Posted by ESPN.com's Heather Dinich
It's not often Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe lets his emotions show, but he was miffed -- and that's putting it mildly -- in the fourth quarter against Navy when John Russell was called for an offsides penalty. Grobe disagreed with the call and argued that Russell was in the neutral zone and didn't touch anyone, but there was also a holding call that took away what would've been a deep pass for the first down at midfield on Wake's final possession.
In the end, though, it shouldn't have come down to Wake's final drive, but the Deacs couldn't get anything going offensively, nor could they stop the Mids' offense, losing 13-10 on a rainy day in Annapolis. And Navy never even threw a pass. (Sound familiar, Virginia Tech fans?)
That's back-to-back losses for the Deacs, and their postseason hopes are now in serious danger. With games still remaining against Miami, Georgia Tech, Florida State and Duke, it's going to be difficult for Wake Forest to find two more wins. The standard has been raised at Wake Forest, and staying home for the holidays won't sit very well with Wake fans this year.
It's not often Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe lets his emotions show, but he was miffed -- and that's putting it mildly -- in the fourth quarter against Navy when John Russell was called for an offsides penalty. Grobe disagreed with the call and argued that Russell was in the neutral zone and didn't touch anyone, but there was also a holding call that took away what would've been a deep pass for the first down at midfield on Wake's final possession.
In the end, though, it shouldn't have come down to Wake's final drive, but the Deacs couldn't get anything going offensively, nor could they stop the Mids' offense, losing 13-10 on a rainy day in Annapolis. And Navy never even threw a pass. (Sound familiar, Virginia Tech fans?)
That's back-to-back losses for the Deacs, and their postseason hopes are now in serious danger. With games still remaining against Miami, Georgia Tech, Florida State and Duke, it's going to be difficult for Wake Forest to find two more wins. The standard has been raised at Wake Forest, and staying home for the holidays won't sit very well with Wake fans this year.
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Dinich covered ACC and Big Ten football for five seasons before joining ESPN.com in November 2007. She's an Indiana grad but somehow her favorite day of the week is Saturday.
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