[NU Sports] Finish!

[mlinhardt at netzero.net]

I think after the Michigan State game last year the emphasis was on Finishing games.

The problem in the Duke game is we did not finish drives either on the offense or defensive sides.  We did not 3-and-out them until the very end and we seemed to fail on 4th down conversions.

Duke was a trap game and we fell into it.

The officiating from the stands left a lot to be desired, but the game felt just like Nevada and this time we got too close to the fire and actually did get burned.

Positives:
I thought Robes played really well.  
I thought the DL got pressure, but again very few sacks.
I thought CJ stood in there and took some hits to make the throw.

Negatives:
When Conteh is in we are clearly passing and I think they knew that in 4 and 2.
Corner play was not good.
Our fieldgoal kicking is spot on.  Why, why, why, why, why(The 5 whys)?  1 made field goal off the board and an attempt at 4th and 12 with 2+ minutes to go when we could have pulled it within a field goal.

We looked exactly like the team that played Nevada.  Shouldn't we fix/work on at least some of our mistakes/weaknesses in practice?
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