I am going to be short and sweet about what I witnessed last weekend. If I offend someone, sorry about that, but I “tell it like it is.”
Knowing that you are 3:13 from winning a huge game, and knowing that a field goal can beat you, why in heavens name do you decide to give the ball back to your opponent at almost mid-field
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