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Chip Kelly doomed himself in his UCLA debut on Saturday night with an awful decision late in the Bruins’ season-opening game.Kelly’s Bruins were trailing Cincinnati 19-17 with just under six minutes remaining in the game and faced a 4th-and-1 decision from their 36. The offense had been struggling and hadn’t produced points in their previous five possessions, one of which included a safety. On the other hand, the defense had been stellar and hadn’t allowed any points all half, forcing multiple three-and-outs.The decision to punt and swing field position to set up an easier drive for the Bruins the next time, where they’d only need a field goal to take the lead, made all the sense in the world. Instead, Kelly decided to go for it. The offense lined up in a shotgun formation and tried to throw for the first down even though true freshman Dorian Thompson-Robinson was showing accuracy issues and the receivers were dropping passes.Thompson-Robinson was unable to connect with his receiver, and the Bruins turned the
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