Pentagon Cane
Ghostriders in the sky.
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I'll never understand how people downplay turnovers.
Especially turnovers in a game of few possessions.
Who's downplaying? I'm just saying it didn't cost us the game like many have said on this site. Armstrong fumbled at midfield, late in the 1st and 4 plays later we scored a TD. Should that have cost Nebraska the game? Remember, Duke's fumble occurred just after an Armstrong INT. And if it wasn't for a garbage TD with 22 seconds remaining, we would have lost by 17. Duke's fumble did not cost us the game. 343 yards against did.
This makes it all the more glaring. We were marching down the field against them after the pick and about to either tie the game or take the lead.
Suddenly, you go from marching to tie/take lead...to being down two possessions. It might not have lost us the game, but to deny that it had a TREMENDOUS impact on the outcome is to be ignorant.
Dude, just stop. Somehow, Nebraska overcame their turn over that resulted in 7 points for us and commenced to beat us. And let me remind you, we were only down by 7, early in the 4th, AFTER the Duke fumble, and still lost. Because we continued to play off the ball and protect against the big play. 343 rushing yards against. THAT is what had a TREMENDOUS impact.
We certainly had our chances after that play. Down 31-21, we got to the 6 yard line, took a sack and kicked at field goal. Down 34-24 Brad threw an interception in the end zone.
You can never fault a kid trying to make a play.
