2006-2007 NCAA College Football Bowl Thread

[RedKingGold]

Yes, I am actually watching the Poisetta Bowl.

It beats studying Contracts.

[RedKingGold]

All you need to do in this game is look at the first downs by each team midway through the third quarter:

TCU: 17 First Downs
Northern Illinois: 3 First Downs (2 by penalty).

Where, oh where, is that little NIU running back whom everyone was screaming Heisman for in September?

[miami_fan]

You sir are a die hard! I tried for the first quarter and switched it to college basketball.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I watched some of this game. I was switching between this and various hockey games.

Did anyone catch the halftime show in the studio? They had the guys there discuss which bowl game they were most looking forward to. Doug Flutie, for example, said he was most looking forward to the Fiesta bowl to see Boise State vs. Oklahoma.

When Desmond Howard came up, he said he was most looking forward to the Holiday Bowl because he wanted to see Cal vs. Texas. Yes, Texas. The graphic underneath Howard clearly, and correctly, showed that the Holiday Bowl was between Cal and Texas A&M. It wasn't as if Howard was just mistakenly calling Texas A&M "Texas." He actually was talking about match-ups between Cal's offense and Texas' defense (identifying Aaron Ross) and he even wondered what would happen if McCoy went down with injury since Snead was transferring out.

How does this happen? ESPN had the right graphic up when Howard started talking about the bowl, so they knew his general topic. Do they not know anything more than that? How in the hell when he was coming up with everything he said did he not stop and notice, "Oh, Cal is playing Texas A&M, not Texas." It was very odd.

[Butter]

Because Desmond Howard is a talentless waste of space. Much like most of the talking heads on ESPN's broadcasts, but made slightly worse because he is a UM homer.

[TazFTW]

Hawaii Bowl is on ESPN in a few minutes, Hawaii vs Arizona State.

[Vegas Vic]

Where is k0ruptr at? He's usually good for about 200 posts during a Hawaii game.

[MJ4H]

per hour

[MikeVick7]

I wouldn't be posting either if my team has only 3 points on the board against ASU either.

[TazFTW]

I wouldn't be posting either if my team has only 3 points on the board against ASU either.

Make that 17 points.

Suck it Klingler!

[MikeVick7]

Make that 17 points.

Suck it Klingler!
About time. :)

[Young Drachma]

Thrilled that New Mexico lost the bowl game they had no business playing in...at home.

[TazFTW]

Thrown out of the game for high fiving the fans?

[Young Drachma]

Unsportsmanlike conduct for giving a bunch of kids a hi five in the stands.

Aah, good old college football.

[Young Drachma]

Thrown out of the game for high fiving the fans?

Glad it wasn't just me.

How stupid.

[Young Drachma]

Jerry Glanville is D Coordinator at Hawaii? Wow. Those kids have quite the coaching staff.

[JonInMiddleGA]

"This ain't Green Bay"

Probably a little overzealous on the flag there, but I thought that was a pretty good line.

[TazFTW]

Now THAT is how you run out the clock. ;)

[Young Drachma]

Now THAT is how you run out the clock. ;)

haha. No kidding. This is like playing a video game.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Okay, the later it gets, the more the pbp guy is turning into Stuart Scott.
Stop it.

Meanwhile, anybody else think Brennan looks a little like a young Brett Favre?
Not his style, I mean his face/looks. That's who he reminds me of, a too cool version of Favre.

[Young Drachma]

Is she wearing a cocktail dress? What the hell?

[Young Drachma]

Wow. You're right. He is Stuart Scott. It was funny once, but he took it too far.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Is she wearing a cocktail dress? What the hell?

It's early there, she's still got time to make a party or two on Christmas Eve.
Hell, what would you do if you were in Hawaii for Christmas?
(albeit hopefully an outfit that was more gender appropriate for you than a cocktail dress)

[JonInMiddleGA]

Wow. You're right. He is Stuart Scott. It was funny once, but he took it too far.

He needs to remove the word "dap" from his on-air vocabulary. And he knew it too, that's what caused me to notice it. There was a hesitation before he said it the first time (presumably as he pondered whether the audience would know what the word meant), and then he hesitated again before the second use. By the third time, it was like "watch this, I'm gonna be cool/hip/funky & you can't stop me, you can only hope to contain me".

