Fox Pregame: Eat it Jimmy and friends. Fox is horrible at the college game.
Coin Toss: Way to keep it classy Bama; trash talking during the coin flip. I've never seen that before.
Coaching and game prep: What preparation. What intensity. From the first series, they punched UA in the face and didn't let up. Utah played with a chip on their shoulder. Kyle Whittingham IS a big game coach; he hasn't lost a bowl game yet.
Offense: Great game by Ludwig. Did you notice the vertical passes mixed in with the precession passing in the first quarter? Caught Bama totally off guard. The no huddle was fantastic; three TDs - each drive under two minutes. Also, once Ludwig saw what was working he kept at it; he didn't back off.
QB: BJ was incredible. Game of his career. So cool, so focused. I could go on and on.
D: Amazing blitzes. They were turning run blitzes into sacks. This was not all about DreSmith being out either. A lot of the pressure was right up the middle and on both sides. 32 yards rushing for Bama. Wow. Once Bama had to go to the pass, Utah just pinned their ears back and pressured. Bama's only O TD was on a short field. I think their longest drive was 50 yards. They hit hard, all night.
Special Teams: Solid kicking/punting. Bad mistake by Bama letting the long punt (61 yrds?) go. Crappy coverage for the TD, even though there was a block in the back, still should have made a tackle.
Overall: This game was maybe one of the top two events in modern Utah athletics history...Tied with the win over Arizona to go the Final Four?
Utah could have played with, and beat, any team in the country tonight. Anyone.
Coin Toss: Way to keep it classy Bama; trash talking during the coin flip. I've never seen that before.
Coaching and game prep: What preparation. What intensity. From the first series, they punched UA in the face and didn't let up. Utah played with a chip on their shoulder. Kyle Whittingham IS a big game coach; he hasn't lost a bowl game yet.
Offense: Great game by Ludwig. Did you notice the vertical passes mixed in with the precession passing in the first quarter? Caught Bama totally off guard. The no huddle was fantastic; three TDs - each drive under two minutes. Also, once Ludwig saw what was working he kept at it; he didn't back off.
QB: BJ was incredible. Game of his career. So cool, so focused. I could go on and on.
D: Amazing blitzes. They were turning run blitzes into sacks. This was not all about DreSmith being out either. A lot of the pressure was right up the middle and on both sides. 32 yards rushing for Bama. Wow. Once Bama had to go to the pass, Utah just pinned their ears back and pressured. Bama's only O TD was on a short field. I think their longest drive was 50 yards. They hit hard, all night.
Special Teams: Solid kicking/punting. Bad mistake by Bama letting the long punt (61 yrds?) go. Crappy coverage for the TD, even though there was a block in the back, still should have made a tackle.
Overall: This game was maybe one of the top two events in modern Utah athletics history...Tied with the win over Arizona to go the Final Four?
Utah could have played with, and beat, any team in the country tonight. Anyone.
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