YouTube Gold: A Superb Comeback In Johnson City, Tennessee

CHATTANOOGA, TN - OCTOBER 16: ETSU running back Jacob Saylors (8) rushes for a touchdown during the game between the Chattanooga Mocs and the ETSU Buccaneers on October 16, 2021 at Finley stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.The reason we generally prefer basketball to football is that basketball is a faster game. Football, as George Will wittily defined it, is highly American, violence punctuated by committee meetings.

Basketball is nearly always more exciting. But not always.

Take the recent thriller between NC State and UNC which saw the Wolfpack score two touchdowns quite late to come back and beat the Heels (UNC nearly scored another at the end too).

It was a spectacular accomplishment that…