[Young Drachma]

It's early there, she's still got time to make a party or two on Christmas Eve.
Hell, what would you do if you were in Hawaii for Christmas?
(albeit hopefully an outfit that was more gender appropriate for you than a cocktail dress)

Haha. True. But...she's wearing it at work. I mean, you'd think she'd wear something more appropriate for sideline reporting. It probably wasn't a cocktail dress. But it looked pretty low cut for being on national tv, even if their job is to look good for the camera.

[Young Drachma]

He needs to remove the word "dap" from his on-air vocabulary. And he knew it too, that's what caused me to notice it. There was a hesitation before he said it the first time (presumably as he pondered whether the audience would know what the word meant), and then he hesitated again before the second use. By the third time, it was like "watch this, I'm gonna be cool/hip/funky & you can't stop me, you can only hope to contain me".

I noticed the hesitation too. That's funny. I think he was running out of stuff to say. You have to feel for the crews at the crappier games having to do color for two teams that really aren't that good and so, you have to start dreaming up stuff to talk about.

But this game wasn't one of those to me.

[JonInMiddleGA]

You have to feel for the crews at the crappier games having to do color for two teams that really aren't that good and so, you have to start dreaming up stuff to talk about. But this game wasn't one of those to me.

Nah, this definitely wasn't one of those games.

It is a nightmare when the game is a stinker, I've been there & done that at the high school level, and even with the additional preparation that guys at the ESPN level get a chance to do beyond what I could do, there's only so much you can do to disguise a steaming pile sort of game.

I actually thought the color commentator tonight did a pretty good job, I just felt like the pbp sort of digressed like the ASU defense, getting worse as the game went on.

[k0ruptr]

680 total yards of offense against the 28th D in the nation??? HAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

well done Warriors.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I may be the only person watching FSU/UCLA, but the real story may end up being somebody getting hurt on this poor excuse for turf. If they can't prepare the field any better than this then it's time for the Emerald Bowl to go bye-bye.

[Dr. Sak]

I may be the only person watching FSU/UCLA, but the real story may end up being somebody getting hurt on this poor excuse for turf. If they can't prepare the field any better than this then it's time for the Emerald Bowl to go bye-bye.

Not to mention the outfield wall that is 2 inches from the end line in the one endzone.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Horrendous call by the official on a kickoff near the sideline, ruling that UCLA player was out of bounds when he touched the kickoff, making it a kickoff out of bounds. Problem was that he wasn't OOB & the ball belongs at the UCLA 3 yd line.

Now we're reviewing ... and they get it right in spite of themselves.

[Celeval]

Actually, I haven't thought the refs have been too bad in this one. I'd like to get a better view of the Carr touchdown a few minutes ago to see about a possible offensive PI, but I haven't had too many quibbles.

Very entertaining game, though, for someone with only a slight rooting interest.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Wow. Back & forth game turns into a rout, with a blocked punt TD & an INT TD sparking FSU to a 44-27 win over UCLA.

[Celeval]

Fun game to watch. Hopefully a precursor to the run of games kicking off in the next few days.

[MrBug708]

I may be the only person watching FSU/UCLA, but the real story may end up being somebody getting hurt on this poor excuse for turf. If they can't prepare the field any better than this then it's time for the Emerald Bowl to go bye-bye.

It's been raining off and on throughout California...

[MrBug708]

Tough loss to swallow. The players executed poorly in this game as UCLA was set up to blow out FSU and they could never quite turn the corner and ended up getting blown out.

It's been an up and down season but it's now Basketball season and UCLA is ranked first :)

[Young Drachma]

Wow. Way for Dorrell's boys to go there and get waxed. He might have saved himself with the USC win, but that result can't be considered acceptable in my mind.

[Ksyrup]

Finally a little spark of something from FSU. But in reality, I'm more firmly against Weatherford being the QB next year than I was before the game. He's one of the least accurate QBs I've seen this year. I don't know what Bowden has against Xavier Lee, but I would have played him some last night because Weatherford was missing some easy passes.

I hope Booker has a great pro career. The coaches at FSU tried to completely destroy his talent, but they couldn't quite get it done (as usual).

[ice4277]

What, no love for my Chippewas????????? 31-14 baby!

[MJ4H]

Hahaha man I missed Joe Kines. He is my freaking hero.

