** Correction: In the 3rd, West put together a 16-PLAY drive, not yard drive.art_vandelay wrote: Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:59 pmAgreed on the drive at end of 3rd quarter for Burg starting at midfield. They were only down 1 score and they change quarterbacks and throw 3 straight incompletions and punt. Way too much time left at that point to abandon the run. But you gotta give credit to West. Their defense brought it all night.*vladimir wrote: Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:24 pmBurg was still up 7-6 after that going into the half, and I believe got the football to start the second half. In the 3rd, West put together a 16-PLAY drive and got the 2-point conversion to make it 14-7. Then West started chewing the clock after burg went 3-n-out after throwing three deep balls to end the 3r.d-quarter.art_vandelay wrote: Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:14 pm Burg giving up Hail Mary touchdown pass as time expired in first half flipped game. One of those things that just shouldn’t happen. West lined up in 2nd half and chewed clock with running game. Congrats to West on win and SOC II championship.*
Burg went away from the ground and pound and started throwing the ball more in the second half. The screens were working, and the backs were running hard between the tackles and making 1st downs. No idea why W'burg started to feel they had to throw the ball deep in the 3rd quarter, it was like they panicked b'c they were down by only 1-score. West outplayed and out-coached burg tonight.
Yes, West played tough as nails tonight.