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Random Bowl Musings

Contributed by: Todd DeVries
Last Updated: Jan 07, 2009 5:23 AM

BCS TITLE GAME MUSINGS 4th Quarter Notes * Thats a wrap, folks. Its time to set our sights on 2009. * My initial reaction five minutes after watching this game. It wasnt a cleanly played game but the better team won. Percy Harvins big play ability was the difference. Im not sure the Gators win tonight without #1. Tebow was clutch in the 4th quarter


BCS TITLE GAME MUSINGS



4th Quarter Notes


* That’s a wrap, folks.  It’s time to set our sights on 2009.
* My initial reaction five minutes after watching this game.  It wasn’t a cleanly played game but the better team won.  Percy Harvin’s big play ability was the difference.  I’m not sure the Gators win tonight without #1.  Tebow was clutch in the 4th quarter (what else is new?).  The best team in the country RIGHT NOW is:  USC.  If the Heisman voting occurred today:  Tim Tebow wins in a landslide. 
* The vaunted Big 12 South didn’t fare too well in bowl games.  They were 0:16 seconds from going 0-4. 
* “Big Game Bob” Strikes Again.  Is that Denver Broncos job still available?
* Let the talk begin.  Tim Tebow will be in the discussion as “greatest QB in college football history”.   You’re going to hear it all off-season, whether he goes pro or not.  But if he returns for his senior year, it’s going to get really obnoxious.  You’ve been warned.
* Bradford is intercepted.  Game over.  Florida will run out the clock and win the national title.
* Drive of the game.  Tebow just took the Gators 75 yards in 11 plays.  Took nearly 7 minutes off the clock.  Tebow had two amazing throws on the drive, one on a 3rd and 12 and another on a 2nd and 11.  Those were NFL throws - accuracy and zip.  He completes the drive with one if his patented “jump-throws”.  24-14 Gators.  3:00 left in the game.  Sooners will need to score in a hurry (something they’ve done many, many times this year).
* These announcers continue to be a step slow. They are praising Percy Harvin as he’s writhing in pain on the turf.  Yo, how about the injury?  Bradford throws an INT and it isn’t until the Gator DB is running off the field in celebration that they realize it’s an INT. 
* Alright, it’s 14-7 heading into the final quarter.  Not exactly what we expected.  But I wouldn’t be surprised if we had a scoring explosion here.  Or at least a mini-explosion.  First one to 24 wins?

3rd Quarter Notes


* Tim Tebow has taken over on this scoring drive to make it 14-7. Tebow 12 yard rush.  Tebow 4 yard rush.  Tebow 15 yard rush.  Tebow 12 yard rush.  Tebow 6 yard rush.
* I’m becoming more convinced the best team in the nation right now is USC.  Neither of these teams have impressed tonight thus far.  Still 20 minutes left for OU or Florida to change my mind…
* “What’s G?”
* Man, this game is dragging.  We just had two timeouts and a false start penalty prior to a single punt play.  And after all that Florida still roughed the punter.  Ugh.

2nd Quarter Notes


* Hey Oklahoma, here’s some advice:  you better get some points the next time you get inside the opponent’s 5 yard line.  Geez.  You’d think a team that has scored over 60 points in their last five games would’ve figured that out by now.
* Percy Harvin looks pretty good so far.  He’s made three or four nice plays.  Let’s see if he can continue to show the same burst throughout the game.
* Our crackerjack announcing crew just mistook 3rd down and goal for 4th down and goal. Whoops.  What made it worse was they had an entire discussion regarding whether they should go for it or not - after the 2nd down play. 

1st Quarter Notes


* Well, that was a poorly played first quarter. Shake off the cobwebs and clean it up, boys!  We expect a much better second quarter.
* That random camera shot of Bill Belichick was priceless.  He was in the sky box of Patriots owner Robert Kraft.  There was some hot lady sitting next to him.  When Bill realized he was on TV, he giggled like a school girl and pointed up at the TV monitor as he nudged the lady next to him.  That is the exact opposite reaction you would’ve expected from Coach Scrooge.  The only reasonable explanation is….alcohol.  Our guess is Bill had a few too many prior to kickoff.
* This just doesn’t have a “big game feel” with this announcing crew.  Give me some voices I can associate with. 