[cartman]

Did anyone just see the interview with Joe Kines as they went into halftime? I couldn't understand a word he said, I'm not sure if it was even English. 24-14 Oklahoma State over 'Bama at the half in Shreveport.

[MJ4H]

Did anyone just see the interview with Joe Kines as they went into halftime? I couldn't understand a word he said, I'm not sure if it was even English. 24-14 Oklahoma State over 'Bama at the half in Shreveport.

Yeah that's what prompted me to post. He was the head coach at Arkansas for a brief bit and a defensive coordinator for a number of years. Very likable guy.

[Young Drachma]

Grr..I'm so annoyed that the Rutgers game is on the NFL Network.

[JPhillips]

Nice backward pass to the tackle.

I didn't realize anyone could catch a backward pass.

[Vegas Vic]

Aggie Lite pulling the big choke in a manner that would make their namesakes from the south proud.

[Young Drachma]

14-0 Rutgers leads K State, almost end of the first quarter.

[Young Drachma]

http://www.nj.com/wrsu/

A link to a web radio feed for the Rutgers game.

[Young Drachma]

Apparently, the field in Houston is really sloppy and players aren't able to get footing. 14-10 Rutgers, but the K State touchdown came on special teams. Ito missed a field goal that would've given RU a 17-10 lead. Just over a minute left in the first half, Rutgers is trying to push towards the end zone or at least to get 3. We'll see..

[Young Drachma]

Rutgers ran back an INT early in the 3rd Quarter, 24-10 Scarlet Knights.

[Young Drachma]

Ray Rice scores on a long run. 31-10 Scarlet Knights.

They need new jerseys next year to include New Jersey on some of their gear.

Or is not having the state's name on stuff an advantage? ;)

[Young Drachma]

29 yard catch by Tim Brown to the K State 10 yard line.

First and Goal Scarlet Knights. I think this lead will even be too much for the Knights to blow. I'm glad they're ending a great year with a big win. These guys deserve it.

389 total yards of offense from Rutgers, K State has just 90...with 7 minutes left in the 3rd.

[Young Drachma]

Ito misses a 27-yard field goal. Slipped on that crappy field. Still 31-10 Rutgers.

[Young Drachma]

Rutgers recovers a fumble on the K St. 23 yard line.

[Young Drachma]

Ito field goal, 34-10 Scarlet Knights.

Bring on Notre Dame.... in 2010 ;)

[Young Drachma]

Next year's schedule includes a game at home versus West Virginia and a home game against Maryland. The road revenge game for Louisville is there and besides that...it's looking weak.

West Virginia
Cincinnati
South Florida
Pittsburgh
at Louisville
at Syracuse
at Connecticut
Norfolk State
Maryland
at Army
Buffalo
Navy (S 8)


Maybe they'll drop that Buffalo game and see if they can't get a better matchup on the road somewhere.

[Young Drachma]

37-10 Rutgers 8:06 in the 4th quarter.

[ISiddiqui]

That was fun... but what was up with the Judge?

[SackAttack]

Anybody have an idea what set Tedford off at the end of the game there?

I'm guessing he wanted a knee and not the 3 shots at the end zone, but...

[Vegas Vic]

Dark Cloud does his best k0ruptr impersonation, but he comes up a bit short on the dolapost count.

[Young Drachma]

Dark Cloud does his best k0ruptr impersonation, but he comes up a bit short on the dolapost count.

;) Gotta end the year on a high note.

[Young Drachma]

Anybody have an idea what set Tedford off at the end of the game there?

I'm guessing he wanted a knee and not the 3 shots at the end zone, but...

Yeah, he said that he didn't want the kid to run it in. But apparently, Levy said he wanted to get that running back a score since he apparently never gets in. But since Tedford and A&M Coach are pals, he didn't want them running up the score.

[SackAttack]

Hard to find fault with either one of them, then.

[k0ruptr]

lol. good one

[Vegas Vic]

A couple of early observations:

Rutgers got screwed. They should have been in a much bigger bowl.

The Big XII is absolutely horrible this year.

[Young Drachma]

Hard to find fault with either one of them, then.

Agreed. Levy is a senior and so, he took one for the team by doing that. I don't blame him really or the coach for his reaction. I'm sure he'll get over it.

