11-01-2012, 11:02 PM
Let's put it this way.
With only 78 seconds left and the team still down by 22, UCB would need to recover 3 kicks, drive ~150 yards and eventually get a two point conversion too. The odds of all of that happening are more than slim. There was a reason the score was 49-27, so it is not as if Utah was not the better team for the first 58:42 or would just sit and watch UCB do all of this stuff.
Ignore the ability to drive 150 yards against a better team and the significant time constraints. The odds of getting 3 onside kicks and successfully converting the 2 point attempt in 1 in 1000.
The odds of a key player getting hurt? Those odds were much, much higher. And an injury could reduce the chances of a win later in the year.
Don't believe me? Just ask Keenan Allen. Hopefully he will be healthy enough to prepare for the combine.. A healthy Keenan likely was going to dazzle at the combine and soar to a top 10 draft pick. Now, that might not happen. Thanks Coach!
With only 78 seconds left and the team still down by 22, UCB would need to recover 3 kicks, drive ~150 yards and eventually get a two point conversion too. The odds of all of that happening are more than slim. There was a reason the score was 49-27, so it is not as if Utah was not the better team for the first 58:42 or would just sit and watch UCB do all of this stuff.
Ignore the ability to drive 150 yards against a better team and the significant time constraints. The odds of getting 3 onside kicks and successfully converting the 2 point attempt in 1 in 1000.
The odds of a key player getting hurt? Those odds were much, much higher. And an injury could reduce the chances of a win later in the year.
Don't believe me? Just ask Keenan Allen. Hopefully he will be healthy enough to prepare for the combine.. A healthy Keenan likely was going to dazzle at the combine and soar to a top 10 draft pick. Now, that might not happen. Thanks Coach!