Trash Talk – 2009 NCAA Bowl Edition
Hey, it turns out we have a New Year going here! Happy New Year to yours, mine and 2009. 2008 basically sucked on a lot of important fronts, but it did lay the groundwork for hope. But that is the serious stuff, right now we got some college football to play. Who is your team, and who are they going to beat in what bowl? Since ASU didn’t quite make the grade this year (that is an understatement) I will have to roll with the USC Trojans. Michigan is nowhere to be found either, so EW is going to have to pick a horse. Will it be Traveler and the Trojans??
Now I really like JoePa and the Nittany Lions, but they have a problem. They went and joined the Big 10. You simply cannot do that and expect to beat USC (or anybody else in the PAC 10 for that matter) in a bowl game. Especially the Rose Bowl.
Here is a list of all the bowl games. Hoot, holler and trash it up please. You owe it to yourself and all of us!
2008 BOWL SCHEDULE
Date/time Bowl/site Matchup Visitor Home Weather
Thu. Jan. 1
11:00 a.m. Outback Bowl
Tampa Southeastern vs.
Big Ten South Carolina Gamecocks Iowa Hawkeyes 52 °F
Thu. Jan. 1
1:00 p.m. Gator Bowl
Jacksonville Big 12 vs.
Atlantic Coast Nebraska Cornhuskers Clemson Tigers
Thu. Jan. 1
1:00 p.m. Capital One Bowl
Orlando Southeastern vs.
Big Ten 16 Georgia Bulldogs 19 Michigan State Spartans 54 °F
Thu. Jan. 1
5:00 p.m. Rose Bowl
Pasadena Big Ten vs.
Pacific-10 6 Penn State Nittany Lions 5 USC Trojans 49 °F
Thu. Jan. 1
8:00 p.m. Orange Bowl
Miami Big East vs.
Atlantic Coast 12 Cincinnati Bearcats 21 Virginia Tech Hokies
Fri. Jan. 2
2:00 p.m. Cotton Bowl
Dallas Southeastern vs.
Big 12 20 Mississippi Rebels 8 Texas Tech Red Raiders 55 °F
Fri. Jan. 2
5:00 p.m. Liberty Bowl
Memphis Southeastern vs.
Conference USA Kentucky Wildcats East Carolina Pirates 46 °F
Fri. Jan. 2
8:00 p.m. Sugar Bowl
New Orleans Mountain West vs.
Southeastern 7 Utah Utes 4 Alabama Crimson Tide 22 °F
Sat. Jan. 3
12:00 p.m. International Bowl
Toronto Mid-American vs.
Big East Buffalo Bulls Connecticut Huskies
Mon. Jan. 5
8:00 p.m. Fiesta Bowl
Glendale Big Ten vs.
Big 12 10 Ohio State Buckeyes 3 Texas Longhorns 6 °F
Tue. Jan. 6
8:00 p.m. GMAC Bowl
Mobile Mid-American vs.
Conference USA 23 Ball State Cardinals Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Thu. Jan. 8
8:00 p.m. BCS Championship
Miami Southeastern vs.
Big 12 1 Florida Gators 2 Oklahoma Sooners
Happy New Year bmaz, EW, EWers!
First off,may everyone have a good 2009. bmaz Penn St may surprise you, it should be a barn burner.
Dang, looks like the Ole Ball Coach is going to cost the SEC its perfect record in the bowls, down 21-zip at the half.
I think the Gators will roll big over the Sooners, especially since the Sooners don’t have their running back or tight end. The Gators still won’t have their tight end either, but it looks like Harvin will be 100%.
Florida 42 Oklahoma 14
Upset alert: Mississippi 28 Texas Tech 21
And I’ll upset bmaz and say JoePa just might have one more big surprise (can’t have Pac 10 go 5 and oh!).
Happy New Year to one and all.
May it include many convictions and sentences for Bushies.
42-14? Don’t go too far out on that limb…. it’s a long way down!
Man, LadyDiego must really be something to have you constantly babbling about the Southwest Conference like that.
Naw USC will win big. It is the Rose Bowl, that is just what they do there. USC should have been in the title game. Again. At least is wasn’t Ohio Fake University that they got punked for this time. I guess that is progress.
Dude, Big-12 South. Get it right.
Yeah, without Arkansas they’re just not the same any more, so the old name isn’t appropriate.
What’s with Georgia? Stafford almost looks like he’s trying to lose. Georgia’s been a second half team this year (except in the Gator game), so they could come back, but they sure were flat in the first half.
MSU’s defense looks really strong, maybe that’s why Stafford looks so lousy.
The second half Dawgs came through.
