[Husker] what would you have done?

[Smith, William]

If I read your message right Glen, I could have sworn you were in my living room with me.  

The instant Smith grabbed that ball I was screaming "Fall down!!!"  Had he done so we would have won (though there is a slight chance, given Taylor's occasional butter fingers of a fumble during the snap).  At that moment you must choose the course of action surest to guarantee victory.  It's a little bit like Bball players diving for  a loose ball and then calling time out.  That presence of mind is what separates winners from "nice tryers".  

That said every player is vulnerable to occasional mental errors.  I hope the team and coaches rally round Smith so he'll play harder and smarter in the next game.

Also wasn't it after the Tech game last year the coaches said "you have 24 hours to get over the last game played"?  (something to that effect).  We knew this team wasn't likely to go 11-0.  Still there's no reason they can't go 10-1 from here on out with the right attitude and preparation. 

Bill Smith
Towson, MD 


-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com on behalf of gscratch1 at comcast.net
Sent: Sun 10/9/2005 11:27 AM
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Subject: [Husker] what would you have done?
 
>And i agree with you he should have dropped. but my point is sometimes a guy 
>gets caught up in the moment. not thinking of the out come.

and, how many of us, watching this incredible end to this incredible game, seeing Smith intercept a deflected pass on his own 10 with a minute left in the game, spilled our driniks, while jumping up and down, screaming "Fall down!  Fall down!" ?  No, I didn't think so.  Imagine what we was thinking - he was on the field.

Glen 
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