Yaller Jacket
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I was there and remember. It was a strange game. Our qbs must have all been injured and we played a tight end at qb. Some time very late in the game ND faced a fourth down around midfield. It took them forever to figure out what to do. They didn't want the embarrassment of taking a tie to us, but finally figured they didn't want to risk a loss. They punted.
We have had several games through the years that we had no business winning but we did. What motivated us that year is the same as this; a losing team's only chance at glory is beating a highly ranked opponent. Many times after such a game we wonder where that team was when we lost to North East Idaho or some such.
To Bwelbo's point above, I think we will know a lot the first couple of times ND has the ball. If we get tackles near the line on running plays, we'll know we came to play.
We have had several games through the years that we had no business winning but we did. What motivated us that year is the same as this; a losing team's only chance at glory is beating a highly ranked opponent. Many times after such a game we wonder where that team was when we lost to North East Idaho or some such.
To Bwelbo's point above, I think we will know a lot the first couple of times ND has the ball. If we get tackles near the line on running plays, we'll know we came to play.
