Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma vs Boise St.

[RedKingGold]

Wow, that stadium definitely emptied out quickly. What was the crowd ratio? 70/30 Oklahoma?

[Abe Sargent]

Originally Posted by RedKingGold

I came to Arizona and all I got was a football they spray painted gold.

Love,

The Boise State Broncos

Made me laugh!!!

[molson]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

I wonder if he'd proposed if they lost.

Maybe, but she would have rejected his loser ass.

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

That's really, really classy. Thanks for sharing that.

NP, I'm the resident CAA Fan so I figured it was my duty .

[RedKingGold]

Big Ten > SEC, ACC, WAC, Big 12, PAC-10, NFL, XFL, George Mason, etc.

[IMetTrentGreen]

suppose 2 time pro bowler Tommie Harris is still overrated and that the second WR of Ohio State can't possibly hurt the studly defensive backs of Texas for example.

5 out of 6 huh? guess you need to dig up three more.

second, peterson is a great player. he's just not the amazing once in a decade player everyone thinks he is. charles brings more to the table. i still believe that.

third, i hope everyone heard ian johnson talk post game. he said his coach had confidence in them to win on the 2 point conversion. you would have to be the worst motivator of all time to not get your kids pumped up in that situation.

[wade moore]

I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with what the Boise St. QB said, so much as when he said it.

[Ajaxab]

There are few things I enjoy more than seeing USC and Bobby Knight get shuffled off the front page on the same day...

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by RedKingGold

Big Ten > SEC, ACC, WAC, Big 12, PAC-10, NFL, XFL, George Mason, etc.

You mean the same Big 10 that's below .500 this bowl season?

[biological warrior]

The classic ''Sling and the Stone'' story.

[ctmason]

A thought here, but you may not want to let Chris Peterson leave the state and just move right in to Denny's old office.

[RedKingGold]

As Oklahoma's punishment for losing this game, the Arizona Cardinals will give up all of their draft picks for the next three years to Oakland to trade up and draft Adrian Peterson to sign him to a 30-year contract. This guarantees that Peterson will suffer for Oklahoma's greatest transgression.

Memo to Peterson, stay in school to avoid this tragedy. Do not be the martyr for Stoopy's faults!

[RedKingGold]

Originally Posted by ctmason

A thought here, but you may not want to let Chris Peterson leave the state and just move right in to Denny's old office.

On a serious note, I sincerely doubt that Peterson's playcalling strategy would work in the pros.

[Easy Mac]

Originally Posted by IMetTrentGreen

boise st beat what was easily the worst team in the bcs. they deserve nothing but credit for doing it, but lets be real, this boise st team isn't ever going to sniff a championship.

zabransky jsut needs to enjoy tonight.

you mean outside of Louisville and Wake and Notre Dame?

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by RedKingGold

On a serious note, I sincerely doubt that Peterson's playcalling strategy would work in the pros.

I doubt it would even work in a BCS conference.

[RedKingGold]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

You mean the same Big 10 that's below .500 this bowl season?

You name me one other conference that has the balls to put an 11 in the logo of a conference that is defined as having ten teams.

(And the SEC doesn't count. It's not their fault that they are limited to their fingers and toes down there)

[ctmason]

Agreed RedKingGold. But you have to admit he contributed to the most exciting game in that stadium all year.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by RedKingGold

Big Ten > SEC, ACC, WAC, Big 12, PAC-10, NFL, XFL, George Mason, etc.

Let's see. Iowa lost. Minnesota lost. Purdue lost. Penn State won. Michigan lost. Wisconsin won. OSU hasn't played yet.

Was that sarcasm?

[IMetTrentGreen]

you mean outside of Louisville and Wake and Notre Dame?

ok, maybe not worse than wake.

[SirFozzie]

Just bought the Fiesta Bowl Season Pass, so when the game's available, it will automatically download

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

you mean outside of Louisville and Wake and Notre Dame?

I'm glad at least you have some sense Easy Mac.

[ctmason]

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

you mean outside of Louisville and Wake and Notre Dame?

I have a sneaking suspicion that the Irish are going to take Boise State's performance as motivation and only receive a moderate beatdown in New Orleans.

[biological warrior]

As a historian, I certify this 2006 edition of The Fiesta Bowl as ''The Greatest Game of all-time.'' ;-).

[RedKingGold]

Originally Posted by SackAttack

Was that sarcasm?

Wanna make out?

[Young Drachma]

Lou Holtz sounds like Elmer Fudd.

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

you mean outside of Louisville and Wake and Notre Dame?

Louisville is better than OU

[RedKingGold]

Originally Posted by ctmason

Agreed RedKingGold. But you have to admit he contributed to the most exciting game in that stadium all year.

Well, I think Peterson's conservative playcalling was one of the bigger reasons why Oklahoma was able to come back at all.

However, there is no question that his playcalling on 4th and 18 and in overtime was some of the gutsiest and smartest playcalling I've ever seen a coach make. EVER! (Capitalized for emphasis)

[IMetTrentGreen]

there is nothing gutsy about a hook and ladder on 4th and 18.

the last couple calls in overtime, on the other hand. i mean, that play to get the tying touchdown . . . i'd like to see any other coach that would make that call. same for the statue of liberty.

[RedKingGold]

Originally Posted by SackAttack

Let's see. Iowa lost. Minnesota lost. Purdue lost. Penn State won. Michigan lost. Wisconsin won. OSU hasn't played yet.

That's all that matters, k?

