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Denver Native (Carol)
12-09-2009, 05:54 PM
I will be watching the Rose Bowl :elefant::elefant::elefant:

topscribe
12-09-2009, 05:56 PM
Apparently, the University of Arizona is going to the Holiday Bowl, so I'll be watching that, for sure . . .

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Nomad
12-09-2009, 06:06 PM
I will be watching the Rose Bowl :elefant::elefant::elefant:

Is there a special someone you'll be watching specifically;) or do you just like the Ducks??

Nomad
12-09-2009, 06:08 PM
LSU/Penn State - Capital One Bowl!!

KyleOrtonArmySoldier#128
12-09-2009, 06:11 PM
I'll be watching the denver-kc game over and over as I have been all week.

Denver Native (Carol)
12-09-2009, 06:38 PM
Is there a special someone you'll be watching specifically;) or do you just like the Ducks??


:salute::salute::salute::salute::salute:

Nomad
12-09-2009, 06:50 PM
:salute::salute::salute::salute::salute:

Tell him congrats and I bet he's really excited!!! I know I'd be especially the Rose Bowl, and it won't be too long before we'll be watching him on Sunday!!:salute:

BroncoHusker
12-09-2009, 11:43 PM
Holiday Bowl! GO BIG RED!

West
12-09-2009, 11:51 PM
National Championship.

Bama/Texas

Rolllll Tideeeeeee

Skinny
12-18-2009, 08:13 PM
If i'm around a t.v and a Bowl game is playing, i'll be watching it. I really don't care who's playing. This season has flown by and it's about to be another long off season for college football fans. I'ma get my fill while the gettin's good.

Nomad
12-19-2009, 09:23 AM
Here ya go Skinny!!!

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2009-10 Bowl schedule
All times Eastern Standard Time


New Mexico Dec. 19
2:30 p.m. Albuquerque, NM Wyoming vs. Fresno State ESPN

St. Petersburg Dec. 19
8 p.m. St. Petersburg, FL Rutgers vs. UCF ESPN

R&L Carriers New Orleans Dec. 20
8 p.m. New Orleans, LA MTSU vs. Southern Miss ESPN

MAACO Las Vegas Dec. 22
8 p.m. Las Vegas, NV Oregon State vs. BYU ESPN

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Dec. 23
8 p.m. San Diego, CA Utah vs. California ESPN

Sheraton Hawaii Dec. 24
8 p.m. Honolulu, HI Nevada vs. SMU ESPN

Emerald Dec. 26
8:30 p.m. San Francisco, CA Boston College vs. USC ESPN

Meineke Car Care Dec. 26
4 p.m. Charlotte, NC North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh ESPN

Little Caesars Dec. 26
1 p.m. Detroit, MI Ohio vs. Marshall ESPN

Gaylord Hotels Music City Dec. 27
8 p.m. Nashville, TN Kentucky vs. Clemson ESPN

Independence Dec. 28
5 p.m. Shreveport, LA Texas A&M vs. Georgia ESPN

Champs Sports Dec. 29
8 p.m. Orlando, FL Miami (FL) vs. Wisconsin ESPN

EagleBank Dec. 29
4:30 p.m. Washington, DC UCLA vs. Temple ESPN

Pacific Life Holiday Dec. 30
8 p.m. San Diego, CA Nebraska vs. Arizona ESPN

Roady's Humanitarian Dec. 30
4:30 p.m. Boise, ID Idaho vs. Bowling Green ESPN

Texas Dec. 31
3:30 p.m. Houston, TX Missouri vs. Navy ESPN

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Dec. 31
TBD Fort Worth, TX Air Force vs. Houston ESPN

Brut Sun Dec. 31
Noon El Paso, TX Stanford vs. Oklahoma CBS

Insight Dec. 31
5:30 p.m. Tempe, AZ Minnesota vs. Iowa State NFL

Chick-fil-A Dec. 31
7:30 p.m. Atlanta, GA Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee ESPN

Outback Jan. 1
11 a.m. Tampa, FL Northwestern vs. Auburn ESPN

Capital One Jan. 1
1 p.m. Orlando, FL Penn State vs. LSU ABC

Konica Minolta Gator Jan. 1
1 p.m. Jacksonville, FL West Virginia vs. Florida State CBS

Rose presented by Citi Jan. 1
5 p.m. Pasadena, CA Oregon vs. Ohio State ABC

Allstate Sugar Jan. 1
8:30 p.m. New Orleans, LA Florida vs. Cincinnati FOX

AT&T Cotton Jan. 2
2 p.m. Arlington, TX Oklahoma State vs. Mississippi FOX

AutoZone Liberty Jan. 2
5:30 p.m. Memphis, TN East Carolina vs. Arkansas ESPN

International Jan. 2
Noon Toronto, Canada South Florida vs. Northern Illinois ESPN2

Papajohns.com Jan. 2
2 p.m. Birmingham, AL Connecticut vs. South Carolina ESPN

Valero Alamo Jan. 2
9 p.m. San Antonio, TX Texas Tech vs. Michigan State ESPN

Tostitos Fiesta Jan. 4
TBD Glendale, AZ TCU vs. Boise State FOX

FedEx Orange Jan. 5
8 p.m. Miami, FL Georgia Tech vs. Iowa FOX

GMAC Jan. 6
7 p.m. Mobile, AL Central Michigan vs. Troy ESPN

Citi National Championship Jan. 7
8 p.m. Pasadena, CA Texas vs. Alabama ABC

BroncoHusker
12-19-2009, 09:22 PM
Great game to kickoff the bowl season. Wyoming knocks off Fresno St in 2OT. Congrats to the Cowboys!

studbucket
12-19-2009, 10:01 PM
I will definitely be watching the Hawkeyes against GT in the Orange Bowl. Aside from that, I will definitely try to catch the other Big 10 teams and the Nebraska-Arizona game should be really interesting to watch.

TXBRONC
12-19-2009, 10:34 PM
I'll be watching as many Bowl games as I can especially the Emerald Bowl. To start things off I got watch the New Mexico Bowl. Having grown up in Wyoming it great to see the Cowboys get the win.

