What happened in the game last night?

TCUDan said

But what I loved about the game was the grit the Saints showed at the end. I have been in games like this (I'll post a link to the highlights of one at the end), and this is 100% coaches preparing their teams for adversity. It comes from making practice hard, consistent messaging, and accountability. It comes from having players with the right character, who even when all is lost continue to play their butts off. No championship caliber team executes perfectly every game, but EVERY ONE OF THEM have this grit.

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Outside of the Xs and Os you provide ( which i love ) i really like to focus on the "psychological" ( mental ) aspect and how a win like this starts to create a "belief" within a team that nothing cant be overcome. More importantly, as you pointed out, the PLAYERS and CHARACTER.

A win like this holds much more importance than a complete domination imo. Doesnt allow for complacency and starts to build on the mythos of "we are never out of it until 0:00"

I loved that win more than had it been a blow out ( then having to defend against "eating the cheese ). I think it woke Lattimore up as well seeing as his 15 yd PF could have cost us a win.

Good stuff Dan.