The okay that defined the game.

[patdog]

We punt USA down to the 1-foot line. Have the RB dead to rights in the end zone for a safety. The breaks that tackle. Then Ritchie hits him straight up at the 5. He breaks that tackle & goes for 40+ yards. They get a TD on that drive. I knew we were in trouble then.

 

[HomeBoyDawg]

Yep, that was huge.

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

No arguing there. Some other considerations of game changers, the second to last offensive series we had, we were moving the ball especially well on the ground. Then we switch to passing and stalled out before Graves missed his first kick. Why we didn't run more throughout the game is my main question. Also, we had just sacked USA to make it 3rd or 4th and long goal-to-go and we were called for being offsides in their game winning TD drive. The flags overall were pretty brutal for us.

 

[DawgsOnTheWing]

That was Traver Jung that missed the tackle in endzone. dont remember him playing much after that.......

 

[121Josey]

That was the turning point.

It would have never happened if not for the phantom holding call the previous drive. Then Merlin didn't play for four downs.

 

[FlotownDawg]

That offsides by Calvin on USA's last drive was a killer. They would've had 4th and goal at the 15 after the sack. Instead it went back to 3rd and goal from the 5, which they scored on. So many mistakes. We didn't deserve to win the game.

 

[kired]

This play, the Calvin offsides, and the first TD were we had Magee triple teamed were huge game changers.

The two bs holding calls on our TEs were huge plays against our offense.

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

I thought they robbed USA's QB of player of the game when they announced Dam Williams as it instead. Not much in the 2nd half warranted any accolades to our players. Also, playing at 11 am at the beginning of September at home robbed ourselves of any home field advantaged we were planning to have in this game.

 

[Shamoan]

Missed tackle in the ez, horrible offsides to make it 4th and long, and generally not covering anyone in the secondary are all worthy nominees defensively. I want to be pissed at sermon, but on several occasions we were in position and **** the bed (see triple coverage td). That was Jackson state type ********. How we didn't beg borrow and steal some decent juco ol and db's this offseason will go down as one of the all-time biggest mysteries of the Msu universe knowing how badly we struggled there last season.