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Costello was 6 for 17, 105 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.  Not an NFL draft prospect day.

Yeah, I think he's going to stay now for another year.

Am I the only person who thought the reverse was ridiculously risky? Glad it worked out, but it seems like there's a much greater chance for disaster on such a call.

Anyway, I haven't seen a second of the Oregon bowl game, but the scoreboard shows they're losing 6-0 in the fourth quarter. Stanford ekes out a victory over a team that various posters on this board said was mediocre at best. Maybe the Pac is not too good at football.

No, not beyond the risk of a fumble somewhere along the line, which is probably only marginally greater than a fumble on a play up the middle.  And Wilson wisely slid after he got the first down.

As the announcers noted, barring something like a fumble, the worst thing that happens on the reverse is that it is snuffed out and Wilson is dropped for a big loss.  That's bad, but not the end of the world, as we basically weren't going to leave Pitt time to do anything with the clock.  Moreover, the reverse is a slower developing play, so it would take more time off the clock than a regular run play.  The only thing Wilson had to be mindful of was not getting pushed out of bounds (and not fumbling).

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[BostonCard]

Costello was 6 for 17, 105 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs.  Not an NFL draft prospect day.

Yeah, I think he's going to stay now for another year.

Am I the only person who thought the reverse was ridiculously risky? Glad it worked out, but it seems like there's a much greater chance for disaster on such a call.

Anyway, I haven't seen a second of the Oregon bowl game, but the scoreboard shows they're losing 6-0 in the fourth quarter. Stanford ekes out a victory over a team that various posters on this board said was mediocre at best. Maybe the Pac is not too good at football.

No, not beyond the risk of a fumble somewhere along the line, which is probably only marginally greater than a fumble on a play up the middle.  And Wilson wisely slid after he got the first down.

As the announcers noted, barring something like a fumble, the worst thing that happens on the reverse is that it is snuffed out and Wilson is dropped for a big loss.  That's bad, but not the end of the world, as we basically weren't going to leave Pitt time to do anything with the clock.  Moreover, the reverse is a slower developing play, so it would take more time off the clock than a regular run play.  The only thing Wilson had to be mindful of was not getting pushed out of bounds (and not fumbling).

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