Rose Bowl

[Doug@GT]

Well, after seeing that quickie interview with Leinart right after the game...I'm glad Texas won.

[Joe Baker]

I am the happiest son-of-a-gun in the state of Tennessee!!

HOOK 'EM HORNS!!!!

As to Leinart's interview, I guess I'll cut him a little slack. Getting your butt whipped for the first time in 3 years has to smart. But that's what happens when you take on TEXANS!!!!
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Joe Baker, who is driving his recently acquired BURNT-ORANGE 1966 Mustang to work tomorrow!

[Joe Baker]

HORNS 41USC 38


This town won't sleep tonight!!!!! The tower is glowing beautifully!!!!

Ken F.

Man, I wish I were there. Seeing the tower glow orange (do they have the "1" on in the windows? I looked at the webcam, and it looked like they didn't), going to 6th Street or Scholz's -- noplace knows how to celebrate like Austin!


A perfect 10!

EDIT -- Just found this photo of the tower, as seen from the south mall. Don't know if it's new today or from after the College World Series last year, but for those who've never seen it, this is what the UT tower looks like when we win a National Championship!


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Joe Baker, who has to be at work in a few hours, so is going to bed.... right....NOW!

[P.J.]

EDIT -- Just found this photo of the tower, as seen from the south mall. Don't know if it's new today or from after the College World Series last year, but for those who've never seen it, this is what the UT tower looks like when we win a National Championship!

Nice Picture!! Congrats to Texas!!

I think the BCS had a good year considering that:
1) All 4 games were really good including the National Championship
2) The referees in the BCS games were far superb to the other bowl games

Only problem is all the games were 4+ hours long!!

Now the question is which is the greatest game in College Football?

2003 OSU/Miami underdog let's the defense loose to pull the upset in 2OT and stopping Miami's 34 game win streak and shot at a 2nd straight BCS National Title.

or

2006 Texas/USC Top two teams (many think ever) battle it out and Vince Young leads his team back from 12 down in the 4th quarter to get the game winning TD with 20 odd seconds left and stop USC's 34 game win streak and shot at a 2nd straight BCS National Title.

[Brassdad]

I'd have to go with the OSU/Miami. But that's because I'm a Buckeye fan, hate all sports teams from Fla, NY, and Cal.

Thus...hated USC and all the goo goo, gaa gaa love fest crap, and loved the out come of the game.

[poomshanka]

There was one nice, clear shot of a Trojan Sousaphone player using a LOUD mouthpiece. Anyone else catch that?

Two LM-12s in the section, and one LM-10. LM-12 is deadly in the pedal register, so those low-Fs in Tribute to Troy spank out quite nicely.

Great game, wish we'd have won, but it was great seeing those two monsters slug it out. Hats off to Vince Young - great athlete, but more importantly, playing behind a great line. If he pulls a Leinart and comes back for another season, I pity any team that goes up against them.

Too bad we couldn't put last year's SC D together with this year's O. Oh well!!

Fight On!!

...Dave

[poomshanka]

Getting your butt whipped for the first time in 3 years has to smart

Butt whippin'? Uhh, were you watching the same game I was?

Guess everything's bigger in Tay-Hass, even the hyperbole.



It's been a little while for y'all, though, so I guess I'll have to cut *you* some slack too.



...Dave

[trseaman]

Of course Texas won,

Remember the missed call on the lateral??? His knee was clearly down... USC should have won.

Really I could care less but it's fun to stir the pot...

Congrats to TX!

[poomshanka]

Remember the missed call on the lateral??? His knee was clearly down... USC should have won.

Yes, that would've been a good place for SC to burn a time-out and go to review. As much as I enjoyed beating Notre Dame, however, I can't help but wonder if the Young Flung Onna Knee might not have been a little ghost of the leprechaun payback for the Bush Push.

Ahh, yes - ex-post-facto armchair play callin'...

WOOHOO!!



...D

[Joe Baker]

Getting your butt whipped for the first time in 3 years has to smart

Too-shay. A poor choice of words, I suppose. I didn't really mean to imply that USC was badly beaten. This was a smash-mouth game, and both teams put every last ounce of effort into it. When you work that hard, and you don't win -- especially if you've gotten accustomed to ALWAYS winning -- it is just really hard to take. In the rapture of the moment, I chose my words poorly.

And yeah, Vince Young was unbelievable. As great as Bush is, I think Vince demonstrated that he is as good, if not better. I have no real beef that Bush won the trophy -- he's a great player, and this IS subjective, after all -- but the rest of the country now knows what people who've been watching Texas have known all year: they have been underestimated, both the team and Vince Young personally. That the Heisman voting was a landslide for Bush makes that crystal clear! I hope Vince hangs around for another year to get a Heisman for himself and another National Championship for his (and my!) team.
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Joe Baker, who was also impressed with Bush's poise and grace when interviewed.

[Joe Baker]

Of course Texas won,

Remember the missed call on the lateral??? His knee was clearly down... USC should have won.

Really I could care less but it's fun to stir the pot...

Congrats to TX!

Two very significant calls went the wrong way for each team last night, and I actually thought this was the LEAST significant of the four. Texas was on such a roll at that point I don't see any way they'd have not scored.

If I were from USC and wanted to pick a call to claim that the wrong team won, it'd be the was-it-a-reception-then-a-fumble-or-just-an-incomplete-pass in the fourth quarter. That one was R-E-A-L-L-Y close, and would have turned the tide on the game, whereas the knee call (which was probably wrong, but I'm not so sure it would meet the standard of "indisputable evidence") most likely hastened the inevitable by a play or two.

