Tuesday, January 02, 2007

 

Diamonds on the soles of ya shoes

After a slow start, Y.A. Shoes has picked 16 of the last 18 bowl games correctly, moving into second place with 20 points. E.J., with 24 points, remains the leader, attempting to go wire-to-wire. And Dave Law is within striking distance with 8 possible points remaining.
On further review, due to common picks, no one has a chance to catch E.J. I realize this is a bit of a bummer and may take some of the juice out of the Cincy/Western Michigan game, but such is life. Congrats to E.J., champion of the inaugural Sportsmeat Bowl Season Pride Point Spectacular, and winner of a tasty bottle of MD 20/20. Points will be updated after the BCS title game.

Complete standings:

24 - E.J.
20 - Y.A. Shoes
19 - Dave Law
18 - Budds, Snoop
16 - B.T., Joey D.
15 - Maxipriest

Comments:
Did anyone else stay up to watch the end of the Oklahoma-Boise State game? That ranks up there with BC-Miami and Texas-USC as one of the most exciting games I've ever seen. And I don't think I've ever seen a team give away a game and come back like Boise did -- and on a hook-and-ladder, a TD pass from a receiver to a tight end and a statue of liberty play.

Plus, 10 bowl games were decided by 3 points or less and four games by one point -- two on two-point conversions. I think everyone is still rooting for an eventual playoff, but I can't remember a better bowl season.

Speaking of, the BCS got saved by USC thumping Michigan. No one can question that the Ohio State-Florida winner is the most deserving champion (though you can question how, say, LSU and USC might fare in a playoff).
 
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