Sympathy for the Dawson

Whether you agree with his play calling during the Auburn vs. Kentucky game or not, you have to kind of hand it to Kentucky Offensive Coordinator Shannon Dawson – he has big well… you know.Not only did he have the grit to take the heat from the failed running play call late in the fourth quarter when Kentucky, who was down 30-27 to Auburn and needed an obvious field goal, he had the confidence to try something different to begin with. He trusted his team could shake up Auburn with a different play that went against conventional wisdom. It failed, obviously, but it shows a guy who isn’t afraid to make the call in the first place.

Dawson told the media after the game that he would always take…