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Troy coach Larry Blakeney tried to avoid using a cliché to describe his past two bowl experiences, but in this case it was fitting."It's like we're trying to avoid déjà vu all over again -- again," he said with a laugh as he talked about the Trojans' last two bowl games, which have ended with blocked field goals in overtime for Troy losses.
"It's been unbelievable and it was exciting the wrong way," Blakeney said. "We'd like to get off of that schneid."
Last season, Central Michigan blocked a field goal at the start of the second overtime and then kicked a 37-yarder to win the GMAC Bowl, 44-41. In 2008, Southern Miss made a 39-yarder in the first overtime and then blocked Troy's 28-yard attempt to seal the 30-27 victory in the New Orleans Bowl.
In both games, Troy had a lead that was blown in the fourth quarter.
So it's no wonder Blakeney is cracking jokes about his team's postseason luck as he heads into Saturday's New Orleans Bowl against Ohio. He knows anything can happen.
"Every game should be different even though those were pretty identical at the end at least," Blakeney said. "We've got to worry about what we're doing and how we're doing it. If we've got a good plan, and I think we do, and we play hard and we play at the level that we have to play to win a college football game against somebody like Ohio, then I like our chances.
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Source: http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/12/15/troy-looks-to-avoid-repeat-of-previous-two-bowl-losses/
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