What if…..Rhett Bomar hadn’t been caught “receiving payments for work not completed” at Big Red Sports & Imports (car dealership owned by a prominent OU donor)? Bomar would be a senior this year.  Would he have the Sooners in the title game?  We’ll never know.  But one thing is for sure:  Heisman winner Sam Bradford would still be an unknown.

Who will FOX shove down our throats in tonight’s title game?  Will they focus the camera on Tim Tebow’s family 78 times in the first quarter?  Will Jack Bauer be lurking in the stands?  I would like to see Simon Cowell join the halftime studio crew to critique the Sooners’ special teams play.

Somebody stole the glasses off the JoePa statue up in State College.  Joe will surely hunt down the guilty party and give them a good caning.  For now, Penn Staters will have to admire the Art Modell-esque monument until the ol’ Coke bottles return.

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TV ratings for the BCS games are at an all-time low, writes Stewart Mandel of SI.com.  This is the second year in a row for the steep decline.  I wonder why this is?  Could it be the matchups aren’t compelling?  Nah - everyone wanted to see that Cincy-VTech Orange Bowl matchup in prime time on New Year’s Day.  Could it be the games are spread over an eight day span?  Nah - it’s only natural to have the Fiesta Bowl on January 5th, followed by the GMAC bowl on January 6th, then the title game on the 8th.  Could it be the games are inexplicably shown on a network that hasn’t broadcast a college football game all year?  Nah - everyone loves FOX’s exploding cartoon Transformers.  So what’s the reason?  When in doubt, just blame it on the economy.


Ball State QB Nate Davis should stay in school. He finished the year with a chance to impress NFL scouts on two big stages:  the MAC title game and the GMAC Bowl.  The results were disastrous.  Two awful, fumble-filled performances with everyone watching.  “The Gloved One” should come back for his senior year.


Terrelle Pryor is a dynamite runner, but he’s a downright poor passer.  His Fiesta Bowl statline:  5-14 for 66 yards.  He had trouble with accuracy throughtout the game - missing too many open receivers, skipping the ball into their feet.  Granted, Pryor is a true freshman and will benefit from a full off-season to work on his mechanics.  If Coach Tress & Company can get Pryor to just be a slightly above average passer, look out.


Here’s a slick overhead shot from the Rose Bowl.  We hear it’s not photo-shopped, but who knows.  It’s cool nonetheless.

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While Penn State has rebounded from the “Dark Years” of 2000-2004 to become a relevant college football power again, they are a long way off from being considered “elite”. The Rose Bowl was proof positive of that fact.  It would’ve taken a perfect storm for Penn State to have won that game.  It is worth noting the talent disparity between PSU and USC.  Over the past five years (2004-2008), per Rivals.com Penn State has brought in 5 five-star recruits and 30 four-star recruits.  Over that same time period, USC has brought in 24 five-stars and 52 four-stars.  So, when comparing PSU to the most talented team in the country, the difference is significant. 


It must frustrate USC fans how the Trojans are virtually unbeatable in big showcase games, but have a hard time getting through the PAC-10 unscathed.  They continue to stub their toe against the Stanfords and Oregon States of the world.  If Pete Carroll could keep his team focused week in and week out, they would be a lock for the title game every year.


The price on my 1995 Rose Bowl ticket stub:  $48.00.  This year’s face value:  $145.00.


Congrats to Donald Brown for a fantastic season.  After his 261 yard International Bowl performance, Brown becomes the 14th player to eclipse the 2,000 rushing yard mark:

Player    

  (Year)

 

Carries - Yards - TD’s

(YPC)


1. Barry Sanders, Okla. St. 

  (1988)

 

344 - 2,628 - 37

(7.64)  

2. Kevin Smith, UCF

  (2007)

 

449 - 2,567 - 29

  (5.71)  

3. Marcus Allen, USC

  (1981)

 

403 - 2,342 - 22

  (5.81)

4. Troy Davis, Iowa State

(1996)

 

402 - 2,185 - 21

  (5.44)

5. LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU  

(2000)

 

369 - 2,158 - 22

  (5.85

6. Mike Rozier, Nebraska

(1983)

 

275 - 2,148 - 29

  (7.81)  

7. Matt Forte, Tulane

(2007)

 

361 - 2,127 - 23

  (5.89)  

8. Ricky Williams, Texas

(1998)

 

361 - 2,124 - 27

  (5.88)  

9. Larry Johnson, Penn State

(2002)

