It’s hard to tell at times.
So here’s how I’m grading it. 1) Rob Aurich is mixing the potions and the Blackshirts are flying around making it happen, and pressuring Brock Thomas into looking like a walk-on. And 2) The Huskers offense, while dealing with a lot of speed on the other side of the ball, has felt like they were close to popping explosive plays a few times. Yes, very few, but still.
And then they finally did three times, the last with 4 seconds left in the half when Anthony Colandrea found
Kwazi Gilmer in the back of the end zone for the game’s only score and the current 7-0 lead. It had to survive a review, and yes Gilmer’s foot did appear to touch for a quick drag and the score, and when it did, the Ducks faithful erupted in protest.
Would I have felt the same if the situations were reversed? Yes, and here’s why – his foot did appear to shift ever so slightly at the toes or balls of his feet. And if I imagined it, I still would call TD if it was a Duck foot on the call because it simply seemed to be the epitome of nowhere near definitive enough to overturn.
You don’t have to believe me, but I swear I’m being honest in the assessment. And how about the the 31-yard completion to Gilmer on 3rd and 22 followed shortly by a Colandrea 17-yard scamper out of bounds to give them a chance and time for that crack at the end zone.
Besides that?
Let me check my notes: punt, punt, punt, punt…(counting on fingers)…yep, 13 total. Traded turnovers…check.
And not much else.
The second half is coming up. Huskers have the ball – can they finish. Pound that coffee and find out, y’all.
