Fixing Iowa's 2-pt conversion woes, and giving the fans something to cheer about



Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought if he got his pads lowered or even laid out he picks it up. Not a shot at Nate at all, but looked like there was no urgency. I'm doing anything I can to get in the end zone and I just didn't come away with that impression. It seemed like he either felt there was no chance he was breaking the goal line or that he felt he had it, regardless of what the play was.
 


Unless their PAT guy is really bad why did they even go for two in that situation?
 


HawkU said:
Unless their PAT guy is really bad why did they even go for two in that situation?
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I guess the only rationale would be they were planning to go for 2 later on if they recovered the onside kick and scored a TD. If you know that is your plan, the most logical course-of-action is go for 2 on the first TD. If you make it, great, you win with a another TD and extra-point. If you miss it, you still have the opportunity to make up for it on your second TD by going for 2 again.

If you kick on the first TD, and then you go for 2 and miss on the 2nd TD, you can't reverse time and go back and make it up.

Some argue you should not go for 2 until you absolutely need it; Jon Miller got worked up about this after the 2017 Purdue loss when Iowa went for 2 after they scored a TD with 1:04 left to make it 15-24. He argued that it was moronic to go for 2, because as soon as you miss it, the game is over. But the reality is, the game is over whether you miss your 2pt conversion after the 1st needed TD or the 2nd needed TD. But if you miss it early, there is still a chance to try to adjust strategy to overcome the miss. If you miss late, there is nothing you can do.
 




CP87 said:
I guess the only rationale would be they were planning to go for 2 later on if they recovered the onside kick and scored a TD. If you know that is your plan, the most logical course-of-action is go for 2 on the first TD. If you make it, great, you win with a another TD and extra-point. If you miss it, you still have the opportunity to make up for it on your second TD by going for 2 again.

If you kick on the first TD, and then you go for 2 and miss on the 2nd TD, you can't reverse time and go back and make it up.

Some argue you should not go for 2 until you absolutely need it; Jon Miller got worked up about this after the 2017 Purdue loss when Iowa went for 2 after they scored a TD with 1:04 left to make it 15-24. He argued that it was moronic to go for 2, because as soon as you miss it, the game is over. But the reality is, the game is over whether you miss your 2pt conversion after the 1st needed TD or the 2nd needed TD. But if you miss it early, there is still a chance to try to adjust strategy to overcome the miss. If you miss late, there is nothing you can do.
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Carolina Panthers did the same thing vs Packers this past weekend. Down 24-10, scored TD and went for 2 (and missed). Was down 24-16 and almost scored a TD on 4th down late. The premise is 2 point conversion percentage is 50-50 (not for Iowa :)).

 


Robowe said:
Carolina Panthers did the same thing vs Packers this past weekend. Down 24-10, scored TD and went for 2 (and missed). Was down 24-16 and almost scored a TD on 4th down late. The premise is 2 point conversion percentage is 50-50 (not for Iowa :)).

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Carolina lost a Super Bowl when John Fox started chasing 2 point conversions early.
 


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