Thank you Matt. You are a true Wildcat. Your dedication and determination are unmatched. We don’t win today’s game without you!
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Zero points from the offense in the second half says it all.
I’m glad we had Matt for this unfortunate situation.
But...he was 4 for 11 for 50 yards. Hardly a threat in the passing game. Take away the 28-yard toss to Fessler, and that’s 3 for 10 for 22 yards. Made some plays with his feet, but it’s clear that Clayton gives the Cats a two-dimensional offense and Matt doesn’t.
Zero points from the offense in the second half says it all.
No. Stupid 4th down reverse, and not kicking the shorter FG had something to do with it
We won the game. And one can’t fairly take away any plays to make a point. Let’s give some appreciation to a guy who stuck with the program even though not playing as much as he wanted, including not getting many game reps this year. He played well enough given all these circumstances for us to win. Thank you Matt - congrats to you and the team!I’m glad we had Matt for this unfortunate situation.
But...he was 4 for 11 for 50 yards. Hardly a threat in the passing game. Take away the 28-yard toss to Fessler, and that’s 3 for 10 for 22 yards. Made some plays with his feet, but it’s clear that Clayton gives the Cats a two-dimensional offense and Matt doesn’t.
Zero points from the offense in the second half says it all.
We won the game. And one can’t fairly take away any plays to make a point. Let’s give some appreciation to a guy who stuck with the program even though not playing as much as he wanted, including not getting many game reps this year. He played well enough given all these circumstances for us to win. Thank you Matt - congrats to you and the team!
Stupid post. Why take away his 28 yard toss to Fessler? Take away a few missed throws and he's 100%.
He was just making point we didn’t win because of Matt. We won despite Matt. Passing offense was nonexistent. Atleast he didn’t throw pick. Brought some emotion though.
Way to go!Thank you Matt. You are a true Wildcat. Your dedication and determination are unmatched. We don’t win today’s game without you!
What a last game, huh Matt?
Not true. We moved the ball and that was the difference in winning the game. Penalties in the 2nd half cost us points.He was just making point we didn’t win because of Matt. We won despite Matt. Passing offense was nonexistent. Atleast he didn’t throw pick. Brought some emotion though.
He was NOT a liability. The Cats did NOT win despite him. He did what the coaches asked him to do.
I know right... I was like this is going to be a home run or a strike out... After the first couple of plays I felt like Matt was prepared and ready to play. I personally think that he should get all the credit he deserves for be ready to step in.Very fitting last game for Matt Alvitiiiiiii!
We need a “dislike” option for posts like this. 90% of college level back-ups coming into a game suddenly having had no reps with the first team offense during practices would have made critical mistakes. We won BECAUSE we had Matt Alviti available as our back-up when CT went out.He was just making point we didn’t win because of Matt. We won despite Matt. Passing offense was nonexistent. Atleast he didn’t throw pick. Brought some emotion though.
He was just making point we didn’t win because of Matt. We won despite Matt. Passing offense was nonexistent. Atleast he didn’t throw pick. Brought some emotion though.
Yea - No doubt... Matt was prepared well... stepped in and did the job... how do we know. CATS WON !!! End of storyAnother stupid post. So let me get this straight - Matt stepped in when the starter went down, finished off the TD drive, did not turn the ball over, and was kneeling in the victory formation. It sure sounds like we won more because of him than despite of him.
Thor has a lot more game experience and play with first team.I've been rooting for him since the day he signed. It's clear that Thor is better, but he is truly a program player.
Oh he can kinda run the ball
Matt did not turn the ball over, and made some good plays with his feet. It could've been a disaster when Clayton went out but Matt played well and got the W for us.
Agreed.
The 3 times the 'Cats marched down the field and came up with ZERO points were hardly on Matt.
Alviti played w/ poise, made some big plays w/ his legs and most importantly, didn't turn the ball over.
We were absolutely fortunate to have Matt to step in and QB the team to a bowl win. Let’s get the points argument out of the way. Sure it would’ve been good to get more points but that’s not on Alviti - it’s on the coaches plus whoever had the holding call that negated JJTBC run down to the 6 yard line. Both drives ended up with no points. Also the missed FG drive.
As others pointed out he did not turn the ball over, which should not go under recognized as in fact it was the key to the game. We had zero turnovers from Alviti and their QB threw the pick six that basically won us the game. In addition Alviti got some key first downs with his running.
That is what we get when we have a 5th year former 4 star backup and not someone that is unready like we’ve had in the past.
I wonder what the results of the game would have been if Snell and Fisher hadn't been ejected and CT hadn't gotten hurt? I guess you just have to deal with the cards you are dealt by the game dynamics? And yes, I thought MAl did pretty darn well given the hand he was dealt for his entire NU football career. Very glad to see him go out a winner!!If you're Matt Alviti, this is about the best way possible to cap off your NU college career. He was ready to take over the reins when Thorson went down, in front of a national audience in the last game of his college career and got the W.
I wonder what the results of the game would have been if Snell and Fisher hadn't been ejected and CT hadn't gotten hurt? I guess you just have to deal with the cards you are dealt by the game dynamics? And yes, I thought MAl did pretty darn well given the hand he was dealt for his entire NU football career. Very glad to see him go out a winner!!
I was feeling pretty good at that point. But anything could have happened. In our reality, we won.It looked like we were well on our way to another huge 2nd quarter and a rout when Larkin hit CT. We had their offense completely figured out at that point.
Don't discount Ben S's lossI wonder what the results of the game would have been if Snell and Fisher hadn't been ejected and CT hadn't gotten hurt? I guess you just have to deal with the cards you are dealt by the game dynamics? And yes, I thought MAl did pretty darn well given the hand he was dealt for his entire NU football career. Very glad to see him go out a winner!!
Don't discount Ben S's loss
Respectfully, I will discount it, just like coach Stoops did (he acknowledged in the postgame presser, that they were not going to run the ball much anyway, Snell or not, so the Snell ejection did not make a huge difference).
We stoned running backs much better than Snell all year. Our Rush D was 10th in the country coming in , and Snell was not running well up to that point (hence, his frustration that led to the ejection). Do you truly think he was going to do what Barkley and Taylor could not?
Now if KY has lost Johnson for the game, that would have been quite a different story. Tough as nails, not afraid to go right after Hartage with success, and a decent dual threat. Almost won the game for KY.