Case in point being the 2019 Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit on Thursday night, as shown on ESPN. You had Pittsburgh, representing the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), matched against Eastern Michigan, out of the Mid Atlantic Conference (MAC). A Power 5 conference vs. a mid-major usually means the mid-major gets squashed like a bug.
Not in this case. Eastern Michigan hadn't won a bowl game in more than 30 years, and were less than a minute away from ending the draught when Pittsburgh's Kenny Pickett threw the game winning touchdown pass with 47 seconds left. Now, the Eagles of Eastern Michigan needed to come right back to tie or win the game in the final 47 seconds.
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A frustrated Mike Glass III, seeing the game slip away late because the defense couldn't stop the Panthers, lashed out in frustration, as shown above, and was ejected with 10 seconds left.
"That wasn't very smart, was it?"
No, it wasn't, Dimwit. Glass just saw his draft prospects plunge with one act of immaturity in his final college game. Not that he would've been a first round pick, anyway, but he'll be lucky if he's even drafted at all in four months' time. Pittsburgh won the game, 34-30, and Glass' consolation prize, as if you couldn't tell, is a Dunce Cap.
It was a great game, even if ESPN had to bigfoot it with the relentless hype over Saturday's College Football Playoff semifinals. However, with one blow, Glass gave the MAC, Eastern Michigan, and mid-majors everywhere one collective black eye.
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