[NU Sports] Alamo Bowl analysis...

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

Ugh - I really couldn't watch much of the Alamo or Sugar bowls because of all the off-field drama. It was just unpleasant to hear about it. Urban Meyer is the college football Brett Favre (egomaniacal diva who clings to that spotlight), Tebow is the football Christian Laettner (good guy but enough already) and the MSU/Texas Tech situations are just downright embarrassing for the two universities. Ugh - mute please!

I was actually more intrigued by another bowl yesterday (and not that cure for insomnia known as the Cotton Bowl "classic") -- I think NU fans can bond with our colleagues in purple from East Carolina. They seemed to have as many missed FGs to win it as we did and lost in OT heartbreak to an SEC team.

And speaking of the SEC, some guys have all the luck! Yeah, they're 5-4 as a league, but the Sugar Bowl win was basically a mismatch of epic proportions and two of their other wins were OT squeakers against teams who outplayed 'em but couldn't outkick 'em.

But back to the original topic :) ... Texas Tech's truth probably is in the middle. Spoiled Twitter generation player, dumb move by Leach and a decision about saving money by the administration. Blah blah blah.

As for the game itself, MSU did a LOT better than I thought they'd do and -- like NU and Minny -- had plenty of chances to win it at the end. Gotta work on those two-minute drills, Big Ten teams!

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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STEPHEN J. TRUOG
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GO CATS!!!


--- On Sat, 1/2/10, Michael Vance <michael.vance at att.net> wrote:

> From: Michael Vance <michael.vance at att.net>
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Alamo Bowl analysis...
> To: "NU Sports List" <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 9:17 PM
> My feeling is that, like most stories
> like this, the real truth lies somewhere in between what
> each side is saying.  I was joking with my wife (an MSU
> alum) that they should have renamed this the Soap Opera
> Bowl.  Between the MSU suspensions and the TTU coaching
> mess, the off-the-field stories have gotten more attention
> than the game.
> 
> On a football note, we're a little annoyed that the
> announcers aren't giving MSU any chance at all.  Yeah,
> they appear to be getting outplayed, but they're only down
> six.  If they can hold TTU on the opening possession
> (and my wife tells me they just recovered a fumble), they're
> in this game.
> 
> -Michael
> 
> Jason Singer wrote:
> > Anybody else find it more than a little interesting
> that the announcers aren't even suggesting the POSSIBILITY
> that this kid Adam James may have lied? Couldn't they say,
> "If his allegations are true, then...", instead of "That's a
> very strange way to treat a concussion". I have no dog in
> the fight, but it seems to me to be a HUGE disservice to
> ESPN's reporting objectivity to ASSUME the kid of their
> analyst is being 100% truthful when plenty of evidence is
> suggesting otherwise.
> > 
> > Also, these NEW statements from the trainer and
> doctor, couldn't POSSIBLY be a way for them to keep their
> jobs? Apparently they are completely truthful. Just seems
> like piling on to make Craig James look good. Awful. Like
> Fox News awful. in the end, ESPN is going to look terrible
> here.
> > 
> > Just curious what you all think.
> > 
> > Jason Singer
> > jason at jasonsinger.com
> > 
> > 
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