Watchthemiddle
12-20-2009, 02:03 AM
Great game to kickoff the bowl season. Wyoming knocks off Fresno St in 2OT. Congrats to the Cowboys!

That was a great way to start off the Bowl season. Kind of reminded me of march madness and how good the opening rounds are.

Nomad
12-22-2009, 04:50 PM
Oregon State/BYU tonight and should be a good matchup! GO BEAVS!!

studbucket
12-22-2009, 05:03 PM
I wanna watch OSU's Sean Canfield, I think he could be a decent pro QB.

Overtime
12-22-2009, 08:47 PM
Go Beavers!!!

Nomad
12-22-2009, 10:07 PM
OUCH! BYU beating the crap out of the Beavers!!

Nomad
12-23-2009, 07:24 AM
BYU 44

Oregon St 20

This is a shocker to wake up to! I wonder if the Beavers forgot they had a football game to play last night!!

elsid13
12-23-2009, 08:07 AM
BYU 44

Oregon St 20

This is a shocker to wake up to! I wonder if the Beavers forgot they had a football game to play last night!!

They really didn't look like they were interested in being there. Or maybe they hit the strip a little to hard this week :D

Nomad
12-24-2009, 07:09 AM
Didn't watch the game but congrats to the Utes!! MWC they belong as a BCS conference - 3-0 in the bowls so far!!

I see why the Pac 10 doesn't want a playoff:lol: though I'm a Pac 10 fan as well!!

WVUnBroncosfanJim
12-27-2009, 11:48 PM
I will be AT the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville; driving down from WV to Savannah, GA on the 30th, then partying it up on New Years Eve, next day watching my Mountaineers curb-stomp Old Man Bowden in his last game... sending those Free Shoes University fans back to Tallahassee crying.

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MOUNTAINEERS!!!!

Nomad
12-28-2009, 06:28 PM
Texas A&M/Georgia seems to be a tough game so far!!

I'll never forget the "Snow Bowl" when Texas A&M and Miss St played in the Independence Bowl I believe in 2000, my wife was stationed at Barksdale AFB at the time!!

broncophan
12-29-2009, 09:59 AM
Good luck to Wisconsin tonight......I hope the big 10 does well in their bowl games.....alot of their matchup's dont look good on paper......but we will see....

GO BUCKS!!!

CoachChaz
12-29-2009, 10:47 AM
Texas A&M/Georgia seems to be a tough game so far!!

I'll never forget the "Snow Bowl" when Texas A&M and Miss St played in the Independence Bowl I believe in 2000, my wife was stationed at Barksdale AFB at the time!!

This one didnt end up like it started. But when we have the defense and special teams that are on par with most middle schools...who can expect greatness

studbucket
12-29-2009, 12:08 PM
Good luck to Wisconsin tonight......I hope the big 10 does well in their bowl games.....alot of their matchup's dont look good on paper......but we will see....

GO BUCKS!!!

At least we're favored in more than 1 game this year, unlike last year. I like Wisconsin's chances as well as OSU's chances.

PSU-LSU and Iowa-GT should be very interesting, as well as jNW-Auburn.

TT and MSU are both having problems right now, maybe that bowl should be canceled.

Skinny
12-29-2009, 12:14 PM
How is Iowa's run defense stud?

That's about all GT does.

Nesbitt has'nt thrown it over 20 times a game all season.

Nomad
12-29-2009, 05:37 PM
Pac 10 not doing so hot in bowl games so far except USC! Just by looking at the names, who would have thought, Temple leading UCLA!!

elsid13
12-29-2009, 05:52 PM
The UCLA/Temple game is here in DC and I don't see any marketing for it at all. There should not be bowl game here.

studbucket
12-29-2009, 06:16 PM
How is Iowa's run defense stud?

That's about all GT does.

Nesbitt has'nt thrown it over 20 times a game all season.

So, technically it's good (32nd in nation), but I'm scared. Iowa's pass defense has been its strength this year, and the run defense has benefited from teams being down and being forced into 3rd and long situations.

The most trouble Iowa had this year was with read option running games and strong runners (Iowa State and Michigan). Iowa has the speed and talent to stay with GT, but it's gonna be tough. I'd much rather play any other BCS team because I feel the Hawks defense is better suited to play a traditional or pass-heavy offense.

Oh well, should be a fun game.

Nomad
12-29-2009, 06:19 PM
So, technically it's good (32nd in nation), but I'm scared. Iowa's pass defense has been its strength this year, and the run defense has benefited from teams being down and being forced into 3rd and long situations.

The most trouble Iowa had this year was with read option running games and strong runners (Iowa State and Michigan). Iowa has the speed and talent to stay with GT, but it's gonna be tough. I'd much rather play any other BCS team because I feel the Hawks defense is better suited to play a traditional or pass-heavy offense.

Oh well, should be a fun game.

Meh, don't worry stud, they (pundits)said the same crap last year with the LSU/GT matchup and we know what the results were. I expect Iowa to win by 2 tds!!

studbucket
12-29-2009, 06:26 PM
Meh, don't worry stud, they (pundits)said the same crap last year with the LSU/GT matchup and we know what the results were. I expect Iowa to win by 2 tds!!

Well it's comforting others aren't as concerned as I am :)

broncophan
12-30-2009, 04:06 AM
Congrats to Wisconsin for going down to Florida and beating Miami in their bowl game......a good start for the big 10!!!

GO BUCKS!!!

Nomad
12-30-2009, 05:19 PM
CornHuskers/Wildcats tonight.....should be a good game!!

Nomad
12-30-2009, 08:10 PM
What a game with BGSU/Idaho!!!! Ballsy call to go for 2 pt conversion for the Vandels for the win.....great game though!!!!

Nomad
12-30-2009, 08:57 PM
Nebraska taking care of business!!

elsid13
12-30-2009, 10:05 PM
This is the worse game I have seen the Wildcats play all year. It almost like they don't care.

broncophan
12-31-2009, 05:48 PM
Navy looking good against Missouri.......
Navy very underrated.....gave Ohio State a very tough game early this season...

Nomad
12-31-2009, 05:58 PM
Watching Stanford/OU!!!

broncophan
12-31-2009, 06:13 PM
Watching Stanford/OU!!!

