Night Games: Spark Notes

With Florida winning the SEC championship game, they are likely headed to the national championship game. Oklahoma needs to forget about their past and the past of favorites heading into the Big 12 championship game. I think Oklahoma wins this game but with my past history of picking games, this is not a guarantee. There will be other games during the night that we will check on.

All Right we get Herbstreet and Musberger for the call. The game starts at 5Pm. Oh, USC beat UCLA and will play in the Rose Bowl.

Chase Daniel and Missouri have had a disappointing year, but will the cold slow down the fast pace Oklahoma offense? Also will Sam Bradford's injured hand effect the game? These are all questions about to be answered.

They are going over the disappointments for the favorite teams in the Big 12 Championship game. It is suppose to get down into the 20's tonight, but no rain or snow in the forecast. Oklahoma gets the ball first. The Missouri defense has not played well all year long. This could be a boat race.

> Oklahoma is making this look to easy so far.

3-0 Oklahoma, the Sooners drove right down the field but were stopped in the red zone. Also did you know that former Washington coach Don James coached Nick Saban? Neither did I.

> The Oklahoma offense is up-tempo, while the Missouri offense is more methodical. Anyway the Tigers are now driving on the Sooners.

The Field Goal is No Good for Missouri, they also drove down the field. But how long does that last and can they stop the Sooner offense?

> The Missouri defense actually held Oklahoma. That could be a win in it self.

There is literally a "white out" at West Virginia. It is Pat White's last game for West Virginia so they are wearing all white and it is also snowing. It's kind of crazy to look at.

> Oklahoma gets the ball back, deep in their zone. We will see if they can have one of those quick long drives.

10-0 Oklahoma, yep Oklahoma went on one their patented long touchdowns drives. You knew that wasn't going to take long. The Sooner Schooner broke down after the extra point, it was funny. Missouri better score on this possession or this will turn into another Texas Tech type of game.

End of 1St quarter, 10-0 Oklahoma. Missouri is driving thanks to a bogus pass interference call on Oklahoma. Missouri still has to put points on the board while in the red zone, and they haven't done that yet.

Touchdown Missouri, Jeremy Maclin went into the end zone for the Tigers. Is there another long drive coming for Oklahoma.

17-7 Oklahoma, Bradford was given too much time to pass. Oklahoma was helped on that drive by a penalty that made Missouri kick from their own 15 yard line, then Oklahoma helped out Missouri by making the same penalty.

Fumble, Oklahoma gets the ball back with great field position.

24-7 Oklahoma, this game is over. Missouri can't possibly come back in this game.

Afternoon Games: Spark Notes

The SEC Championship game will be the focal point, but there will be other games to keep an eye on.

> Tyrone Willingham's last game is today as Washington takes on Cal. And they suck. Cal's first possession and Jahvid Best ran for a 60 yard touchdown.
> Update: Tulsa made it interesting by tying the game with 4:00 left to play. But East Carolina drove down the field and kicked a game winning field goal.
> The Wiz of Odds, has a great read about Texas Tech coach Mike Leach and his contract situation.
> Well with Florida-Alabama about ready to kick off, it is being reported that Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin is "very doubtful" for today's game. He has a right ankle sprain.

This will definitely hurt Florida's chances today.

Update: Well that was easy, Florida drove right down the field on Alabama and scored. 7-0 with 8:17 left in the 1ST quarter. I am already second guessing my prediction.
Wow, Alabama struck back. JPW hit Julio Jones for a 60 yard pass completion. Then Glen Coffee ran it in for a touchdown. 7-7 with 7:23 left in the second quarter.

> This game can't be a offensive showcase can it? We will see if the defenses can stop each other.

> Well I jinxed the game. Alabama forced Florida into a 3 and out.

Update: 31-0 Cal over Washington and Virginia Tech is heading to the Orange Bowl.

10-7 Alabama, the special teams for Alabama made this score happen. Let's see if Tebow and Florida can respond.

> The Alabama defense has showed up. They might have let Florida drive on them and score on the first possession but since then Florida has had to punt the ball twice.

End of 1St quarter, Alabama 10 Florida 7, with the Crimson Tide driving on Florida again.

> Cal running back Jahvid Best is putting on a show. He has rushed for 269 yards and 4 touchdowns against Washington. And yes, Washington is that bad, I can see why Tyrone Willingham will no longer be the coach there.

We are tied at 10 in the SEC championship game. Tebow finally looked like himself on that drive, but they couldn't get 6.

> Tyrone Willingham will go out in style, Cal 45 Washington 0, the Huskies look like they are ready for a new coach.

> 17-10 Florida, Tebow hit David Nelson for the TD. The Alabama defense looks like it is starting to break down. And I don't know if JPW can keep the Crimson Tide in the game.

Upset Alert: Michigan just upset Duke 81-73 in college basketball. Michigan in basketball has now beat UCLA and Duke in about a 3 week span.

Halftime: 17 Florida 10 Alabama, the Crimson Tide need to get the offense going again or they will get boat raced in the 2ND half.

