When a game goes 2-2 into the 15th inning and you have the over (7-1/2), you have to get lucky to win. If you had the under, a grand slam in that situation is a terrible beat. I'd categorize that one as a bad loss with an asterisk (over bettors never deserved to win that game).
That is certainly true, but when the guy DOES hit the jack and never gets to cross home, that is what makes it so, so bad. It's like laying 6.5 in a tie game having your team score on a hail mary to end the game and then never kicking the XP.
BTW, here is the write up on the ASU game, all I could find. Nothing on youtube
The ASU defense had to keep the Trojans out of the end zone to seal the win. Otton completed his first two passes, but cornerback Jason Simmons and Scott Von der Ahe each made key tackles, ensuring the receivers would not stray far. Otton faced a third and seven from the ASU 22.
Defensive end Albrey Battle beat his man and got his hands around the USC quarterback, who promptly underhanded the ball to avoid a sack. The ball fell at Courtney Jackson's feet. What next? Nobody in the stadium was quite sure.
So Jackson started running.
"When Courtney picked the ball up, I looked directly at the referee," Snyder said. "He let him run so I said 'Go, Courtney, go!'"
Courtney went 85 yards to be exact, putting a most-bizarre finishing touch on a most bizarre college football game.
So Battle, Bush, Poole, Burnstein, Pat Tillman (who intercepted Otton in the second quarter) and the rest of the Sun Devil players and coaches all put a heroic effort into a hard day's work. But Plummer, whether it was running for his life, hitting the open man or charging his unit up in the huddle, was the undisputed catalyst.
"Plummer is the heart and soul of their team," USC defensive lineman Darrell Russell said. "They would not function without him.
"He makes them believe."
Game Notes
* ASU moved to 7-0 for the first time since 1982.
* Terry Battle rushed for more than 100 yards for the first time in his career.
* Jake Plummer set career highs for completions (26) and attempts (44).
* The Sun Devils were 3 for 3 in the red zone, moving their season total to 24 for 24.
* ASU remained fourth in the AP Poll and moved up to fourth in the USA Today/CNN Coaches' Poll.
Score By Quarters
1 2 3 4
OT F
USC 14 0 0 14
7 35
Arizona State 0 14 0 14
20 48
Team Statistics
USC ASU
13 First Downs 29
90 Net Yards Rushing 266
205 Net Yards Passing 277
295 Total Offense 543
16-40-1 Passing: Cmp-Att-Int 26-44-3
11-49.1 Punting 10-46.3
1-1 Fumbles-Lost 3-0
12-92 Penalties 8-60
22:02 Time of Possession 37:58
Individual Statistics
Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)
USC: Woods 15-56-1; Washington 5-21-0; Sermons 2-5-0; Otton 1-7-0; Walters 1-1-0.
ASU: Battle 30-184-4; Redmond 9-43-0; Plummer 13-31-0; Paulk 3-8-0.
Passing (Comp-Att-Yds-TD-Int)
USC: Plummer 26-44-277-2-3.
ASU: Otton 16-39-205-3-1; Bastianelli 0-1-0-0-0.
Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD)
USC: Allred 4-38-1; C. Miller 3-66-1; Sermons 3-23-2; B. Miller 2-16-0; Bastianelli 2-36-0; Diltz 1-22-0; Woods 1-4-0.
ASU: Poole 7-103-1; Bush 7-78-1; Jackson 3-13-0; Mitchell 2-36-0; Kendall 2-14-0; Mustafa 1-18-0; Boyer 1-9-0; Bates 1-7-0; Redmond 1-3-0; Battle 1-(-)4-0.
Scoring
Quarter Team-Scoring Play (Conversion) Score
1 USC- Allred 15-yard pass from Otton (Abrams kick) 7-0
1 USC- Woods 13-yard run (Abrams kick) 14-0
2 ASU- Battle 32-yard run (Nycz kick) 14-7
2 ASU- Battle 18-yard run (Nycz kick) 14-14
4 USC- C. Miller 29-yard pass from Otton (Abrams kick) 21-14
4 ASU- Bush 21-yard pass from Plummer (Nycz kick) 21-21
4 USC- Soward 98-yard kickoff return (Abrams kick) 28-21
4 ASU- Battle seven-yard run (Nycz kick) 28-28
OT USC- Sermons 11-yard pass from Otton (Abrams kick) 35-28
OT ASU- Poole 6-yard pass from Plummer (Nycz kick) 35-35
OT ASU- Battle 25-yard run (Nycz kick) 35-42
OT ASU- Jackson 85-yard fumble return 35-48
20) V.Morency left guard to PHI 1 for no gain (O.Gaither).
