Wow. Was that a bracket-busting 14 seed taking down a 3 seed or what? The 4th quarter on in that game is one of the little things that happen every now and then that stick in your head and will pop up when you start thinking about going to bed before the ending of other games. Going for two and the win -- the nads!! When are the fans -- the folks being targeted in the so valuable ads that run during games -- going to get what they want?
Fox couldn't have asked for a better game for the network's first high profile bowl game. It also provided a great opportunity to scout the broadcast ahead of the big one. Robots appear to have been kept off the air, but we did get a treat in the form of two former Cowboy coaches hitting up the pre-game and halftime analysis. For every bit as sharp as Jimmy Johnson is, Barry Switzer is that stupid. At one point, Switzer gave us a "we" when discussing what the Sooners must do to close the gap in the 2nd half. No doubt, Big Barry will have OSU's back in the booth next Monday.
Finally, why does it look as if the football on the top of the Fiesta Bowl trophy should be hanging around Nelly's neck? Right now, it's a very tight race between that football and Evel Knievel's diamond encrusted walking cane/Wild Turkey flask combo for the most awesome sports bling on the planet.
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Disagree completely with a playoff. Main reason being that if there were a playoff, we never would have seen that great matchup of OSU v U of M this November with everything riding on it. Troy Smith would have been resting (a la Peyton Manning etc) on the sidelines with their top seed already assured going into the BCS Playoffs. Reg. season is the playoff.
Love the Bowl games for what they are. Not broke don't fix it. BSU should be happy with a Fiesta Bowl win in a game no one will ever forget. If thats not enough for them, join a real conference. God knows the Big East could use them in football. All wait they are in Idaho, ah who cares?
I think the OSU/UM matchup would still have been great with the #1 seed in the playoff on the line, which could be important in terms playing a #8 or a #16 instead of a #5 or #13 seed depending on how far the loser would fall. Because of this, not sure Smith or players from any team looking to move into the playoffs would be benched. Essentially, we'd get the great end of season UM matchup and a couple of other great games afterwards.
The system is totally broken. It worked well for the Buckeyes this year, but what about somewhere down the road when OSU and 3 other teams each have one loss?