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12/27/07
Holiday Bowl: Texas Longhorns vs Arizona State Sun Devils Live Thread
Holiday Bowl: Jamaal Charles Texas RB
Finally out of the grasp of family, back home, and ready to watch football uninterrupted, without requests to watch the most boring movies on Earth.

What better game to kickoff the weekend than the Holiday Bowl which has provided some of the most memorably games in bowl history. There's Barry Sanders 5 TD game (watch here, and yes that is Mike Gundy as QB), BYU's many thrilling games and Texas' impressive comeback in 2001. I'm not sure tonight's matchup will rival any of these games, but it will surely live up to the Holiday Bowl reputation.

Why I'm picking Texas: Jamaal Charles and the Longhorns defensive line. I don't envision the Sun Devils stopping Charles that often, particularly late in the game when he averages more than 10 yards per carry (4th Q). Charles rushed for 736 yards in the last four games. I also anticipate Frank Okam and the rest of the d-line being able to put some solid pressure on Rudy Carpenter which has proved to be the best MO in beating ASU.

Why I might be wrong: I've been picking Dennis Erickson's team to lose all season.

FanIQ says Arizona State (53%)

My Pick: Texas 41, Arizona State 31
Confidence: 21
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I take it the family doesn't read the blog?
 
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Jon wrote:
I take it the family doesn't read the blog?
Ha, I guess we'll find out.
 
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I wish I could have gone to San Diego for this one. Stupid midweek bowl games and complete lack of vacation time.

That said, it would have been a bit of a rough trip, as the only alcohol I feel like drinking right now is NyQuil.
 
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They have declared this game to be a shoot-out so many times that I'm afraid they are condemning it to a 10-7 final.
 
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If I gathered anything from that intro, I take it the game is in San Diego.
 
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As odd as it sounds to say this -- it's good to hear Brent Musberger's voice.
 
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With Jake Plummer rocking the grizzly beard and Santa hat, how can ASU lose?
 
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Jamaal Charles is kind of fast.
 
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(Edited 12/27/07 8:42PM by Jon)
How appropriate that my cable company picked that play to run a test of the Emergency Broadcast System...

That was pass interference.

That's 2 turnovers now that I haven't actually seen - on the fumble, I was still getting a commercial.
 
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Mack Brown sure is a whiner. So far the calls are going his team's way, and he's still complaining.
 
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Jon wrote:
Mack Brown sure is a whiner. So far the calls are going his team's way, and he's still complaining.
Mack Brown: Giant Douche, or Turd Sandwich?
 
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Jon wrote:
Mack Brown sure is a whiner. So far the calls are going his team's way, and he's still complaining.
I've never been much of a Mack Brown fan.
 
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Rudy Carpenter has looked awful thus far.
 
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Even if that coach didn't touch it, he SHOULDN'T BE ON THE DAMN FIELD!

Look at the crowd of people standing behind him, there are at least 4 or 5 extra Texas players out there as well.
 
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gearhead wrote:
The official apparently thinks everyone is a 5 year old.
Well, judging by Mack Brown's temper-tantrums, he might be right.
 
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Dammit, Rudy. Gotta make those throws.
 
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Jon wrote:
Even if that coach didn't touch it, he SHOULDN'T BE ON THE DAMN FIELD!

Look at the crowd of people standing behind him, there are at least 4 or 5 extra Texas players out there as well.
bizarre, Mack Brown's step son. What hell is that kid even getting near the field?
 
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ASU is committing too many stupid penalties to get themselves back in this game.
 
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Jon, this is what it's like to watch Rex Grossman play on Sunday's. Get rid of the football, dude.
 
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gearhead wrote:
Mack Brown: Giant Douche, or Turd Sandwich?
He is a Giant Turd Douche.
 
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If these ASU receivers would try out for the volleyball team, maybe they could win the national championship.
 
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Too many stupid mistakes. Can't expect to win when you're turning the ball over so much.
 
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Jon wrote:
If these ASU receivers would try out for the volleyball team, maybe they could win the national championship.
Yea but ASU would have one ugly volleyball team.
 
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Not a big fan of Musberger and Herbie talking the whole 4th quarter about how much they want the game to be over.
 
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Does Kirk have somewhere he needs to be or something?
 
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Oh well. Congrats to Texas. They certainly outplayed ASU tonight. Too many bad plays, both stupid ones and just bad luck doomed them.

Still, if you had told me before the season that ASU would be Pac-10 co-champs and go to the Holiday Bowl, I would have been very happy. There is definitely a lot to build on for next season.
 
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CriticalFanatic wrote:
Not a big fan of Musberger and Herbie talking the whole 4th quarter about how much they want the game to be over.
No kidding, they barely noticed the almost recovered onside kick that would have given ASU a shot with about four minutes still left in the game.
 
 
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