I think the coaching grade is a bit short sighted.

At the end of the first half against BC, we run three times and don't get the first down, and people complain about that. This time, we mix a pass in, we don't get the first down, and people complain about that too. What would be better? Three incomplete passes that don't get a first down and give even more time to the opposition?

And as for the pick from the 20 yard line, we try a pass on 1st down after four straight runs. If Santa gets 1 on 1 coverage and makes a good throw, we get a TD and everyone talks about how the runs set up the pass. Instead, Santa under throws into double coverage. That is on Santa, not the coaches. He is young, and made a throw he shouldn't have. If we ran four jet sweeps or four bubble screens after four runs, that you could put on the coaching, but not trying one pass after four runs.

I thought this game was a potential blowout loss before the season, hard to believe we nearly had a Top 25 team on the road, even with 4 turnovers and a kick return TD. I like what we have on defense, they did great containing Penny. We are going to win a lot of games in the MAC and I wouldn't be surprised if we make it back to Detroit.