My observations

Home Field Advantage on that last play of regulation.

I only hope we get that at Neyland.

is not a strong enough word, for me.  I was already sick and then having to go on an emotional 5 hour roller coaster ride put me over the edge, but thank God for NyQuil!  

The clock did start late, then was stopped pretty quickly, so I see your point, but I would expect the same to take place at Neyland.

I can see why Kentucky wanted to move closer for the potential game-winning FG, the longer the FG, the lower trajectory and that increases the chance of it getting blocked.  But that was very conservative play calling, they got the game into OT by throwing all over our 10 yard cushion, not by running up the gut and option plays that Woodson is obviously uncomfortable running.

The rules need to be changed.  We are so LUCKY that Eric Berry didn't get hurt on that play.  I was so upset when they said the penalty didn't carry over to the next possession.  And then even more upset when Foster's bogus unsportsmanlike penalty did.  But we won, so it's all good!

the NCAA looks for things like clock management favoritism during game reviews.  If it was a short clock runoff, UK will get a private notice from the NCAA to watch out for that in the future.  It doesn't do the NCAA any good to have that kind of thing made public, so we'll never hear about any clock fiasco if they determine that to be the case.  To be honest, I hope we don't get that at Neyland - I'd much rather beat teams honestly than with external help.

On point three - it all really depends on how good you think your kicker is.  In college, there aren't that many "guaranteed" 40+ yard kickers.  (By the time they get to the NFL, the good ones have been filtered through.)  Additionally, defenses are usually pretty gassed by overtime, and fatigue favors the offense - especially the offensive line.  Since the O-line knows where the play is going, they can still get a decent step in the right direction.  Since the D-line has to react, any fatigue makes their reaction time that much more glaring.  It's not a bad strategy to run the ball a few plays to try to gain a few yards and hope for a breakthrough.  You just tell the RB to hold onto the ball with both hands, no matter what.  The risk of losing yards is very low, and there's always the chance to make a kick moot by having a run go all the way to the end zone.

But even a gain of 5 yards will make most kickers much more accurate and relaxed.  It's worth a shot.