12-20-2020, 11:55 PM
(12-20-2020, 07:47 PM)winflop Wrote: Thoughts on the game:
1. 4 straight wins on the road to end the season is a tremendous accomplishment. Kudos to the coaches and the players
2. THAT WAS THE MOST PAC-12 REFS ENDING TO ANY GAME I'VE EVER SEEN
3. Mills' rally after throwing the pick-six reminded me of Andrew Luck in the 2011 game at U$C. That took real guts. I hope he stays another year
4. I would've gone for two at 34-33. I had no confidence in that defense to stop UCLA in OT after the way they played in the second half
5. Punting from the UCLA 33????? AGAIN?????????
Haven't read through others' insights yet.
I didn't like punting from the 33, but Toner had already missed an extra point and maybe was gimpy (?), so I could see not trying the 50-yard field goal. And it was pretty long yardage to make a first down, so I expected Shaw to play for field position by punting even though it made us fans grind our teeth. Sadly the punt didn't pin UCLA really deep, plus it only took them one play, a running play no less, to get out to the 33, so it ended up ineffective.

