This shall be short, not so sweet.
No inclination here to go into detail.
Not going to sleep on it. Knock it out and move on to hoops.
Clemson 20, Louisville 19.
I can sense part of the narrative, given the buzz heading into this one about U of Ls QB situation. Which would be to place the L on Miller Mosss shoulders.
Especially for the late sack, eliminating the possibility for a reasonable, makable FG.
My opinion: I dont blame Moss.
That one play was the fault of the Offensive Line. Clemsons defenders were all over Moss in less than two seconds. He didnt have enough time to throw it away.
The second villain will, of course, be Cooper Ranvier.
He doinked an extra point.
He missed a long FG attempt.
It happens.
Hes been steady. Hes been reliable.
Which allows a seamless segue to where I am placing the blame.
Jeff Brohm.
You give your kicker a shot to redeem himself late. You show him you have confidence.
Instead, Brohm panicked, put in a kicker with limited attempts all year. Cold. Late in a Must Make moment. Huge mistake of judgement.
Hated the decision.
Louisvilles lack of discipline was mind-boggling.
False starts. Stupid unsportsmanlike absurdities. At critical moments.
10 penalties for 98 critical yards.
I blame coaching for that.
My readers might think otherwise. Have at it.
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You want to know who foresaw such a meltdown.
Go back to the 3d C BC.
Plautus.
He was a playwright who penned The Menaechmi.
It was a play about mistaken identity.
A comedy of errors if you will.
Which is what Willie the Shakes dubbed his take on the plotline, which premiered in 1594.
A Comedy of Errors, this one.
Mistaken identity?
Jeff Brohms 2025 U of L Cardinals, who feigned being a legit CFP contender.
Until the real identity was outed.
c d kaplan