It’s tough to pull for Penn State but I want to keep Paterno ahead of Bowden. At least Paterno has class; Bowden is a bum.
they got it right
it took something like 8 computers or something, but they figured it out …
Oklahoma an the 5 dwarfs
aka, the big 12 south
I could not agree more. They played today and they played all season like one of the top two teams in the nation.
Rose Bowl is shaping up as a defensive battle. Go SC!
Jim White keeps saying that Ole Miss is going to “surprise” Texas Tech… feh. Go Tech! (Why the heck is that game so early?)
Otherwise, I’m rooting for the other Big-12 South teams to crush their opponents: Texas v Ohio St in the Fiesta, and Oklahoma v FLA – show ‘em this season was no fluke!
Happy New Year, bmaz, EW, and Wheelies, and thank you for making me feel welcome this past year.
All this is window dressing for the BIG showdown, at The Murph on Saturday night!
Colts and Bolts – gonna be a great one, and we’ll see if all this “cannon fodder” talk around these parts holds any water!
Lightning Bolts will be wearing their Powder Blues under the lights – The NFL dug ‘em out and sent ‘em back after they had previously been donated for a charity auction…
Rose Bowl: Nittany Lions by 10
Cotton Bowl: Texas Tech by 7
Trojans club the Lions, 31-21; USC has too much Speed
Longhorns gore the Buckeyes, 38-13; OSU is Weak
Rebels crush the Raiders, 38-28; Ole Miss in Blue, Tech in Astronaut Diapers
Gators chomp the Sooners, 52-10; Jim White must be expecting Rain
How ’bout them Hawks!
“How bout them Hawks” Iowa 31 South Carolina 7
My best to you and yours, bmaz and wheel, you give me sanity in an insane world.
Dam, old gold. You beat me to it! Us Iowans travel well!
WE ARE
PENN STATE
just getting warmed up here
USC, it seems every year lately they start at number one, and somehow every year they manage to blow it, but I think they get by Penn State about 52-12. Then the AP votes them number one after OK and FL both look stinky in a 63-57 final score. Finally, the NCAA realizes that instant replay is wrong as often as it is right, and gets rid of it.
That’s my dream anyhow. And for the record, I despise USC with the passion of a billion burning white hot suns.
And if Utah wins, I am making them the National Champs, and the way things are run these days my opinion is just as valid as anyone’s.
Oh and PAC 10 5-0?!? It’s a Christmas Miracle!
Let the annual Rose Bowl drubbing of the Big 10 team begin!!!
I don’t think so
Four and out for both teams first possessions… Go JoPa…!
Dat da da duh da da da (Humming USC song)
It has begun!
Heh, Touchdown, Lions…! 7-7…!
7 up
Merely a flesh wound!
okay, what the heck is a “syncrorev match manual transmission”?
Did I see that right?
True manual tranny, no clutch; just like an F1 car
Okay… never understood how you could shift gears on a tranny without disengaging the engine. You’d need some pretty special syncro to match variable engine speed…
That commercial reminds me. Have you ever seen the “The Rendezvous”? My brother busted it out on Christmas – that was cool.
that’s vaguely obscene
if you have to ask, it’s something you can’t afford …
hsssssss
why is Brent Woody Musburger still on the air anyway?
Is Brent Musburger the worst ever? I think so. He’s even worse calling basketball. Will you make the call? No? Ok, I’ll call it, “Uncle!” Please make it stop Disney, make it stop.
no, but he’s close
the mustyburger comes right after lou holz, doug flutie, joe thiesman, an dennis miller
Paul Mcguire should announce EVERY game
C’mon, Madden is tops on the list of the most obnoxious color man evah…!
Well, JoPa showed his classy mannerisms in defeat… The better team won…! *sob*
TURDUCKEN !!!
I don’t know what it means, but it had to said …
LOL!!! *g*
Now with bacon, which makes it turbaconducken!
Shoot, ya might as well call it the same artery hardening fare I had last nite… Meat Lover’s… pizza!
Was it Panormous?
Naw, but, we ordered 5 large pizzas…! *g*
man, SC is just chewing yards right now
I see many of you are watching the
CITI BankUS taxpayer Rose Bowl. Looking forward to seeing the Sooners doing their thing with the Gators. Won’t be any Gator Aid on jan 8oops 449 hrs & 34 min
*groan* Now it’s getting fugly…! 24-7…!
there’s still time, there’s still time
but not 449 hrs & 34 min
*sigh*
PSU is just losing their composure now. They need the bell to ring!
Uggerly – Uggerly 31 – 7 in the first 1/2
449 hrs & 20 min
bmaz, you’d best not gloat…! grrr…!
he doesn’t have to.
