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(11-22-2014 05:50 PM)toddjnsn Wrote:  Yeah, we would tie for MAC West Champs if we win out. All by botched kicking to lose by 1 pt in OT. Sigh.

Haldeman receives too much blame for that loss because a) he made what was almost the game-winning FG late in regulation; b) if we get a stop on 4th-and-6 late in regulation, it never comes down to that, and c) even if he makes the PAT, it only would have sent us into double overtime (it wouldn't have won the game).

Here's the Hustle Belt postgame write-up from today's game:

http://www.hustlebelt.com/mac-football/2...ap-broncos

This P.J. quote sums it up best:

With the win, the Broncos have now won 8 games for the first time since 2008, and have won 6 straight games following the heart-breaking loss to Toledo. Fleck, however, sees that game now as a blessing in disguise. "Everyone says 'shoulda', 'woulda', 'coulda', but the fact is that if we don't clank (the PAT) off the upright, none of this (success) happens. Everything happens for a reason, and after that, our whole season flipped. We've really matured since then. That's why you coach."