Daily Archives: Dec. 7, 2009

All about Blinn-Fort Scott

First things first — let’s address the second-guessing Fort Scott coach Jeff Sims on his decision to punt with just under 40 seconds to play, which Blinn’s Chad Froechtenicht took 84 yards to the house (you can watch it, above). Like everybody else, right after the game, I thought it was the wrong call. He should’ve had them pooch it — he should’ve kicked it out of bounds … you get the picture. But I had a drive home and last night to think about it, and I don’t know that the call Sims made was wrong.

Consider this: You’re up by two — 26-24 — and you’ve watched Blinn QB Cam Newton dice up your defense the last quarter-and-a-half. You can …

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