Sure, that would've been a nice momentum changer, but the TT DB also got his hand in the path of Shipley's vision on that play, so it was more difficult than it looked.
We're talking about a pick here that was so incredibly easy it's baffling. The thing was on a tee with no one in the guy's line of sight and where he didn't need to change direction, I'm sorry this is a no brainer. All these other 'what if' scenarios that people are posting are moot. At this criticial juncture of the game, Gideon had the responsibility to make that play. Now UT needs a series of miracles to have any NC shot which is a position they shouldn't be in today. Sometimes you need to draw the line and this is one of those rare, indisputable plays.
Of course not. I already said that you have to feel terrible for this kid. I meant that in a debate like this, sometimes you need to be able to cut through all the other potential scenarios and say 'yes, that was definitely it'.
People like to make excuses each year as to why one team didn't make it, and these excuses are always a bit of a stretch, but this was one of those very rare plays where you could definitely hang your hat. He most likely dropped their NC shot, period.
People like to make excuses each year as to why one team didn't make it, and these excuses are always a bit of a stretch, but this was one of those very rare plays where you could definitely hang your hat. He most likely dropped their NC shot, period.
Anyone else notice how much time Texas left on the clock with there final plays on the go ahead TD drive. Last two snaps they could have run at least 30 - 40 seconds off the clock leaving Tech with under a minute for their final drive. IMO this is where the game was lost. They were on the 5 yard line so conserving time wasn't an issue, and you knew giving TT the ball back with over a minute was a losing proposition.
Yeah, this was discussed in the 'in game' thread as this was all going down. On the play Texas scored (which was 2nd down), they snapped the ball with 23 seconds left on the play clock. TT had one time out left at the time, but they weren't using it on that play. Had Texas not scored on that play, TT would've taken it before 3rd down I imagine.
