Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!tonym From: tonym@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Tony Martinez) Newsgroups: net.sport.football Subject: BYU - Michigan Game Message-ID: <1623@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Mon, 24-Dec-84 12:00:16 EST Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.1623 Posted: Mon Dec 24 12:00:16 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Dec-84 02:41:20 EST Distribution: net Organization: System Development Corp. R+D, Santa Monica Lines: 25 The saddest thing about BYU's victory over Michigan in the Holiday Bowl, is that people who don't know much about football, or who did not see the game will say, "See, they had a tough time against Michigan." The adversity which BYU faced and still came out victorious is amazing. They had 6 turnovers, while Michigan only had one on the game's second to last play. A field goal was blocked. Their quarterback was injured, forcing them into a shotgun, which forced them to throw out half of their offense, along with the fact that Bosco was not at 100%. The other teams in the nation, who would claim the number # 1 spot, were not able to overcome the adversities when they lost their games; i.e. OU lost there quarterback against Kansas, and then lost the game. The BYU offense moved at will in the game, except when they stopped themselves. They only had to punt once, and that was when Bosco was on the bench. BYU could have won by a large margin if the breaks hadn't been so one sided. BYU had 32 first downs compared to 13 for Michigan. They also had 483 total yards compared to 202. The stats would have been much more one-sided without the turnovers. Also, only two of the turnovers could be claimed as having really been caused by Michigan. The others were just cases of the dropsies. I don't think that any other team in the nation could have beat Michigan after having so many turnovers. Tony Martinez tonym@sdcrdcf