tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post561509740571160136..comments2023-12-27T18:04:21.987-05:00Comments on From Old Virginia: game preview: MarylandBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10506945153264825303noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-5217724647684601362013-10-13T19:25:14.438-04:002013-10-13T19:25:14.438-04:00You don't go for 2 in the first half. Conside...You don't go for 2 in the first half. Consider that at one point late in the game, we led 23-20. Had we gone for 2 earlier in the game and failed, that lead would have been 22-20. At that moment, the choice to take the XP seemed pretty smart. Just because we ultimately lost by 1 doesn't mean we made the wrong decision there.<br /><br />But I agree that there were some good signs. A little late -- it just reminds me how we coulda won any one if not all of these last three games -- but progress is always a plus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-53786488804274652682013-10-13T11:23:35.886-04:002013-10-13T11:23:35.886-04:00Here's the thing - had that field goal not sai...Here's the thing - had that field goal not sailed wide right, we'd all be talking about how great it was to see the offense clicking, the running game firing on all cylinders, defense and special teams forcing turnovers, and Watford making real progress in a gritty ACC road win. <br /><br />But losing makes everything look a lot worse. I was encouraged by a lot of what I saw yesterday, but win or lose, four things were unacceptable: <br /><br />1) Couldn't score a TD on 2nd and goal from the 1.<br />2) Letting the Terps pick up a 1st down on 3rd and 21 with the game on the line. <br />3) Not even trying to get closer to the end zone on that final drive. If Frye was kicking, fine, but don't ask Voz to nail a 42-yard game-winner on the road.<br />4) Three turnovers in MD territory result in 6 UVA points. <br /><br />The only thing to do is beat Duke this weekend and try to get better every game from here on out. Lose against the Blue Devils and this very well could be a 2 win season, which would be catastrophic.<br /><br />Oh, and let's not forget kicking the PAT instead of going for two when it was 14-12. Fat lot of good that extra point did us.<br /><br />Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193007137551439191.post-86976240871387919362013-10-12T19:22:41.160-04:002013-10-12T19:22:41.160-04:00Wow was that game ever an epic pile of frustration...Wow was that game ever an epic pile of frustration. The massive touchdown scoring failure, the tipped passes, the 3 mile screen pass, the double covered go up and get it to win the game, then the maybe overturned td, then the brilliant drive, but then the typical super-conservative once you hit field goal range but not _easy_ field goal range play calling, then the miss...... man. Just... man.Brandon (not Brendan)noreply@blogger.com