Bowl Season Opening Day Thread - BYU vs UTEP
Finishing up a close game in the D2 bracket. Delta State is down 3 with 2:22 to go. Went for it on 4th and goal from the one. False start pushes it back 5. So they go for the FG. It's blocked. Wait... DELAY OF GAME! KO return goes to the offensive 45! Challenged! He fielded the ball on one knee, he's down, it's coming back to the defensive 30.
Coming up next BYU vs UTEP at the New Mexico Bowl. JCB has UTEP +12. Neither of these teams are very good, but I like the matchup to be closer than 12 as well. I'll take and the points, but I'll take BYU straight up.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:16 PM ^
Who are we rooting for?
December 18th, 2010 at 2:16 PM ^
BYU BYU BYU
December 18th, 2010 at 2:16 PM ^
December 18th, 2010 at 2:18 PM ^
on Madden, when I just click random colors
December 18th, 2010 at 2:23 PM ^
Exactly, so generic.
December 18th, 2010 at 3:19 PM ^
The numbers don't even appear to be sewn on, it looks like they are screen-printed onto the jerseys.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:18 PM ^
Question to the board - if you are using the MGoBlog ESPN bowl challenge as a gambling tool with a buddy, how much should each point be worth? $1? Fifty cents? Wouldn't want one side to be owing the other one a grand, but in the hundreds is OK.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:19 PM ^
I'm going with rooting for UTEP. Nothing against, BYU, a team I would normally like. I'm just going to go with the Texas university system instead.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:24 PM ^
December 18th, 2010 at 2:30 PM ^
They be stealin' all my wives!
December 18th, 2010 at 2:22 PM ^
Handoff to Kariya. Does he have an uncle that plays hockey?
December 18th, 2010 at 2:29 PM ^
Hmm...I wonder if he's related to Paul Kariya??
UTEP's RB Donald Buckram is an NFL prospect, ran for 1500yds in '09 and was hampered by injuries this year. I'm eager to see what he can do.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:35 PM ^
Creeping says his father's name is Bob and hs mother is Sandy(http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=2478).
There is a Paul Kariya in the NHL and Paul's brother, Steve, who won a NC at Maine, played a little with the Canucks a few years ago and is now in Europe.
So, at the very least, it's not particularly direct. Also, Paul and Steve are both Canadian's and Bryan at least played highschool football in Utah. However, Paul does have the middle name "Tetsuhiko" and Bryan certainly looks somewhat Asian and speaks Mandarin.
Wiki says Paul also has a brother Martin and a sister Noriko. So, possible connection somewhere, but not super close.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:26 PM ^
December 18th, 2010 at 2:27 PM ^
Well hey there, Brian Griese
December 18th, 2010 at 2:27 PM ^
For those of you that missed the D2 championship, wow. So after that called back return, UMD goes 3 and out, choosing to punt on fourth and inches around the 35. Punt gets them just past the 50 yard line.
Delta State tries to get into FG range after a productive run, but the throw is picked. UMD returns it to the 27. They kneel then spike it with 3 seconds left. Kick is ugly as hell but goes through. Minnesota Duluth wins it's second NC in the last 3 years. Crazy ending.
December 18th, 2010 at 3:57 PM ^
That was a classic ending. The whole game was riveting. Delta State was a huge underdog (+12.5) and they almost pulled off an outright upset. It was funny listening to the NM Bowl announcers hype it up at the beginning as 'nothing better than college bowl season.'
Uh, actually there is. See these playoffs, for example. The D3 game between Mt Union and Whitewater today should be fun, too
December 18th, 2010 at 2:29 PM ^
I am for sure going to fall asleep during this game.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:29 PM ^
December 18th, 2010 at 2:31 PM ^
Okay, so official attendance? I'm guessing 21k. Real attendance, <12k.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:51 PM ^
I'm fairly confident that there are more people at my local Ralph's this morning than there are at the New Mexico Bowl.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:31 PM ^
UTEP has two true freshman starting at defensive tackle.. YIKES.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:32 PM ^
UTEP's best defensive players are currently BYU's own WR's hands.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:32 PM ^
If you're watching this game, I think you need a life.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:35 PM ^
December 18th, 2010 at 2:38 PM ^
So does anyone who replies to a comment as stupid as yours. Oh wait.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:33 PM ^
I'm watching The Team That Looks Like Michigan vs. Georgia Southern. TTTLLM is driving, up 17-10 with 7 min. left in the 4th.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:38 PM ^
TV station?
December 18th, 2010 at 2:42 PM ^
Delaware just scored again. The kickoff was going out of bounds but the GS man touched it so it was marked at the 3, gah.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:34 PM ^
December 18th, 2010 at 4:04 PM ^
Thanks for playing! Good luck to you!
I took Over, Under, Over and NIU
Interesting thing about the JJ Di Luigi prop. We have it at 120.5 yards in the Pick-4, but the actual Vegads/Sportsbook prop on that was 110.5
Sorry in advance for having such outrageous lines, lol
December 18th, 2010 at 2:36 PM ^
So UTEP +12, much less 10.5 (final line) seems like a pipe dream.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:47 PM ^
December 18th, 2010 at 2:51 PM ^
UTEP in the pool for the upset. Looking more like I will be upset.
December 18th, 2010 at 2:55 PM ^
Alright guys, let's cover a kick. Yeesh
December 18th, 2010 at 2:55 PM ^
So UTEP's kicker just made a field goal from 52 yards out. If he happens to transfer directly after his game is there a loophole in the NCAA that will allow him to play on January 1?
December 18th, 2010 at 3:02 PM ^
UTEP sucks. This game is a complete mismatch.
December 18th, 2010 at 3:03 PM ^
UTEP needs to get it together, before its too late.
December 18th, 2010 at 3:22 PM ^
No they don't. BYU has my third highest confidence rating in the MGoBlog pick'em pool. I'm confident that the five minutes I spent picking these games will lead me to glory and the love of many beautiful women.
December 18th, 2010 at 3:24 PM ^
UTEP receiver jogs into endzone.
December 18th, 2010 at 3:31 PM ^
Can't wait until I am done with finals and can just watch meaningless football games for 3 weeks.
December 18th, 2010 at 3:51 PM ^
If there was a Utah blog, they'd be pissed right now about the end of half and about the amount of alcohol Mike Price has polished off today.
December 18th, 2010 at 3:55 PM ^
December 18th, 2010 at 4:02 PM ^
I understand why Price went for it there at the end, instead of kicking the FG But, when you have +12, you can see how big a FG would have been there.
My prop bets at the JCB look good, though.
Kris Adams needs 1.5 yards to go over 68.5...he got 67 on 1 play. Would have hit already had he held on to that ball at the goal line at the end of the half.
JJ Di Lugui needs 40.5 rushing/receiving yards to go over 110.5
The JCB wont look quite as idiotic, well no more than usual, if at least those props come true in the second half. Have not given up on +12, but we've seen the same first half. It's not likely
December 18th, 2010 at 4:54 PM ^
December 18th, 2010 at 5:16 PM ^
it has to be indisputable journalism to overcome the stupidity in the box.
December 18th, 2010 at 5:24 PM ^
Man, since BYU head coach took over as the D coordinator they jumped from 102 scoring D, down to 32nd? wow.. sign us up for that kind of change mid season
December 18th, 2010 at 5:32 PM ^