If you're narcissistic enough to watch tonight's Mac and Pac-12 championship games and then this is the place for you. Enjoy UCLA get their ass kicking in Eugene. Enjoy watching the Kill-less Northern Illinois team win the MAC. Leave comments and don't be a troll. Tomorrow there will be an Live Blog for all the college action.
Once again Ford Field is empty for the MAC Championship.
ReplyDelete/Why do they always have the game there in Detroit?
I have no idea. But at least Ford Field looks nice.
ReplyDeleteIntercepted in the endzone!
ReplyDeleteThat start went downhill fast for Ohio.
Now Harnish is intercepted!
ReplyDeleteThe MAC Conference initially had their championships at a campus site (a la the Pac-12), but were convinced (read: swindled by then Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick) into playing their Title Game in a place that hosted a Super Bowl. #MoveTheGameToClevelandBrownsStadium
ReplyDeleteHonestly, there are more MAC schools in Ohio within driving distance of Cleveland and more of their fans would show up.
Florida-Syracuse on ESPN, for anyone interested in some Friday Night Hoops.
ReplyDelete@Justin: That's the game I'm flipping back and forth between until the eventual Oregon Ass-Handing begins.
ReplyDeleteLol at the random people running across the rows to get closer to the goalposts to watch the field goal!
ReplyDeleteThey should play these small championship games at the school with the best record. Not in a huge stadium like Ford Field.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Keith. Most MAC schools don't have the most fervent fanbases (except Ohio....maybe).
ReplyDeleteWhoa. I knew Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore had a lot of good Friday Night games this year, but I did not realize they had all that.
ReplyDeleteCarmelo in attendance at the Carrier Dome.
ReplyDeleteBilas: "They call Carmelo the Real Melo. Real recognize real, I suppose." Stop.
I didn't realize the Big East-SEC Challenge was a full version this time. Last few years had only a few games on neutral courts in front of sparse crowds.
ReplyDeleteTOUCHDOWN OHIO! Well, this is a bit of a surprise.
ReplyDeleteNice chyron fail by ESPN2: That's not Samantha Steele on the sidelines...
ReplyDeleteReally, ESPN? Brent and Kirk are doing the ACC game over Bedlam. Surprise.
ReplyDelete10-0 Ohio after 1 in Detroit.
ReplyDeleteCuse leads the Gators, 31-27 at the half. Much better effort by Florida against a Top-5 team on the road, unlike their trip to Columbus.
ReplyDeleteThat's a huge stop for Northern Illinois.
ReplyDelete13-0 Ohio.
13-0 Ohio
ReplyDeleteNorthern needed that hold to keep the Fighting Jay Mariottis from taking a 17 point lead.
ReplyDeleteFUMBLE! OHIO'S GOT IT!
ReplyDeleteAnd things keep getting worse for Northern Illinois.
Robot Marcus Allen is in Eugene with Kevin Butter Frazier.
ReplyDeleteMarcus Allen about UCLA being an underdog: "This is like Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. You want to shock the world." #CloseEnough
ReplyDeleteTettleton is picked off!
ReplyDeleteSometimes it is best to just throw the ball away.
It can't be a Fox College production without extensive marching band coverage....
ReplyDeleteAnd here are the marching bands.
ReplyDeleteThat Pac-12 Trophy was forged in Chatsworth. #HadTo
ReplyDeleteNice jacket, Gus.
ReplyDelete"Their head coach Rick Neuheisel said in Spring practice..." - Charles Davis
ReplyDeleteThe same Rick Neuheisel who is out of a job?
Harnish fumbles near the goalline! Ohio has the ball back!
ReplyDeleteSlick Rick won't be coaching in whatever bowl game is desperate enough for UCLA.
ReplyDeleteAnother Northern Illinois turnover, this time in the Red Zone. Geez....
ReplyDeleteHa-ha! They've got GuJo doing the intros over the loudspeakers...although UCLA didn't really "earn" their way into this game.
ReplyDelete"Time to introduce the two teams that have earned the right to play in this game."-Gus Johnson
ReplyDeleteI can't even make a joke about this line I'm laughing so hard at UCLA.
Seriously, this isn't a BCS game or the Final Four, Fox. Why are they doing these Final Four-esque intros?
ReplyDeleteGus over the PA System?
ReplyDeleteYou might want to keep that "breakdancer" to yourselves, Eugene...
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing Fox will never show the actual Pac 12 South standings?
ReplyDeleteWell, this is festive in Eugene.
ReplyDeleteTETTLETON! TOUCHDOWN OHIO!
ReplyDeletePlease drink less coffee tomorrow before the B1G game, Charles Davis.
ReplyDeleteI love the fact the Pac 12 is making like the NHL Playoffs by bringing in neutral timekeepers.
ReplyDeleteThese aren't the most organized pregame festivities....at least David Norrie was exhumed from obscurity for the coin toss.
