Ouch.
When we scored late, how many of you were worried by how much time was on the clock? Raise your hands. How many of you said, “just like last year”? Keep those hands up.
Frustrating game all around. I “viewed” by a combo of watching most of the first half, trying to listen to a radio station from who knows where for the last part of the second quarter and most of the third quarter, following on my Blackberry for the first half of the fourth quarter, and watching the bitter end in a restaurant when we were out with friends for a late lunch. I haven’t gone back to watch all from start to finish. Not sure I will, either. We’ll see.
Michigan will go undefeated if Denard Robinson continues on his current trajectory, and he’ll be the hands down Heisman winner. Their defense isn’t that good, but it doesn’t have to be. This guy is money. And he seems like a good kid, too. Doesn’t mean we can’t hate him, in a Rick Leach, Desmond Howard kind of way. But if he’s the real deal on the field, I hope he holds up off the field, too.
Way too many shades of yesteryear on defense, huh? No team that gives up 500 yards TO ONE PERSON deserves to win, so we didn’t, in fact, deserve to win.
That being said, if DC wasn’t monocular for most of the first half, I’m confident we would have one. We would have scored at least 40 points. How many of you, after our first drive, said, “OK, we’ve got this one covered”? I know that’s what I was thinking. That drive was a thing of beauty, even with the AA block in the back that took away our first of three TDs on that drive. I haven’t gone through today’s papers to see if DC got bonked on his TD sneak, but if AA doesn’t illegally block, maybe the game is totally different.
One more gripe. On the last play of the game, down by 4, you need to give your receivers a chance to catch the last pass in the end zone. DC sailed it way over everyone’s head. Horrible pass, just horrible.
Oh well, turn the page.
I’m totally ignorant of what Michigan State has been up to so far. I’m guessing they’ll be favored Saturday. I think I’ll be able to sit and watch a game from start to finish for the first time this year.
One thing I do know, as a follow-on to Don’s post. When we do get the Crist/Floyd thing going, this offense has the chance to be prolific. I think it’s a “when”, not an “if”. I’m sure the offensive coaches realize this, and I hope it will be a focus area this week.
On to East Lansing.
GO IRISH!!! BEAT SPARTANS!!!
The Colonel
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I am raising my hand on that first quarter drive. Reminded me of the Brady Quinn drives where EVERYTHING worked. Good point Colonel. Glad to hear Robinson seems like a good kid off the field, that would be nice for college football assuming he remains a star.
Oh yeah. I admit saying out loud in the stands "we left too much time on the clock" as soon as we scored. But then I said "but I like being ahead much more than behind". Bummer it did not last.
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