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WOW! Boomer Sooner and down goes Bama in the Sugar Bowl, 45 – 31. Gee, really tough end of the year for Saban and the Alabama faithful. First the Iron Bowl, now this! Four turnovers by Alabama, three by A J McCarron, two of which led to fourteen points for Oklahoma. McCarron had a very uncharacteristic game, throwing two interceptions, and then fumbling the ball away with just over a minute to play which resulted in a Sooner TD that sealed the deal. Oklahoma really seemed to dominate, especially in the first half. Bama came roaring back in the second, and with a minute plus left, the Tide trailed by a mere TD, 38 – 31. Then came the third turnover by McCarron and the game was over. The fourth turnover was a fumble by RB Yeldon which “only” resulted in a field goal for Oklahoma. Not the way Bama expected their year to end for sure! Really fantastic performance by the Sooners and freshman QB Trevor Knight in only his fifth start of the season. He finished with 348 yards passing, 4 TDs, and one interception.
Tonight, the Orange Bowl from Miami. Looks like they are going to have a little better weather than the year I got to go (2009 – GT loss to Iowa, coldest Orange Bowl in history). Looking good for tonight, with a high of only 34 degrees in the ATL today, not fun! Anyhow, Clemson will try to represent the ACC and themselves much better than they did a couple of years ago when they lost to West Virginia (a score so bad, we won’t even repeat the final score)! They will take on a disappointed Ohio State team coached by Urban Myer. Ohio State was expecting to be in Pasadena to take on FSU but Michigan State had something to say about that. MSU followed up that statement with a big win over Stanford in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. This game should actually be a good one, high scoring as neither team has a defense that is likely to stop the other team’s potent scoring machines. Still, one can never tell so we will wait and see! Hey, I picked Bama over Oklahoma so what do I know?
Bad news for Georgia Tech…apparently sophomore QB Vad Lee is going to transfer. What a shame. He was a highly touted recruit, high school player of the year in his home state of North Carolina, and brought so much promise to the flats as a dual threat QB. He was supposed to be the best passer since George Godsey. Really hate to hear this…things are not going in the right direction with the football program at Georgia Tech right now!
All Right..come on Clemson…represent the ACC well tonight!
P.S. Roger Federer won in Brisbane to advance to the semis! Good news always for me when Roger Federer wins!
Update: Apologies to OK State, Mizz and the Cotton Bowl. Also on for our viewing pleasure this evening is the Cotton Bowl. (How could I leave this bowl out, one of the original big four!) Anyhow, Oklahoma State will take on SEC runner-up Missouri tonight at 8:00 pm EST on FOX. Big 12 vs. SEC The Orange Bowl will air on ESPN at the same time. Ohio State vs. Clemson, Big 10 vs. ACC. Why do they put them on at the same time? Oh well, that’s what our remotes are for! Enjoy!
