A weird thing happened when I dove into the play-by-play for yesterday’s game. Often, when I do this, my impressions of the game don’t really change all that much. I thought we played well, and reading through the play-by-play backs that up. I thought we played poorly, and reading through the play-by-play only confirms that.
With yesterday’s 22-17 loss to Notre Dame, though, a dive through the play-by-play only makes me even more confused. I watched the game and eyeballed the box score, and my initial impression was that Vanderbilt played well enough to win and probably should have won if not for a few ill-timed mistakes.