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I'm pretty sure there was a Blitz-Hacker Bowl, sponsered by Ronco. If there isn't, there should be. I'm waiting for the E.D. Bowl. -- Al
Wow! Didn't expect the Cards to beat the Gators. Pretty big loss for the SEC, which now stands an unimpressive 3-3 in the bowl games. I guess its down to Ole Miss and Bama to uphold the honor of the SEC. The losses by Florida and LSU are real shockers. Could be an omen for Bama.:rolleyes2: -- Al
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And both Georgia and South Carolina needed miracle comebacks to win their games. Florida appeared to be sleepwalking through that game like they had no interest being there against a team like Louisville. Should be a good game tonight between Oregon and Kansas St. They could put 100 points up on the scoreboard.
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Georgia played a pretty good game, they always have a way of making games exciting, Nebraska wasn't a terrible team either.
South Carolina vs Michigan was a great game between 2 pretty decent teams. Michigan is a decent team, better than most of the NCAA if not for lack of consistency at times. Still, they beat most teams so that was a good win.
LSU, Les Miles blew that game, offensive play calling in the second half was atrocious and I give Clemson credit, they didn't quit and were better coached in the end.
As for FLorida, this is what happens when a team can't get motivated to want to play th egame. Florida wins this one 9.9 times out of 10. They came out flat and never got going.
Fortunately, FSU didn't pull the same agains Northern Illinois, the offense sputtered, but the D was rock solid. If the coaches at FSU ran the ball all night, could have scored 50 very boring points. A lot of pundits say FSU under performed this season and they are right, but it wasn't the talent, in my opinion, it was the coach guiding the talent. Jimbo recruits very well, just not so sure of his head coaching ability (even though we went 12-2). What I mean is, not sure he can win a Nat. Champ which is what the alumni expect.
Anyhow, back to the SEC and bowls in general, when you have terrible matchups, this is what you get. I think everyone would have preferred Georgia in the Orange against FSU and probably would have preferred an LSU FL rematch or FL vs Clemson. The money grab dictates all. Can't have too many good teams in one bowl nowadays. Heck, the Orange Bowl should be basking in the glory of attracting, wait for it........1300 NOrthern Illinois Students who traveled to Miami.......................{sm4}
Just a few random opinions,
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The Big 10 only had two winners (and I'm VERY glad to be one of them)...but you have to remember that two of the better teams were ineligible. Ohio State would be playing for the national championship (because they were undefeated...not because I think they were worthy to be there). Penn State was pretty rock solid too. Bump everyone else up to a 'higher' bowl because of those ineligible teams and this is what you get.
Frankly I was pleased that the Big 10 teams didn't soil themselves (other than Purdue...who had no business in a bowl game).
Frankly I was pleased that the Big 10 teams didn't soil themselves (other than Purdue...who had no business in a bowl game).
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I read somewhere (maybe the Times) that this was Northwestern's first victory in a bowl since the Truman Administration. If so, congrats to them, and to Pete! Hopefully, you don't have to wait another 50 years until the next one.
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64 years, actually...1949! Ouch!
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In watching bits and pieces of these bowl games and seeing the scores, pretty obvious some schools are thrilled to be there, others could care less, witness last nights Florida/Louisville game, if they played 9 more times, Florida wins all nine, they slept through most of that farce last night.
Noticed a lot of empty seats at the stadium as well.
Tonight Oregon seems to be the team that is not interested in being there, they had national championship/pac 10/Rose Bowl dreams, not playing Kansas State and eating Tostinos at the Tostinos Fiesta Bowl..................
Noticed a lot of empty seats at the stadium as well.
Tonight Oregon seems to be the team that is not interested in being there, they had national championship/pac 10/Rose Bowl dreams, not playing Kansas State and eating Tostinos at the Tostinos Fiesta Bowl..................
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Sounds like Chip Kelly may be considering the NFL. Interesting to see if that has any impact on the game, but it should be the most entertaining of the bowl games. Both team can put points on the board. I'm not a big fan of Team Nike with quasi-owner Phil "Satan" Knight bankrolling the program via his sweatshops. As the PAC 12 rep though, I guess I have to pull for them even against a great coach like Bill "Mr. Rogers" Snyder.
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You've never heard of Chick-Fil-A? Best chicken sandwich in the quick serve world, by far. Extremely well run with over 1600 locations in the US, in 39 states plus Wash D C. Over 4 billion in sales.
Unusual in that they require all locations be closed on Sunday. Not doing so will get you fired or franchise taken.
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How focused can he be on this game considering he's got an interview with the Bills tomorrow?
Not sure why he'd want to leave Oregon for the Bills, they are not a very good team.
Not sure why any college coach with a sweetheart gig would want to leave to go to the pros.
Oh yeah; MONEY............
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Sounds like Oregon has already picked Kelly's replacement which means he is likely gone. It will be interesting to see if he tries to replicate that no huddle, up tempo, spread offense in the NFL. It's tough to defend, but I'm not sure too many NFL QBs can run it and stay alive.
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At long last, tonight's the big night. I'm sticking with my prediction that Bama wins this one. Anything is possible in college football, though. Hopefully it is a competitive game, but I see Bama taking control early, building about a 17 point lead, and ND scores late to make it respectable. Bama 27 ND 17.
Tend to agree with this. Bama just too good and ND is a little unknown to me. Would like to see ND take this, though.:wink2:^&grin -- Al
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I've almost ensured victory for ND by picking Bama. :wink2: Mike is likely heading to Vegas to place his bet on the Irish.
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Please Combat pick Bama. I have always enjoyed your predictions even though this year hasn't been the kindest to you. Hopefully ND will catch a "TON" :rolleyes2: of breaks like USC did in 2005.
Well I'm about to head out to the bar with a couple buddies to watch the game. I'm hoping the final result will be somewhat of a low scoring game since I have to do a shot of 151 for every Bama TD scored. Granted my buddies get the shot of 151 for every ND TD scored (dunno why I agreed to this), needless to say it will be an interesting night. I'm hoping the final score is 31-3 but realistically I'm calling for a ND victory 28-24. GO IRISH!!!!!