Yes! And those opportunities happen multiple times in multiple scenarios all season long. The coach who passes when he should be running out the clock (Shanahan!) gives an opportunity, the coach who pitches the ball instead of handing it off (GASOU vs. Tech 2014) gives an opportunity, etc. It was up to both teams, Pats and Jackets to make something of it. In those two cases, both succeeded (though Shanahan's folly covered multiple possessions).
I agree 100% that GT took advantage of the opportunities. GT still could have easily lost the game.
When it comes to Miami maybe they need opponent-adjusted odds
Yep.
He won 1 conference game, has no wins against a team with a winning record, and 3 of his 4 wins were by 3 points, two of which he had to come from behind to win in the 4th/OT, and the other was tied before the go ahead FG. He was closer to having more losses than he was to having more wins.
Can't believe I have to defend Collins here, but he did beat a 6 win Miami in 2019 and a 6 win UNC in 2021. Either way, doing better than Collins is a ridiculously low bar for accomplishment.
Kirby was trying to get his guys off the field and HCBK had to reach out a grab him for smart to realize who HCBK was. I think they were still in a fog as to how close they came to defeat from a 6-6 team. Starts about the 24minute mark
They weren’t National Champions if you’re asking me.
I think very few on this board would grant them that status. Maybe Root, he thinks we had a horrible D that year.
Air Ball on that one
! Ross had solid defenses. TFG and Key not so much!Clinton Lynch (spelling?) Now, there is a name I have not heard in a long time. A fine A back for Coach Johnson. Remarkably versatile. He could block, run, and catch passes usually for long gainers. Had a couple of years where he had 500 yards receiving and rushing. I did not realize he was a two star out of high school. He had good company with Shaq also being a two star lineman I believe.
Yea he was a last minute flip from G-state and everyone was like meh.
People ridiculed the claim at the time but I was one of those who thought CPJ was exceptional at spotting talent and potential, the so-called “diamonds in the rough.”
Whatever happened to Myles? Something almost tragic about that kid.
Again, and I realize I'm belaboring a point here, it's shortchanging GT to give equal or greater weight to the coach's poor decision to run the ball, as far as the game's outcome is concerned. To say that the opportunity should never have existed for us is almost like saying egregiously bad decisions and freakish circumstances should never happen in football - yet they do, every season. The media only focused on Mario's bad decision because of GT's actions following it which led to a win for us. Had we not caused the ensuing fumble and Miami won the game, it would soon have been forgotten.
No one disputes that GT did the unthinkable to get the fumble and score in 26 seconds.
