re: Miami choke needs its own thread

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With just 20 seconds to go and UNLV out of timeouts, the Bears had a 24-21 lead. With a first down on the UNLV 8-yard-line, Steele’s first victory was essentially wrapped up.

All it took was a knee to run out the clock. Steele decided against that.

It would be a decision that will live in infamy.

Instead of running out the clock and taking the 3-point victory, Steele wanted to score. The ball was handed off to running back Darrel Bush, who try to barrel his way into the end zone.

Before he could get there, he was stripped of the football by UNLV linebacker Tyler Brickell. The ball squirted into the end zone where it was picked up by UNLV’s Kevin Thomas.

When Thomas picked up the football, there was nothing but green grass in front of him. He raced the distance of the field the other way as time expired to give the Runnin’ Rebels an improbable 27-24 victory.

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