The unconquerable yards
Today I had an otherwise pleasant conversation that reminded me of Boston College’s heart-crushing 31-26 loss to Notre Dame in 1998. The Eagles had fallen behind, but then rallied fought their way to a first down on the 2-yard line in the final minute. From there, the Eagles somehow failed to score. They did so even though their center was Damien Woody, eventual 1st round NFL draft pick and Super Bowl winner, and their tailback was Mike Cloud, eventual 2nd round NFL draft pick.
That was a tough, tough loss.