 

271 - 2,087 - 20

  (7.70)  

10. Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech

(1996)

 

339 - 2,084 - 13

  (6.15)  

11. Donald Brown, UConn

(2008)

 

367 - 2,083 - 18

(5.67)  

12. Rashaan Salaam, Colorado

(1994)

 

298 - 2,055 - 24

  (6.90)  

13. J.J. Arrington, Cal  

(2004)

289 - 2,018 - 15

  (6.98)  

14. Troy Davis, Iowa State

(1995)

 

345 - 2,010 - 15

(5.83)

We put Barry Sanders’ amazing 1988 stats in bold.  His number dwarf the others on this list, especially considering his bowl game stats aren’t included!  Back then, they did not count bowl games towards stats.  If you add Barry’s Holiday Bowl performance (29-222-5), his final season stats were:  373 carries, 2,850 rushing yards, 42 TD’s, 7.64 YPC.  That’s 237.5 yards per game!  Simply amazing.


How long will it be before Nick Saban’s name appears on the ESPN ticker in conjuction with an NFL head coach opening?  While it’s not as bad as last year’s loss to Louisiana-Monroe, the beating his Tide took from Utah was pretty embarrassing.  They were completely outplayed in every phase of the game.

Dexter McCluster sure is fun to watch. Cotton Bowl statline:  14-97-1 rushing, 6-83-0 receiving.  He and Jevan Snead should have a very productive 2009 season.

It’s a darn shame Michael Crabtree sustained that ankle injury midway through the season.  He really wasn’t the same player since. In Crabby’s last 8 games, he was only able to crack the 100 yard barrier once.  ONCE!  His injury severely limited his yards after catch (YAC).  He was still able to succeed in the red zone where he could use his ball-shielding ability to catch those quick slants for TD’s (11 TD’s in those 8 games).  But this clearly wasn’t the same Crabtree we saw in 2007 and early ‘08.

In the preseason, we predicted Texas Tech would be one of the “2008 Teaser Teams”.   We thought they would get out to a fast start and falter down the stretch.  Turns out our theory was correct, although it didn’t unfold exactly as we expected.  Last three games:  65-21 loss to OU.  35-28 comeback win over lowly Baylor.  47-34 thumping from Ole Miss.

The Geek followed up his stellar 5-0 January 1st bowl picks by going 0-3 on January 2nd - both straight up and against the spread!

The Geek went 5-0 on his New Year’s Day bowl picks - both straight up and against the spread!

The Orange Bowl is famous for horrendous halftime shows.  Last night was no exception as they rolled out the Doobie Brothers in an attempt to really hit a home run with the all-important 18-35 year old demographic.  Hey, it could’ve been worse.  It could’ve been Ashlee Simpson getting booed off the stage (see youtube video).




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There was a time this season when Tony Pike was a lock to throw for 250 yards and 2 TD’s each game.  But in his past two outings, he’s turned into a complete enigma.  4 INT’s last night in the Orange Bowl (a 5th was called back on a replay booth reversal).  Pike’s awful performance came off the heels of a poor effort against Hawaii where he threw for only 108 yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs.  Remember, this was the same Hawaii defense that the struggling Jimmy Clausen just lit up for 400+ yards and 5 TD’s in their bowl game.  Pike plays in a QB-friendly system and has loads of receiver talent to help him out.  He should be much better than he showed in his last couple games. 


When the 6’6 Tony Pike is scrambling out of the pocket, he looks about as smooth as Manute Bol running the floor.

The Geek is still smarting from his Nittany Lions getting destroyed in the Rose Bowl.  Give him another 24 hours to collect his thoughts…


I think Pitt just punted again.


Georgia fans can’t be happy at the moment.  Their punter whiffed on the ball for no apparent reason, setting up Michigan State’s go-ahead field goal.  Then the Bulldogs horribly butcher the final two minutes of the half.  It boggles the mind how coaches who get paid millions of dollars can’t figure out how to run a two minute offense.  6-3 Michigan State at the half.


What a tremendous punt return by Clemson’s C.J. Spiller at the end of the first quarter against Nebraska.  The return only went for 31 yards, but it was reminiscient of the digital zig-zaggin’ Bo Jackson.  If C.J. Spiller decides to enter the NFL draft this year, doesn’t he go down as one of the most disappointing fantasy players of the past few years?  His talent is immense.  But with the presence of James Davis in the backfield, he never really had a chance to be “the guy” at Clemson.  Very unsatisfying from a fantasy standpoint.  Makes you wonder how he would’ve fared at another school (I believe Florida was #2 on his list).


