Sunday, December 30, 2007

Live-Blogging Open Thread - Independence Bowl 2007 - 2nd Half

- Sorry, Jimmy Love. Just published your comments now :)

- Alright, we came out of the locker room this half and are kickin' some butt. Who the heck is this DeVree guy? He's going balls-out right now...

- AHHHH!!! Hawkins had Josh Smith wide open and just missed him. Would've been 6...

- Crap. We missed the FG. All the momentum wasted. We'll have to see how the D comes out...

- JPW and 'Bama look a little dumbstruck. Good D for us, especially on 2nd down with the D line being in JPW's face. He threw that to no one. Hell of a punt, however. We have a LONG way to go...

- Good. Out of the dungeon with a first down...and another on 3rd and 15. 'Bama isn't going to go far with this kind of D...

- Hell of a run by Charles for 27. 1st down...again...and 'Bama is looking flat on D.

- Another 1st down. Man, that was a weird screen pass that took FOREVER to develop...but it worked...though the follow-up play - another counter - didn't work. We need to quit trying that out...

- Jeez...Eberhart almost missed THAT FG, as well. Whatever 3 points on the board and we have a 10-point game.

(...and these announcers need to shut it about the bowl system being better than playoffs because it "compromises the game". Sorry, not buying it. Just because pro teams rest some guys because the games don't matter during the last two weeks of the year doesn't mean college football is any better. Once you have 7 losses, you're not bowl-eligible. So, if you start 0-7 and decide to sit all seniors, does that "compromise the game"? Lousy argument, guys...)

- FUMBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CU BALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My wife says "game on, yo!"...

- Damn, ANOTHER 3rd down conversion. 'Bama's pass D is looking like my Vikes' pass D.

- Crap. Punt...

- 'Bama looks much better on this drive...and we let them out of a hole and gave 'em 20 yards for 1st down on CU's 42...We need a turnover...but a sack will do. Back to the 50. Sorry, JPW...

- 8:39 to go in the game. We need 10 to tie. We start on our own 20. Time to get aggressive.

- CRAP, PICK!!! Ugh...

(Good point by Jimmy Love: resting players won't happen when there are 119 teams in FBS [Div 1A] and nearly none of them - relatively speaking - ever play each other, making head-to-head tiebreakers nearly impossible. Computers will still make the seedings for a playoff system, meaning that sitting starters will not help your cause in a horserace. Now, one way to alleviate some of those issues is to use the Wetzel Plan, making the computers much less influential. The computers are half the problem now, anyway...)

- Just not stopping them. 1st down inside the 10. Looks like potential victory is slipping away. The missed FG appears to be the turning point for the momentum in this game...

- Man, this drive was beautiful. Big passes and a hell of a strike by Hawkins to cap it under SERIOUS pressure. He has good poise for a Freshman...Anyway, 6-point game...

- That holding penalty was a killer for the Tide. Took back a seriously nice run. Lousy play by #10.

- Buffs need a stuff here on 3rd and 7...badly...DAMMIT! JPW runs it for the 1st down. Looks like the final nail...

- Last play coming up. We'll see how it works out...Nice razzle dazzle at the end, but no dice. Good effort, but too many points up front to dig ourselves out.

I'm out for the night. Thanks for joining me! Take care...

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Damn, we needed some pts off that drive. Let's go defense!!! BELIEVE!!!

Anonymous said...

YES! Get some pressure on that guy. He can't handle pressure...
yes!!! nice stop!!!

Anonymous said...

Don't be stupid! We can't have bonehead penalties

Anonymous said...

Game plan needs to change. That inside stuff is not gonna work on these guys.

Anonymous said...

Merry Christmas!! We'll take the FG. Only down by 10 now. Come on D. Dizon needs to make a statement NOW!!!!!

Anonymous said...

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's what we needed!!!! Turnover baby!!!

Anonymous said...

I agree with you Mac on the playoff comment. Bob Davie is an idiot! There will be no "sitting" players because every game will count towards an important playoff seed. With 119 teams in Div-I it is unlikely there will be head-to-head tie breakers. The voters/computers will still decide the playoff seeds and a late season loss due to "sitting" players will kill a team in the seding.

Anonymous said...

Damn!! That INT just killed us. At least we didn't just fold in the 2nd half. Shows a lot of character by our boys. We are young and it's great for Cody to see this as a Frosh. It's still a work in progress and we have come a long way since last year. SHOULDER TO SHOULDER!!! GO BUFFS!! Jimmy Love out