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And I don't blame Shaw for West not throwing ball out of bounds, instead of falling down in bounds to keep clock rolling.  

Why not?

While I don't know that I blame Shaw in particular, I do blame the coaching and preparation of West. A QB in that situation has to know that unless there is a very clear path towards the sideline and a decent gain, one can simply not hold onto the ball and scramble. And its the coaching staff's job that their QBs know that.

The second issue is that was probably the best place to use the remaining TO. Maybe there would be another tackle inbounds without a first down, maybe not. But there is no reason that possible future scenario would take more time than this actual situation.

Where I agree in holding back on blame is that it wasn't the most egregious error ever and the execution of getting McKee in and the next play off was quite good. I do wonder why Oregon didn't take the chance to substitute and burn a little more clock.

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And I don't blame Shaw for West not throwing ball out of bounds, instead of falling down in bounds to keep clock rolling.  

Why not?

While I don't know that I blame Shaw in particular, I do blame the coaching and preparation of West. A QB in that situation has to know that unless there is a very clear path towards the sideline and a decent gain, one can simply not hold onto the ball and scramble. And its the coaching staff's job that their QBs know that.

The second issue is that was probably the best place to use the remaining TO. Maybe there would be another tackle inbounds without a first down, maybe not. But there is no reason that possible future scenario would take more time than this actual situation.

Where I agree in holding back on blame is that it wasn't the most egregious error ever and the execution of getting McKee in and the next play off was quite good. I do wonder why Oregon didn't take the chance to substitute and burn a little more clock.