ReplyDeleteHey Kris! It is your old friend Mickey in Ford Field!
ReplyDeleteI've never been more excited for a C-USA Championship Game in my life.
Okay I set up tomorrow's live blog. I'll be around for a little bit of the morning games but then I'll have work to do. I'll definitely be back around by 2 for the SEC game.
ReplyDeleteIs Mickey Tettleton known more as an Oriole or a Tiger? I loved those home run-or-nothing early 90s Tigers teams.
ReplyDeleteAnother Northern Illinois fumble but the Huskies are fortunate to get this one back.
ReplyDeleteI always saw Mickey Tettleton as more of an Tiger. I also see Darrell Evans as more of an Giant than Tiger.
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHA UCLA
ReplyDeleteAnd here comes the blowout.
ReplyDeleteFumble! Oregon ball!
ReplyDelete20-0 Fighting Jay Mariottis leading at the half.
ReplyDeleteAnd this game is over.
ReplyDeleteLaMichael James! Touchdown Oregon! The blowout is on in Eugene.
ReplyDeleteLaMichael James. Unfreakingtouched.
ReplyDeleteTime to break out the blowout filler, Gus.
ReplyDelete@Justin, RJBO: Tettleton is much better known as a Tiger or even Ranger than he is an Oriole. Still, I'll always have the Why Not O's of 89.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm--4pkKJ9o
Whoa. UCLA recover an Oregon fumble.
ReplyDeleteThat's what you get for stealing the Black Mamba nickname, DeAnthony Thomas.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I thought UCLA had it....
ReplyDeleteCharles Davis: "Inches? Can we go to centimeters? Decimeters?" #ThrowsAwayObviousFavreJoke
ReplyDeletePICK 6 UCLA!
ReplyDeletePICK SIX TOUCHDOWN UCLA!
ReplyDeletePICK-6 LARRIMORE! UCLA SCORES!
ReplyDeleteGuJo: "WHOA!"
Really Gus? Did he step out of bounds?
ReplyDelete#brainfreeze
Maybe this game ain't over......... #nah
ReplyDeleteGuJo having a lot of trouble saying USC tonight. About 3 or 4 times already about to call them "UCS." #MarcTyler
ReplyDeleteTouchdown Oregon. That was fast.
ReplyDeleteEasy touchdown Darren Thomas.
ReplyDeleteAnd Oregon scores. This game is over again.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to finish up packing this house. I'll be around though making comments.
John Lynch. How long til he starts waxing poetic on Tebow?
ReplyDeleteThere should be plenty of Tebow talk during the inevitable 2nd half (quarter?) blowout.
ReplyDeleteOregon football!
ReplyDeleteOregon scoops up the UCLA fumble. Here we go...
ReplyDeleteTouchdown Northern Illinois!
ReplyDeleteWide open touchdown Oregon.
ReplyDeleteAnd the rout is finally on.
ReplyDelete1st down Derrick Coleman. Whoop-de-damn-do. #HadTo
ReplyDelete@Owl_Scoop
ReplyDeleteGetting very strong indications that Temple will end up in the Military Bowl in DC or the New Mexico Bowl, with DC the more likely spot.
Meanwhile it appears Penn State's best bet will be the Meineke Car Care Bowl Of Texas.
Touchdown Rosario!
ReplyDeleteTOUCHDOWN UCLA!!! WOW!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe we have ourselves a pair of games here.
If you're gonna continue to give up these walk-in TDs, UCLA, you might as well DeSean your effort the rest of the night. #StillMight
ReplyDelete20-7 Ohio after 3 in Ford Field.
ReplyDeleteMissed Ohio field goal. Ruh-roh, Bobcats.
ReplyDeleteIs Ohio Bobcat Matt Weller's nickname "RoboKicker?" Even though he just missed a FG, it'd be cool as Hell. #Hack
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing, UCLA. You'll get your participation ribbons after the game.
ReplyDelete35-14 Ducks; 4:25 left in the 2nd quarter. #Vandy-L'VilleOnESPNTime
ReplyDeleteCleaning the kitchen didn't take as long as I thought. So to recap, everything is packed up I just have to clean tomorrow and Sunday.
ReplyDeleteTETTLETON IS PICKED OFF! 8:49 left in the game in Detroit.
ReplyDeleteNot smart, Curtis Meyers. I guess the cheap shots come naturally in Ford Field. I thought he might get ejected.
ReplyDeleteTOUCHDOWN NIU!
ReplyDeleteHARNISH FIRES ONE INTO THE ENDZONE THAT IS CAUGHT BY MARTELL MOORE FOR THE TOUCHDOWN!!!
ReplyDeleteOh boy. It is happening to Joe Tessitore again.
MISSED EXTRA POINT!
ReplyDeleteTettleton took a shot.
ReplyDeleteGeez, NIU. Offsides on a punt to give Ohio a 1st down. Dumb.
