January 1st:
In light of the massive choke by Virginia Tech the other night…and the choke currently being committed by Georgia Tech in the Gator Bowl (West Virginia just went ahead in the 3rd quarter after trailing by as much as 18)…we thought that we would bump this back to the top of the blog.
December 28th:
In this bowl-related entry our friend choppack requested an entry for our readers to discuss college bowl games. That’s a great idea. So, we will use this entry for bowl conversations. We will kick off with choppack’s comments on what he has seen thusfar:
(1) FSU looked like the old FSU in the 2nd half of the game vs. UCLA. I was watching that game wondering how they lost 6 games this year. Go figure, you throw it up to a 6-6 receiver 3 times in the end zone, he’ll make at least one TD catch.
(2) Pac 10 is winless thus far in the bowl season (0-3). They have some favorable match-ups coming up but could easily end up 1-5 or even 0-6. Thank God, USC didn’t beat UCLA…because it would be real interesting to hear the chatter if USC was playing Ohio State w/ the Pac-10 off to a winless start. (And let’s face it, these first 3 wins weren’t exactly against Titans -Hawaii, BYU and an FSU team that didn’t win a game in the Atlantic division.)
(3) Last night’s bowl game was the only one still really in doubt in the 4th quarter. But the big-time bowl games are getting ready to hit high gear, so look for some good stuff.
We will through in an obligatory rip on East Carolina who got lambasted 24-7 by a lesser version of the same Sout Florida team that NC State shut out (14-0) in Charlotte last year. For more fun regarding PappaJohnsBowl fever you can click here.
Birmingham may never be the same after Saturday’s inaugural Papajohns.com Bowl between East Carolina and South Florida. Reader Greg was among those in attendance and sent us several images. The top shot shows a half-full (or half-empty, depending on your point of view) Legion Field with the Birmingham skyline in the background.