But of course bum calls have always been a part of sports, and always will be. There's just too much happening for every nuance to be caught every time.

But anyone who watched it, tell the truth: officiating problems not-withstanding, wasn't this just one of the best football games you ever saw?
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Joe Baker, who loves a high-scoring, emotional game that comes down to the last few seconds.

[poomshanka]

Too-shay. A poor choice of words, I suppose. I didn't really mean to imply that USC was badly beaten. This was a smash-mouth game, and both teams put every last ounce of effort into it. When you work that hard, and you don't win -- especially if you've gotten accustomed to ALWAYS winning -- it is just really hard to take. In the rapture of the moment, I chose my words poorly.

Ahh, no worries, Joe!! Just funnin' with ya, that's all.

And yeah, Vince Young was unbelievable. As great as Bush is, I think Vince demonstrated that he is as good, if not better. I have no real beef that Bush won the trophy -- he's a great player, and this IS subjective, after all -- but the rest of the country now knows what people who've been watching Texas have known all year: they have been underestimated, both the team and Vince Young personally. That the Heisman voting was a landslide for Bush makes that crystal clear! I hope Vince hangs around for another year to get a Heisman for himself and another National Championship for his (and my!) team.

As good as Vince is an an individual player, I think great team effort won that game. Behind another O-line, he would've just been like a steel ball bouncing around inside a Pachinko machine. Same for Reggie Bush, for that matter. SC's defense isn't nearly what it was last year, and the Young/Brown consortium exploited that to maximum advantage. Mack sure has a great line-up at his fingertips, and Texas looked like SC last year dismantling Oklahoma's defense - good on 'em!!

What a great personal win for Vince, though. Having seen Leinart turn down millions for another year of paltry stipends and the beat up Ford "Danger Ranger", I hope Vince can bring a little of that vibe back with him for another season. There's a reason Sporting News voted Matt Leinart Sportsman of the Year, and Vince could be next in line for that should he decide to return.

Joe Baker, who was also impressed with Bush's poise and grace when interviewed.

Always been impressed with Reggie's lack of histrionics. Get the job done, give credit where's it's due, nice guy - class act all the way.

Admittedly, I was *somewhat* less than impressed with what (IMHO, anyway) was a certain immaturity and lack of grace on Vince's part after losing the Heisman. After all, as hard as it may be for Lone Star boosters to believe, there actually *is* football outside of Texas, ya know!



Although it *is* subjective, I think a landslide transcends most - if not all - of the subjective bias that might enter into the equation. Can't bamboozle razzle dazzle everone, so *something* must've happened. However, with someone like Reggie Bush competing in the race, I don't really think anyone had a chance this year, no matter how deserving they may have been. For Vince's sake, I really hope he comes back for another season and a taste of Downtown Athletic Club sweetness.

...D

[poomshanka]

But of course bum calls have always been a part of sports, and always will be. There's just too much happening for every nuance to be caught every time.

Not to throw our beloved President under the bus, but the worst call of the game may have been Reggie's decision to lateral at the end of a great run. Yesssss.... just another part of a game played by humans... and pretty young ones at that!!

...D

[TubaRay]

...officiating problems not-withstanding, wasn't this just one of the best football games you ever saw?
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I thought it was a really good game. Of course, the Orange Bowl was pretty good, too. I was really happy to see Joe Paterno win. As for the Rose Bowl, I had picked USC to win by about 7 points. My son graduated from UT, so you can imagine I was hoping they would win. When they went down by 12 points toward the end of the game, I thought it was all over. I'm still amazed. It was pretty thrilling to watch.

Tonight I will have to get caught up on the sleep I have missed the last two nights. I go to work at 7:00 a.m. every morning.

[Brassdad]

[quote="Joe Baker
But of course bum calls have always been a part of sports, and always will be. There's just too much happening for every nuance to be caught every time. [/quote]

I will say that the number of replays nearly put me over the edge. I think the decision of the BCS was to take EVERY care to eliminate the "we was robbed" cry by the eventual non-winning team/fans. - not easilly done.

At the start I thought the Refs were favoring USC with non-calls (lots of holding on the first drive) but it sceemed to remain pretty consistant throughout the game.

Was there even 1 holding call on either offensive line?

But, overall I still say the Buckeyes should leapfrog over Penn Statein the final standings. I also say they would have performed well enough to have won playing either USC or Texas. They may not have, but they could have.

[TexTuba]

By far the best game I have EVER seen.

[Doug@GT]

I will say that the number of replays nearly put me over the edge.

You should have seen some of the ACC games this year. I was happy finally to see a game with as FEW replays as the Rose Bowl had.

Was there even 1 holding call on either offensive line?

I seem to remember at least one, maybe two.

[P.J.]

was-it-a-reception-then-a-fumble-or-just-an-incomplete-pass in the fourth quarter. That one was R-E-A-L-L-Y close, and would have turned the tide on the game

You sure you're not talking about the ND/OSU game?

BTW...does anybody think that with Leinharts inability to handle defeat (he did say they won at first in his field interview, then in the locker room said Texas didn't win, /USC lost it)..he might be the next Ryan Leaf?

[tubatooter1940]

Most members of my family are so glad Alabama won their bowl and Auburn lost theirs.

[Doug@GT]

BTW...does anybody think that with Leinharts inability to handle defeat (he did say they won at first in his field interview, then in the locker room said Texas didn't win, /USC lost it)..he might be the next Ryan Leaf?

Well, here's one prediction about L's future in the pros:

http://www.slate.com/id/2128209/