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kcchief19 · 03-22-2009, 02:10 AM

My losses have gone from painful to excruciating. We head to No. 25 Nebraska without both our starting QB and HB. So we got that going for us.

Surprisingly, we open up the game with a nice drive that stalls out in the redzone and settle for a field goal. Nebraska finally breaks through near the end of the first quarter to make it 7-3. We respond with a TD and retake a 10-7 lead early in the second quarter. Nebraska drives and scores with 1:37 left to take a 14-7 lead.

That's when disaster strikes for the first time. Attempting to semi-run the clock out while trying to see about maybe making a play, we run an ill-advised option. It's worked to perfection. My QB faked a pitch, kept the ball and tucked it in. Suddenly the backup HB is wide open with no one in front of him. Royal pitches it ... and the ball gets deflected and this the turf. Nebraska picks up and runs it in for a TD, it's 21-10 at the half.

Nebraska gets the opening kick of the second half and a demoralized Tigers defense botches a screen play. 61 yards later it's 28-10. Game over.

Or maybe not. We quickly score and decided to go for two to cut the lead to 10. The conversion is good and we're down 28-18. we force Nebraska to settle for a field goal and get the ball back down 13.

We drive down and score a TD to make it 31-24. I don't feel like I can stop Nebraska completely and they will score again, but I gamble that I can hold them to a field goal. If I go for two I can pull within 5 which means if Nebraska kicks a field goal I'll get the ball back where a TD and 2-point conversion sends it to OT. We get ready to snap and get called for illegal motion. I call a pass play and everyone is covered. Royal scrambes and takes it inside the one but the Huskers stop him, no good.

We force Nebraska to settle for the field goal and now we're down 34-24 with 5 minutes to go. No problem. We drive down in 2 minutes and score to make it 34-31. Miraculously, we stop Nebraska at midfield and we're getting the ball back. I try to call a punt block formation but my fingers took too long to call up the play and a regular defense trots out. I try to call timeout but can't get it called. Nebraska punts it away. The ball is headed toward the end zone for a touchback ... and dies on the goal line. First and goal Missouri from inside the one.

I put Royal in the shotgun and he manages to race out for a first down. We're almost out of jail. With a minue to go, I roll Royal left and have a receiver wide open at about the 30. I fire a pass ... and a linebacker comes out of nowhere and leaps seemingly six feet in the air to pick off the pass. My stud offense can't stop him and he takes it in for a pick-6, we're down 41-31.

The Tigers didn't quit. We drove down and scored on the final play of the game. The two-point conversion makes it 41-39. If we hadn't been stopped on the two-point conversion earlier at the one, we'd be headed to OT.

We have to win three of four to make a bowl game and still have to play Clemson in week 14, which makes next week's home game against No. 24 K-State, home game vs. KU and at Iowa State must win games. We've dropped four of our last five, three to ranked teams and one to a rank team (Baylor). Our only win is at home versus 1-6 Oklahoma State. Ugh.

03-22-2009, 02:10 AM	#4
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	My losses have gone from painful to excruciating. We head to No. 25 Nebraska without both our starting QB and HB. So we got that going for us. Surprisingly, we open up the game with a nice drive that stalls out in the redzone and settle for a field goal. Nebraska finally breaks through near the end of the first quarter to make it 7-3. We respond with a TD and retake a 10-7 lead early in the second quarter. Nebraska drives and scores with 1:37 left to take a 14-7 lead. That's when disaster strikes for the first time. Attempting to semi-run the clock out while trying to see about maybe making a play, we run an ill-advised option. It's worked to perfection. My QB faked a pitch, kept the ball and tucked it in. Suddenly the backup HB is wide open with no one in front of him. Royal pitches it ... and the ball gets deflected and this the turf. Nebraska picks up and runs it in for a TD, it's 21-10 at the half. Nebraska gets the opening kick of the second half and a demoralized Tigers defense botches a screen play. 61 yards later it's 28-10. Game over. Or maybe not. We quickly score and decided to go for two to cut the lead to 10. The conversion is good and we're down 28-18. we force Nebraska to settle for a field goal and get the ball back down 13. We drive down and score a TD to make it 31-24. I don't feel like I can stop Nebraska completely and they will score again, but I gamble that I can hold them to a field goal. If I go for two I can pull within 5 which means if Nebraska kicks a field goal I'll get the ball back where a TD and 2-point conversion sends it to OT. We get ready to snap and get called for illegal motion. I call a pass play and everyone is covered. Royal scrambes and takes it inside the one but the Huskers stop him, no good. We force Nebraska to settle for the field goal and now we're down 34-24 with 5 minutes to go. No problem. We drive down in 2 minutes and score to make it 34-31. Miraculously, we stop Nebraska at midfield and we're getting the ball back. I try to call a punt block formation but my fingers took too long to call up the play and a regular defense trots out. I try to call timeout but can't get it called. Nebraska punts it away. The ball is headed toward the end zone for a touchback ... and dies on the goal line. First and goal Missouri from inside the one. I put Royal in the shotgun and he manages to race out for a first down. We're almost out of jail. With a minue to go, I roll Royal left and have a receiver wide open at about the 30. I fire a pass ... and a linebacker comes out of nowhere and leaps seemingly six feet in the air to pick off the pass. My stud offense can't stop him and he takes it in for a pick-6, we're down 41-31. The Tigers didn't quit. We drove down and scored on the final play of the game. The two-point conversion makes it 41-39. If we hadn't been stopped on the two-point conversion earlier at the one, we'd be headed to OT. We have to win three of four to make a bowl game and still have to play Clemson in week 14, which makes next week's home game against No. 24 K-State, home game vs. KU and at Iowa State must win games. We've dropped four of our last five, three to ranked teams and one to a rank team (Baylor). Our only win is at home versus 1-6 Oklahoma State. Ugh.