THE ORANGE BOWL: THERE’S MAGIC THERE
Comfortable with his body, and good for him for that.Not that we’re particularly affectionate towards any bowl game more than others, but something about the Orange Bowl leaves us a bit limp in the trousers. Kansas and Virginia Tech don’t have any real animosity towards each other, no great historical rivalry to spice the matchup up a bit, and each side features zero players of not to make the casual observers’ eyeballs pop a bit when you scan the roster.
(BUT BUT BUT!!! Yes, Todd Reesing is good (short) and talented (short), and Virginia Tech’s defense features a guy named Macho. We know. Compare it with last night’s Oklahoma/WVU game, and the wattage doesn’t even come close, though. The day we get excited about Sean Glennon is the day we get really excited about Steve-O, since we have a sneaking suspicion they’re actually th the same person. If you see Glennon snorting Wasabi pregame, just nod in our direction like we’re a pimp of precognition.)
The one thing you can count on in the Orange Bowl (besides learning that neither of these teams will be able to run the ball on the other) is the halftime show. Lately they’ve been leaning on the Kelly Clarksons and Ashlee Simpsons of the world, a shame even if the Orange Bowl crowd booed her so loudly you could hear it on the live mikes. They put a tremendous amount of effort into it, which every average consumer of halftime entertainment shows their appreciation for by getting up and urinating before purchasing a beverage and sitting back down just in time to watch the cleanup.
This year’s entertainment? ZZ Top.
Miami, Fla. (www.orangebowl.org) – Revered worldwide as “That Little Ol’ Band from Texas,” ZZ Top will be the major attraction during the renowned halftime of the 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl on January 3 at Dolphin Stadium. The “Tres Hombres” – Billy F Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard (ironically the beardless member of the group) – collectively known as ZZ Top, have been signed to star in the famed Orange Bowl Halftime Show, one of the most entertaining and prestigious halftimes in all college football.
Personally, we’d rather watch the iguanas rain from the palm trees than watch ZZ Top two-step their way through “La Grange” in front of a half-empty stadium. In fact, we wish they’d just to back to the days where you had to bollocks up some sort of Vegasy fantasia complete with a theme, rhinestones, and magic tricks that went horribly wrong, leaving only silence and the lonely wail of a hot dog vendor to break the tension.
That Harry Blackstone! We bet he rolled in trim. Women were easier and more easily confused back then. If you don’t believe us, consider that women believed George Michael was straight and went to the trouble of sleeping with him to prove it. Card tricks would have had women wearing nothing but Jean Nate in seconds, man, especially with a ’stache like that.
Leave your observations below, and enjoy the magic!









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meatybob says:
Why doesn’t KU mix in the occasional run?
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 pm
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notthequarterback says:
corn -
whenever i get pissed about bad commercials, this always makes me feel better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDW_Hj2K0wo
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 pm
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baconboy says:
Fox’s contract for the BCS is $80 million for 4 years, which means they need to sell $20 million a year in commercials just to break even. It appears that we are bearing the brunt of that contract, both in the number of commercials and the crappy announcing talent.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:13 pm
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goheels says:
Reesing has continued to impress me all night. I don’t know how the hell he got up after that last hit–you could see it coming . . . BOOM. And can somebody help me try and find a black KU fan in the stands with me?
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:16 pm
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PW says:
Sorry, I was playing Rock Star. What did I miss?
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:16 pm
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Annapolis Doug says:
NotQB- enjoy your DC stay..I know some places to go there…have no idea if you are 22 or 62 though…If you need any hints, let me know…
I’ll be on Monday Night dreading all the Big 10 vs SEC hate….we all love college football…we all get defensive about our schools but in the end- it’s our favorite sport..
Favorite college girls I’ve seen in Bowl season-
1. Mizzou
2. Georgia
God I love college girls.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:17 pm
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Tom says:
Corn,
A lawyer joke? Wow. Quite original. I hope you need a lawyer one day and remember your hatred of them, so that your very own Sven can pound you in the ass after you drop the soap.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:17 pm
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corn blight says:
thanks, notthequarterback. hell, i’ll use that in a post tomorrow…
i don’t even like guiness all that much, but my neighbor didn’t drink the ones i bought him for new year’s so… it’s still beer you just have to chew through it.
picked off…..
