I know some are bitter about this defeat.
However we played our best game of the year, in the biggest spotlight. I think we hugely increased our profile, twitter was ablaze with this game. Folks saying it was the best game all year long.
Also our best player played his best game on the biggest stage. He was utterly magnificent to watch, and UCF still won, which means (as we all know) they are WAY better then 15. It's funny, Flowers doesn't have that signature big win like our past QBs, but there is no doubt he is our best PLAYER in history.
Look, we lost to our rival, with the biggest stake on the line. We miss yet another championship game, UCiF are likely to play in another glorious bowl, I'm crushed. But if we were going to lose (and trust me I used to take losses harder then most), this was the way to do it.