January 6th, 2012 at 8:18 PM ^
Hate the damn Fox NFL music.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:28 PM ^
Yeah so do I. This is why FOX should not be doing college games. Keep them separate. The NFL does not entertain me nearly as much as the NCAA.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:19 PM ^
Will the next football game there be the Michigan-Bama game? (not counting pre-season games)
January 6th, 2012 at 8:21 PM ^
Gotta say, based on the general ineptitude of the RomoSapiens, these are the best two teams that will face off in Dallas for the whole of next year . . .
January 6th, 2012 at 8:20 PM ^
I hope the band is ready for a lot of TV time--and that Kansas State is ready to lose by 40.
January 6th, 2012 at 9:29 PM ^
January 6th, 2012 at 9:48 PM ^
I hate to say this, but I think Arkansas would have made us look bad too.
January 6th, 2012 at 11:38 PM ^
Arkansas wasn't eligible to be in the BCS since there were already 2 SEC teams picked.
They definitely would have torched the Michigan secondary. But their defense is not nearly as good as Virginia Tech's defense. So it would hopefully still have been a competitive game.
January 6th, 2012 at 9:33 PM ^
I remember Coach Snyder's K state teams . 10 win regular seasons and horrible bowl losses. I don't see anything changing this year.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:20 PM ^
I'm looking forward to the Gus Johnson call
January 6th, 2012 at 8:26 PM ^
There is no one better than Gus Johnson. I, too, was excited when I saw that he was calling the game.
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<br>Completely off topic, but my fiancé just made quesadillas for dinner and holy cow were they good. I saved some of them for my late night snack because I will be busting out the xbox after this game to play Call of Duty.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:40 PM ^
You're not married yet.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:44 PM ^
Luckily I have a woman who understands my love for football and XBOX. She never interferes.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:22 PM ^
I have the sneaking suspicion that KSU doesn't quite show up for this one, but in any event, please let it be more competitive than the Orange Bowl.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:25 PM ^
Kansas State is going to show up for this one, Arkansas is just way better.
This is K-State's biggest game in a long time.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:28 PM ^
For a bowl that used to be really prestigious, this isn't the most glamorous matchup ever.
I'm kind of picturing the network execs - "You want me to sell advertising to what matchup again ? ? ? "
January 6th, 2012 at 9:39 PM ^
I would say 6 vs. 8 is a pretty nice matchup. I know you mean it's not name programs but just looking at the ranks makes it look like a BCS game. Hate to bring it up but both teams are higher ranked then Mich, VTech, WVU, or Clemson.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:30 PM ^
KSU wins in a close one.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:30 PM ^
nice call...
January 6th, 2012 at 8:30 PM ^
Am I the only one who thinks that FOX does a much better job in terms of presentation than ESPN (sans the NFL music)?
January 6th, 2012 at 8:34 PM ^
Yeah, except I never got the point of that robot guy who they show when they come back from a commercial break
January 6th, 2012 at 8:37 PM ^
I agree. Robot sucks but I loved the entrances, bands, etc. They do a much better job of showing the atmosphere than ESPN, IMO.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:35 PM ^
January 6th, 2012 at 9:49 PM ^
you are the only one who thinks that.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:31 PM ^
I will never understand why the crowd cheers after their team wins the coin toss, as if it has any real effect on the game.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:32 PM ^
OK so how many people did like me and took the over?
January 6th, 2012 at 8:34 PM ^
January 6th, 2012 at 8:37 PM ^
If they did that they would allow a 3rd SEC team I bet
January 6th, 2012 at 9:00 PM ^
Please, with how far up the SEC's ass the media is, I wouldn't be surprised if they changde the name of the NC to the SEC national championship
January 6th, 2012 at 8:38 PM ^
Look for the BCS to disappear in its current form in a couple of years. The old bowl tie-ins are going to reextend to every game except the title game. The AQ conferences don't want to deal with the headaches anymore.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:40 PM ^
I actually would like just having everything being bowls and the BCS standings only used for the title game
January 6th, 2012 at 9:12 PM ^
That's what is probably going to happen.There's no reason for the BCS to organize all of these games for the conferences when it opens the big conferences up to challenges from lower tier conferences when it can just organize a national title game instead.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:41 PM ^
...the first time in a few bowls there has been great play in the backfield from a team.
That being said, Arkansas tries to kamikaze its way to a first down and fails.
EDIT: Thus far, Arkansas DBs >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Clemson DBs
January 6th, 2012 at 8:41 PM ^
Those slo-mo clips of yelling fans and dancing cheerleaders sure were purty.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:42 PM ^
I'm pulling for KSU, but Arkansas is just too good; better than Oklahoma, who wrecked KSU. Not saying that Arkansas will necessarily destroy KSU, but SEC tends to dominate of late.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
Wow...and I mean wow...are the KSU dancers hot.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:45 PM ^
We'd have destroyed KSU. Ark ought to, but I'd love to see them lose.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:48 PM ^
...and no score. It's almost like both teams are actually playing defense here.
#hopesswinneyiswatching
January 6th, 2012 at 8:53 PM ^
May leave Ark at halftime for a better paying coaching job
January 6th, 2012 at 8:58 PM ^
Calling time out on 2nd and 28 seems like a poor idea.
January 6th, 2012 at 8:58 PM ^
K-State now facing 2nd and 33. Incredible!
January 6th, 2012 at 8:59 PM ^
I sense a draw play by KSU here...
EDIT: Sack. Fumble. Razorbacks ball. Awesome drive by KSU.
January 6th, 2012 at 9:02 PM ^
3-0 Arkansas.
January 6th, 2012 at 9:08 PM ^
Is DD Jones, DaQuinta Jones? Is that what that guys name was? Or did that guy go to Texas Tech and Arkansas had Pearlie Graves. I can't remember
January 6th, 2012 at 9:11 PM ^
He is, in fact, DaQuinta Jones.
January 6th, 2012 at 9:11 PM ^
Geez, what's up with KSU actually playing defense?
Also, what's up with Arkansas going full up MANBALL? Aren't they more of a passing team?
January 6th, 2012 at 9:11 PM ^
This game is terrible. Only 3 points. Games are only good if each team has at least 14 in the first quater.
/s
January 6th, 2012 at 9:12 PM ^
No, they're only good if one team has 40 and the other 3 at then end of the 1st.
/orangebowl'd
January 6th, 2012 at 9:14 PM ^
This game has a high degree of MANBALL (lots of running and stiff D). Probably one of the most MANBALLish bowl games this season.
Edit: 2 minutes late :'(