Late last night with the Utes leading 10-6, it was obvious that a single first down would ice the game. NIU was using all of its timeouts — and my wager of Utah -10.5 was doomed.
But then our inept offense bailed me out by not getting that first down! There was a chance to cover with a pick six or scoop and score. So in my own perverse way, I wasn’t upset we had to punt with under three minutes to play.
And then Chase came through with the exact thing that I needed and there was much joy and rejoicing in my home.
I felt dirty about hoping for a 3-and-out by the offense hoping for the unlikely event of a defensive score. It worked this time, but the morale to the story is DON’T GAMBLE ON YOUR OWN TEAM. It’s a lesson I’ve learned dozens of times. I won’t make that mistake again.
Well, at least for a couple of days. Speaking of which, has anyone seen the line on the Washington game?
But then our inept offense bailed me out by not getting that first down! There was a chance to cover with a pick six or scoop and score. So in my own perverse way, I wasn’t upset we had to punt with under three minutes to play.
And then Chase came through with the exact thing that I needed and there was much joy and rejoicing in my home.
I felt dirty about hoping for a 3-and-out by the offense hoping for the unlikely event of a defensive score. It worked this time, but the morale to the story is DON’T GAMBLE ON YOUR OWN TEAM. It’s a lesson I’ve learned dozens of times. I won’t make that mistake again.
Well, at least for a couple of days. Speaking of which, has anyone seen the line on the Washington game?
