Armed Forces Bowl Open Thread
OK, I'm sure there's a lot to talk about leading up to the game between BYU and Tulsa in the Bell Helicopter (a Textron Company) Armed Force Bowl, so we might as well get an early start on breaking down the X's and O's of this one.
OK, there might be a little satire here, with some, ahem, recent open thread posts, but really, after staying up to watch the Alamo Bowl, if you're not at work anyway, is anybody going to be up before this one kicks off? (Now watch, this will cause some huge breaking news in Michigan Football that gets this bumped off the front page by noon).
I do encourage everyone to check out their website:
http://www.armedforcesbowl.com/
The multiple videos showing you that this is "not just a bowl game" would be enough, but what other 3rd rate bowl has pop up Lt. Dan, I ask you? Not just a bowl, not just a website. And a great start to a long line of games tomorr..uh, today. All of which combined will probably still not outscore the Alamo Bowl.
December 30th, 2011 at 1:57 AM ^
Does not find this amusing, apparently.
December 30th, 2011 at 7:39 AM ^
Perhaps he meant to downvote the thread for the "Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl" and is just early?
December 30th, 2011 at 11:34 AM ^
But it was as much a tongue in cheek nod to our and Zone Left and everyone posting these bowl game threads super early too. If you can laugh at yourself (or in this case, myself), you can't laugh at others.
December 30th, 2011 at 2:16 AM ^
Is the Beaver going to get any playing time?
EDIT: I guess he already left Tulsa to go play even closer to home at MSU (MIdwestern State University)
December 30th, 2011 at 2:17 AM ^
He never liked football but Ward Cleaver forced him to play
December 30th, 2011 at 3:28 AM ^
I thought this was a joke until I actually googled it. Blows my mind that someone could pass on Ann Arbor and Tulsa and settle for the glorious town of Wichita Falls. Guess it was a good thing for us that he did, though.
December 30th, 2011 at 11:48 AM ^
If GERG would have gotten him to play defense.
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<br>Mind blown.
December 30th, 2011 at 2:08 AM ^
A Sugar Bowl thread?
December 30th, 2011 at 4:42 AM ^
Perhaps maybe BCS National Championship thread too?
December 30th, 2011 at 11:08 AM ^
Someone should make an "Open Thread Thread", where we can discuss when to open our Open threads openly.
December 30th, 2011 at 11:11 AM ^
An open thread would throw off the balance of MGoBoard. We would have an open place for any and all information to go. Many users would perish if there was no longer any reason to debate what useless tag board posts needed.
December 30th, 2011 at 11:38 AM ^
That this time last year the Blog had exploded, and the only way to create a thread was in the newly released App. So we had a lot of "morning open thread" "early afternoon open thread" and so on.
December 30th, 2011 at 1:27 PM ^
....we see the "SIAP: Open Thread Thread" about two minutes later.
December 30th, 2011 at 11:35 AM ^
Was going to be a Jerryworld Alabama thread. But not till, like, tomorrow.
December 30th, 2011 at 11:40 AM ^
Why put off a thread to tomorrow, when it can be started today?
December 30th, 2011 at 11:43 AM ^
After the Sugar Bowl thread has run it's course.
December 30th, 2011 at 7:25 AM ^
After staying up for the 14,000 yards of offense that was the Alamo Bowl, watching #24 (Tulsa) and #41 (BYU) in total offense in the regular season will seem like a far more balanced matchup than #2 (Baylor) and #57 (Washington), even if those teams made it look like #1 playing #2 when it came to total offense.
Of course, BYU is #16 in total defense, and Tulsa is #89, so there may be SOME cap on the scoring here. BYU actually has a line that can bring SOME pressure and a secondary that occasionally can KNOCK DOWN a pass or two...at least in comparison to the "defenses" of Baylor and Washington (good lord!). I say that, of course, realizing that their 9 wins didn't really come against any team of note, so that #16 might be undeserved in a sense.
It's amusing as well that having the 89th best defense in the FBS translates to a 7-1 in-conference record for Tulsa. Welcome to the C-USA, right?
I took BYU in the pool though.
December 30th, 2011 at 11:41 AM ^
Because of the defense. But they burned me last year, so I don't love it.
December 30th, 2011 at 8:27 AM ^
It's easy to take our armed forces for granted.
They make me proud to be an American.
December 30th, 2011 at 8:59 AM ^
But when I scroll down on my phone Lt. Dan has no legs. I guess it is true to the movie.
December 30th, 2011 at 11:46 AM ^
Though when I scroll down, the page moves, but Lt. Dan stays at the bottom of the screen, which I thought was cool.
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<br>Kidding aside, "Lt. Dan" does a great job sincerely honoring a group that truly deserves it, the men and women of our Armed Forces.
December 30th, 2011 at 9:39 AM ^
I want to take a moment to thank our Military Veterans for everything they do and have done. As a Vet myself, it is always nice to hear thanks.
December 30th, 2011 at 12:02 PM ^
Yayy! Football in the middle of the day on a Friday!
December 30th, 2011 at 1:35 PM ^
14-10 is actually a sane halftime score in comparison to last night.
Liked that lunge to get the ball into the end zone - at least someone had to fight for a TD in a game somewhere.
December 30th, 2011 at 2:50 PM ^
Touchdown Tulsa, 21-17. This game is strangely not mockable. It's not the best matchup, but with only three total turnovers and a somewhat normal score, this isn't too bad.
December 30th, 2011 at 2:53 PM ^
This is perhaps the first bowl this season where I have been entertained and not in a Mystery Science Theater sort of way.
December 30th, 2011 at 3:00 PM ^
I'd say that's pretty accurate.
Can't wait for the Illinois vs UCLA game. That's going to be fantastic. Supposedly, some of the Illinois assistants may boycott (per Dr Saturday).
December 30th, 2011 at 5:51 PM ^
And while watching the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, remember this easy recipe for a delicious dish:
1 Package Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
1 Can of Tuna
1 Can of Peas (Or you can do the Peas and Carrots Mix)
Make the Macaroni and Cheese normally and then add the other two ingredients.
December 30th, 2011 at 3:17 PM ^
With 11 seconds left in the game, no less! 24-21 BYU now.