Re: Arizona Post Game Thoughts & Discussion
Posting before reading the thread.
1) Our rushing attack is really good. It was interesting though: as soon as the announcer said in the 4th quarter that we had worn down the Arizona defense, their defense came alive. I wish we would have called a pass... or really anything different than what we were doing the last 8ish minutes of the game. What happened that we suddenly couldn't do *anything*?
2) Why not kick a field goal to go up by 7? Instead went for it on 4th down with an obvious projection of what we were going to do. It felt like watching the K-State vs Tulane game from earlier in the day all over again.
3) Fumble inside the red zone led to an AZ TD: 14 point swing. Failed fourth down instead of kicking the field goal: 10 point swing.
4) Being in the PAC 12 would be really fun. It felt like we belonged from start to finish, and games like this every week of the year would be awesome.
5) How happy was their coach at the end? They really felt like they upset a better team. It was jubilation.
5b) Is our dynasty over? Are we now a top end FCS team that won't win our FBS games anymore? Maybe we get back on P5 schedules after this.
"It's important in this life to dream big" - Brock Jensen during one of Kolpack and Izzo's pregame shows of the 2014 season.
"If you quit now, you quit for the rest of your life" - Chris Board 8/17/16 in the forum article.