Yea.....I was flipping back and forth......the pac 10 is not doing well so far this bowl season....

Nomad
12-31-2009, 06:15 PM
Yea.....I was flipping back and forth......the pac 10 is not doing well so far this bowl season....

Might be a good sign for you;)! Yeah, I'm a Pac 10 fan (LSU and SEC fan first) and overall they're gasping for air!!

broncophan
12-31-2009, 06:19 PM
Might be a good sign for you;)! Yeah, I'm a Pac 10 fan (LSU and SEC fan first) and overall they're gasping for air!!

I hope so.....alot of upsets this year....my "college bowl mania " contest thing I entered looks pretty sad...good luck to LSU.....EVEN THOUGH I HATE THEIR COACH......sorry.....:D

GO BUCKS!!

Nomad
12-31-2009, 06:21 PM
I hope so.....alot of upsets this year....my "college bowl mania " contest thing I entered looks pretty sad...good luck to LSU.....EVEN THOUGH I HATE THEIR COACH......sorry.....:D

GO BUCKS!!

I dislike Les Miles alot! I was hoping he'd high-tail it to Michigan this year!!

broncophan
12-31-2009, 06:32 PM
Good luck to Minnesota against Iowa St. tonight....(nfl network)....

GO BUCKS!!!...........

OrangeHoof
12-31-2009, 07:41 PM
the pac 10 is not doing well so far this bowl season....

I was listening to ESPN radio a few nights ago and they were asking whether USC could bounce back from a disappointing year and the expert said "not so fast...USC can't just expect to win every year because the Pac 10 is 'so tough'".

Oh, yeah? The bowls are showing it's not the Pac 10 that is so tough - it's that USC has fallen back to earth. They'll bounce back fine next year and dominate again.

broncophan
12-31-2009, 08:08 PM
I was listening to ESPN radio a few nights ago and they were asking whether USC could bounce back from a disappointing year and the expert said "not so fast...USC can't just expect to win every year because the Pac 10 is 'so tough'".

Oh, yeah? The bowls are showing it's not the Pac 10 that is so tough - it's that USC has fallen back to earth. They'll bounce back fine next year and dominate again.

I think it is just hard to tell by bowl games......when Ohio St. plays tomorrow....it will be almost 6 weeks since their last game when they beat Michigan.That is just too long of a break between games.....and it has happened alot....since OSU has played on New Years day (or after) 7 or 8 times in the last 9 years.That is not an excuse.....the buckeyes over all.....do play well in bowl games.....I just wish their wasn't so much time between games.

Yes....USC will always dominate out there.......3 losses this season (I think)and you would think they had a losing season.....Hell....they had a freshman qb.....success spoils alot of fans...same for Ohio State.....

GO BUCKS!!!

Nomad
12-31-2009, 08:10 PM
:salute:NAVY put the pounding on Missouri!

AF whipped up on Houston too!! Does this make the MWC 4-0 in bowls this year??

