It’s always difficult to process these type of losses. On one hand, I do take solace in how our boys fought against a very good team and how that should translate into wins against the lesser teams on our remaining schedule. But on the other hand, the B1G is a grind. As long as the opposing team has a pulse (sorry NW), the games will be hard fought and that’s why we are doomed to fail. You want to know why Scott Frost is abysmal in one possession games? It’s because his teams routinely commit mistakes in the fourth quarter- interceptions, qb fumbles, drive killing penalties, or special teams blunders. If we need a score to win, we are incapable of running a two minute drill. If we just simply need to run out the clock, we cannot move the chains. Heaven forbid we reach overtime. When is the last time we scored after regulation? Our offense just seems to freeze in the clutch.
I am actually resentful of the phrase, “We keep finding new ways to lose.” There’s a commonality. Most of team, except the defense, cannot execute when the game is on the line and the blame rests at the top with Scott Frost. Obviously, it’s not an easy fix and I worry that Frost’s time is running out. He may fix it eventually, but will he have the same caliber of recruits at that time. I shudder to think about our offense when Martinez leaves.