>Cal is thumping Washington, and USC is not helping their cause by beating UCLA 14-7 so far. It's a shame that USC won't get a chance to play for the title this year, because their defense is outstanding.

The second half of the SEC championship game, has begun with an interesting interview with Nick Saban. It seemed like the Nicktator drank too much coffee in the locker room.

> Alabama finally stopped the Florida offense, but has the ball deep in their own zone.

17-17, Alabama went on a 15 play 91 yard touchdown drive. Just what the doctor ordered.

Well, Tyrone Willingham went out in style, with a 48-7 loss. Cal running back Jahvid Best finished the day with 311 yards and 4 touchdowns. At least we got a winless team in college football.

Still 17-17 after a miss field goal by Florida. Tebow had a guy open for a touchdown but threw the ball incomplete. Now Alabama gets their chance to put up some points.

20-17 Alabama, they completely dominated Florida in this quarter. The gators will need a big 4TH quarter from Tebow and some long drives, because right now Alabama is winning the ball control battle right now.

Florida strikes back, 24-20 with 9:21 left in the game. Florida did what they needed to do and went on a long drive. My guess, whoever has the ball last will win the game.

> The Florida defense got to Alabama and now they are forced to punt. Their defense will need a quick stop to stay in the game.

> Florida is driving for a score. They can pretty much end the game here.

Florida 31-20 and the game is pretty much over. They can start packing their bags for Miami.

Interception!, Alabama just gave it back to Florida.

See you for the night games.

Mourning Games: Spark Notes

Well this mourning we start out with the ACC championship game. There are other games but this game decides who goes to a BCS game.

> Army is wearing the craziest uniforms. They have on camoflauge helmets and pants. It is just a horrible look.
> The Tulsa offense almost looks unstoppable. They stumbled at first but since have gone three straight drives with a score. East Carolina's defense will eventually get worn down.
> The ACC championship is what you would expect. Little offense and a lot of defense. Virginia Tech is leading 14-0.
> I don't now why the Army-Navy game always gets to me. They have personnel from both sides say where they are from, and it just gets to me.
> Wow, Boston College was driving on Virginia Tech and their receiver caught a long ball and fumbled it on the two yard line. Predictably, Virginia Tech recovered.
> Well the number one ranked offense of Tulsa hasn't been able to get anything done today. Proves that a offensive oriented team usually gets exposed in big games.
> Well once again the ACC championship is horrible. Every year since the foundation of the ACC championship game, the games have sucked.

I am moving on to the afternoon games.

College Football Spark Notes: Night Games

(I wonder what Jenn thinks off Myron Rolle, the new Rhodes scholar.)

Well the afternoon games were sure interesting. Norte Dame lost to Syracuse. LSU lost to Ole Miss. And the Apple Cup wasn't all that bad. The night games though should be interesting. A lot of intriguing match ups that could determine the fate of conference winners. Oklahoma-Texas Tech will be the game of the night. We will pay close attention to that game and several others throughout the night.

>Myron Rolle being selected for the Rhodes scholar will be made a big deal all night. The announcers will talk how Rolle is a true student-athlete. Biggest joke of all time. Every person who plays sports in college should be a student-athlete. But they are not. So don't make a big deal about this. An athlete would rather be a student, not a big deal.

> Oklahoma is the first one on the board. Texas Tech was forced to punt on their first possesion. If Oklahoma can keep forcing Tech into long 3rd downs and bring in pressure, they won't be stopped.

> End of the first quarter, Oklahoma is leading 7-0 and is on their way to another score. The Sooners have 150 yards of total offense already. The biggest part of that quarter though was the Sooner defense. They sacked Harrell twice(he'd only been sacked 6 times all year) and forced him to throw bad throws. This is not looking good so far for Texas Tech.

> 14-0 Oklahoma, the Red Raiders look confused on defense. They were expecting pass and they got a run. Chris Brown scored easily for the Sooners. Not looking good for Tech.

>Update: Joe Paterno is coming back next year!

> Texas Tech goes for it on 4Th down and in field goal range, and they come up short. The Sooner defense is all over everything Texas Tech is doing. The Red Raiders better hope their defense can stop the Sooner offense, because they don't want to be down 21-0 by the 2ND quarter.

> 21-0 Oklahoma, with 10:00 minutes left in the first half. Texas Tech just doesn't have it tonight. Their offense is being stopped and their defense can't stop anyone. It is ugly already.

> 28-0 Oklahoma, with 7:45 remaining. Oklahoma is making look to easy right now. Tech tried to convert another 4Th down at midfield but the pass was broken up. Tech is looking like a pretender right now. Mike Leach should take the Tennessee or Clemson job after this game.

> 28-7 Oklahoma, Texas Tech finally got on the board. Harrell threw a dart to his reciever. This is just what they needed right now. 6:28 remaining in the first half.

> 35-7 Oklahoma, The Sooners have gained over 400 yards on offense in just the first half. The Texas Tech defensive line is getting man handled right now. I don't see them the Red Raiders making a comeback in the second half.

