Well, here’s your game summary:
Seriously, how does that happen?
As for non-surprises, the outcome was about what I expected. I had Rutgers rumbling along to a 33-17 win; I figured Tech’s quarterback would either be new or injured, which increased the risk for turnovers, and Rutgers’ running game would expose Tech’s linebackers and defensive backs in run/pass conflicts. The surprises were in the details. The Tech offense worked better than I thought it would, and Rutgers didn’t land the knock-out deep shots I worried about.
And the run defense I thought would struggle…well, it struggled, and then it went into the fetal position.
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