I couldn't go to the game due to reasons that will remain privy to my person.
Exceptional performance on both sides of the ball. My impressions:
• If you had told me yesterday that Tech would have lost both Haynes and Alexander and still rushed for 275 yards, I'd have said you were crazy. But that happened and it was what won the ball game. Da U didn't have the ball enough to even things up. The OL played extremely well.
• Now we know what we were missing when King was out. He was a tribute to sheer determination and guts today. He was obviously still hurt, but he didn't let it stop him. And with him on the field the opposing D was under much more pressure. We got to the edge a lot mainly because their LBs had to stay home to stop him.
• Btw, I was surprised to see that Tech had more speed to the outside then da U did. Thie rep was always better athletes = better speed. Apparently their advantage is not as great as advertised.
• The other thing that won the game was, of course, the D. Tech's run D gets better every game. They had the Canes one-d'ed by the end of their second drive. And the rush was persistent and effective. Having Efford back made a differences but I didn't notice much fall-off when he went out. The secondary had a great game as well. I haven't seen Tech D hit like that in awhile now.
• I'll end by mentioning Philo. He missed Singleton for a clear first on one series, but he was on the money otherwise. I was especially happy to see him hit his old high school target Stockton for a vital first. I get the feeling those two will be a combo to fear as time goes on.
Well, I went out into the front yard and sang Rambling Wreck at the top of my lungs after the game. My neighbors are probably wondering about that.