Nomad
01-01-2010, 08:06 AM
~~~~Go LSU~~~~

broncophan
01-01-2010, 09:05 AM
Go big 10!!!!!!!

Go bucks!!!!!!!!

Nomad
01-01-2010, 09:21 AM
2 games today with SEC/Big 10! SEC swept by ACC, so we'll see how they do against the Big 10 today!


Here's the bowls scoreboard!!

http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls

broncophan
01-01-2010, 09:57 AM
2 games today with SEC/Big 10! SEC swept by ACC, so we'll see how they do against the Big 10 today!


Here's the bowls scoreboard!!

http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls

Penn St. - LSU should be a great match-up.....not sure about Northwestern-Auburn....guess we will find out in about an hour...:)

of course....really excited about the bucks and the ducks.....will be interesting to see how Ohio State's outstanding defense does against Oregon's offense.
Not sure if Terrel Pryor and our offense can score enough points......may need the defense and special teams to help out on the scoreboard.
Posey and "Boom" Herron.....will need big games on offense as well.


Nomad.... watch out for Royster for PSU.he is a pretty good back.......if lsu stops him ,I think you will be ok.....I remember OSU shutting him down when we played over there...
GO BUCKS!!!

Nomad
01-01-2010, 10:43 AM
Yeah, this is an exciting game for me being I haven't seen or remember LSU playing Penn St in 35 yrs, which I was about 5 months old on my dad's lap ( he told me), and that was in the Orange Bowl in 1974. I assume Joe Pa was the coach back then:lol:.

On this day 5 yrs ago, Iowa ripped out my heart in this bowl game in the last minutes to win the game, hopefully Penn State doesn't do the same!!:)

broncophan
01-01-2010, 10:53 AM
Yeah, this is an exciting game for me being I haven't seen or remember LSU playing Penn St in 35 yrs, which I was about 5 months old on my dad's lap ( he told me), and that was in the Orange Bowl in 1974. I assume Joe Pa was the coach back then:lol:.

On this day 5 yrs ago, Iowa ripped out my heart in this bowl game in the last minutes to win the game, hopefully Penn State doesn't do the same!!:)

lol......Yea.....I get tired of hearing Joe Pa this and Joe pa that......we will hear all about that in the game today.....it is amazing how long he has coached though.....and he is what 83??.....

The big 10 needs a good day today.....esp. against the SEC.....they kind of own the big 10.Should be some good games today....

whatever happened to the qb for LSU that year when they won the national championship.....I can't remember his name.....but if I remember... the broncos drafted him.......I thought he would be a decent qb....but got cut?....maybe he was not as good as I thought....

Nomad
01-01-2010, 11:01 AM
lol......Yea.....I get tired of hearing Joe Pa this and Joe pa that......we will hear all about that in the game today.....it is amazing how long he has coached though.....and he is what 83??.....

The big 10 needs a good day today.....esp. against the SEC.....they kind of own the big 10.Should be some good games today....

whatever happened to the qb for LSU that year when they won the national championship.....I can't remember his name.....but if I remember... the broncos drafted him.......I thought he would be a decent qb....but got cut?....maybe he was not as good as I thought....

Matt Mauck! I wikied his name and after the BRONCOS he went to the Titans until 2007! Now he currently is enrolled at the University of Colorado's School of Denistry!

broncophan
01-01-2010, 11:05 AM
ahhh......yep that is the one......thx

Nomad
01-01-2010, 01:02 PM
It's going to be a soggy, sloppy Capital One Bowl, broncophan!! At least it's a semi warm rain because I'd take that over the 20 below temps and -30 wind chill we have now!! I guess whoever has the best run game and defense wins!!

GO TIGERS!!

broncophan
01-01-2010, 01:40 PM
Yep.....that rain in Fla could help slow down the quick SEC teams.
I think you are right.....defense and special teams/turnovers....will decide the game....

Nomad
01-01-2010, 01:41 PM
Les Miles and Chavez sucks ass!!:mad:

broncophan
01-01-2010, 01:51 PM
wow....nw has come back to tie auburn...

Nomad
01-01-2010, 02:39 PM
If I could punch les miles and chaves in the face at the moment, I would!! I livid with this display!!

broncophan
01-01-2010, 02:44 PM
NW going for the win right now...

Nomad
01-01-2010, 03:05 PM
Big 10 has all the luck today, broncophan!! Les Miles sucks:mad: have I said that before:boxing:

Nomad
01-01-2010, 03:17 PM
I could spit fire! LSU looks like a DII team against PSU!!

broncophan
01-01-2010, 03:23 PM
Damn .......NW could have tied it in overtime.....but went for the fake field goal instead to try to win it........and that ended the game.......don't really understand that call.
Maybe that is part of the reason why they have not won a bowl game in 61 years.....lol

Buff
01-01-2010, 03:36 PM
FSU looks good. I hope Bowden gets the W.

Nomad
01-01-2010, 04:23 PM
:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: :mad::mad:Eff Les Miles!:rolleyes:

SM19
01-01-2010, 04:35 PM
Thank God for Penn State. At least one SEC team will have to admit they got their nose bloodied today.


Damn .......NW could have tied it in overtime.....but went for the fake field goal instead to try to win it........and that ended the game.......don't really understand that call.
Maybe that is part of the reason why they have not won a bowl game in 61 years.....lol

Might have had something to do with the only guy who'd done any kind of kicking this year being injured. I don't like the fake field goal much, but only because I think we should've given Kafka the ball to try and make a play.

Nomad
01-01-2010, 04:40 PM
Good game for the Big ten! It take alot out of me to say something mean, but as a former MARINE I'll swallow my pride but I'm pissed as hell with LSU!!!:mad:

Denver Native (Carol)
01-01-2010, 05:09 PM
THERE'S MY SON

:elefant::elefant::elefant::elefant::elefant:

broncophan
01-01-2010, 05:52 PM
Thank God for Penn State. At least one SEC team will have to admit they got their nose bloodied today.



Might have had something to do with the only guy who'd done any kind of kicking this year being injured. I don't like the fake field goal much, but only because I think we should've given Kafka the ball to try and make a play.

Yes.....but that game tieing field goal was the equivalent to an extra point, or close to it.........no one on the team could kick that??

broncophan
01-01-2010, 05:53 PM
THERE'S MY SON

:elefant::elefant::elefant::elefant::elefant:

He is having a good game so far..:)....!!!!!
I would think that would be kind of stressful......

broncophan
01-01-2010, 05:55 PM
The buckeyes are off to a good start.....just don't give up the big play......and if they can hang on.....more often than not.....Tressel will not get outcoached at halftime...

GO BUCKS!!!

SM19
01-01-2010, 06:04 PM
Yes.....but that game tieing field goal was the equivalent to an extra point, or close to it.........no one on the team could kick that??

