Cowboy4ever
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Yeah, I think it really becomes a thought experiment at that point. You may be right that the coaches would treat everything the same regardless (though MM himself said he'd rather know sooner than later so he might disagree). I challenge you though on the fans. If we're coming in for the chance to tie, I can virtually guarantee that many would be concerned about scoring too early. On the flip side, if we made the conversion and WERE coming in for the tie, the thought would still be there. So touche.
All that said, I think you realize that your point is not the one that most people are making. Most of those against the decision firmly believe that going for two was a bad decision, what at the very worst it made no difference at all. And they think this because they're stacking the argument incorrectly.
On the one hand, you have two td's and a zero percent chance of making the 2-point conversion (because they already know we missed). On the other hand, you have two td's with a 50% chance of making the conversion. Of course you take the latter in that case but, the discussion has nothing to do with when you go and everything to do with artificially better of making the conversion.
But when the decision to go for 2 is made, they don't have a zero % chance because they don't know the outcome at the time of the decision. Basically for me, it comes down probability. Either way, which ever decision you make here, you are essentially putting all your eggs in one basket. One basket is an on side kick (if you failed the 2 pt conversion early), the other basket is a 2pt conversion try at the end of the game. I do not accept that because we know it failed the first time, that we automatically accept it would have failed later, lots of things could change in those 4 minutes to draw a straight line conclusion like that. So which as a better chance of success, an onside kick or a 2 pt conversion. That to me is the only decision that matters and why i think this was the wrong call at that time. If the try was not successful, it really made winning virtually impossible. Lucky for us, the onside kick worked but that was a fools bet.