Well, bout lost my voice. I was screaming at the TV when Taylor got stripped in the 2nd. I still act like a big kid when I watch NU football... Luckily I didn't break anything.
Anyway, absolutely thrilled to see such a comeback, obviously. Honestly from a media coverage and recruiting standpoint, pulling out an amazing close win like that is better than ripping of Bucky's arm and beating them with it in a blowout.
As psyched as I am right now, I agree with the guys who have a (small) negative voice in the back of their head. I thought to myself as the 2nd half drew to an end, if the game continued the way it was going and NU let another game away by crapping all over themselves, I was going to join the "Fire Bo" bandwagon. Firmly.
We came back and won, but I would've carried through on that. For one, my heart just can't take many more years of big games going like this. But secondly, I seriously doubt we'll ever take that proverbial next step and be a legitimate MNC contender with the likes of LSU and Alabama unless we eliminate the mental mistakes. We can't out-recruit those $EC dirtball teams, so if we are ever going to give them a run for their money, you do it by playing fundamentally sound football and NOT shooting yourself in the foot.
Luckily, the finish made it one of the best NU football games I've had the pleasure of watching, and reminded me why I love football. Bring on Bucknuts. GBR!!
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