Rose Bowl Open Thread
5 PM on ESPN.
Well, here it is - the Rose Bowl Presented By Vizio.
This is the battle of conference champions, of the 11-2 teams. Wiscosin versus LaMichael's Legs, or Oregon, if you prefer.
I don't have much in the way of sarcasm directed towards this game - it actually seems like it should be a good game, although I have to wonder if Wisconsin will be able to keep up with Oregon for the entire game.
Can Monte Ball break the record for TDs in a single season of FBS play? We shall see.
Will Bret Bielema find an innovative way to be a d-bag? Very likely.
I took Oregon. Call me nuts.
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:24 PM ^
You're nuts. ( you told me too)
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:26 PM ^
Save us Wisconsin, you're our only hope.
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:29 PM ^
I made my pool picks based on what I thought were realistic scenarios, particularly in the case of teams I have seen more, but the Michigan alum in me would like the B1G to do something today. In this respect, I agree - save us, Wisconsin.
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:38 PM ^
MSu and Georgia are tied with 19 second left in regulation so there is still that possibility
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:40 PM ^
....when I tuned back in. I hate the Bulldogs right now, despite what I said. I know, self-inconsistency is a dangerous thing.
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:42 PM ^
Sorry to say, 'cause I love the old guy. But I think this has to be the end. He can't put more than three sentences together anymore without jumbling things up.
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:45 PM ^
He really needs to start throwing out the random expletives just to spice it up though. It would at least add a modicum of entertainment value to the analysis.
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:49 PM ^
would be hilarious
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:50 PM ^
Lou holtz is still employed so I doubt it whens the last time he made sense or spoke clearly.
Corso is like john Madden he'll be employed for as long as he wishes little things like talking in complete sentences are over rated lol. The one thing I don't like about Corso is that he calls Desmond boy all the time
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:01 PM ^
Tou-shchschay.
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:47 PM ^
From what I've seen of Wisconsin, their pass D is so bad I can see Oregon racking up a lot of points. Badgers are going to have to engage in some serious clock control.
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:49 PM ^
anyone have a link for a stream? stuck in mexico....
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:50 PM ^
Not sure if you can access it, but since it's on ABC, you should be able to watch it through ESPN3
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:52 PM ^
im blocked out down here.. my esp3 access doesnt work in mexico apparently.... ugh.
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:55 PM ^
gracias!
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:06 PM ^
but vipbox.tv has always worked reliably for me
January 2nd, 2012 at 4:50 PM ^
I don't care whether you like how they look, they should not be allowed because of the glare.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:11 PM ^
.....the planet Ork has interstellar travel. We should not besmirch their headgear lest we offend Orson.
January 2nd, 2012 at 6:40 PM ^
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:12 PM ^
Remind of texture failures in Counterstrike.
Edit: Perhaps they're an elobrate troll about how Bielma always wears those douchey mirrored sun glasses?
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:14 PM ^
....for channeling his inner Ice Man.
Well, actually, you can.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:14 PM ^
Would love to watch Wiscy run it down their throats all day
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:17 PM ^
Well Oregon's D doesn't look up to the challenge. We'll see if Wiscy's D if up for Oregon's O.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:18 PM ^
Well, that was easy enough.
Oregon's defense was actually helping them really. I am thinking Chip Kelly came for the shootout, not the defensive struggle.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:18 PM ^
It's a bad New Years Day when only Lil Bro has managed to pull out a bowl win so far.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:19 PM ^
Wisconsin came to play. They've historically been a good bowl team. Don't count them out today.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:19 PM ^
Hopefully Wisc can return some of the face we lost today with MSU being the only team that didn't lay an egg. That being said, Nebraska played a pretty good game, and I still think they are an excellent addition to our conference.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:20 PM ^
My cable box thinks Wisconsin is 11-1. Maybe that loss to MSU didn't happen.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:22 PM ^
Perhaps your cable box is a revisionist?
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:23 PM ^
Wisconsin's JV secondary is going to have a tough day here.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:24 PM ^
....it the B1G Championship Game, except with Oregon.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:28 PM ^
The issue is that in this heat, Wisconsin's 300 pounders will be dead by the 3rd quarter.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:38 PM ^
It's 80, not 100, and the sun isn't pounding as it's not direct. Once the sun goes behind the mountains sometime in the 3rd quarter or earlier, it will cool very quickly.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:43 PM ^
The temperature drops really quickly in SoCal after dark. It is a desert.
Wisconsin's line isn't going to be the problem here. It's LaMichael James, et al.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:24 PM ^
The shootout is on.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:25 PM ^
I know I might be in the minority, but I think the whole "conference pride" argument is so dumb. Seeing the teams that Michigan beats all the time win their bowl games is fine, but we need teams like Sparty and Ohio to lose because we compete against them big time in recruiting. Their loss is our gain. I will have never and will never root for Sparty or Ohio to win.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:29 PM ^
Ohio I agree, State, not so much. Honestly, as long as we're going well, which we deffinatly are now, we won't be competing with them in recruiting much. They'll get a few good recruits, but they are mostly strong leans to begin with. The vast majority of MSU players will not have UM offers. We will compete with Ohio for recruits much more often.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:25 PM ^
Rose Bowl! It's Oregon cheerleader time!
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:35 PM ^
A good group.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:26 PM ^
Where's the video game starring your avatar? I'd like to play it...
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:33 PM ^
I wish there was one. I would want it to be like Grand Theft Auto.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:26 PM ^
Which defense can get that crucial one defensive stop this game? Cause I think there might only be one.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:28 PM ^
Those helmets are sweet.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:36 PM ^
Only thing missing is a flux capacitor.
January 2nd, 2012 at 8:18 PM ^
i think they look like goatse helmets.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:29 PM ^
Oregon sure does always have sweet unis
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:31 PM ^
Monte Ball told Boyett that he could have some.
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:33 PM ^
It's like both these teams just recruit 2* DBs or something...
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:33 PM ^
great extended play to the checkdown... er ... guy leaking out of the backfield