One thing I forgot to add and lost in the excitement and emotion of yesterday: the game started out really bad. The first quarter felt like a quarter from last year, where it just felt like the offense literally did not move and the defense ceded a ton of ground. Didn't feel like anything positive happened.
Then, obviously, things flipped. Largely thanks to the defense.
I only mention this because this "lost quarter" (for lack of a better word) reminded me 1) how miserable last year was, and the end of the Pagano era was in general and 2) how recognizing this was happening was also a reminder that it was the exception to the rule now and it's fun to watch this team again.
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