ReplyDeleteUCLA gets a 44 yard FG at the gun to make it 35-17 Ducks at the half.
ReplyDeleteExciting finish upcoming on ESPN2.
ReplyDeleteTOUCHDOWN PALMER!
ReplyDeleteTOUCHDOWN NORTHERN ILLINOIS! WE'RE AN EXTRA POINT AWAY FROM BEING TIED IN DETROIT!
ReplyDeleteTOUCHDOWN NIU!
ReplyDeleteThat missed XP looming quite large. #CaptainObvious
ReplyDeleteIf Matt Weller nails a GW FG for Ohio, the city of Detroit will erect a statue to him. #BadJokeBeatenIntoTheGround
ReplyDelete3-and-out for Ohio. NIU with a chance to win in regulation.
ReplyDeleteNorthern Illinois are getting the ball back. This is some intense Maction in Detroit.
ReplyDeleteNIU is going to have a chance to win this game.
ReplyDeleteWHAT A CATCH BY ASHFORD! WOW!
ReplyDeleteOH MY WHAT A CATCH!
ReplyDeleteBut an Ohio challenge upcoming.
ReplyDeleteThe catch was confirmed, BTW.
ReplyDeleteMOORE INSIDE THE 20! NORTHERN ILLINOIS IN FIELD GOAL RANGE!
ReplyDeleteDamn. It was 20-0 Ohio at the half. What a gag job this is potentially.
ReplyDeleteWhy isn't Ohio calling timeouts?
ReplyDeleteAll on the leg of Mathew Sims with 5 seconds left.
ReplyDeleteI would have laughed if NIU pulled a Brian Sipe there. #BrownsFansWeep
ReplyDeleteICED
ReplyDeleteICED AGAIN
ReplyDeleteI hate the double timeout rule.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Justin. It should be an unsportsmanlike penalty like in the NFL.
ReplyDeleteNIU WINS!
ReplyDeleteNORTHERN ILLINOIS WIN THE MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!
ReplyDeleteJUST BARELY! NORTHERN ILLINOIS WINS THE MAC CONFERENCE TITLE GAME!
ReplyDeleteI could easily see UCLA making a similar comeback against Oregon. #NoOne
ReplyDeleteNorthern Illinois' gift bag includes the deed to the Silverdome. Congrats, boys!
ReplyDeleteGus-gasm alert.
ReplyDeleteTOUCHDOWN PRINCE! NICE FAKE!
ReplyDeleteTOUCHDOWN FUCLA!
ReplyDeleteTOUCHDOWN UCLA!
ReplyDeleteJust when you think this game is over. UCLA (and Gus) keep pulling me back in.
LAW OF GUS IS IN FULL EFFECT!
ReplyDeleteFlyers are losing 2-0 already in Anaheim. Bleh.
ReplyDeleteSo congrats to Illinois on advancing to the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Hopefully Ohio enjoys the Great Idaho Potato Bowl.
ReplyDeleteJosh Huff the kickoff return into Bruins' territory.
ReplyDeleteCharles Davis's crutch is comparing football to other sports. #HockeyLineShifts
ReplyDeleteJames scores again.
ReplyDeleteTouchdown LaMichael James; 3rd of the night.
ReplyDeleteJimmy Dykes after a huge L'ville 3: "Here comes the juice! Here comes the juice!" Que?
ReplyDeleteAfter all the screaming he has done tonight, will Gus be 100% in time for the B1G Championship?
ReplyDelete@Justin You are talking about someone used to doing 4 basketball games in 1 day. 20 hours is a luxury.
ReplyDeleteJeez. Wide open Paulsen for the TD. Oregon on their way to 60+.
ReplyDeleteTouchdown Oregon. The Duck is making love to a random cheerleader. Gus needs to save his voice for the big night tomorrow night.
ReplyDeleteTouchdown David Paulson. Is UCLA officially dead? #AboutToDuckOut #NoPunIntended
ReplyDelete@ Kris: But this is not just another game Gus has tomorrow night. It's the B1G Championship. Think of the scene in Indianapolis tomorrow night, with the thousands and thousands of fans chanting "B1G! B1G! B1G!" Gus needs to make absolutely sure he is 100% for this occasion.
ReplyDelete@Justin Empty seats can do all that?
ReplyDeleteThis is where Kelly becomes a dick and runs up the score. Oregon will get theirs in the Rose Bowl like the past two years.
ReplyDelete49-24 Oregon after 3 in Eugene.
ReplyDeleteThe Pac-12 trophy looks it came out of Porn Valley. #Didn'tRJBOAlreadyMakeThisJoke?
ReplyDelete3-0 Ducks. Bleh.
ReplyDeleteGreat catch by Rosario for the touchdown! But sadly for UCLA, it is probably too little too late.
ReplyDeleteOkay I'll see you guys tomorrow. If you didn't get my e-mail, just come in through the comments.
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