Congrats to the Hokies on a hard-fought game, especially in bottling up a potentially explosive Michigan offense. I know Adam and I aren't exactly seeing eye-to-eye on VT's overturned TD "catch" in OT, but you won't find a single person in maize and blue who didn't agree with the replay officials. In a game featuring some controversial calls, non-calls (Tech got away with a monster pass interference in the 4th quarter alone) and replays (hell, what game doesn't?) that was a huge moment, but so was Frank Beamer's constantly ridiculous risks, like a late fake punt. It all led to an important win for the Victors Valiant:
A bowl win for the first time since January of 2008
11 wins for the first season since 2006
The start of a new era in Michigan Wolverines football
Michigan. Is. Back.
I listened to the end on the radio as I drove to work. Congrats Michigan!
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't know how they pulled this one out. They outgained us 2-1, out-first downed 22-10 and won Time of Possession 37-23. Turnovers were 2-1, but I guess the 3 biggest factors of the game were:
ReplyDelete1 and 2) the 2 4th down stops, one of which was basically a gift from a strange fake punt. Both of them completely changed the momentum of the game.
3) the missed field goal in OT
Go Blue!
Thanks, guys. A crazy game for both teams but I don't care how we got there--we did.
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