I assumed this was a penalty we were forced to take and could not decline at gametime. I can't believe anyone thinks he should have taken the penalty regradless of outcome. This was a dumb mistake. In OT the best scenario is a turnover for your D, a close second is to hold them to a FG. Especially when you get the ball last. It would have been 4th and 3, NO WAY they go for it and risk getting zero points. Give them the 3 points and win the game with a TD. At worst you kick a FG and start over but you are still in the game. Giving them another play no matter the yardage doesn't make any sense. You get the ball on the 25 they had picked up one first down so they were on the 28 or close so even if you stop them on 3rd and 16, they are going to make the FG. Makes zero sense. Even if we had held them to a FG that was a bad call because you gave them an extra chance to score basically in the red zone. I am shocked 100% of knowledgeable football fans or people who played think this was the right decision.
I like Holtz and appreciate everything he has done, which is considerable I believe but this and the Tulane play are 100% wrong decision every time IMO. Now on to the rest of the schedule and win some games. Losing sucks.