I think the team is professional in their maturity and the athletes are extraordinarily self-motivated young men.
So I don’t think they felt deflated by their coach or were overlooking a top 10 opponent.
I think they were probably physically and emotionally exhausted by the Oregon game, I think they had a short week to recover and prepare due to consecutive road games against ranked opponents, the second being across the country, I think they are banged up, and there is something wrong with the line. Also, as Shaw admitted, I think they made some play-calling mistakes on that last drive of the first half.
So I don’t think they felt deflated by their coach or were overlooking a top 10 opponent.
I think they were probably physically and emotionally exhausted by the Oregon game, I think they had a short week to recover and prepare due to consecutive road games against ranked opponents, the second being across the country, I think they are banged up, and there is something wrong with the line. Also, as Shaw admitted, I think they made some play-calling mistakes on that last drive of the first half.
