I don't have much else to contribute that hasn't already been said, but I'll join the victory slobber-fest because it seems like the thing to do.
First, I thought our Mighty Buffs had no shot at the puppies. I discounted our defense's last performance because of Stanford's anemic offense. Still can't figure out how a team that had given up 13 sacks in the previous 10 games gave up 5 last night. Herculean effort by the defense. It's remarkable how much better our backfield looks when we put pressure on the QB.
Second - I've never witnessed before what I saw when Viska scored the TD. Yes, the catch showcased his incredible talent, but what was really odd about the play was the fact that the entire stadium was fooled for what seemed like 5 or 10 seconds after the play was over. Nobody in our section knew what happened. We all thought it was intercepted, then we thought it was incomplete, but we couldn't find the ball. Even with the TD signal from the refs we still couldn't figure out how he caught the ball. Remarkable. It's going to be really fun watching him on Sundays.
Lastly - I found myself spending the entire 4th quarter absolutely convinced we were going to lose. With ridiculous penalties being called against us giving them first downs, or their conversion on 4th and 8, all I could think was "here we go again". In retrospect, I did the exact same thing at the Stanford game. I chalk it up to Battered Buffs Syndrome. I'm got to find a way to start believing (and even expecting) the rightful outcome.
What I do believe, much more so than at any time in the past couple decades, is that Tucker is the right man for the job. With recruiting squarely pointed in the direction we've hoped for, the future is bright, and not very far away.
Now if we can somehow figure out how to get a W in Salt Lake, AllBuffs will explode.
GO BUFFS!