We had 565 yards of total offense. 1 single turnover v Duke, 379 yards passing, 186 yards rushing at 6.4 a carry. Duke Johnson was not changing the outcome of that game. It was all Dorito. We had more yards than Duke and like i said 1 turnover so we didnt giveaway the game. They took it by running for 358 yards and we couldnt stop it. Including having the backup QB run for 4 TDs. It boggles the mind. It was all Dorito's defense
Saying Duke couldn't have changed the outcome of a game that was tied going into the 4th quarter is insane. Yes, the defense was literally dog ****…but I can't agree that someone that dynamic can't create something that otherwise wasn't created in his absence.
Duke Johnson's win football games, period.
He was not winning that game, No way no how. I don't care how many ways u say it. If one team runs for over 300 yards and they are not GT or Navy type offense...they are winning the game period! Duke QB just went into the endzone as i typed that
Morris had to throw the **** ball 49 times. Having Duke changes the entire offensive philosophy of that game. With what was on the line, he probably would have been returning kicks as well.
Losing Duke didnt change the offense, having to play catch up to Duke did. They had the ball the whole **** game. We had to throw it or we would have just ran the clock down. We still ran it 29 times for 6.4 yards a carry. Keep spinning. Our defense loss the game period. 358 yards rushing
Prior to the last seven minutes of the game, point out where we were playing catch up:
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER MIA DUKE
FG 10:27 Matt Goudis 32 Yd 3 0
TD 09:33 Stacy Coley 79 Yd Punt Return (Matt Goudis Kick) 10 0
TD 06:22 Brandon Connette 2 Yd Run (Ross Martin Kick) 10 7
TD 02:01 Herb Waters 5 Yd Pass From Stephen Morris (Matt Goudis Kick) 17 7
SECOND QUARTER MIA DUKE
TD 09:02 Shaquille Powell 22 Yd Pass From Brandon Connette (Ross Martin Kick) 17 14
FG 04:42 Matt Goudis 32 Yd 20 14
TD 02:01 Brandon Connette 3 Yd Run (Ross Martin Kick) 20 21
THIRD QUARTER MIA DUKE
TD 11:50 Brandon Connette 1 Yd Run (Ross Martin Kick) 20 28
TD 11:12 Herb Waters 50 Yd Pass From Stephen Morris (Matt Goudis Kick) 27 28
FG 05:04 Matt Goudis 31 Yd 30 28
FG 02:47 Ross Martin 48 Yd 30 31
FOURTH QUARTER MIA DUKE
TD 11:37 Brandon Connette 4 Yd Run (Ross Martin Kick) 30 38
TD 06:50 Shaquille Powell 33 Yd Run (Ross Martin Kick) 30 45
FG 01:04 Ross Martin 32 Yd 30 48