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:18 pm
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meatybob says:
Wow, there is some seriously bad throws in this game. Now KU just scored. Close but good, not a great, but good game.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:19 pm
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NewAZTiger says:
Fotodog, why would a UGA fan want Muschamp to leave Auburn?
Muschamp vs UGA
2003: LSU 17, UGA 10
2004: LSU 16, UGA 45
2006: AU 15, UGA 37
2007: AU 20, UGA 45
I won’t know if he’s gone or not until the smoke settles in the morning. This rumor pattern is the same as CTT to Arkansas.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:21 pm
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fotodog says:
199,
He took the black fan from Nebraska swing dancing tonight. She really likes it.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:21 pm
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bevo says:
What did you miss?
Someone splashed a link to a Rupert Murdoch backed paper regarding a presidential candidate’s sexual preference.
Fox’s Jumper shot sucks.
Lot’s of people are hitting the hooch.
Oh yeah, Kansas’ special team dropped a hot load over Beamer’s genius special team.
Did I miss anything?
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:24 pm
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corn blight says:
fotodog, that’s pretty damned funny…..
Need a lawyer? Damn…. what is it about law school that causes all you sunsabitches to lose your sense of humor? Do they beat the hell out of you guys that badly? It’s the writing that’s required isn’t it?
KU up on turnovers up on scores. No penalties, what’s up with that?
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:24 pm
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DC Trojan says:
Marcillac @ 188 – I’ve got a couple of bottles of single malt that are finally nearly finished, but I think the Glenfarclas might not be in the hooch budget for this month. Will file that away for future reference though.
As for wives and discouraging second drinks, whatever. 9.20 is a start time for a civilized individual; I say drink up.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:25 pm
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fotodog says:
AZTiger,
I think Will is pretty good and want him to succeed, but not at AU.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:26 pm
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PW says:
202
C’mon, who doesn’t enjoy a good lawyer joke?
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:28 pm
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D.N. Nation says:
As a Georgia fan, I am oh-so-curious why the pollsters continue to insist upon ranking Virginia Tech ahead of my team. Complete second-half meltdown in the Chick-fil-A bowl? OMG, stick ‘em in the Top 10! Boring-ass win in front of 2K people for the ACC crown? OMG, barely missing the national championship game! And on and on.
Here is what Virginia Tech is: aggressive defense, aggressive special teams, rancid offense. And as much as the pollsters seem enamored with the Lunchpail/Beamerball crap, only a defense up to the standard of, say, the Iron Dukes would be able to mask what the Hokies just can’t do on the other side of the ball (as in, move it).
This team is THE very definition of “#15.” Even this season. So once KU wins this game, please, please, PLEASE resist the urge to somehow make VT into your primary national title contender next year on the basis of, uh, blue-collar mentality or whatever.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:29 pm
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bevo says:
DC Trojan – If your budget is tight, I suggest Isle of Jura 10 year old. Best single malt for the buck.
When I have a little extra in the hooch budget, I go for the Oban.
Do not, I repeat, do not get sucked into buying vatted malt. F**** marketers.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:30 pm
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marcillac says:
Trojan,
Have been drinking that double for the past half hour but I think I’ve had too much. I’m obviously plastered since I think I’m watchin a competative game (in the BCS?!?!?). WTF?!?
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:34 pm
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PW says:
A lawyer and a bartender had been stranded on a deserted island for almost a month. The only other thing on the island was a tall coconut tree, which provided their food. Each day, one of the men climbed to the top of the tree to see if he could see a boat coming. One day, the lawyer yelled down from the tree, “I can’t believe my eyes. There’s a girl out there floating in our direction.” Skeptical, the bartender said, “Come back down out of the tree, I think you’re hallucinating.”
After that, the lawyer reluctantly climbed down the tree. But sure enough, within a few minutes, up to their beach floated a naked blonde woman, face up, and totally unconscious. The two men went over to her and discovered that she was alive. The bartender said, “You know, we’ve been on this island for a while now without a woman. It’s been a long time. Do you think we should, you know, screw her?”
The lawyer glanced down at the totally naked woman and asked, “Out of what?”
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:39 pm
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DC Trojan says:
Bevo, solid choices both. I saw the sunlit highlands when a friend got his PhD and his sisters went in on a bottle of Macallan that must have been at least 30 years old… that was smoooooth.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:40 pm
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Tom says:
Touche214. Well played.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:42 pm
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notthequarterback says:
Doug,
I’m 28 and I’ve lived here a few times, but always open to suggestions.