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The Geek caught a few minutes of the Rose Bowl parade this morning.  As the Penn State band was introduced and the NIttany Lion mascot was firing up parade onlookers, parade host Nancy O’Dell (of Entertainment Access Hollywood Tonight or whatever) said “that Joe Paterno sure has a lot of energy in that bear suit

.  Bear suit?  Come on now, lady.  Get with the program!  Her sidekick Al Roker gets some credit for mocking her after the blunder and busting her chops for the next five minutes.  To appease the hundreds of thousands of Nittany Lion fans watching on TV, she then tried to get on their good side by cheering “Go Blue Go”.  Go Blue Go?  What the heck?  Penn State has a dozen cheers and let me assure you:  that is NOT one of them.  Get her outta there! 


Iowa is playing their typical hard-nosed brand of football today in the Outback Bowl.  Shonne Greene has rumbled over the 100 yard mark for the 13th time this year.  The defense is shutting down the Gamecocks offense.  This is a nice win for the Big 10.  Will it be the conference’s only win of the bowl season?

The Geek was busy slugging down Yuengling at a New Year’s Eve party and missed every snap of LSU’s blowout win over G-Tech.  The hosts of the shin-dig committed the ultimate party foul by not having the game available for my viewing pleasure.  Bah!  Judging by the final score, it appears I didn’t miss much. 


Kansas WR Dezmon Briscoe cemented himself as a top flight fantasy superstar with his 14-201-3 Insight Bowl performance.  We are busy compiling our “Way too Early” 2009 Fantasy Rankings, and Mr. Briscoe is currently sitting as the #6 WR on our board. 


Congrats to Vandy on their first bowl win since 1955.  But man, Boston College gave this game away.  A muffed punt handed the Dores their only TD on a silver platter.  Stupid penalties in the final five minutes allowed Vandy to get into field goal range for the winning kick.  That was basically the ballgame.  BC won the total yards battle 331-198, they had more first downs (17-8), but they didn’t win where it matters most, on the scoreboard.  Credit Vandy for playing a mistake-free game (0 turnovers and 0 penalties) to end BC’s 8 game bowl winning streak. 

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The misery is over down in El Paso.  Oregon State “outscores” Pitt 3-0 in what might be the worst college football bowl game ever played. Oregon State at least has an excuse as they were missing their two best offensive players:  Jacquizz and James Rodgers (2,800 yards and 21 TD’s between them).  What is Dave Wannstedt’s excuse?  This is a Beaver defense that gave up 65 points and 694 yards in its last game.  At home.  With a Rose Bowl berth on the line.  Sorry, but I just have to say it…..Pitt-iful.


With 11:00 minutes left in the game, the Brut Sun Bowl has been exactly that:  BRUT-al. Oregon State currently holds a 3-0 lead over Pitt.  Just a terrible bowl game.  The other viewing option at this time is BC and Vandy, which isn’t much better (only 7-6 BC at the half).  Ugh.


Those of you just getting your first look at Houston today in the Armed Forces Bowl did not see a typical Case Keenum performance.  The sophomore QB sensation threw for a season low in four categories:  33 pass attempts, 22 completions, 252 passing yards and 1 passing TD.  It was a far cry from some of the lofty stats he’s compiled this season (Keenum passed for more than 400 yards five times this year, and threw at least 4 TD’s on six occasions).  Luckily for bowl fantasy players, Keenum did rush for 2 TD’s so his performance wasn’t a complete disaster. 


LaGarrette Blount!  WOW!  What a tremendous TD late in the Holiday Bowl.  Hurdle.  Stiff-arm.  Powering his way into the endzone.  Between Blount and QB Jeremiah Masoli, the Ducks have simply overpowered Oklahoma State in the second half.  Five or six runs where they have just bowled over the Cowboys defense.  Very impressive.


Well, tonight was supposed to be heaven for college fantasy football players.  You had two four big offenses going at it in the Holiday and Texas Bowls.  Three of the four offenses showed up (Western Michigan left their high-powered attack back in Kalamazoo).  It was high entertainment in the Holiday Bowl with the fantasy stars all shining bright, but one must wonder how many records would’ve been smashed had Dez Bryant not hurt his knee in the 2nd quarter.


