There have rarely been two games in the same season where 1. we should have won handily going in and 2. the way the game unfolded also should have led us to easy victories.
Defense forces three first half turnovers at UVA coming off the FSU win, Perry still starting, but CMR pissed at his antics and pulls him. Game within the game, no one tackles the Int guy and he takes it almost all the way back and puts them in position for their only TD. Other game within the game, Homer gets caught by a guy running 21 mph, faster than Lamar Miller on his 97 yard NFL TD on Monday night and we only get a FG. Rosier has a wide open Mallory for a TD in the 4th quarter but does his usual double pump and throws a tipped duck. And then the whole onsides fiasco when we only needed a FG to tie. Outgain UVA 340 to 235. Again, give up 235 yards and force 3 TO's and lose. One of the most ridiculous things to happen in awhile, but it came close at home to Duke.
Playing at home, out gaining team 411 to 290, rushing for 300 yards and both losing and only scoring 12 points is incredible. 2 key fumbles hurt, as did an unlucky tip ball by JJ. Burning 4 min. and 30 sec and being forced to throw a hail mary to tie was another wonderful sh&t show, as was Cager pushing off for the potential game tying catch. The opening 75 yard run was a killer, especially when we had it stuffed, was a terrible way to start the game. This should have looked like Pittsburgh. And Duke's defense (unlike UVA) was just ridiculously bad.
Worst case this year should have been 9-3 with another Coastal division and chance to win 10 games with either a victory over Clemson (unlikely) or in a quality bowl game.
Defense forces three first half turnovers at UVA coming off the FSU win, Perry still starting, but CMR pissed at his antics and pulls him. Game within the game, no one tackles the Int guy and he takes it almost all the way back and puts them in position for their only TD. Other game within the game, Homer gets caught by a guy running 21 mph, faster than Lamar Miller on his 97 yard NFL TD on Monday night and we only get a FG. Rosier has a wide open Mallory for a TD in the 4th quarter but does his usual double pump and throws a tipped duck. And then the whole onsides fiasco when we only needed a FG to tie. Outgain UVA 340 to 235. Again, give up 235 yards and force 3 TO's and lose. One of the most ridiculous things to happen in awhile, but it came close at home to Duke.
Playing at home, out gaining team 411 to 290, rushing for 300 yards and both losing and only scoring 12 points is incredible. 2 key fumbles hurt, as did an unlucky tip ball by JJ. Burning 4 min. and 30 sec and being forced to throw a hail mary to tie was another wonderful sh&t show, as was Cager pushing off for the potential game tying catch. The opening 75 yard run was a killer, especially when we had it stuffed, was a terrible way to start the game. This should have looked like Pittsburgh. And Duke's defense (unlike UVA) was just ridiculously bad.
Worst case this year should have been 9-3 with another Coastal division and chance to win 10 games with either a victory over Clemson (unlikely) or in a quality bowl game.
