Comments on: A NOTE OF CONDEMNATION TO THE SUN BOWL, PLEASE

By: JD

JD — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:38:12 +0000

Turn the Sun Bowl into a coaches’ drinking contest and Wannstedt would DOMINATE. Dark horse: Mangino.

Brian Kelly is quite an ass on the sideline. At least when a guy like Jim Leavitt goes berserk and screams and waves his arms like a lunatic, he isn’t chewing out his players.

By: beckett929

beckett929 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:29:13 +0000

Brian Kelly when angry is really funny… because he looks like hes all of 5′4 when he yells at Tony Pike…. kinda has a Pinky & the Brain quality to it…

By: Edsall is God

Edsall is God — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:48:19 +0000

The playcalling for Pitt was atrocious. They only had two plays…McCoy up the middle, deep fade. Seriously, they ran only those two plays in the second half. Well, technically they may have had other passing plays but Stull got sacked like 18 times.

And the Orange Bowl wasn’t that bad last night. It was more competitive than the Rose Bowl, I had a rooting interest as a Big East guy and it’s always fun to see Brian Kelly chew out his quarterback on national TV. Twice.

By: Counter Trap

Counter Trap — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:38:01 +0000

@16

John, repeat after me:

“RAAAFAELLLL SEPTIEEEEN to kickoff.”

By: John

John — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:11:48 +0000

I don’t care if he knows where he is or isn’t, Pat Summerall’s voice is still a joy to listen to.

By: BurritoBrosShits

BurritoBrosShits — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:09:56 +0000

That balloon looks far too cheery for this post. A picture of the Hindenburg is more fitting.
Uncle Verne: “OH THE HUMANITY”
Danielson: /smirks and sighs

By: Salt Bagel

Salt Bagel — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:08:10 +0000

My favorite part of the boxscore: LaRod Stephens-Howling: 7 rushes, 29 yards, long of 29 yards.

By: Crabapple Buck

Crabapple Buck — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:47:55 +0000

Let me remind everyone that Gary Danielson played for Purdue in college and the Detroit Lions in the NFL. He has probably witnessed, as a player and broadcaster, more shitty football than anyone else CBS could hire. He is overqualified for recognizing ineptitude.

By: Stacy Kiebler Luvs Me

Stacy Kiebler Luvs Me — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:46:30 +0000

Too much drinkin’ dept:

correction: …knows how many OVERTIMES would have been needed to �win� or �not lose� this game. …

By: Stacy Kiebler Luvs Me

Stacy Kiebler Luvs Me — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:44:30 +0000

Sunny Sun Bowl Dept:

I thought the Sun Bowl had that “it” quality this year, in a negative way – obviously. I saw most of it till the bitter end, just to see if it was possible to not score a TD in four full quarters or Overtime by two medium-time football teams.

The Stache almost got a late long field goal that would have made it 3-3, and who knows how many timeouts would have been needed to “win” or “not lose” this game.

Compelling game, though. But, what do I know? I sometimes watch police car chases for a while, until the bitter end when the driver runs out of gas, or meekly gives up.

By: BurritoBrosShits

BurritoBrosShits — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:40:02 +0000

I kinda expected at the end of the game that both Uncle Verne and Gary commit sepukku afterward in respect to the travesty set before them.

By: Coop

Coop — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:37:52 +0000

Ivan Maisel has called Mike Riley the best coach in college football for a reason, although what that reason is still baffles me.

If he is such a miracle worker in Corvallis, why does he not get a better job? Is it because he has some sense of loyalty and appreciation to Oregon State for hiring him back after his failed NFL attempt? Meh.

Alabama should have gone after him, not Mike Price, in 200whatever, especially since he is an alum.

By: BennyBeav

BennyBeav — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:09:37 +0000

The Beavs could have scored more, maybe.
It was clearly professional courtesy on Riley�s part, scoring more than three against that Pitt offense would have been blatantly running up the score.

By: tzubear

tzubear — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:06:24 +0000

“Oregon State had excuses”

One of which you fail to mention is they were the underdog. A Preponderance of ‘experts’ and blog folk picked them to lose. Despite Moevao channeling his inner Darek Anderson and the O-lines inability to get a TD at 4th and goal at the 1, Oregon State was clearly the better team.

By: Counter Trap

Counter Trap — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:02:20 +0000

I fear for Danielson’s health at times–the sighs of disgust are becoming so deep and sincere that he’s going to rupture something vital. I thought he had reached the depths of despair during the Tenneessee/Auburn game, but this was worse.

As for the ‘Stache, he reminds me of the coaching styles of Gerry DiNardo, David McWilliams and Paul Hackett. I jsut don’t have a word for someone who has perfected idiocy.