The Saga of Da’Rel Scott.  I have the Terp RB in a fantasy bowl league, so I had a vested interest in the Humanitarian Bowl.  I flick on the game only to learn he is being disciplined for missing curfew in Boise (I could understand it if it was New Orleans or something, but Boise?  Come on!).  ESPN is unsure when he will enter the game, if at all.  1st quarter:  0 carries.  2nd quarter:  0 carries.  Meanwhile, the Nevada defense looks like a sieve - what a missed opportunity.  Finally, midway through the 3rd quarter Scott enters the game.  BOOM.  14 carries for 174 yards and 2 TD’s.  The highs and lows of playing fantasy football. 


Kudos to Northwestern for hanging in there with Missouri last night.  Actually, “hanging in there” isn’t giving them enough credit.  They deserved to win the game.  If only they hadn’t punted to Maclin in the final minute of the first half, they might be celebrating their first bowl win in forever.  Credit Maclin and LB Sean Weatherspoon for playing outstanding games for Mizzou.


I turned on ESPN this morning and Chase Daniels’ family wasn’t on my TV screen.  I sure hope everything is okay.


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If he can stay healthy next year (a big “if”), Cal’s Jahvid Best (picture, Icon SMI) could easily run for 2,000 yards next fall.  He shredded the Miami defense, finishing the year as possibly the country’s hottest RB.








Miami needs to work on their 2:00 offense this off-season.  What a time management debacle at the end of the Emerald Bowl.


Hakeem Nicks is really, really good.  8 catches for 217 yards and 3 TD’s versus West Virginia in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.  And then there was the catch in this video (below).  We’ll see Mr. Nicks in the NFL very soon.


It could be a long bowl season for the B10.  Florida State drubbed Wisconsin.  And the Seminoles aren’t very good.


You talk about bad announcers, how about that Paul McGuire? You talk about guys who over-exaggerate every play?  You talk about a guy who starts every sentence with the words “You talk about…”?


Boneheaded Coaching Move of the Bowl Season (Part 1):  Central Michigan’s HC Butch Jones.  Down 24-13 with a little more than five minutes to go in the game, Jones chose to go for it on 4th and goal from the 6 yard line.  The pass attempt fell incomplete.  How do you NOT kick the field goal there?  You kick it there and you’re down 8 with plenty of time remaining.  Of course it came back to bite the Chips in the rump as they lost the game 24-21.


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The early leader in the clubhouse for The Geek’s Bowl Hothead Award is Troy kicker Sam Glusman. Let’s call him SLAM Glusman from now on.  After his overtime field goal was blocked to end the game, Slam had himself a little hissy fit.  TV cameras cut to him slamming his helmet into the turf.  After showing Southern Miss celebrating for the next 15-20 seconds, they cut back to Glusman and - yep, you guessed it - he was still slamming his helmet down.  Over and over again.  Very fiery kid, that Glusman.  By the way, Slam had his helmet off long enough to get a pretty good look at his mug - he kind of reminded us of Wyatt from Weird Science (pictured).


So, a school known for its religious background wins its first game in nearly 5,500 days, but the game is played on the holiest night of the year when nobody can watch it?  I bet the Irish supporters weren’t too happy with that.


VIEWER WARNING:

Pam Ward is announcing the Independence Bowl.  One less reason to watch the stinker between Northern Illinois and Louisiana Tech.


The leg injury to stud Southern Miss freshman WR DeAndre Brown was brutal to watch.  He is an outstanding talent and we wish him a speedy recovery.  Let’s hope he’s good to go in ‘09.


Enjoy the bowl games now before the BCS games (sans Rose) are handed over to FOX and their ridiculous “Bowl Bash”.  FOX should have nothing to do with college football.  The Robot Network fails to capture the essence of the sport.  They’re all sizzle and no steak.  Thankfully, their contract ends in 2010 and ESPN/ABC will broadcast the BCS games from 2011-2014.  Love them or hate them, ESPN/ABC carries college football all season long and deserves to finish it off with the Orange, Fiesta and Sugar bowl games.  But for this bowl season, we’re stuck with FOX.  So prepare to see plenty of the insufferable Barry Switzer spewing his pro-Sooner garbage during pregame, halftime and post-game studio shows.  And get ready for lots and lots of FOX Robots:


Note to Arizona WR Mike Thomas:  it’s probably not a good idea to push your head coach on national TV when you are a senior in your last game.  NFL scouts typically frown on this kind of thing.


