Sorry for the delay in posting this. I've been having some personal issues. But here it is, right now. By the way, for those of you wondering why the Big East and NCAA Tournaments aren't on here, the answer is simple - I wasn't at those games. Also, look at the bottom for an in-depth analysis of this list.
What: Football vs. West Virginia (original post)
When: October 29, 2010
Where: Rentschler Field
Result: Win 16-13, OT
What a game! This completely turned our season around. We came back from being down 10-0 just before halftime (at which point Teggart made a field goal) to win 16-13 in overtime. It wasn't as much due to our good play as because West Virginia kept fumbling, but I'll take it. It was the first time we beat them, ever. And after that, it launched a five game win streak that took us to our first BCS game.
This was probably the most exciting football game I've ever watched. It didn't seem that way for most of the first half though, when we couldn't score. Finally, Dave Teggart made that field goal just before the half to make it 10-3. It JUST made it inside the crossbar. I've read The Garden of Forking Paths and I wonder how we would have been different if that kick had gone wide. We wouldn't have the momentum heading into the second half, and in all likelihood, we wouldn't win the game. We wouldn't take momentum into the Pitt game and win, and could very well go 3-9. Maryland wouldn't hire Randy Edsall, but of course, he could get fired. And Pasqualoni might not have taken the job. Who knows? And if years down the road, we are an elite football program, this could have been the crucial moment in that. We will just have to see.
I'll probably post sporadically until the beginning of next season, which is just over a month away. Until then, Go Huskies!
Analysis:
Let's review the Top 10 first:
10. Men's Soccer vs. Boston University, August 28 (first game I attended)
9. Baseball vs. Holy Cross, March 22 (first baseball game, 16-inning contest)
8. Field Hockey Big East Semifinal vs. Louisville, November 6
7. Men's Soccer Big East First Round vs. DePaul, November 5
6. Men's Basketball vs. Stony Brook, November 12 (first regular-season game I attended)
5. Men's Ice Hockey vs. Sacred Heart @ Rentschler Field, February 13 (outdoor game as part of Whalers Hockey Fest)
4. Baseball Doubleheader vs. St. John's, April 2 (possible turning point of our season)
3. Men's Basketball vs. Villanova, January 17 (first game back from winter break, Kemba Walker hits game winning shot with 1 second left)
2. Women's Basketball vs. Baylor, November 16
1. Football vs. West Virginia, October 29 (see above)
Note that two of these were the first game I attended in a sport (including one which was the first game I attended in any sport) and a third was the first regular season game I attended in that sport (I had attended an exhibition game vs. American International). A fourth was the first game I attended after Winter Break, and it had been over a month since I'd attended one. Three more could be classified as "special" games - two Big East Tournament games and Whalers Hockey Fest. Two more are turning point games - West Virginia football and St. John's baseball. And the women's hoops game vs. Baylor was the first major contest I'd attended in women's basketball, after we clobbered Franklin Pierce and Holy Cross.
Well, that's all for now. Go Huskies!
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