> Update: Utah beat BYU and are most likely headed for the at large BCS bowl bid at the Fiesta Bowl, and with the Texas Tech-Oklahoma most likely over just in the first half, I am out for the night.

College Football Spark Notes: Afternoon Games

Well with most of the early games being blowouts or games that have almost no significants, lets hope the afternoon games are worth watching.

> You know Norte Dame is struggling if they are tied 3-3 with lowly Syracuse and it is the end of the 1st quarter. Old Charlie just hasn't gotten the offense going. And golden boy Jimmy Clausen just hasn't looked like the All-American that came out of high school.
> Syracuse has just gone on a long 81 yard drive to score against the Irish. More and more pundits of Weis are saying "I told you so". Norte Dame better get their offense going, because losing to a team who has already fired their coach(Greg Robinson) will not look good for Chuck.
> I guess Washington wants to send Tyrone out a winner. The are leading 10-0 with 2:00 remaining in the half. I'd rather move on.
> Florida is only 30 points away from 100. Tebow has already left the game with three touchdown passes. Florida has scored the rest of their points on runs. I wonder how much they are going to score on Florida St. next week?
> Whatever team Houston Nutt coaches, he still owns LSU. Ole Miss is up 21-3 and one of those scores was with the "Wildcat" offense. Jevan Snead is having a terrific day. LSU quarterback Jarrett Lee can't say the same thing. This poor kid will be the scapegoat for the LSU season.
> Penn St. is rolling up Michigan St. They got their Spread HD offense going again and look like they did earlier this year. Joe Pa will probably be Rose Bowl bound.
> Things are going from bad to worse for LSU. Lee just injured his ankle and now LSU has to go to a true freshman quarterback. He did complete his first long pass though, so maybe this could be a blessing in disguise.
> Cal is avenging their disapointing loss to Stanford from last year. Cal is up 30-3, and the second half just began. Cal was once again a dissapointment this year, but they look like they are getting back on track. But once again they will be in a small bowl game. How many years will Cal let Jeff Tedford coach a team that should do better in a weak Pac-10?
> Well things just went from bad to worse for Norte Dame. They just lost to lowly Syracuse. And if that wasn't bad enough their players were pelted with snowballs. Rich Rod thought he was having a bad year, Charlie Weis has just seen his team lose to another bad team, coming after a week were Navy almost came from behind to beat them. I guarantee Jason Whitlock will be making fun of Chuck in his next column.
> Washington and Washington St. are actually in a 2nd overtime right now. I bet the fans wish they could be put out of their misery by now.
> Well Washington lost the only way they know how to. In the 2ND overtime of the futility cup, Washington attempted a field goal for the lead and missed. Washington St. did what the Huskies couldn't do and made their attempted field goal. While both schools had disastrous years, Washington St. has the most promise. Paul Wulf will get the Cougars back to the top of the PAC-10, while Washington is just a mess. They fired their coach and their facilities are just a mess right now. Whoever takes that job will have a lot to deal with. Good Luck to the next coach of the Washington Huskies.

College Football Spark Notes: Mourning Games

ESPN has been hyping this week as rivalry week in college football. Well there are rivalry games today, but there is also games next weekend too. Everyone will be paying attention to the Oklahoma-Texas Tech game tonight. Well until then, we will take notes on what is happening around the college football universe.

> The best action so far for the Michigan and Ohio St. game was a pre-game scuffle. No one scored until a second quarter touchdown run by Ohio St. running back Chris Wells. Much hyped freshman quarterback Terrelle Pryor then hit Mike Hartline for a touchdown. Man the Michigan offense is horrible. They had the ball on the one yard line and ready to score. It took them four tries to finally get in the end zone. 14-7 Ohio St. with 2:51 left in the first half.

> Both Purdue and Indiana are 3-8 and are heading nowhere. Purdue coach Joe Tiller is coaching his final game and his boys want to send him out a winner. It's 41-3 Purdue in just the first half. At least Indiana hasn't quit yet.

> I have to give Michigan credit. They are hanging tough against Ohio St. but they just don't have enough man power to overtake Ohio St. They are down 21-7 with 8:40 left in the third quarter.

> I guess no one wants to win the ACC this year. First, Miami loses to Georgia Tech on Thursday, and now North Carolina is losing to NC State. Does the ACC even deserve a BCS bid this year?

> And with no surprise Florida is hammering The Citadel 35-0 with 11:00 minutes still left to play in the first half. Tim Tebow has already thrown for 201 yards and three touchdowns. I am really happy Florida chooses such tough non-conference competition.

> Well so much for Michigan hanging tough. Ohio St. is now running up the score on Michigan. It is now 42-7 Ohio St. with about 12:00 minutes left to play in the game.

> Pat White is having a huge day for West Virginia as they are leading Louisville 35-21. White became the all time leading rusher for a quarterback in NCAA history and has five touchdowns today. It's to bad Rich Rodriguez decided to leave West Virginia because they probably could have made a serious run at the National Championship Game this year.