Missed Opportunities
Today's 14-7 Homecoming loss to the Minutemen was heartbreaking. The Dukes had the ball inside the five yard line--twice on the one--three times, and failed to score any points on any of the possessions.
The first was in the first quarter, when, kicking a field goal on fourth down, George hit the post. The second came at the end of the first half, when the referee called a phantom timeout on the Dukes, their third, and time expired on the next play from scrimmage as the officials dug through the pile.
The final opportunity lost came in the final minute of play, as the Dukes took penalty after penalty, only to move up to the one yard line on a blatant pass interference by UMASS in the end zone. On fourth and one, with 40 seconds left to play, the Dukes ran an off-tackle play and came up short.
My heart feels like it's been smashed into tiny pieces. Why am I not used to this yet?
October 26, 2002 - 07:29 PM