Throughout my drive back from Huntsville on Thursday night, I wondered to myself, “Should I be upset or just laugh at what just happened?”
The answer is a mixture of both, which I think is a valid way to respond to maybe one of, scratch that, definitely the weirdest way I’ve seen a game end. If you really even want to use that wording.
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