[Young Drachma]

A couple of early observations:

Rutgers got screwed. They should have been in a much bigger bowl.

The Big XII is absolutely horrible this year.

I was thinking that too, that it was important they blew K-State out, to prove that they deserved to be in a higher profile bowl and the ones who lost were the bowls that opted against them.

I look forward to Boise State gets waxed in their BCS debut as further proof of this.

[Logan]

Well, that was the ass-kicking I expected RU to put on.

They need new jerseys next year to include New Jersey on some of their gear.

Tried. Failed. Thank god.

[Ksyrup]

I was thinking that too, that it was important they blew K-State out, to prove that they deserved to be in a higher profile bowl and the ones who lost were the bowls that opted against them.

I look forward to Boise State gets waxed in their BCS debut as further proof of this.

As a Rutgers fan, shouldn't you be rooting for Boise State to do well, since 95% of the country lumps Rutgers in with Boise State, the other Big East teams, and other teams from the "lesser conferences" as the type of team that doesn't deserve to play in a big bowl? If Boise State gets waxed, I think that hurts Rutgers' chances at a BCS bowl game next year, despite its solid performance this year. You'd also better hope Louisville and West Virginia do well, too.

[ISiddiqui]

Yep... I'm rooting for Boise State. Maybe that'll put to bed all these "lesser" conferences can't compete crap.

[Blade6119]

I was thinking that too, that it was important they blew K-State out, to prove that they deserved to be in a higher profile bowl and the ones who lost were the bowls that opted against them.

I look forward to Boise State gets waxed in their BCS debut as further proof of this.

K-state wasnt exactly USC...while i think rutgers deserved a better bowl, pasting K-state isnt exactly proving anything. If it was, then teams like missouri/iowa state/kansas all deserve bcs. I think it was a total mis-match of quality in teams and played out like i expected. K-state was about 6-7th talent wise in the big-12 who pulled off the texas upset to get a better bowl then they deserved.

Im not trying to say rutgers isnt good, but beating k-state doesnt exactly prove your elite. Rutgers deserved a better bowl, not BCS though. Sucks you fell that far, but dont read too much into pasting a young and pretty average k-state team

[Young Drachma]

As a Rutgers fan, shouldn't you be rooting for Boise State to do well, since 95% of the country lumps Rutgers in with Boise State, the other Big East teams, and other teams from the "lesser conferences" as the type of team that doesn't deserve to play in a big bowl? If Boise State gets waxed, I think that hurts Rutgers' chances at a BCS bowl game next year, despite its solid performance this year. You'd also better hope Louisville and West Virginia do well, too.

Look, I get the argument.

But the Big East -- whether all the haters of it or not want to believe it -- can't possibly be lumped into the same category as Mountain West teams and not certainly the WAC. Boise State would've lost at least two games in the Mountain West this year and so, I don't think they have any business being in that game.

I realize that it's all about measuring things when no one gets to see all the games, but...the Big East isn't a mid-major conference. It just doesn't get respect because the teams don't hail from the South or Midwest or have the initials USC.

So you can't compare the two and Boise State winning won't do Rutgers any good, because if they hadn't lost games, this discussion would be moot, because the Big East hasn't and will not lose its automatic bid, no matter how bad some of the naysayers want that to happen.

[Young Drachma]

K-state wasnt exactly USC...while i think rutgers deserved a better bowl, pasting K-state isnt exactly proving anything. If it was, then teams like missouri/iowa state/kansas all deserve bcs. I think it was a total mis-match of quality in teams and played out like i expected. K-state was about 6-7th talent wise in the big-12 who pulled off the texas upset to get a better bowl then they deserved.

Im not trying to say rutgers isnt good, but beating k-state doesnt exactly prove your elite. Rutgers deserved a better bowl, not BCS though. Sucks you fell that far, but dont read too much into pasting a young and pretty average k-state team

I never said "elite." I said they deserved to be somewhere better and that it got flubbed up. But that's not a new argument, it's been repeated by most of the commentators who agreed that it's messed up a team that was just a heartbeat from the BCS gets dropped all the way down to a bowl that 9 people were able to watch.

What I'm saying is..part of becoming a good to great team is proving you can win games that you're supposed to. It's another hurdle. You can't always choose who you play, but you can beat them. They did that handily and so, you can't ask for anything more than that from them.

