They had the game sowed up and they call a 3 man rush on 4th and 17 to a non throwing QB. Unbelievable!

Was I the only one who got a final score from CBS sports saying emu won 21-20?

1. Yes. That play was an utter debacle for EMU. They had a triple option team in shotgun formation on 4th & forever and couldn't make the play. I'm stunned bcat2 doesn't shower Ga Southern with praise and adulation tho ... what happened to giving credit to your opponent? Either way, both teams can walk off the field with their heads held high because they provided great efforts. Isn't that right, bcat2? Only thing that matters. Bowl wins are overrated. All wins are overrated.

2. I have no idea what you're talking about in terms of trying to make Ga Southern one dimensional. Ummm. They already are one dimensional. They had the second least amount of pass attempts of any team in FBS ahead of only Army. Your gameplan vs them would be trying to force them to pass??? And how do you suppose you're going to force a team that averages 8 pass attempts a game into that? Your blanket philosophy on defense doesn't work here. You don't try to force an triple option team to pass. You just learn how to defend the option. That's the only defense against a team like that.

Amen. I was watching with my daughter. When I saw the 3-man rush forming, I said, "Well, will we again see the Prevent Defense become the Prevent Victory Defense?"

I find it remarkable that head coaches/DCs continue employing that defense. EMU, playing its 56-minute defense, had GS in that 4th and long dilemma. Then it switches to Prevent Victory and says, "Merry Christmas!"

When a team has a defense working effectively, the logical thing to do is to force the other team to beat that defense. The illogical thing to do is to change it to something else. The most illogical thing of all is to back the defense off, and give the other team room to run successful plays, which is what the "prevent (victory) defense" does. I find it remarkable that anyone uses it, especially considering how often it is a complete disaster. When it results in a loss, which it often does, I feel no sympathy at all for the team that uses it. EMU got what they deserved.

I do love watching Georgia Southern's option offense. It is prettier than a lot of them out there. Can still remember when it hung 60 on BGSU

I still think about Kordell Stewart and the BUFFs running on the field at the Big House. I was a pre-teen and even then I was like why give him room to set up in a pocket and launch it. Just use the 4 man rush you have been doing all day and sub a LB out for an additional safety. Even the Patriots had a debacle this year with prevent Defense. Too many good QBs today to play that Defense. Aaron Roger's smiles at prevent Defense.

Also, Tim Tebow in the NFL. He would accomplish nothing all game passing the ball until the 4th quarter, then they would start playing prevent. He would get time to throw, do a whole bunch of checkdowns, move the ball down the field and get into a rhythm. And Tebow's team would win. Then they would marvel at his "comeback" ability.