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per Randy:
The situation was strikingly familiar for Adam Weber.
One team takes a huge halftime lead, appears on the way to a rout, only to see the opponent rally for an historic — and demoralizing — victory.
That happened Sunday night, when Texas A&M led UCLA 44-10 with 4:08 left in the third quarter before the Bruins scored the final 35 points for a stunning 45-44 victory at the Rose Bowl. The comeback was the second largest in NCAA history, one point shy of Michigan State’s 35-point rally over Northwestern in 2006.
“It was absolutely unbelievable — a tale of two halves,” said Weber, the Gophers’ career passing leader who now serves as an offensive analyst on the staff of UCLA coach Jim Mora. “I’ve never really been a part of something like that.”
Thing is, Weber has been in a similar situation, albeit on the other side. As a freshman out of Mounds View High School who was redshirting for the Gophers in 2006, Weber was on the sideline in the Insight Bowl when Minnesota took a 31-point lead in the third quarter before Texas Tech rallied to tie it 38-38 on the last play of regulation and win 44-41 in overtime.
“I would highly recommend being on the other end,” Weber said. “It’s a lot better.”
http://m.startribune.com/after-ucla...-to-be-on-other-end/443063093/?section=sports
Go Gophers!!
The situation was strikingly familiar for Adam Weber.
One team takes a huge halftime lead, appears on the way to a rout, only to see the opponent rally for an historic — and demoralizing — victory.
That happened Sunday night, when Texas A&M led UCLA 44-10 with 4:08 left in the third quarter before the Bruins scored the final 35 points for a stunning 45-44 victory at the Rose Bowl. The comeback was the second largest in NCAA history, one point shy of Michigan State’s 35-point rally over Northwestern in 2006.
“It was absolutely unbelievable — a tale of two halves,” said Weber, the Gophers’ career passing leader who now serves as an offensive analyst on the staff of UCLA coach Jim Mora. “I’ve never really been a part of something like that.”
Thing is, Weber has been in a similar situation, albeit on the other side. As a freshman out of Mounds View High School who was redshirting for the Gophers in 2006, Weber was on the sideline in the Insight Bowl when Minnesota took a 31-point lead in the third quarter before Texas Tech rallied to tie it 38-38 on the last play of regulation and win 44-41 in overtime.
“I would highly recommend being on the other end,” Weber said. “It’s a lot better.”
http://m.startribune.com/after-ucla...-to-be-on-other-end/443063093/?section=sports
Go Gophers!!