Even if our backup does kick it and make it, what happens in the next overtime series if we have to kick a longer field goal? Better to try to win the game outright than risk ending up in that situation.

Denver Native (Carol)
01-01-2010, 06:14 PM
He is having a good game so far..:)....!!!!!
I would think that would be kind of stressful......

Thanks - he had to be there on the 29th - a lot of meetings to go to.

broncophan
01-01-2010, 06:31 PM
Thanks - he had to be there on the 29th - a lot of meetings to go to.

Well........he and his crew did not throw a flag on the buckeyes until late in the secon qtr......so your son is A-O.K. in my book!!!.....lol....:D

broncophan
01-01-2010, 06:34 PM
Even if our backup does kick it and make it, what happens in the next overtime series if we have to kick a longer field goal? Better to try to win the game outright than risk ending up in that situation.

Just seemed kind of risky...when you have the top passing qb in the big 10.....extending the game to another ot is not a bad thing.........too bad....... I was rooting for them......

broncophan
01-01-2010, 07:29 PM
Damn......4 field goals for Ohio State so far..........I don't think you can beat Oregon with field goals....:confused:

GO BUCKS!!!

Nomad
01-01-2010, 07:54 PM
Big 10 looks good this year, broncophan! Must be that head ref!!:D;) He;s doing a great job DN!! OSU just look that good....:tsk::D l

Nomad
01-01-2010, 08:02 PM
This Ohio State team reminds me of that 2003 team!!

Nomad
01-01-2010, 08:08 PM
I'll say it now......Congrats Ohio State and you, broncophan, of the Rose Bowl victory!!


Pac 10 and SEC has sucked this year....not looking good for Alabama (heisman curse)!!

broncophan
01-01-2010, 08:16 PM
I'll say it now......Congrats Ohio State and you, broncophan, of the Rose Bowl victory!!


Pac 10 and SEC has sucked this year....not looking good for Alabama (heisman curse)!!

Thanks Nomad........Great job so far holding Oregon to 17 points!!!
Good to see Pryor play well also.....loooks like we will break our 4 game bowl losing streak....all bcs bowl games by the way....

GO BUCKS!!!!

broncophan
01-01-2010, 08:27 PM
Way to go Buckeyes!!!!......Great game ....

Now.......hopefully the Bearcats can beat the Gators..................I know.....I am getting greedy now.....

Nomad
01-01-2010, 08:35 PM
Way to go Buckeyes!!!!......Great game ....

Now.......hopefully the Bearcats can beat the Gators..................I know.....I am getting greedy now.....

:lol:ya! You're gettin greedy!! If the SEC does that bad, I'll pass out!!......ok...overexaggration(sp):D

Denver Native (Carol)
01-01-2010, 09:31 PM
Way to go Buckeyes!!!!......Great game ....

Now.......hopefully the Bearcats can beat the Gators..................I know.....I am getting greedy now.....

CONGRATS on your team winning :salute:

broncophan
01-01-2010, 09:32 PM
CONGRATS on your team winning :salute:

Thanks!!!!.....it was a great win.....and a great job of officiating by your son....:D

SM19
01-02-2010, 03:05 AM
Just seemed kind of risky...when you have the top passing qb in the big 10.....extending the game to another ot is not a bad thing.........too bad....... I was rooting for them......

Oh, it was definitely risky. Unfortunately, every option we had was risky. As much as I'd have preferred to run an offensive play, I like the fake field goal better than an actual field goal attempt. We were just one Corey Wootton block (or a little more patience from Zeke Markshausen) away from winning the game.

I wouldn't have wanted to play another overtime without a kicker, when our other option was to try and score on 4th and goal from the 5. In all likelihood we'd have ended up deciding between a longer field goal and a worse 4th down situation.

At any rate, I'm proud of the way our guys fought today. No trash talk, no unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, and they kept scrapping until the very last play even though the game looked like it was over more than once. Obviously I'm biased, but I think Northwestern came out looking better in defeat than Auburn looked in victory.

Oh, and congrats on the Ohio State win today. It's rare that I'll even think about rooting for Ohio State, but I wanted to see some Big Ten wins after that gut-wrenching loss.

Nomad
01-02-2010, 10:32 AM
Florida didn't mess around with Cincy!!:eek:


Good luck to you're Gamecocks, skinny!!

Skinny
01-02-2010, 01:56 PM
Go Cocks!

OrangeHoof
01-02-2010, 02:29 PM
The Pac-10 and the Big East have gotten thumped this bowl season. The MWC is making a statement about whether they are BCS-worthy.

Nomad
01-02-2010, 03:02 PM
OOOOOOOOOoooooooooo! Snead got laid out!!!!:lol:

Nomad
01-02-2010, 03:13 PM
Les Miles called out again for piss poor coaching

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Conference Rankings: 2009-10 Bowl Performance To Date by Brian Nelson
Brian Nelson


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Written on January 02, 2010
Which Conference Has Been the Best Bowl Performer To Date?

Mountain West Big Ten SEC Big 12 ACC Big East Pac-10 vote to see results Perhaps the most intriguing by-product of the one-of-a-kind BCS system is its over-emphasis on conference strength as a determining factor for valuating individual teams.

It’s given rise to a strange new paradigm of spectatorship that has completely altered the rooting behavior of coaches, players, and fans.

"Conferencism" (as Baby Tate cleverly dubbed it) has reached unprecedented heights in college football. It has changed foe to friend and rival to supporter.

It's the only time when Sooners cheer for Longhorns, Bruins celebrate with Trojans and Wolverines congratulate Buckeyes for a job well done.

Unlike any other time of year, the bowl season provides the most compelling match-ups of the season and as a result, the most telling barometers of overall conference strength, while giving fans and pundits talking points and bragging rights for the long nine months of offseason that awaits us all.

Here is the updated ranking for how each of the major conferences have performed in the bows thus far (through games ending on January 1).





1. Mountain West Conference (4-0)

Key Wins: Fresno State, Oregon State, Cal, Houston

Losses: None

Games Remaining: TCU vs. Boise State (Fiesta Bowl)



The MWC ranks atop the list boasting a 4-0 record with three convincing victories over quality opponents. The MWC now moves to 14-4 in bowls since 2006-07 and have won six straight bowl games dating back to last season when TCU beat Boise State and Utah knocked off Alabama.

All four MWC teams that have prevailed came into this year's bowls as underdogs. Combined, these teams have beaten the spread by an average of 22 points.

While the BCS spent the off-season downplaying the MWC's credibility and Utah's success in particular, TCU's run this year has done nothing but add fodder and credence to the MWC's case for BCS inclusion.

Especially when you consider the Horned Frogs' regular season opponents have now moved to 6-0 in the bowls.