Dat da da duh da da da (Humming USC song)
Hey, listen, that damn song and fucking white horse are absolutely unbearable when they get going too. Trust me, I have been on the wrong side of that a few times with my ASU Sun Devils. I know how it feels……
how do you feel about Prairie Schooners ???
ever seen what happens when a Chuck Wagon gets a hold of some gator meat ???
damn, ’bout time you showed up.
Plenty of predictions that your Sooners are gonna go down… if I’m the only one providing any pushback you guys are in trouble!
Those Sooners are gonna be Swooners when they see the Gators chomping on them.
I dos believe Bradford will have Gator for dinner.In fact there will be enough for the whole team.
it’s called respect
they hate us cuz they care about us
we’re in their heads …
think about it, who hates Wafford ???
and a hat tip to JimWhite …
Seems like the last time out it looked like they were going to have to call a tow truck for that thing. It broke down in the middle of the field during the Big 12 Championship game.
If you aren’t a Gator, you’re Gator bait!
But you can borrow my joke about Tennessee and use it for Oklahoma State since they wear Orange, too.
Know why their fans wear all that orange? It’s so they can go hunting on Friday, go to the game on Saturday and pick up trash on the side of the road in their court-ordered community service on Sunday without ever having to change their clothes.
Guess JoePa doesn’t have another big upset in him after all. At least not this one. Much as it hurts a UCLA alum to say this, SC looks good today.
Go Gators.
Jan. 9, 2009
The Miami Herald Classifieds
Antiques:
For Sale – One used, rickety Schooner, some chewing damage, up on blocks (those Gators hocked the bling!), can be seen in stadium tunnel. Will throw-in picture of Barry Switzer and a pair of Overalls to sweeten deal. Best Offer.
that ad is gonna feature some gator skin boots
low quality skins at rock bottom prices
hey, joepa gets a break, it’s a FUMBLE
Why I do believe that holding the Trojans scoreless for the third quarter is a moral victory for the Nittany Lions.
Because it is. If they can get a touchdown on this drive it at least starts to look respectable.
waaaaaaaaaaaa!
Touchdown!
totally outclassed
Do you detect the presence of Captain Renault?
He is here…….
it is sad
who’s idea was it to name a college football team after a condom anyway ???
/intentional obtuseness
Well, historically they are certifiable dicks….
Hey Lazlo, what was the line going into this game anyway??
SC -10, over/under of 45
A funny thing happened on the way to a blowout. It got closer.
Will the Trojans burst under pressure?
Next question!
Yeah, I didn’t think they would, but it was the last chance to drag out that old line.
that’s a joke, right? this thing ain’t as close the score would indicate…
Here’s what the first round would look like if we had an 8 team playoff, using the BCS standings for seeding:
(1)Oklahoma—–
———————-1-8 Winner—
(8)Penn State—
.
—————————————–Finalist
.
(4)Alabama——
————————4-5 Winner—
(5)USC———-
.
.
.
(2)Florida——
——————2-7 Winner—
(7)Texas Tech—
.
—————————————–Finalist
.
(3)Texas——–
——————-3-6 Winner—
(6)Utah———
Tell me that wouldn’t be more fun than watching freakin’ Cincinnati-Virginia Tech.
in a better world, we would be watchin florida vs Oklahoma right now
winner meets usc next week
and as an added bonus, we would all get to laugh at texas, too
Now THAT would be an appropriate Orange Bowl game!
Joe Pa was incredible in post game interview. Gotta love and respect the dude.
Tie Rod jones ???
let me guess, your Father works in an alignment shop
Tyrod Taylor. It is a joint outfit; alignment and alterations on threads….
oopps, I musta been thinkin of his cousin
seriously, I gotta wonder if this guy’s got a brother called “Ball Joint”, what’s up with that ???
that was a 5 minute conversation for the ages
Heh, The Doobies are playing… That reminds me… *koff* ‘ere…!
did you guys catch The Doobie Brothers at halftime of the Orange Bowl?
Penn State’s Band playing “bohemian rhapsody” at halftime in the Rose Bowl was more surprising to me
but you gotta keep in mind that the average sports fan is a friggin mook, considering that “We Will Rock You-We Are The Champions” is a sports stadium staple
it’s a Gay Anthem, ya know ???
so I kinda crack up when I see a bunch of homophobes singing it (not that all football fans are homophobic, or lack awareness)
btw, I always got a kick when our highschool band played “Day Tripper” at halftime too
Party on, Garth.
Okay, 11am on the west coast is just too damn early to start a bowl game.
Go Tech!
