Let's Talk Football!
Posted by: Bradley McDonald
Howdy, folks! Your favorite Collidescope sports reporter here, checking in with all the latest football action.
It's been an amazing bowl year so far with a few upsets and quite a few good games.
Boise State
Did anyone see The Greatest Game Ever Played in this year's Fiesta Bowl? No one gave Boise State much of a chance versus #7 Oklohoma, even though Boise State was undefeated and ranked #9. To be honest, I didn't think they could compete with the Cowboys, either.
But compete, did they! The Broncos pulled out to an 18 point lead before Oklahoma pulled off a remarkable comeback, going up by a touchdown in the last few minutes.
Then Boise State pulled out an unbelievable "hook and ladder" play on a 4th and 18 with just seconds to play that went for a touchdown! That's the old play everyone works on in the backyard where one receiver catches the ball, takes off one way and then pitches the ball to a teammate running the other way. I don't think I've ever seen it run as successfully as Boise State that night.
And they weren't through with their tricks! In overtime, after Oklahoma had went up by a touchdown, BSU scored and decided to go for two, to either win it right there or lose it! And won it, they did, on another slick play where the QB faked a throw but had the ball behind his back the whole time and the RB took it and ran off in the opposite direction.
If you haven't seen the highlights of that game, you need to. Oh, and then the Broncos' running back asked his cheerleader-girlfriend to marry him during a post-game interview!
BCS Blowouts
As I mentioned before, there were also a few blowouts this year, including two in the BCS games.
USC totally dismantled Michigan, a team a lot of people through should be playing for the National Championship. USC, of course, was coming off a loss in their conference championship game to UCLA. I was cheering for USC in that game, for once, because if the Trojans would've beat the lowly Bruins, my LSU Tigers would've played in the Rose Bowl in Cali and I was making plans to attend.
So, LSU ended up playing a heavily over-matched Notre Dame team and it wasn't close. The Tigers scored at will during the second half and ended up with a 41-14 win.
NOTE TO POLLSTERS: whatever you think Notre Dame should be ranked, add ten points to that and that should be correct. The Irish are over-ranked every year, which is why they've lost 872 bowl games in a row.
Anyway, LSU looked good and would probably have a good shot at the National Title, if there were a playoff system.
Saints
Speaking of playoff systems, the New Orleans Saints are sitting in a nice position after earning a first round bye. Hopefully, that'll result in some success in the playoffs for an organization with only one playoff win in it's history.
South Louisiana is fired up about the Saints and I have to admit I'm kinda excited, too. To use a popular chant for Saints fans: "Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say dey gon' beat dem Saints?"
Howdy, folks! Your favorite Collidescope sports reporter here, checking in with all the latest football action.
It's been an amazing bowl year so far with a few upsets and quite a few good games.
Boise State
Did anyone see The Greatest Game Ever Played in this year's Fiesta Bowl? No one gave Boise State much of a chance versus #7 Oklohoma, even though Boise State was undefeated and ranked #9. To be honest, I didn't think they could compete with the Cowboys, either.
But compete, did they! The Broncos pulled out to an 18 point lead before Oklahoma pulled off a remarkable comeback, going up by a touchdown in the last few minutes.
Then Boise State pulled out an unbelievable "hook and ladder" play on a 4th and 18 with just seconds to play that went for a touchdown! That's the old play everyone works on in the backyard where one receiver catches the ball, takes off one way and then pitches the ball to a teammate running the other way. I don't think I've ever seen it run as successfully as Boise State that night.
And they weren't through with their tricks! In overtime, after Oklahoma had went up by a touchdown, BSU scored and decided to go for two, to either win it right there or lose it! And won it, they did, on another slick play where the QB faked a throw but had the ball behind his back the whole time and the RB took it and ran off in the opposite direction.
If you haven't seen the highlights of that game, you need to. Oh, and then the Broncos' running back asked his cheerleader-girlfriend to marry him during a post-game interview!
BCS Blowouts
As I mentioned before, there were also a few blowouts this year, including two in the BCS games.
USC totally dismantled Michigan, a team a lot of people through should be playing for the National Championship. USC, of course, was coming off a loss in their conference championship game to UCLA. I was cheering for USC in that game, for once, because if the Trojans would've beat the lowly Bruins, my LSU Tigers would've played in the Rose Bowl in Cali and I was making plans to attend.
So, LSU ended up playing a heavily over-matched Notre Dame team and it wasn't close. The Tigers scored at will during the second half and ended up with a 41-14 win.
NOTE TO POLLSTERS: whatever you think Notre Dame should be ranked, add ten points to that and that should be correct. The Irish are over-ranked every year, which is why they've lost 872 bowl games in a row.
Anyway, LSU looked good and would probably have a good shot at the National Title, if there were a playoff system.
Saints
Speaking of playoff systems, the New Orleans Saints are sitting in a nice position after earning a first round bye. Hopefully, that'll result in some success in the playoffs for an organization with only one playoff win in it's history.
South Louisiana is fired up about the Saints and I have to admit I'm kinda excited, too. To use a popular chant for Saints fans: "Who dat? Who dat? Who dat say dey gon' beat dem Saints?"
