Well written. Bottom line is that the teams (football or otherwise) with the big reputation almost always prevail over the teams with a mediocre reputation. Whether it be bad bounces on a fumble, or refs missing a hold on a receiver (e.g. the 2 point conversion play), or getting stripped on a punt return when a fair catch would have give…
Well written. Bottom line is that the teams (football or otherwise) with the big reputation almost always prevail over the teams with a mediocre reputation. Whether it be bad bounces on a fumble, or refs missing a hold on a receiver (e.g. the 2 point conversion play), or getting stripped on a punt return when a fair catch would have given us the opportunity to eat up clock and possibly extend a 7 point lead, or taking the panicky risk of going for 2 (scrap shoot one play) when kicking the extra point and challenging the entire team to win in the overtime format, Cal played amazing offense with many fantastic plays but, but gave this game away to the team with the bigger reputation. We have to believe we can win important football games….and we can, but it’s a big phycological barrier.
Well written. Bottom line is that the teams (football or otherwise) with the big reputation almost always prevail over the teams with a mediocre reputation. Whether it be bad bounces on a fumble, or refs missing a hold on a receiver (e.g. the 2 point conversion play), or getting stripped on a punt return when a fair catch would have given us the opportunity to eat up clock and possibly extend a 7 point lead, or taking the panicky risk of going for 2 (scrap shoot one play) when kicking the extra point and challenging the entire team to win in the overtime format, Cal played amazing offense with many fantastic plays but, but gave this game away to the team with the bigger reputation. We have to believe we can win important football games….and we can, but it’s a big phycological barrier.