Despite the undefeated record, the MWC still lacks a marquee win over a legitimate top ten opponent. TCU will have the perfect opportunity to crystallize the MWC's quest for bowl perfection when it faces the Boise State Broncos on Monday.



2. Big Ten (3-2)

Key Wins: Miami, LSU, Oregon

Losses: Iowa State, Auburn

Games Remaining: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech (Liberty Bowl), Iowa vs. Georgia Tech (FedEx Orange Bowl)



Look who showed up for the postseason! The struggling Big Ten, which has longed for a statement nonconference win, has been nothing but clutch this bowl season.

The Big Ten has showed up big time by posting the most impressive collection of wins to date with victories over elite teams from the Pac-10, ACC and SEC.

For the first time in half a decade, the Big Ten has captured the elusive Rose Bowl Trophy with a solid win over an explosive Oregon team.

The Big Ten was even strong in defeat. Their two losses consist of a one-point setback by Minnesota to Iowa State and an overtime loss by Northwestern to a resurgent Auburn.

If the Hawkeyes can pull off a victory over the Yellow Jackets on Tuesday, this could prove the Big Ten's best bowl performance since 2005.

Maybe that week off the first week of December ain't so bad after all.





3. SEC (3-3)

Key Wins: Texas A&M, Northwestern, Cincinnati

Losses: Clemson, Penn State, Virginia Tech

Games Remaining: Arkansas vs. East Carolina (Liberty Bowl), South Carolina vs. Connecticut (PAPAJOHNS.com Bowl), Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State (Cotton Bowl), Alabama vs. Texas (National Championship Game)



While the SEC has been less-than-stellar this bowl season, they do claim the lone victory thus far over a top five opponent, as Florida completely owned Cincinnati. An impressive feat when your runner-up takes down an undefeated team from a BCS conference in that fashion.

SEC fans may be quick to overestimate the value of their mid- and lower-tier squads, but the elite of the SEC, Alabama and Florida, are playing on an entirely different plane than the rest of college football.
Although the Mountain West may have something to say about that.

The SEC's other two victories pose little meaning. Georgia laid a beat down on a mediocre Texas A&M team and Auburn eked out an overtime victory over Northwestern.

Conversely, two of the SEC's three losses came at the hands of elite ACC teams with Tennessee falling to Virginia Tech and Kentucky falling to Clemson.

The most telling loss of the SEC bowl season was LSU's mismanagement of Penn State. It doesn't help the SEC's pristine image when the third best Big Ten team takes down the third best SEC team.

With four bowl games remaining including the BCS National Championship Game, the jury is still out on this year's overall bowl performance for the SEC. That said, if TCU falls to Boise State, Alabama beats Texas and Ole Miss knocks off Oklahoma State, the SEC can quickly claim the title as this year's top bowl performer.




4. Big 12 (3-2)

Key Wins: Arizona, Stanford, Minnesota

Losses: Navy, Georgia

Games Remaining: Texas Tech vs. Michigan State (Alamo Bowl), Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State (Cotton Bowl), Texas vs. Alabama (National Championship Game)



Like the MWC, the Big 12 has claimed two telling victories over quality Pac-10 opponents.

Nebraska's stunning 33-0 victory over Arizona illustrated just how dominating the Husker's defense has become.

What really weighs down the Big 12 in this ranking is the ugliness of their two losses to two unranked teams. Missouri was annihilated by Navy and A&M proved no contest against the Georgia Bulldogs.

The two games remaining feature head-to-head battles against the vaunted SEC. If the Big 12 can end up 5-2 with a win in Pasadena and a National Championship, they can arguably jump the SEC as the best conference in college football.





5. ACC (3-3)

Key Wins: West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky

Losses: USC, Pitt, Wisconsin


Games Remaining: Georgia Tech vs. Iowa (FedEx Orange Bowl)



While the ACC has played fairly well with an even record and forgivable losses against the likes of Pitt, USC and Wisconsin, the ACC is in dire need of that marquee victory that really spells success for the bowl season.

A win by Georgia Tech over the Iowa Hawkeyes will do just that.





6. Big East (2-2)

Key Wins: North Carolina, Central Florida

Losses: Florida, Florida State

Games Remaining: Connecticut-South Carolina (PAPAJOHNS.com Bowl),



While the Big East got off to a terrific start with Pitt outlasting Butch Davis' Tar Heels and Rutgers taking care of business against Central Florida, the absolute seal-clubbing Florida handed to an undefeated Cincinnati team is embarrassing.

Clearly the Big East does not belong amongst the upper crust of the BCS. Beginning next season, the Big East will not have a single head coach with experience coaching in a BCS Bowl game. Meanwhile, the non-BCS MWC may have as many as three.





7. Pac-10 (2-5)

Key Wins: Boston College, Temple

Losses: BYU, Utah, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ohio State

Games Remaining: None



After losing their stranglehold on the Rose Bowl tonight and losing in embarrassing fashion, the end of the bowl season couldn't come soon enough for the Pac-10.

What a difference a year makes! Just one year ago, the Pac finished 5-0 in the bowls with victories over the Big Ten, the MWC, the Big East, and the Big 12.

In fact, just a few weeks have passed since some insiders were making a case for the Pac-10 being the strongest conference in all of college football.

Not this year. The Pac-10 has once again allowed the "inferior" MWC to bitch-slap them for dominance out west with surprising losses to both BYU and Utah. (The Pac was 2-6 versus the MWC in 2008).

Could you imagine how ugly this bowl season would've been for the conference of champions had Temple hung on to beat the Bruins?

Nomad
01-02-2010, 04:22 PM
Gamecocks remind me of the Tigers last night!! Drops, penalities and bad play!! SEC disappoints me this year!!


A little statistical facts.......Alabama is 0-7 vs Texass!! I don't have a good feeling about that game and the SEC will have a medicore bowl record this year!!

Skinny
01-02-2010, 05:11 PM
Sucks losing but good for UConn.

getlynched47
01-02-2010, 05:17 PM
Oh hell who's watching the Cotton Bowl??? Turnoverfest!

Nomad
01-02-2010, 05:33 PM
Way to go Ole Miss!!

Nomad
01-02-2010, 09:00 PM
Liberty Bowl goes into OT and they use an e-coin!!:confused: Never heard of it and soon they'll be e-refs!!:lol::tsk: Relying on the computer a little too much for my taste!

WVUnBroncosfanJim
01-04-2010, 11:35 AM
Hope everyone enjoyed their bowl victories... I drove 800+ miles just to see FSU somehow curb-stomp WVU... ugh...

We have an idiot for a coach...

Nomad
01-05-2010, 07:31 PM
Good luck to your Hawkeyes, studbucket!!

SM19
