A few things I don’t understand:
1. Why could I watch Carnegie Mellon vs Allegheny today, but not ND vs UNC? A 41-14 rout for CMU, by the way.
2. Why did ESPN tease me and show our game for 20 minutes, allowing me to see our first drive, then switch to OSU vs Purdue? It wasn’t’ like the other game hadn’t started yet; it was already underway when they switched.
3. Why did ESPN choose not to go to our game when that game was over, since there was a lot of time left. No, it was more important to go to the studio.
One thing I do understand. If you lose the turnover battle 4-0, you lose.
UNC was tough, that’s for sure. Didn’t give up when we knocked the snot out of them in the first half. Yes, Rosie, the INT return for a TD was certainly a game changer, wasn’t it? Kinda set the tone for the second half. Hard to blame a sophomore, but Jimmy C is the goat, unfortunately. Yes, he threw for 383 yards (!), but the INTs and fumble were our undoing today.
Question: why did we go for it down by 5 at the 11:00 mark of the 4th quarter? A disadvantage of radio—I don’t remember how close we were. Would a pooch punt have made sense? Bury them deep and try to play some defense? It seemed early to go for it on 4th and 7, and a bit panicky.
Reminiscent of last week, we won the first half but lost the second. UNC outscored us 20-7 after halftime today. Fatal.
So we go home to lick our wounds, take a week off, and look forward to the second half, which will start on the road in Seattle. Maybe the Huskies will be looking ahead to the Southern Cal the following week. They’re 0-5 and have lost three games by over 30 points
Like I said earlier today, second half will be tougher than the first half. Especially after Michigan lost to Toledo. At Home. HA HA HA!!!!!. Hopefully, we won’t replicate our in-game performance; we need to come on strong in this second half, not wilt.
I look forward to reviews by people who actually watched the game.
GO IRISH!!!! BEAT HUSKIES!!!
The Colonel
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Not sure I can add much from watching the game. Jimmy looked good most of the time but picked really bad times and places for the two key turnovers. We were beating UNC pretty handily up to that point early in the 2nd half.
One note, did not think the UNC crowd was overly loud. The broadcast team even noted how quiet it got at one point in the second half. Also looks like a lousy setup with the seats WAY back from the field.
Slightly under 100 yards again on the ground; with all the air yards that did not hold us back this time around. Nice to see a field goal!
Oh yeah. Name the group whose album inspired this post's title. A gimme, I realize. Thought it might prompt someone who doesn't usually post to chime in.
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