Orange Bowl open thread

Submitted by M-Wolverine on January 5th, 2010 at 5:15 PM

You know, when the game was announced, I was kinda "meh". But now that I'm home and ready to watch it, I'm kinda getting excited. The contrasting styles intrigue me, another Big Ten team, to see how they'll do, and the celebration that is the LAST BCS bowl game on FOX. Yay! And it can't be worth than last night's game, can it? If nothing else maybe we'll get more Taco Bell commercials... (Though Iowa and GT will have a hard time topping TCU's cheer team).

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Jim Harbaugh S…

January 5th, 2010 at 11:16 PM ^

Iowa's Mike Debord.

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harmon98

January 5th, 2010 at 11:16 PM ^

robinson slips on the ice

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M-Wolverine

January 5th, 2010 at 11:28 PM ^

I'm not sure, they haven't said...

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marc_from_novi

January 5th, 2010 at 11:17 PM ^

Dumb

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M-Wolverine

January 5th, 2010 at 11:17 PM ^

Wow, THAT was stupid.

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Jim Harbaugh S…

January 5th, 2010 at 11:17 PM ^

going for the fake there - you make the FG you force them to get a TD. Now they can tie with a FG.

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dakotapalm

January 5th, 2010 at 11:18 PM ^

Seems to be a lot of holding on the Iowa O-Line. Only one penalty for it.

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Muttley

January 5th, 2010 at 11:18 PM ^

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marc_from_novi

January 5th, 2010 at 11:19 PM ^

Is it just me or is the redhead cuter?

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M-Wolverine

January 5th, 2010 at 11:31 PM ^

But we don't know her naaammmmeeee!!!

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Jarred

January 5th, 2010 at 11:18 PM ^

Well that was a stupid play.

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BlueVoix

January 5th, 2010 at 11:18 PM ^

At least have more than one guy out there to block if you're going to run a fake. If Iowa somehow loses this game, it'll be much worse than NW - Auburn.

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chunkums

January 5th, 2010 at 11:18 PM ^

Denise... marry me

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Jinxed

January 5th, 2010 at 11:19 PM ^

well.. that was stupid..

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PhillipFulmersPants

January 5th, 2010 at 11:20 PM ^

Petersen effect?

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KBLOW

January 5th, 2010 at 11:19 PM ^

Just damn go for it. Maybe they figure they'll get another INT.

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wolverine1987

January 5th, 2010 at 11:20 PM ^

D again, and twice on sunday

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M-Wolverine

January 5th, 2010 at 11:20 PM ^

Let's see, offense hasn't looked competent, the whole game. Let's let them just get into FG range to tie, rather than have to score another TD to win. Weren't they watching the Northwestern game? Of did Kirk bet early on GT?

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HelloHeisman91

January 5th, 2010 at 11:20 PM ^

What is it about bowl games and fakes? I understand you have a month to work on them but that doesn't mean you should pull it a stupid time. If Iowa loses this game everyone will point to that play.

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BlueVoix

January 5th, 2010 at 11:21 PM ^

Uh. That was a safety.

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Muttley

January 5th, 2010 at 11:21 PM ^

safety?

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Jim Harbaugh S…

January 5th, 2010 at 11:21 PM ^

just call the fake debacle the all state good hands "questionable" play of the game?

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Irish

January 5th, 2010 at 11:45 PM ^

He did a great job not getting a safety?!?!?!? I could have "not gotten a safety" by falling down when they hiked me the ball

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M-Wolverine

January 5th, 2010 at 11:21 PM ^

Of course, if Tech continues to run backwards...

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KBLOW

January 5th, 2010 at 11:22 PM ^

How does that guy even get open?

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marc_from_novi

January 5th, 2010 at 11:22 PM ^

OK, now it is just a competition of stupidness.

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Jim Harbaugh S…

January 5th, 2010 at 11:22 PM ^

you gotta make that catch - your qb is struggling need to help him out.

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KBLOW

January 5th, 2010 at 11:23 PM ^

Sandeman is a bonehead. The team which removes head from ass first wins.

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Jarred

January 5th, 2010 at 11:23 PM ^

Hopefully Bad Stanzi is on his way back to Iowa City.

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M-Wolverine

January 5th, 2010 at 11:24 PM ^

Option, I, Spread...run the damn ball...but you better have a QB who can at least throw, just in case...

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NHWolverine

January 5th, 2010 at 11:24 PM ^

Man the Iowa O needs to get motivated by the play of their Defense and capitalize on this field position and put in 6. Let's go Hawkeyes

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HelloHeisman91

January 5th, 2010 at 11:24 PM ^

Anyone think there would be empty seats at the Orange Bowl if this was a national quarter final game? I say no way

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GoWolverines16

January 5th, 2010 at 11:24 PM ^

1. The Big Ten should no longer be the punchline of the college football world. 2. Fox still can't broadcast a college football game, altough they're improving. 3. The Mountain West Conference deserves either the ACC's or the Big East's automatic BCS Bowl Bid.

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