But no one is calling them elite. I do think by the time they head for Notre Dame Stadium in 2010, they'll be a lot better than they are now and even better by the time the Golden Domers come to Rutgers in 2012.

But...there is still a ways to go and I think the road has just begun.

[Young Drachma]

Yep... I'm rooting for Boise State. Maybe that'll put to bed all these "lesser" conferences can't compete crap.

I don't argue that lesser conferences can't compete. I'm saying that particular team can't, because they aren't that good.

[Ksyrup]

The Big East is closely enough associated with those other conferences that it would be in Rutgers best interest for Boise State to win. That's all I'm saying. If BS loses, you can bet that fact will be trotted out next year in an argument about why, say, the 2nd highest-ranked Big East team shouldn't get a BCS game berth.

[Easy Mac]

Kentucky-Clemson is one of the ugliest games I've seen in years. Clemson has 2 missed FG and a missed XP. There's been a blocked punt, 2-3 INT's, and 2-3 fumbles... and we're not even to halftime yet. FUGLY.

[k0ruptr]

Look, I get the argument.

But the Big East -- whether all the haters of it or not want to believe it -- can't possibly be lumped into the same category as Mountain West teams and not certainly the WAC. Boise State would've lost at least two games in the Mountain West this year and so, I don't think they have any business being in that game.


Wow, this is horseshit at its finest. Boise may or may not beat oklahoma. But they certainly wouldn't have lost 2 games in the MWC this year. They absolutely walloped the 3rd place team, beat the 4th place team on one of the crappiest weather days I've seen in a long time, Killed Oregon St. yea the same Oregon St. team that beat USC and also Arizona . and wouldn't ya know it Arizona beat BYU. Utah , who lost to boise by 33 in Utah beat the 2nd place hornfrogs as well. The Wac went 5-5 against the MWC this year, with 3 of their losses going to Utah St. who won 1 game.

[kcchief19]

Missouri 17
Oregon State 7
Referees 14

I'm in full homer mode right. Missouri is getting reamed big time right now by poor officiating. Break out the grease and lube us up.

First Oregon State gets a break when the officials ruled that a Bernard didn't fumble when the replay clearly showed he did -- but since he was rule down by contact you can't challenge.

Then we recover the onside kick to start the second half and the officials rule that Missouri illegally touched the kick and give the ball to OSU. While the game was interrupted there was also a play that sure looked like Missouri intercepted a loose ball but it was ruled incompletely.

!#!@#!@!%!!

[Vegas Vic]

With Missouri's loss, the Big XII is now 0-12 against ranked teams this season.

[kcchief19]

Shame on Missouri for failing to play defense the last half of the fourth quarter.

Another classic example of fate hating the Missouri Tigers. There were a half dozen calls in this game that could have gone either way and EVERY single one of them went against Missouri. There were some flat out atrocious calls.

I'm never one to blame officiating -- I feel that ultimately champions will overcome bad breaks and cream will rise. But that doesn't mean you don't learn from what happened and tolerate mediocrity. This was one of the worst officiated college football performances I've seen this year -- and that's saying a lot.

[kcchief19]

With Missouri's loss, the Big XII is now 0-12 against ranked teams this season.
It's entirely possible in non-conference play, but Missouri and Oklahoma were both ranked when they played earlier this year, and I know that both teams didn't lose that game. :)

[WVUFAN]

The Big East is closely enough associated with those other conferences that it would be in Rutgers best interest for Boise State to win. That's all I'm saying. If BS loses, you can bet that fact will be trotted out next year in an argument about why, say, the 2nd highest-ranked Big East team shouldn't get a BCS game berth.

I disagree. Had WVU not lost to South Florida, there would have been two teams in the BCS from the Big East. I'm not seeing all this "Big East is bad" talk when it's pretty obvious that the Big East, at least this year, was one of the top three conferences in football.

[Vegas Vic]

It's entirely possible in non-conference play, but Missouri and Oklahoma were both ranked when they played earlier this year, and I know that both teams didn't lose that game. :)

I guess I should have been more specific, but I was referring to non-conference play. Beating teams within your own conference doesn't reveal anything about the strength/weakness of the conference.

[st.cronin]

With Missouri's loss, the Big XII is now 0-12 against ranked teams this season.

