and reflects Shaw's philosophy that we should always be able to gain one yard even when the opponent expects it.  Yes, we had made 1 yard on the TD but barely, and this was shaping up to be a low scoring game.  But we are also not as well equipped at short yardage as we once were, and the SC defensive line is not a pushover.  Was it worth giving up  3 nearly certain points for the chance at 7?  I thought it was a bad trade when Shaw decided to go for it, although I recognize that it was a close call.