With apologies for an extended absence, here are this week’s first batch of links.
Tag Archives | Rose Bowl
Part II: Is it Better Than You Think? The Oregon Defense
Through the first half of the season, there was much talk of Oregon’s improved defense. They literally dominated teams by forcing turnovers, stoutly defending their end zone from intrusion and even at times scoring points of its own. And then the last four games happened. Opponents scored 51, 21, 41 and 33 points against a [...]
Part I: Is it Better Than You Think? The Ohio State Offense
The Rose Bowl is being featured as “irresistible force meets immovable object.” It’s Oregon’s offensive juggernaut against Ohio State’s defensive stalwart. There is no denying each team flashes greatness on those two sides of the ball. But what about the other story, the one you could supposedly call “completely resistible force meets entirely movable object?” [...]
Rose Bowl Teams Greater Than Individual Parts
Sometimes, a game is greater than the sum of two team’s parts. Such is the 2010 Rose Bowl. How else do you explain the fact that both participants will be fielding one measly first team all-conference performer as voted on by conference coaches? Big Ten all-Conference Players by Team Iowa 7 Penn State 6 Wisconsin [...]
Pac-10 Bowl Lineup
The Pac-10 bowl schedule has been finalized with one potential addition left that may send UCLA to to the Eagle Bank Bowl. Not sure if a game against Temple is what the Bruins had in mind when they declared USC’s dynasty to be officially over, but hey, it’s a start. Pac-10 teams will be playing [...]
Rose Bowl Bound!
It was the game the rivalry deserved. And now that it’s over, just a few simple words say it all. The Ducks are going to the Rose Bowl. Wow. The game wasn’t always always clean, but it was one for the ages. Ducks and Beavers traded blows for 60 minutes and as has been the [...]
Bigger Civil War, 2000 or 2009?
The Civil War count stands at 112. It’s about to move to 113. Through all those games, there have been just a handful that have truly mattered at a national level. In recent memory, a Pac-10 title has been at stake four times (that’s since football began in 1994). Before that, I’d guess the total [...]
Civil War Isn't Just About Two Teams Battling History
The 113th edition of the Civil War is going to be built up as some sort of rags to riches success story. You’ll hear about two teams with little history of achievement. The common refrain will be how this is the first time the game has been played in which the winner is guaranteed the [...]
Setting the Stage: The "War" is On
It’ll be a Civil War for the roses. This you know and when all that really matters is getting to Pasadena, would you want it any other way? Forget national titles. That’s nothing more than a made-up fantasy to line the pockets of the NCAA. In any given Pac-10 season, you line up for 12 [...]
Ridiculous. Fantastic. Nauseating. Joyous.
I may still be in ICU but they can’t stop me from blogging. Some Sunday thoughts… Let’s just get this out of the way. Arizona played a hell of a game. Oregon put up 44 on them, but I felt that was the best defense Oregon has faced all season. The Wildcats were disciplined and [...]
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