01-05-2010, 08:16 PM
Let's go Hawkeyes!

Broncolingus
01-05-2010, 10:32 PM
Hawkeye's defense is playing lights out so far...

(...hope I didn't jinx them to much now...)

Broncolingus
01-05-2010, 11:38 PM
Congrats Hawkeye's...great defense tonight for the W

broncophan
01-06-2010, 01:42 AM
Good job Hawkeyes......Great for the big 10 as well!!!!

studbucket
01-06-2010, 02:41 AM
Woohoo!

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3248/forecast.jpg

Nomad
01-06-2010, 06:49 AM
Congrats studbucket!! If it weren't for the pick 6, Iowa dominated that game as expected!! I stopped watching towards the end of the 2nd qrtr (went to bed), but I thought that pick had taken the air out them then again they fought back and gained the momentum again!!

Nomad
01-06-2010, 06:51 AM
Good job Hawkeyes......Great for the big 10 as well!!!!


meh:coffee:!! just kidding broncophan, Big 10 has played solid ball this year!!


I have a bad feeling for Alabama, hope it's just gas!!:D

SM19
01-06-2010, 10:34 PM
Troy and Central Michigan putting on a show tonight. CMU up by three with 1:17 to go.

Broncolingus
01-06-2010, 10:40 PM
4-10...see what there kicker is made of.

Great game...

Broncolingus
01-06-2010, 10:42 PM
Big 10 has played solid ball this year!!


I have a bad feeling for Alabama, hope it's just gas!!:D

I'm not a Big 10 fan (not a hater either) but they did very well this year overall...

...hope you're right about Bama.

Hook 'em Horns!

SM19
01-06-2010, 10:42 PM
This is better than any BCS game so far.

Broncolingus
01-06-2010, 10:43 PM
4-10...see what there kicker is made of.

Great game...

OT baby...

Broncolingus
01-06-2010, 11:11 PM
Wow...CMU over Troy in OT...great game.

Nomad
01-07-2010, 05:43 AM
I'm not a Big 10 fan (not a hater either) but they did very well this year overall...

...hope you're right about Bama.

Hook 'em Horns!

Big 10 did very well and I was giving broncophan a hard time!!


I hope I'm wrong about Bama.....I can't stand the Longhorns, never have! Though Bama is an LSU rival, I would rather see them win...odd huh:confused:!!

Nomad
01-07-2010, 11:20 AM
Well, I guess I'm going to repeat myself but Texass has all the advantage in this game if history is to repeat itself!!

Alabama:

0-2 in BCS bowls

0-7-1 all time versus Texass

has the Heisman winner

Will Muschamp is on the defensive side of the ball and knows Saban's ways (they were together at LSU for the NC) and is an excellent coach

Not very good facing superb passing QBs

May not show up

And no conference has ever won 4 straight NC

One positive for Bama as far as history goes, the SEC is 5-0 in BCSCG!!

It pains me to say but Texass all ready has the momentum just based on history!!

GO BAMA, prove history wrong!!

Buff
01-07-2010, 09:03 PM
Better put West on suicide watch if Bama turns it over again.

BroncoAV06
01-07-2010, 09:44 PM
McCoy injury pretty much means game over unless the Texas defense can get a turnover and score. Longhorns had the shot early to put alot of pressure on Bama, ball inside 5 only got 3, then to recover the kick for 3 more points.

Denver Native (Carol)
01-07-2010, 09:48 PM
It's a shame McCoy got hurt - definitely took the glamor out of this game

KyleOrtonArmySoldier#128
01-07-2010, 09:55 PM
It's a shame McCoy got hurt - definitely took the glamor out of this game

Yeah it's pretty much hypeless now.

OrangeHoof
01-07-2010, 10:15 PM
It's a shame McCoy got hurt - definitely took the glamor out of this game

Yeah, this is just sad. Too bad because for five minutes this game was looking like a classic.

I wonder if they are numbing McCoy's shoulder and sending him back out which might jeopardize his pro career but make this game closer. They won't win with Gilbert. He's too raw.

Broncolingus
01-07-2010, 10:18 PM
Wow...long day tomorrow in my part of the world. Game over for UT on the first series of the game (sad) and Mack Brown and staff show their ass' again (shovel pass with 15 seconds and your true Freshman QB who's got his ass knocked around major for 1 1/2 QTRs...

Tide wins this easy in 30 min...

Ravage!!!
01-07-2010, 10:19 PM
It's a shame McCoy got hurt - definitely took the glamor out of this game

It was lookign that Texas was going to take an early command,and would have really made this game exciting.

McCOy getting hurt in the first series just absolutely destroyed this game to the point I'm flipping channels to watch somethng else.

Denver Native (Carol)
01-07-2010, 10:38 PM
I know they can't, but they definitely need to put an * next to this game when it is over.

Broncolingus
01-07-2010, 10:51 PM
Wow...long day tomorrow in my part of the world. Game over for UT on the first series of the game (sad) and Mack Brown and staff show their ass' again (shovel pass with 15 seconds and your true Freshman QB who's got his ass knocked around major for 1 1/2 QTRs...

Tide wins this easy in 30 min...

...I'll also say this. Being so 'close' to UT, Bama fans for the past 2-3 weeks have been nothing short of total class. Never really 'knew' them, but have paid attention.

I'm sure some who follow other teams in the SEC would understandably disagree, just as spending all of my childhood and growing up in CO we all know a few Big 12 teams fans who are crap (recall Sal Aunese's era), but I've got to give kudos to the Bamba fans.

...total class leading up to this game.

My son played with Gilbert at Lake Travis and he will likely be a great QB, but too much to ask of the kid in this game...

I sure do remember Denver beating his dad's ass when he played QB for San Diego...boy that's changed to, eh?

Broncolingus
01-07-2010, 11:09 PM
Alright UT!!!

Nice pass Gilbert and a UT receiver actually held on to the ball...

Broncolingus
01-07-2010, 11:11 PM
Man, this kid needs some help from those UT receivers...

Broncolingus
01-07-2010, 11:36 PM
TD Horns!

24-21 with 6:00 left...c'mon Horns!

Broncolingus
01-07-2010, 11:50 PM
Oh boy...that turnover may have just ended UTs run.

Hope they can hold em to a FG...

Broncolingus
01-07-2010, 11:56 PM
Game over...but Kudos to Gilbert and UT for hanging in there and not making this a laugher...

...wonder what would've happened if McCoy had played.

UTs defense really played well overall...

Congrats Bama...and UT! :salute:

Denver Native (Carol)
01-07-2010, 11:56 PM
Wonder how this game would have turned out with McCoy playing? Also, wonder if he could have returned.

BroncoAV06
01-08-2010, 12:08 AM
Alot of credit to the Longhorns, defense played hard, Gilbert gutty effort, not a classic but was a solid game with the effort from Texas.

West
01-08-2010, 12:34 AM
I know they can't, but they definitely need to put an * next to this game when it is over.

Jesus, shut up. Its football... Injuries happen.

SM19
01-08-2010, 12:36 AM
Such a disappointment. Boise State and TCU fans who watched this game can only have come away feeling even more strongly that they deserved a shot at the championship. I didn't see anything to make me think that Alabama outclassed those two teams, or that they'd have beaten a McCoy-led Texas team.

