‘Twas the night before Christmas, five days before the bowl game;
Not a player was playing, not even Alex Hale improving his field-goal aim.
The lights at Boone’s stadium were seen from far and from near,
Signaling good tidings and great cheer from another Mike Gundy-coached winning football year.
Preseason visions they were bold and bombastic;
Who’d have thought then offensive line injuries would be so goshdarn drastic?
There was still plenty to be thankful for, as Santa Claus prepped Rudolph and Blitzen;
I’m personally thankful for Trace Ford and Calvin Bundage’s dual-sided blitzin’.