This is really rough, but I am going to try to root for the Texas Team; not for you, but for the little lady. She clearly suffers enough!
what’s the weather forecast for the greater San Diego area for Saturday night ???
it’s raining here, 500 miles northwest of SD. Are you guys gettin any of this ???
any chance that peyton gets to throw spitballs ???
I already know the field sucks, any chance the primordial ooze has more surprises for goober ???
The shootout is all even at 14 early in the second quarter. Very interesting game so far. I’ll stick with the Rebels; they’re looking good and didn’t get rattled from a couple of early mistakes.
Hey, anyone seen surfer guy or got any messages for him about this Texazz Tek thing going on?
Looks like Jim White wuz right!
This could bode very ill for those Sooners…..
texans shooting their own toes off bodes ill for Oklahoma ???
how so ???
tek had a few brain farts in the third quarter, but that’s what you would expect from texans. it’s in their blood. there’s a rule in texas; if you make it to the age of 14 with all of your natural toes, ya gotta move to Oklahoma or Arkansas
(wink)
I’m not ready to celebrate yet, it’s back to a 10 point game.
The Sooner fans will shake it off, though. After all, they beat the Raiders by 42…
tek lost by the margin of their second half mistakes. But they also had two impressive goal line stands
so tell me again how Big 12 defense sucks ???
and a team that beat florida was competitive against a team that never had a chance against Oklahoma
so it all depends on how ya look at it
(and YES, I really do hate the bcs)
NEXT
okay, we’re back from the game – my sweetheart is licking her wounds…
she had a bad day…
Tech flat got outcoached. Ole Miss watched the game film from the OU game, obviously… Mike Leach had NO answer for the linebackers they kept blitzing – they never adjusted to it… and the defense that looked pretty good in the first quarter looked out of gas halfway through the second.
Pretty disappointing performance.
Fox should never be allowed to do these games. What museum did they reanimate Pat Summerall from? C’mon, Pat Freakin’ Summerall? Then they had Shepard Smith doing the halftime show? Who’s next, Hannity?
My best to Mrs. R. They still had a great season and should finish in the top 15. The win over Texas was one for the ages and should finish as number one in the “Game Changing Performance” voting.
I thought Summerall was dead, too. The tech staff they had there really sucked. They missed critical camera angles on a lot of important plays and left their little “over the field” camera in view most of the time.
Looks like Kentucky might be ready to play the second half of their game; returned the 2nd half kickoff for a TD. I’m confident Alabama will handle Utah, so if Kentucky pulls it out, the SEC will be 6 and 1 after tonight.
Thanks Jim – I had a buddy at work who swore to me that those 4 points were golden – you guys were sure right about that…
Shame they cannot measure up to the undefeated bowl record of the PAC 10 this year!
Kentucky decided to make a game of it by returning the second half kickoff for a touchdown, then they blew the extra point …
16 – 9 East Carolina, boding ill for florida …
(ducking and running)
I think Crabtree’s ankle kept him from having a standout performance today, but Harrell was every bit as good as his billing.
Congrats to Texas Tech on an all-around Great Season for the Team, the Students and the Alums, too!
And, to mrs. randiego, you’re a great sport, I hope you’ll keep Trashing it up with us!
2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits, a dollar!
All for the Gators, stand up and holler!
wow, Utah scores in 5 plays!
Go Mountain West!
Hey, Bama better watch out. The Mountain West Conference has been ripping people up all year.
Uhmm. Strike that part about my confidence in Alabama.
God, I hate Saban.
21-0… couldn’t happen to a nicer guy
It’s a tough road to spot a team as good as Utah a 21-zip lead, but Bama is making a game of it.
21-17 early in the third.
Whatcha got, Utes?
Well, well, well…Alabama just wears opponents down.
Jim White, did you see that Kentucky stiff-arm today on the fumble recovery to win?
Yep, he got about 10 yards on the mouthpiece launch. It was a thing of beauty.
tick tock tick tock tick tock… time is slipping away from nick
until the zebras got involved…
ballgame
Where is Pat Sumerall when you need him to make things interesting?
I will say right here and now, the UTAH UTES should be National Champions!
Clearly, the Tide hasn’t recovered from the pounding the Gators put on them in the SEC Championship!
They look like they spent the last month preparing for Utah by eating bon-bons and running-up their minutes complaining to their girlfriends.
But, congrats to the Utes!
Utes are undefeated. Have a better claim on National Championship than either Florida or Oklahoma!
nothing wrong with two teams thinking they’re number one on the day after new years (or whenever the bcs gets thru it’s schedule)
Great to see a MWC team take down a national “powerhouse”.
Buffalo lost in the international bowl, but the ‘58 team was honored there. I was there and the fan support was amazing. Oh well something else for Turner Gill and the Bulls to accomplish next year.