If I were a BC fan, I would've wanted to leave the coach on the tarmac
You're down 3 touchdowns in the 2nd quarter, and you're letting the play clock run down to like 5 seconds each time? Great, thanks for helping VT run out the clock, which VT is already going to do a lot of, considering how much they run the ball. You're still down 3 touchdowns, and you're punting from inside opponent's territory, twice? Are you just conceding that the game is over and trying to get out of town?
So after being shut out 28-0 in the first half, you get handed an incredibly unlikely gift in the form of VT's 2 best offensive players committing back-to-back turnovers on their own 25, that lets you get back into the game, put it within striking distance. By the 4th quarter, you're down 14 with 8 minutes left, and you're lining up for a field goal? You're down 2 possessions, and now you want to make sure you need an additional 2 possessions, with 8 minutes left? And you've already given up 35 points and like 250 rushing yards? What makes you think you're going to get some defensive stops now? Are you expecting to be handed another 2 turnovers?
Finally, the cherry on top is starting to call timeouts with 4 minutes left, down 42-21. Oh, now you want to manage and preserve the game clock? After spending almost the whole game seemingly unaware of how little time remaining there was to try to get back into the game? I was shocked to be reminded that Bill O'Brien was their coach, I was fully expecting this level of clock mismanagement to be some random guy who just stumbled out of FCS or D2.
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Unlike 99.999% of all keyboard warriors O'Brien has accomplished big things
in the sport of Football. I'd take him in a minute vs. who we have. Do you think our team comes out from the locker room down 28 on the road and threatens to tie the game withing 15 minutes? Breaks or no breaks he has been there and done it at the highest level of football.
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