11 January 2011

Bowl Commentary (03-10 Jan 2011)

Comments on the final bowls of the season. The Orange showcased some amazing talent, the Sugar was down to the wire and the championship game shined best of all.

Orange Bowl
Really? VaTech lost to James-Madison? They looked quite the team...in the first half. But Stanford made the adjustments at half-time and VaTech didn't. Luck was amazing, accurate and poised.

Sugar Bowl
Really? Arkansas let this slip away in the end when they had it all but handed to them. Though I'm not a fan of the Big 10 I was impressed with their talented receivers and even the fully and free tattooed Pryor.

Cotton Bowl
Though I have spouted all season that LSU has been lucky I still like to watch them play. I like their aggressive and surprising play calling...and it paid of once again. Did you notice that they never showed Texas A&M cheerleaders but they did show LSU cheerleaders? That's because Texas A&M does not have cheerleaders...and never has! See article here.

Fight Hunger
Nevada did not dominate as I expected but they made a good showing and pulled off the win. And I don't think they are a flash-in-the-pan. There will be more to be seen from that program int eh next few years.

BCS Championship
Wow...if any game lived up to its billing this one did. Much like the USC-Texas championship in 2006 - but a whole lot better. Both defenses were very well prepared; Newton and James did not perform as expected. Oregon had some great play calls (fake PAT, fake punt, deep pass from their own endzone, etc.) which showed why UA ran down the clock before kicking the winning FG. The UA goal line stops of the high-powered Oregon offense were near un-believable.