Entries Tagged as 'bowl games'

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Auburn/Northwestern, Game of the Year

I know it was only the first game of 2010, but how can you ask for anything more from a game that included the following:
*A quarterback named Kafka.
*NINE turnovers, among them…
-a interception thrown by Kafka in the endzone that was returned 100 yards for an Auburn score
-two interceptions thrown by Auburn’s back-up quarterback, one on […]

Friday, December 18th, 2009

How To Make The Bowl Games Worth Watching

College bowl season officially starts tomorrow, which means the football season is that much closer to being over.  Only 34 games left.  Some of them feature some great match-ups between conferences, something we’re seeing less and less of during the regular season due to teams not wanting to hurt their BCS chances.
But to be honest, […]

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Quiet Sports-ssshhh!

For years I have had a serious problem with what I refer to as the quiet sports. A quiet sport is one that tradition dictates—the heavier the pressure and tension, the quieter the crowd must become. The big three quiet sports are tennis, golf, and bowling.  However, when participating in one of the big three […]

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Thermo-Thursday

Where are all the Christmas movies on TV?  I’ve yet to see “A Charlie Brown Christmas” or “It’s a Wonderful Life” and we’re half way through the December push.  If I have to resort to pulling out my Christmas movie collection on VHS I’m going to be upset.
Well, I’ve already thrown Charlie Brown in the […]

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

West Virginia is For Frauds!

Let us all thank gimpy Dave Wannstedt and his Pitt Panthers for overcoming dubious officiating (at best) and once again exposing West Virginia for what they really are: Big East bullies. For the last few years, the Mountaineers have roughed up inferior Big East teams and run their mouths about being among the nation’s elite. […]