[Easy Mac]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Louisville is better than OU

teehee

[ctmason]

Biggest question of the night. Why is the local Fox affiliate here in Phoenix doing a live shot from their helicopter reporting on traffic? If you're leaving the game, you're not watching, and why in the hell would anyone be getting ready to go out to Glendale at 11:00 p.m.???

[ISiddiqui]

Laugh all you want, it's true.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by RedKingGold

Wanna make out?

Okay, but I have to warn you that I don't put out on the first date.

[RedKingGold]

Originally Posted by IMetTrentGreen

there is nothing gutsy about a hook and ladder on 4th and 18.

Sorry, that was a designed play and you could tell they practiced that and executed in practice. That wasn't just some lucky lateral thrown on a last gasp.

The closest play I've actually seen close in relation to that was the "Music City Miracle"

[RedKingGold]

dola

If I were Alabama, I'd take all that money they were throwing Nick Saban and throw it at Peterson.

[RedKingGold]

Originally Posted by SackAttack

Okay, but I have to warn you that I don't put out on the first date.

I'm sorry, but if you ordered the Surf n' Turf, you've really got no choice.

[Young Drachma]

That was the beautiful part of that play. That they had the confidence to execute it so flawlessly. Well all of their trick plays, for that matter.

[IMetTrentGreen]

i know what it was. lots of coaches try it. its not gutsy. its amazing that it actually worked, and executed brilliantly.

this is coming from someone who respects petersen immensely.

[IMetTrentGreen]

and, again, that tying td play was pure balls.

[molson]

You can't imagine how exciting it is for people in Boise to see their city on the national sports stage for the first time EVER.

That being said, the Boise metro area is bigger than people think - there's no reason they can't continue to be a perennial power on the fringe of national championship contention.

[TroyF]

Originally Posted by IMetTrentGreen

5 out of 6 huh? guess you need to dig up three more.

second, peterson is a great player. he's just not the amazing once in a decade player everyone thinks he is. charles brings more to the table. i still believe that.

third, i hope everyone heard ian johnson talk post game. he said his coach had confidence in them to win on the 2 point conversion. you would have to be the worst motivator of all time to not get your kids pumped up in that situation.

LOL, they are all over the place IMTG, even in this very thread where you said OU would finally show their dominance and take over.

And again, if you think Charles is a better player, that's fine. But it's funny how after 6 weeks you didn't think so and said it.


I don't have a problem with the BSU QB at all. He's an emotional kid who just won a big game against a team who was a TD+ favorite against him. He thinks he deserves a shot at anyone, and I happen to think he's right.

I think Wake, Louisville and Notre Dame are all worse than OU. (and I think ND could be the worst of the bunch)

BSU isn't going to change the world with this win. But they deserve all the credit in the world for pulling it off. I also don't buy for a second this was an accident. It wasn't a "cheap" win at all. There were many, many times in the game OU was the lucky team. (including the punt taking a goofy bounce and the tipped pass for the TD) They recovered everytime to win the football game. The talk should center on how well they played, no how badly OU sucked. Especially from a guy with burnt orange tinted glasses who gives OU players credit about as often as we have major solar eclipses.

[RedKingGold]

Originally Posted by IMetTrentGreen

i know what it was. lots of coaches try it. its not gutsy. its amazing that it actually worked, and executed brilliantly.

this is coming from someone who respects petersen immensely.

Well, if you respected him so much, you'd at least have the common courtesy to spell his last name right.

Name me any other coaches that actually "tried" it.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by molson

You can't imagine how exciting it is for people in Boise to see their city on the national sports stage for the first time EVER.

That being said, the Boise metro area is bigger than people think - there's no reason they can't continue to be a perennial power on the fringe of national championship contention.

I routinely cite Boise as a reason that it's absymal that Wyoming can't have a town over 55k people.

I know how big it is and it's a nicely kept secret at that. Good stuff, revel in the victory..you all deserve it.

[RedKingGold]

Oh, and Trent Green wants you to change your user name.

Thanks.

[IMetTrentGreen]

the hook and ladder? are you serious? mike tice, for one, with randy moss as the hook. now thats gutsy. also, the '81 chargers/dolphins playoff game. thats the only time i can remember it actually working.

found this: http://www.miac-online.org/news22.html

also, apparently the jets tried it earlier this year against the colts. google isn't being much of a help yet.

fiu vs. clemson:

he victory could be costly after linebacker Anthony Waters, their leading tackler last year who considered skipping his senior year for the NFL, was carried off the field with a sprained left knee late in the third quarter and Clemson up 31-6. The results of Waters' MRI were expected to be known Sunday.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...4/ai_n15617082

urban meyere did it at utah: http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default...AFN4055133.htm

so i guess if im answering your 'name me one coach' challenge, i say urban meyer. he did it at least twice wih utah. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/foo...205_recap.html

LOL, they are all over the place IMTG, even in this very thread where you said OU would finally show their dominance and take over.

call me crazy, but thats just what they did. and call me crazy, but i still only see two. if my math is right, to fit with the 1:5 ratio, you'd need about 4,398 more.

[IMetTrentGreen]

i like saying call me crazy

[cartman]

This is for Vegas Vic:

You know why Stoops eats his Cheerios on a plate?

Because if they were in a bowl, he'd lose them.

[Young Drachma]

I love how the commentators were already talking about their coach leaving them. Damn, give the guy a minute to celebrate. Plus, after seeing Dan Hawkins in Colorado this year, I doubt he'd pack it up and bolt so swiftly.

[dime]

OU was lucky this game was close...and I think boise st would have beaten florida tonight too. not that beating florida means you're a great team, but...

[RedKingGold]

Who else loves these caveman Geico commercials? I can't get enough of them