Ticketcity Bowl Open Thread
Happy New Year's Day (Observed) to all!
I know it's early, but there's quite a bit going on today in the world of bowls, so I figured an early start might be warranted.
At noon on ESPNU, we will have the Ticketcity Bowl, featuring a 12-1 Case Keenum (Houston) versus 9-3 Penn State.
Incidentally, Ticketcity.com has tickets available for its own bowl, so if you're within an hour or so of Dallas and can get to a computer right now, there's still time!
I don't know what to really say about this - this might very well be the first time Houston has actually played a team of note this year, or at least a team that can actually mount a concerted effort on the defensive side of the ball. I have a feeling that offense might be a big part of this game, and if that is the case, Penn State is in trouble if they let even a few TDs happen, for the Nittany Lions have had trouble with offense, needless to say. You may laugh at me for this, but I picked Houston in this game - PSU defends well, but Houston scores just enough to best a usually pathetic PSU offense.
NOTE: If you do not have ESPNU, this will be on ESPN3.com as well.
Other games today:
1 PM, ABC - Outback Bowl - Michigan State versus Georgia
1 PM, ESPN - Capital One Bowl - Nebraska versus South Carolina
1 PM, ESPN2 - Urban Meyer (Gator) Bowl - Ohio (yes, that one) versus Florida
5 PM, ESPN - Rose Bowl - Wisconsin versus LaMichael James' Legs (Oregon)
8:30 PM, ESPN - Fiesta Bowl - Stanford versus Oklahoma State
...and don't forget:
Tomorrow at 8:30 PM, man....GO BLUE!
January 2nd, 2012 at 12:51 PM ^
Penn State does not look very good.
#understatement
January 2nd, 2012 at 12:53 PM ^
236*4=934 yards
17*4=68 points
1*4=4 running plays
28*4=112 passing plays
This could be epic. Thankfully, the Gator Bowl comes on soon and I can change the channel.
January 2nd, 2012 at 12:58 PM ^
just what psu needed .... .... to not lose by 50.
January 2nd, 2012 at 12:55 PM ^
Penn State's players have acted very Sparty like in preparing for this bowl. They're angry that teams they beat got better bowl invites. But come on. Would you really be jealous of Purdue playing in the Little Caesar's Bowl, Illinois in the Fight Hunger Bowl, Iowa in the Insight Bowl and Northwestern in the Car Care Bowl. Those are all pretty much equal to this Ticket City Bowl.
They did beat the Bucks. But as we know from last year, the Gator Bowl isn't very big anymore. So I don't know what they're so angry about.
January 2nd, 2012 at 12:59 PM ^
I thought you were talking about the locker room fight that cost them their only semi-functional QB.
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:02 PM ^
Sparty like?
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:02 PM ^
Heh. I never did get the details about that little exchange. Was it ever reported what started the fight? All I remember is McGloin posting on twitter that the fight never happened.
January 2nd, 2012 at 12:56 PM ^
Twitter is blowing up with the first pedobear sighting. This should end well.
January 2nd, 2012 at 12:57 PM ^
Here comes Bolden. Kick their ass seabass.
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:00 PM ^
1st down Penn State! Time for the Gator Bowl.
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:02 PM ^
I fear this will not end well for PSU.
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:07 PM ^
but that's not *the official pedobear...
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:07 PM ^
was when the other bowl games started.
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:09 PM ^
WOW!!! WHAT A RETURN!!!
EDIT: Looks like he stepped out of bounds and it's coming back, but what a run regardless.
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:10 PM ^
I have a strange feeling ESPN will be blowing up with "the Big Ten is a really weak conference"?
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:09 PM ^
if that stands, wow! If PSU can keep it's offense off the field, they might have a chance. but no, he's out of bounds.
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:15 PM ^
Penn State is just a step away from getting right back into this, and quickly.
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:18 PM ^
lets see if that touchdown settles them down and they remember that football is a team game and they've got better athletes on both lines.
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:33 PM ^
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:50 PM ^
5th year senior QB and 4 senior WR. They're dink and dunking them to get the defense to play up, then the double move or fake block fly is WIDE OPEN.
January 2nd, 2012 at 2:34 PM ^
6th year senior QB
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:38 PM ^
Down 24-7 and they see fit to subtract 15 yards from their return just now with a nice little block in the back.
Bolden is 2 for 10, 55 yards. *gah*
January 2nd, 2012 at 2:35 PM ^
Houston's coach unshaven and wrath Ray Ban's. He's like, "Penn St. Defense? Meh."
January 2nd, 2012 at 2:36 PM ^
Wearing