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I don’t want to hear anyone defend the BCS with the notion that “the whole college football season is like a playoff”.  No it’s not.  Texas beat Oklahoma head to head on a neutral field and we all know what that got the Longhorns.  I know it’s a tired argument so I’ll end it there.


Gartrell Johnson for Heisman!  285 rushing yards.  90 receiving yards.  2 touchdowns.  We had Gartrell as one of our bowl edition “Use the Force” picks, but my goodness!


I think I prefer the blue turf of Boise to whatever that synthetic mess is at Tropicana Field, home of the Magicjack St. Petersburg Bowl.  While watching South Florida blow out Memphis, from most TV angles there was this weird glare reflecting off the plastic green carpet - it almost appeared there was ice or snow on the field which is pretty amazing considering the game is in Florida.  In a dome.  What the hell is Magicjack anyway?  Eliminate this bowl.  Please.


There are 15 games where one team has a decisive (almost) home field advantage.  We’ll track how these games turn out this bowl season (see below).

WIN

- South Florida vs. Memphis in St. Petersburg, FL

LOSS

- Hawaii vs. Notre Dame in Honolulu, HI

LOSS

- Central Michigan vs. FAU in Detroit, MI

LOSS

- North Carolina vs. West Virginia in Charlotte, NC

WIN

- Florida State vs. Wisconsin in Orlando, FL

WIN

- Cal vs. Miami in San Francisco, CA

WIN

- La Tech vs. Northern Illinois in Shreveport, LA

WIN

- Rice vs. Western Michigan in Houston, TX

WIN

- Houston vs. Air Force in Fort Worth, TX

WIN

- Vanderbilt vs. Boston College in Nashville, TN

LOSS

- Georgia Tech vs. LSU in Atlanta, GA

WIN

- USC vs. Penn State in Pasadena, CA

LOSS

- Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss in Dallas, TX

LOSS

- Alabama vs. Utah in New Orleans, LA (essentially a home game for Bama especially given opponent)

WIN

- Florida vs. Oklahoma in Miami, FL


For those of you Mike Thomas owners out there, how frustrating was it listening to ESPN play-by-play man Mike Patrick constantly mistake #18 Delashaun Dean for #10 Thomas?  “Thomas for the TOUCHDOWN!....Wait a minute…check that, it was Dean”.  He must have screwed that up 4 or 5 times.  Somebody get that man some Lens Crafters!


BYU’s kicker Mitch Payne had only missed 2 field goals all season.  He missed 3 in his bowl game against Arizona.  Not that we’re bitter or anything considering it screwed up our confidence picks.  Bah!

Notre Dame last won a bowl game in 1993.  Hmmm…

In 1993….

*  The internet had yet to hit the mainstream.

Jimmy Clausen was 4 years old.

Kurt Cobain was still alive.

O.J. Simpson was one year away from his famous white bronco chase through L.A.

*  The Clinton-Lewinski scandal wouldn’t become public for another five years.

President Clinton had just finished the first year of his eight years in office. 

Jimmy Johnson was the Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys

Derek Jeter was two years away from making his major league debut.

Michael Jordan was in the prime of his career and had just won his third NBA title (he would win a total of six titles).

Marshall Faulk finished 4th in the Heisman Trophy voting (Charlie Ward won it).

Popular movies were Jurassic Park, Forrest Gump, Speed, Mrs. Doubtfire.

* Popular Musical groups were Lisa Loeb, Ace of Base, Boys II Men, all things GRUNGE.

Top Pop Songs were “Nothin’ but a G Thang” - Dr. Dre, “Whoomp! There it is” - Tag Team, “Cantaloop” - Us3, “No Rain” - Blind Melon, “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” - The Proclaimers.

* Popular TV shows were Seinfeld, Murder She Wrote, Coach, Roseanne, Home Improvement.

*  The cost of a gallon of gas was $1.16


One more dig on the Irish…Penn State has managed to win 8 bowl games since 1993 despite enduring the worst five year stretch in the history of the program during that time span.  Boston College has won 10 bowl games since 1993.  Michigan has won 8.  Even Navy has won 3.



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