Not much I can add about the Sugar Bowl (debacle if you back the Tide, vindication if you're a Ute) other than to say wow. Didn't see it coming, nor did I see the thumping of Texas Tech at the Cotton Bowl.
And now, we wait for Fiesta and BCS Championship.
Showing posts with label bowls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bowls. Show all posts
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Bowling: And so it begins
After a couple weeks off, teams (and your favorite bloggers) will be back at it this weekend. We start with some pretty craptastic matchups. (Or is it "craptacular"?)
Saturday:
Eaglebank Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Navy, 10 a.m., ESPN -- This is the newest bowl on the block, and may be the only one that is an encore of a regular-season game. Wake lost 24-17 in their first game against the Midshipmen, all the way back on Sept. 27. Since then, the Demon Deacons dropped four into the L column, while Navy lost twice. Expect boringness, as these teams obviously know each other.
New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State vs. Fresno State, 1:30 p.m., ESPN -- A 6-6 Mountain West team against a 7-5 WAC team. These guys were in the same conference before the big divorce in the 1990s. I'd rather watch the Eaglebank. And you couldn't find a sponsor? Sign of a bad bowl...
Magicjack St. Petersburg Bowl: Memphis vs. South Florida, 3:30 p.m., ESPN -- Another inaugural bowl. South Florida, OK in nonconference play but dreadful in the Big East, gets to play a home game against Memphis, who at 6-6 managed to finish second in the C-USA East. (Shows the Conference USA's strength, no?) Shoot me, shoot me now. And what the heck is Magicjack? It's that thing you hear advertised on late-night TV that lets you "never pay a home phone bill again!"
Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl: BYU vs. Arizona, 7 p.m., ESPN -- Prime Time gives us a ranked team!! BYU was once thought to be the best BCS-buster candidate, now relegated to playing something like their 12th Las Vegas Bowl in a row. Or something like that. Cougars roll right over Arizona in this one.
Sunday:
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Southern Mississippi vs. Troy, 7:15 p.m., ESPN -- No comment, other than to say I'll only be watching this one because I need football to sustain me through the weekend. But only watching this during the Sunday Night Football commercial breaks.
Saturday:
Eaglebank Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Navy, 10 a.m., ESPN -- This is the newest bowl on the block, and may be the only one that is an encore of a regular-season game. Wake lost 24-17 in their first game against the Midshipmen, all the way back on Sept. 27. Since then, the Demon Deacons dropped four into the L column, while Navy lost twice. Expect boringness, as these teams obviously know each other.
New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State vs. Fresno State, 1:30 p.m., ESPN -- A 6-6 Mountain West team against a 7-5 WAC team. These guys were in the same conference before the big divorce in the 1990s. I'd rather watch the Eaglebank. And you couldn't find a sponsor? Sign of a bad bowl...
Magicjack St. Petersburg Bowl: Memphis vs. South Florida, 3:30 p.m., ESPN -- Another inaugural bowl. South Florida, OK in nonconference play but dreadful in the Big East, gets to play a home game against Memphis, who at 6-6 managed to finish second in the C-USA East. (Shows the Conference USA's strength, no?) Shoot me, shoot me now. And what the heck is Magicjack? It's that thing you hear advertised on late-night TV that lets you "never pay a home phone bill again!"
Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl: BYU vs. Arizona, 7 p.m., ESPN -- Prime Time gives us a ranked team!! BYU was once thought to be the best BCS-buster candidate, now relegated to playing something like their 12th Las Vegas Bowl in a row. Or something like that. Cougars roll right over Arizona in this one.
Sunday:
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Southern Mississippi vs. Troy, 7:15 p.m., ESPN -- No comment, other than to say I'll only be watching this one because I need football to sustain me through the weekend. But only watching this during the Sunday Night Football commercial breaks.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Footballish thoughts: A man can dream
A few things I'd love to see:
BCS conference realignment. I know, I know: tradition, blah blah blah. But the Pac 10, Big 10 [11] and Big East need to find a couple extra teams and play a conference championship. Suggestions: Fresno State and Boise State to the Pac 10; Notre Dame to the Big 10; Army, Navy, Florida Atlantic and Troy to the Big East. The other conferences can shake things up from there.
Sumo match between Mark Mangino and a healthy Charlie Weis. Would get better ratings than a Kansas-Notre Dame game.
Fewer bowl games. On the chopping block: the International Bowl, the Texas Bowl (they draw the Big 12's NUMBER 8 team!?!), the newly formed EagleBank [Congressional] Bowl (Navy vs. the ACC No. 9). I'm sorry, but when you're digging down to a conference's dregs, they're really not bowl-worthy.
BCS conference realignment. I know, I know: tradition, blah blah blah. But the Pac 10, Big 10 [11] and Big East need to find a couple extra teams and play a conference championship. Suggestions: Fresno State and Boise State to the Pac 10; Notre Dame to the Big 10; Army, Navy, Florida Atlantic and Troy to the Big East. The other conferences can shake things up from there.
Sumo match between Mark Mangino and a healthy Charlie Weis. Would get better ratings than a Kansas-Notre Dame game.
Fewer bowl games. On the chopping block: the International Bowl, the Texas Bowl (they draw the Big 12's NUMBER 8 team!?!), the newly formed EagleBank [Congressional] Bowl (Navy vs. the ACC No. 9). I'm sorry, but when you're digging down to a conference's dregs, they're really not bowl-worthy.
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