The Much-Hyped Tampa II Bowl
For anyone who needs a football game tonight and is forced to settle with this one. Florida International versus Marshall....yeah, I know....Thundering Herd and Panthers. It's a natural combination.
Incidentally, Craig James was supposed to do this game, but his run for the Senate has intervened, I believe...or finding more hookers to kill. It's one of these.
ADDENDUM: Thanks for the title edit, mod gods. Apologies for the length.
December 20th, 2011 at 8:14 PM ^
Who cares if there are .500 teams (or even 6-7 teams) playing in bowl games? After this game there are only 31 college football games left until September 2012!
31 games!
I say let every team play in a bowl game. Hell, let every team play in 3 bowl games. Extend the season through March. I need my fix of college football longer.
December 20th, 2011 at 8:15 PM ^
1) Marshall cannot defend the jet sweep.
2) FIU can fumble with no provocation.
December 20th, 2011 at 8:30 PM ^
Worst slogan ever for the worst looking restaraunt ever. That food looked awful.
December 20th, 2011 at 9:17 PM ^
The food is vile. I was forced to eat there by a business acquaintance who loved the place. It had absolutely nothing that would have distinguished itself from any other sporty casual dining food chain. Every one that I have seen seems to be located in a downmarket strip mall. I felt pity for the people who worked there. There were very few items on their menu that were not fried golden brown and served with some sort of dipping sauce. I apologize to any MGoBlog readers for whom Beef O'Bradys represents the apotheosis of early 21st century culinary culture.
December 21st, 2011 at 1:54 AM ^
have come at the TGIFs, the Applebees, the Ruby Tuesdays of the world. Where else would I go for casual dining at an affordable price, where I could spend time with the fam and catch up on the game? But now my memories of the fine American cuisine and courteous service are forever tainted. Thanks. Thanks a lot.
December 20th, 2011 at 8:36 PM ^
Where is it?
EDIT: Never mind. FIU intercepted a beautifully thrown pass.
December 20th, 2011 at 8:41 PM ^
We must not have a playoff. It is extremely important to preserve the tradition and majesty of the Beef O'Bradys Bow.
December 20th, 2011 at 8:52 PM ^
Is FIU's defense about a play behind Marshall? If these teams would sync their playbooks, this could be an epic defensive struggle.....well, no, maybe that's not true either.
December 20th, 2011 at 8:58 PM ^
December 20th, 2011 at 9:28 PM ^
Ohio State and sanction updates never get old.
December 21st, 2011 at 12:07 AM ^
Worse sanctions than they got would be forcing them to eat Beef O'Brady's for 3 years.
December 21st, 2011 at 8:15 AM ^
The toilet bowl does not approve of this diet.
December 20th, 2011 at 9:36 PM ^
While watching this game, I noticed that Iowa's Marcus Colette is suspended for the bowl game against Oklahoma. Not to be too mean, but is this a natural occurrence for Iowa RBs
December 20th, 2011 at 9:37 PM ^
Sorry... darn phone :/
December 20th, 2011 at 10:27 PM ^
Not much to do in Iowa during that pre-bowl downtime. This leads to overdoing it with the bathtub corn liquor.
December 20th, 2011 at 11:04 PM ^
Although, I am sure they will just plug in the next RB and he'll be up for preseason BIG player of the year...
December 20th, 2011 at 11:04 PM ^
This is pathetic. Even the referee is getting tired of calling penalties.
December 20th, 2011 at 11:10 PM ^
This has to be the worst game I've ever watched.
December 20th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^
This has to be the worst game ever played. Tons of stupid penalties, fumbles, two mediocre crappy football teams that nobody cares about, totally inept offenses, and played in a baseball stadium where the paint is coming off the grass (and it's the shittiest hole in all of MLB) and sponsored by a lame restaurant chain whose food doesn't even look good in the ads. I cannot take my eyes off this piece of shit train wreck of a football game.
December 21st, 2011 at 1:57 AM ^
I'm disturbed that I know exactly how that feels. I'm going to go crazy by mid-March, April at the outside.
December 20th, 2011 at 11:13 PM ^
At least when EMU last made a bowl game it had meaning because they had to win the MAC and not every other MAC team made it to a bowl.
December 20th, 2011 at 11:17 PM ^
Hey Look! 6-6 C-USA team has a kicker who kicks it through the uprights lots!
December 20th, 2011 at 11:33 PM ^
Who knew that the U in FIU stands for "High School" and the F stands for "JV"? I wonder what the I stands for?
I'm irrationally angry because my pick 'em is pretty much shot after putting high confidence in USU, SDSU, and FIU. I guess in the world of the shitty conferences, 7 point spreads actually mean "coinflip, but with more fumbles."
December 20th, 2011 at 11:35 PM ^
And to top it all off, 97 for Marshall decides to act a prick and throw a punch. Worst game evar.
December 20th, 2011 at 11:37 PM ^
Did they really get into a fight there at the end? Hilarious.
And that final 4th & 5 TD was nuts. No one expects that they go for the TD.
I really can't wait for some real football games again. That was like a high school game, except with higher quality equipment.
December 21st, 2011 at 12:13 AM ^
I live three miles from the stadium and got a fourth row seat on the thirty for $10 on the street before the game, so I decided to go. The quick take: Marshall had the better athletes, and it was only a matter of time before they finally won.
This was the least entertaining game I have seen, but it was cool to watch a bowl game for $10. A few notes:
Both schools had a few chunky cheerleaders.
Pioneer High's band is better than FIU's, but the white shirt, khaki pants, and Cuban hats looked pretty cool.
Tyson Gale for Marshall looks like he could be a fine defensive coach someday. He is too slow for the NFL, but played a very nice game and was around the ball a lot. He looked like a coach on the field.
FIU "traveled" well to the game, with a lot of fans in the upper deck.
The Under Armour game is also there, and will probably be better. Tickets are $18 general admission. I am betting I can get in for $10 again.