Posted on 01/04/2007 11:24:18 PM PST by doug from upland
I watched most of the game, started watching at 14-0 Boise in first quarter.
I knew Oklahoma would win......... It was inevitable.
I saw the interception, 25 yd TD. Oklahoma Wins!!!
oh...............
4th and 18..............Touchdown???
OT
Won't take long.
First play TOUCHDOWN.......... Oklahoma wins!!
Oh? Boise gets a chance?
Touchdown?? No way they get two!! Oklahoma wins!!!
oh?
Staute of Liberty........... WTF????????????
He scored?????????? no way.
BOISE WINS?
I have never enjoyed being proved wrong as much as I did in this game!!!
I had to watch it again, just to make sure.
Unbelievable and huge congratulations to Boise State!!!!!!!!!!!
I second that!!
Let's be friends. I'm not taking offense. Sometimes people respond to the wrong person by mistake. It was just a friendly suggestion.
Ohio State would not fear Boise State's brains. The Buckeye's know how to win football games. They win them big. They win them ugly. But they win.
That is the kind of Big Ten confidence we see destroyed in Pasadena year after year.
Yes, let's be friends. You are one of the giants on FR.
Well, ya do have to be a die-hard Sun Devils fan, but it was something for the ages, just like the Boise State game.
you need to review the rules.
Just ask Jake Plummer...
That's what Oklahoma was saying. The unfortunate thing is that midwestern teams, even Ohio State, lapse into predictability. That's why they steer clear of playing the "speed" teams of the WAC and Mountain West.
They also choke in the NCAA basketball championships (for the most part). Do not understand that either.
But what kind of fan would I be if I did not say "fear the sweater vest!"
That's the whole fun of being rated number one. It has been a marvelous year, and I have enjoyed it thoroughly.
On January 9th, we will know the rest of the story. Either the sweater vest prevailed... (or it did not - but you did not hear that from me. ssshhhh!)
I'll fix it for you: That is almost unbelievabe for a school with such a quality program PR machine.
I'm sorry... I know who Jake Plummer is, but I am not familiar with his bowl record. Sorry.
Besides being able to recruit the top quarterbacks and running backs from high school, the big schools also have another huge advangage --- they get the behemoth linemen. Does anyone know the stats of the weight of the Oklahoma and Boise State lines? I would expect that Oklahoma outweighed them by 30 pounds a man. As surprising as anything is how well Boise State did in the trenches.
It's a matter of speed and positioning. Boise State had almost no problem with Oklahoma's defensive line, protecting the quarterback well all through the contest.
Ha ha! Whether I'm right or not depends upon the game, the teams, the weather and the circumstances. But, for certain, the midwestern teams seem very unwilling to take on the Mountain West or WAC. This, of course, results in the sports press denigrating the Mountain West and WAC because they don't have enough midwestern teams on the schedule. Sigh.
It was not meant as a snazzy reply, but rather when ASU had the chance to be the National Champions, Ohio State busted their way across the field and won the Rose Bowl. Your description was an accurate one. It wasn't pretty, it wasn't artistic, but it got the job done (much to my chagrin).
Interview with Ian Johnson sometime before the game. This is a quality kid --- http://youtube.com/watch?v=61iGn0keHuU
He just needs a few less "I means"
Seriously, no way Boise plays a game like that a second time. That was one for the ages.
No doubt Ohio is the odds on favorite. I just wish we (USC) had not fallen asleep against those damn Bruins!!
Maybe we can meet you guys in Pasadena in 2008!!
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