West
01-08-2010, 12:39 AM
Such a disappointment. Boise State and TCU fans who watched this game can only have come away feeling even more strongly that they deserved a shot at the championship. I didn't see anything to make me think that Alabama outclassed those two teams, or that they'd have beaten a McCoy-led Texas team.

Coulda, woulda, shoulda.

Do you really feel like Boise or TCU could have competed with Alabama? Seriously? Honestly? No bullshitting?

SM19
01-08-2010, 12:45 AM
I certainly don't think it's out of the question. The Bama defense wasn't nearly as good as advertised, giving up several easy plays to a true freshman quarterback and some good runs to a Texas running game that was unreliable all year. I was not that impressed.

West
01-08-2010, 12:49 AM
I certainly don't think it's out of the question. The Bama defense wasn't nearly as good as advertised, giving up several easy plays to a true freshman quarterback and some good runs to a Texas running game that was unreliable all year. I was not that impressed.

You're posting this while they hold up the crystal ball... Who gives a shit if they didn't play their best tonight? They went 14-0 in the toughest conference in the country... They are the best team in the nation... No doubt about it.

SM19
01-08-2010, 12:58 AM
the toughest conference in the country...

Oh, and there it is. Sorry, but if this conversation requires me to buy into the myth that SEC football is above and beyond the football the rest of the country plays, then I don't see any point in continuing.

West
01-08-2010, 01:00 AM
Oh, and there it is. Sorry, but if this conversation requires me to buy into the myth that SEC football is above and beyond the football the rest of the country plays, then I don't see any point in continuing.

I think you just might be the only person in the entire country that feels this way. I think its 4 straight National Champs from the SEC... Correct me if i'm wrong...

Overtime
01-08-2010, 01:48 AM
Texas + McCoy = OVERRATED.

that is all.

Roll Tide!

Nomad
01-08-2010, 07:40 AM
Jesus, shut up. Its football... Injuries happen.

In respect for Carol, I wouldn't say shut up, but saying an * should be next to this game is ridiculous, hopefully they never go back and put * by all games played in the history of football because the starting QB or key player was hurt! I'm sure if Philip Rivers wa to get hurt none of you would be whining if the BRONCOS won!! Injuries happen and he should of played though ie Big Ben in last week's Miami game, maybe Colt's a weinie! And screw Texass, I have no sympathy for them, if it would have been any other team I would have probably hoped Bama lost!! I'm not a Bama fan by far but I dislike Texass more than the Raiders and I'm glad history was wrong!!

SEC has lost it's edge, I will admit!! You're right SM19, the Boise St's of college football screwed once again!! BTW, Boise St should be #2 in the nation!!

Nomad
01-08-2010, 07:49 AM
Texas + McCoy = OVERRATED.

that is all.

Roll Tide!

McCoy seems to be a hell of a player but he's no tough guy!!

Nomad
01-08-2010, 07:56 AM
It was lookign that Texas was going to take an early command,and would have really made this game exciting.

McCOy getting hurt in the first series just absolutely destroyed this game to the point I'm flipping channels to watch somethng else.

For a guy who says eye gouging is acceptable, your butt hurt over an injury:lol:!! Texas still had their starting defense on the field and 10 of the starters on offense!!

Ottokar Prohaska
01-08-2010, 08:27 AM
Last TD was despicable. Game is over, you got a victory in the championship, no reason to run up the score. Saban has joined Pete Carrolll as a coach I will root against no matter where they are.
Echoes a discussion I had with my students build a line first then worry about hte qb.

Nomad
01-08-2010, 08:31 AM
Last TD was despicable. Game is over, you got a victory in the championship, no reason to run up the score. Saban has joined Pete Carrolll as a coach I will root against no matter where they are.
Echoes a discussion I had with my students build a line first then worry about hte qb.

Why didn't the defense stop them???:whoknows: I'm not one that agrees with a Steve Spurrier running up the score but this game was in reach for the Longhorns and their defense in the 2nd qrtr was pathetic!! You don't think Mack Brown would have had his team score in that situation...:lol:if you think not!!

NightTrainLayne
01-08-2010, 10:00 AM
Last TD was despicable. Game is over, you got a victory in the championship, no reason to run up the score. Saban has joined Pete Carrolll as a coach I will root against no matter where they are.
Echoes a discussion I had with my students build a line first then worry about hte qb.

I'm going to root against Saban just because he kind of seems like a jerk. :D

I don't think they were running up the score, but I can see why it would be questioned.

Overtime
01-08-2010, 12:35 PM
to all the Fraudhorn fans.....waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/3228899893_70dde6b005.jpg

West
01-08-2010, 02:36 PM
I agree that we should have taken a knee but I also think that Texas should have stopped us...


And Nomad, did you really just say Boise should have been playing in the game? :facepalm:

Nomad
01-08-2010, 03:08 PM
I agree that we should have taken a knee but I also think that Texas should have stopped us...


And Nomad, did you really just say Boise should have been playing in the game? :facepalm:

How did you get that:lol:! I believe Boise St should have their chance at Bama though!!

OrangeHoof
01-08-2010, 04:38 PM
Looks like the pollsters gave Texas a mulligan.

Final AP and Coaches polls:

1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. Boise

Typically, the team that loses the Nat'l Championship game drops a few pegs so this is surprising. Had I a ballot, I would have voted 1. Alabama 2. Florida 3. Boise St. 4. Texas

broncophan
01-08-2010, 11:58 PM
Looks like the pollsters gave Texas a mulligan.

Final AP and Coaches polls:

1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. Boise

Typically, the team that loses the Nat'l Championship game drops a few pegs so this is surprising. Had I a ballot, I would have voted 1. Alabama 2. Florida 3. Boise St. 4. Texas

5. The Ohio State Buckeyes......:D

Overtime
01-09-2010, 11:00 AM
5. The Ohio State Buckeyes......

will fail to meet expectations of a National Championship next year.

West
01-09-2010, 04:10 PM
will fail to meet expectations of a National Championship next year.

They'll never win a NC with a WR at QB... That only works on the video game.

broncophan
01-09-2010, 11:46 PM
will fail to meet expectations of a National Championship next year.

Time will tell....but when they finish #5 in the country this season.....and they will not lose alot of players......Pryor will be a year older....will be a season to look forward to.....as it always is here in Buckeye land.....