Another Ohio Team Nearly Chokes

And us Browns fans thought that the past two 4th quarter meltdowns were bad! Well the Cincinnati Bearcats took choking in the 4th quarter to a whole new level tonight. When you are up 20-7 at halftime, that's pretty good. Something to be excited about. Especially when you are playing a ranked conference rival on the road. When you maintain that 20-7 lead up until 1:15 remaining in the game, especially when you are playing a ranked conference rival on the road, even better. That's where the Cincinnati Bearcats were tonight. Then the unthinkable happened.

With 1:11 remaining, the Bearcats punter goes out of the endzone. Safety, 20-9

Cincinnati's defense allows WVU to go 72 yards in 53 seconds, giving up the 2 point conversion, 20-17

WVU kicks off the ball with :18 left. Onside kick. WVU recovers. 52 yard field goal as time is expiring, 20-20

Really? I didn't realize something like that could happen to a team other than the Browns. Here, however, was the difference. The Bearcats managed to overcome their piss-poor end of the 4th quarter, scoring a touchdown in overtime to top the Mountaineers, 26-23. Wow! What a crazy ending to a game.