I am feeling better and better about Iowa +9 against Texas.

[Vegas Vic]

I am feeling better and better about Iowa +9 against Texas.

A lot of that depends on whether or not Texas mails it in. They're playing in a 2nd tier bowl after being in contention for the national championship game until they choked at the end of the season.

[st.cronin]

I have the following wagers still out there:

VaTech -3
Iowa +9
Michigan +3
Navy +6.5

I've already collected on South Florida -4.5, San Jose State +3.5, Hawaii -7, Tulsa -1. It's been quite the profitable bowl season so far!

[Cuckoo]

I'm not convinced that McCoy is healthy, and if he's not, Texas might have some troubles.

[Easy Mac]

Houston just punted on 4th and goal. First time I've ever seen that. Granted, it was 4th and goal from the 50, but still. Might as well go for it.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Heh. 44-38, South Carolina over Houston. Now that's a bowl game score :)

[cartman]

I'm not convinced that McCoy is healthy, and if he's not, Texas might have some troubles.

For the first time this season, the primary formation is going to be the I. No more of this running out of the shotgun sideways for 20 yards to gain 3 or 4. That should eat up clock and gain a bunch of yards on the ground. So if McCoy isn't 100%, the running game should be more than enough to carry the day if they do indeed stick to the I.

[Young Drachma]

I really do like that -- similar to the NFL telecasts on ESPN -- they let the players introduce their teammates.

[cartman]

OK, who put the cameras in my house to film me for that Champ Sports commercial that just showed on ESPN?

:D

[MJ4H]

Tell me someone is watching Texas Tech vs Minnesota. Minnesota was up 35-7 at half. Tech just kicked a career long 52 yardffield goal to tie it at 38. Headed to OT.

[Vegas Vic]

Wow. Texas Tech rallies from a 38-7 deficit to tie the game 38-38 on a 52 yard field goal to send the game into overtime.

[Joe]

can someone fire Glen Mason? Please?

[MikeVick7]

Classic Tech to fall behind and then come from behind and classic Goofs to give away a big lead. These announcers are acting like this is a game for the ages.

[Joe]

Classic Tech to fall behind and then come from behind and classic Goofs to give away a big lead. These announcers are acting like this is a game for the ages.

its Lee Corso, don't expect greatness

[MikeVick7]

No, isn't it Vermeil? And then some over-hyping play-by-play guy?

[Joe]

No, isn't it Vermeil? And then some over-hyping play-by-play guy?

I think you're right, they sound the same to me. My comment still applies though.

[MikeVick7]

The Goofs. Classic.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Largest comeback in bowl history.

Great deer-in-headlights interview by TT coach Mike Leach, although he did seem to be genuinely choked up at the magnitude of the comeback his kids just put together.

[Vegas Vic]

44-41, Texas Tech. Final in overtime.

[kingfc22]

44-41, Texas Tech. Final in overtime.

What!? Are you kidding me. I turned that game off a long time ago and didn't even think twice to check it again.:( Looks like I might have missed a good one.

[mckerney]

What!? Are you kidding me. I turned that game off a long time ago and didn't even think twice to check it again.:( Looks like I might have missed a good one.

Bad move, I wasn't comfortable with the lead when the Gophers were up 28, and when it was cut to 17 knew we'd lose it. After listening to them give up 27 straight to lose to Northwestern in 2000, sitting in the first row in the endzone and watching them give up 31 in the 4th at the Michigan game in 2003, watching them blow another lead in the 4th against Michigan the next year, and last years choke job against Wisconsin I know all too well that no lead is safe when Mason is on the sidelines. Looks like he's produced another Instant Classic. :(

[Celeval]

Car Care Bowl was a very entertaining game as well - Navy gave it away, fumbling inside BC territory while up two with a minute to go - Aponavicious (sp - whatever) hit his career-long to win it 25-24 with no time left.

[SirFozzie]

The BC Kicker had NEVER played football before this year.. their normal kicker was suspended twice during the year, and he walked on mid year. Talk about a storybook ending :)

[Joe]

Glen Mason is getting fired. About time.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2715640

[st.cronin]

Potentially dramatic ending at the Blue Turf Bowl. Nevada down 1 with the ball at about their own 40, just over a minute left.

[mauchow]

Damn...