And I won’t talk trash about anyone Monday, just want to see a good game. And maybe more YouTubable Les Miles moments.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:48 pm
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bevo says:
DC Trojan – When (if?) I finish my PhD, some one will get me a nice gift like 30 year old single malt.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:48 pm
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baconboy says:
Doug, if Kansas scores a field goal here, you prediction at post 37 won’t be too far off. Too bad you didn’t get in touch with your bookie in time.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:48 pm
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DC Trojan says:
Bevo, I abandoned the PhD ship in my fifth year, no 30 year old single malt for me. I thought that getting a “proper job” would mean I might be able to afford my own damn fine fine malts, but it turns out that spawning brings ongoing (increasing?) costs.
back to the game for a second: not a bad series here for Kansas. Does this mean they aren’t light-weights or has VA Tech flattered to deceive once again?
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:53 pm
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The Gospel According to Tebow says:
I was lookin forward to a pre-sleep masturbation, and then fox had to keep showin the same KU cheerleader and color guard girls, makin muh penis all soft…
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:54 pm
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DC Trojan says:
Kansas should have scored one last time for spite.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:54 pm
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corn blight says:
and that’s it. KU wins a game few gave them a chance to win. KU wins their BCS bowl, Mizzou blows out Arkansas, and Oklahoma shits themselves.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:55 pm
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Futbawl Fan says:
all I can say is…
let the mangino eat…..
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:55 pm
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baconboy says:
There’s not enough Gatorade in the world to give Mangino a bath with it.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:56 pm
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El Hombre says:
FUCK.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:57 pm
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baconboy says:
I expect Mangino to start crying during his interview since returning home means he will no longer be able to clear out Joe’s Stone Crabs of its stock on a nightly basis.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:58 pm
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Manhattan says:
Will Mangino celebrate by eating all the oranges in the orange bowl trophy like a hungry hungry hippo?
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:58 pm
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OhioDawg says:
I’ve got a total mancrush on MANgino. Is there anything wrong with that? Beautiful acceptance speech.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:05 am
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OhioDawg says:
Mangino’s handlers kept the players from dousing him with Gatorade so he wouldn’t have a fucking heart attack!
Thom Brennaman: There’s a large dead man on the field.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:06 am
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LSUJoshua says:
Yeah, Kansas loses some points by having some fascist dudes keep the Mangino from getting doused.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:15 am
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corn blight says:
give me a break. they didn’t douse him because it’s a waste of time. He would have simply absorbed all the liquid, blowing up bigger like that Blueberry girl in Willy Wonka.
Hell, you’ve never seen that happen?????
January 4th, 2008 at 12:17 am
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gosouthgohard says:
you know what that game needed? more shots of the band and the flag girls dancing. and maybe more discussion of team dynamics, while completely disregarding the play on the field.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:34 am
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Chg says:
How does Kansas winning confirm that they should be there? They lost to Missouri, and the Tigers’ bowl performance certainly looked like that of a BCS worthy team.
VT had to get in because they won the ACC. Their loss just confirms their real identity is the team that struggled with East Carolina and was demolished by LSU. People seem to forget how bad they looked before conference play kicked in. The sorry showing by the ACC in the bowls just confirms the conference’s status near the bottom of the BCS pecking order.
January 4th, 2008 at 3:34 am
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stapler says:
I could give a shit less about KU, but I say they have about as much a claim to the MNC as anybody else at this point.
January 4th, 2008 at 7:39 am
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Harvey Wireman says:
Mangino’s handlers kept him from getting Gatorade’ed because they wanted to spare the country the sight of Mangino licking it off like some mangy fat feline on crack.
January 4th, 2008 at 8:08 am
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blazin says:
Did anyone make it thru the orange bowl video?
be sure to scroll to the last couple of minutes for classic paul mcquire. he was just as good back in ‘87!
January 4th, 2008 at 8:23 am
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DONOVAN!!!!! says:
Did Someone say MAGIC? How about WVU’s MAGICAL VICTORY!!!!
January 4th, 2008 at 9:46 am
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MIke says:
Mangino didn’t want to ruin his velour suit under his rain coat.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:51 pm