Posted on 12/14/2006 5:43:54 PM PST by MikefromOhio
I have no love lost for Boise State and I hate the vast majority of their fans, but that was a great game.
Just think if TCU hadn't choked against SMU last year. We could have had 3 straight non BCS schools crack the BCS.
BTW Boise State fans: if the old rules had been in place (pre-2006, i.e.: 2004 when my Utes did it), you wouldn't have been ranked high enough in the BCS Standings to play in this game.
You're welcome.
Yes, they do. I think the problem is they leave the cold, miserable Rust Belt for warm, sunny Hollywood and they can't maintain focus. Instead of wind chill factors they adjust (gladly) to shorts and tees again. They get the whirlwind bowl treatment and - presto - they don't focus on business. The Cali schools have a huge home field advantage which is why they usually win the Rose Bowl.
Well, I fell asleep and missed the end of what looks to have been a great game.
Reading the last 250 posts or so on this thread this morning has been entertaining though!!!!!!
That game did have it all. And going for 2 when you weren't forced to, was unbelievable.
I thought Oklahoma would tear Boise State to pieces....was I wrong. I NOW must give credit to the Broncos. Think about the recruitment process...most top rated high school football stars are going to a big time program, not Boise State. I believe the victory will help them in their recruiting..for years to come. I remember when BC went on a national stage w/Fluite...their recruitment area expanded well beyond New England.
I wonder which sucks worse for Sooner fans, getting blown out in the BCS championship game by USC two years ago, or losing to Boise State by one point after making a fantastic comeback.
I'll have to ask my boss. He's a Sooner who went to both games.
"Instead of the wind chill factors they adjust (gladly) to shorts and tees again. They get the whirlwind bowl treatment and -presto- they don't focus on business."
Did Michigan look 'unfocused' yesterday (playing USC to a 3-3 tie in the first half) or did they just get blown off the field by a better team? That whole weather/bowl distractions/travel thing is such bs. Most Bowl games are played in good weather locations or under domes, and every other conference in the country seems to do OK. All week long the reporters were commenting on how Michigan looked focused at practice and USC did not. USC has beaten Michigan/Ohio State 10 of the last 12 times they have played. It ain't weather, they are just generally a better program.
The commentators were practically handing Michigan the trophy from the pregame show through halftime and all the way until the Dwayne Jarrett show.
I wish they had shown the How to Make Omelettes From What is on My Face show.
OU was overrated IMHO, let's face it, the Big 12 was way down this year, just look at what happened to the two teams that beat Texas in their bowl games (KSU and A&M). OU did a nice job of overcoming a lot of adversity, and they are certainly on the way back, but they were not expected to win the Big 12 this year, it was only because the rest of the conference was so bad that they did win it. Plus if OU was that good, they had no business even being close to Oregon, much less losing the game, when you saw what BYU did to them.
"The commentators were practically handing Michigan the trophy from the pregame show through halftime and all the way until the Dwayne Jarrett show."
EVERY YEAR from some of these guys! Holtz, Craig James, these clowns have been picking against USC (and looking real stupid once the games are played) for years. How many games do they have to see? ESPN had one of their fan polls, and over 300,000 registered an opinion on the Rose Bowl, with 71% picking Michigan. Just amazing.
But of course, Michigan returns a bunch of people for next year, they'll play their same lousy schedule, Ohio State loses Troy Smith and others so they'll probably beat them, and we'll be listening to this stuff again next year. Mike Hart Heisman candidate, the great Lamarr Woodley on defense (was his name called the entire game?) the balanced offense, the 'game breaker' receivers, the 'best front seven in the country', on and on and on, every year.
USC's four non-conference games this year:
Arkansas: 50-14
Nebraska: 28-10
Notre Dame: 44-24
Michigan: 32-18
None of the games even close.
"What you guys don't know is the reason Jarrett was taunting was the Michigan D-backs were talking trash all afternoon."
Jarrett's actions were mild, even by college football standards. Big deal, he strutted into the end zone after a 50-yard bomb and then handed the ball to a db after another reception. You run up 200+ receiving yards against an "All American defensive back" (gimme a break with that, and Woodley too), it's to be expected that he gives it back a little.
I'm a huge 'SC fan, and I really agree with you that what Jarrett did was no big deal. Nevertheless, I wish he hadn't done it cause it cause it allowed the commentators to take the focus off of what a great game he had and focus it on a few celebratory actions.
But in the end, nothing can kill my buzz after such a fantastic game! Woooohoooo, Fight On Trojans! Pre-season #1!
A great win for the program, no doubt about it. And regarding Jarrett's 'actions' drawing attention away from the win, I think that those who found such tremendous fault in such trivial taunting would have found something else to criticize USC for. Look, once again, a lot of people were shocked and embarrassed at this rout and a lot of conference chest-thumping was halted in mid-thump.....after that thumping.
Jarrett shouldn't have done it, but nothing he did was sufficient to draw a flag. It was jawing back and forth, and unless the officials want to flag Michigan for badmouthing during the game (which I hope they never do), getting some back is just part of the game.
Focusing on this one particular part of the game is pretty silly. Two athletes were trashing each other verbally, and one proved the other was a paper tiger, at least in that game. It's not that big of a deal.
I quit watching the game after OUs pick for a TD with a minute left. I turned on CBS sportsline at home to follow on the internet. They reported that OU intercepted the lateral and went ahead by two scores to end the game. I woke up to read that BSU won and was ready to submit a urnine sample. Wow....I missed a hell of a play.
Lol, I like that image!
Skip Bayless said OU wasn't "up" for the game.....maybe so.
LOL
Yeah they really brought it back there...
I had turned it off when Boise went up 28-10, but I turned it back on right as Oklahoma scored the TD and got the 2 point conversion to tie.
Then on the hook and lateral and again on the statue of liberty play I woke the wife up :)
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