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We have 4 less than exciting bowls today:

Penn State v Georgia
Kansas State v Arkansas
Oregon v TCU
West Virginia v Arizona State

Not the most exciting slate, but the last four bowls other than the Natty.

UGA and Arky SHOULD win. TCU is in big time trouble without Boykin, and WVU has a tough assignment playing in what is basically a home game for ASU.

YESSIR! Let's go 8-2! Media won't have anything to talk about this year except how Bama dominated Clemson in the Natty.
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Penn St drives across midfield and then pass bounces off receiver for an INT.

GA drives to the 32, gets a 5 yard defensive offsides penalty on 4th and 8, then kicks a 44 yd FG off the upright.

GA 3 PSU 0

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I'm at a gun show, and enjoy the updates.

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I picked PSU in this game.  GA is being coached by the WR coach, and no telling how much motivation they have.  PSU's coach, James Franklin, is very familiar with Georgia and would like nothing more than to come away with a win, so I have to think PSU is more motivated, if less talented.

Anyway, I can rationalize it however I want, but it seemed one of the better games to take a chance with.  After Georgia's coaching staff left, the line dropped to below a TD, so technically I'm getting a bargain with PSU.  I don't need them to win, just keep it under a TD like Missouri, Auburn, Georgia Southern and Georgia Tech (4/5 of Georgia's  wins after Nick Chubb's injury).

Still would like to see Georgia win... by 6.

All 4 games have interesting possibilities plus the usual soap opera stuff. UGA coaching changes, can Bill Snyder stay on the sideline the whole game without his Metamucil, TCU QB disaster, how much longer can Dana Holgorson keep his job at West Virginia, same goes for Todd Graham at Arizona State.



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Have fun at the show.  I'm thinking this game will be a low scoring affair.

So far the teams have traded punts, but PSU is winning in field position, across midfield yet again.  GA's FG came after an INT at midfield, otherwise they've gone nowhere.

Announcer just said this is only the second time these teams have met.

Surprising, given the long tradition at both schools, and how many times Bama has played PSU.

Georgia puts together an OK drive, gets just across midfield, punts to PSU 10.

Penn State QB Hackenburg appears to hurt his shoulder running the ball, but throws a nice bubble screen on the next play for 19 yards, followed by another bubble screen for 6 yards.  PSU borrowing a page from Bama's playbook?

51 yard completion puts PSU on the GA 18 yd line.

PSU getting nowhere running the ball.

Hackenburg goes to the locker room.

PSU kicks a FG to tie the game.

PSU 3  GA 3

Another interesting game, line-wise, is Arky v KSt.  Bielema coached under Snyder at Kansas State and still calls him for advice.  You think Bielema will unleash the dogs and run up the score?  Kansas State lost by a combined 16 points versus Baylor, Oklahoma State and TCU.  So it's conceivable KSU can keep it under 11 1/2. 

Long TD pass Georgia.

Things are looking bleak for my PSU pick with Georgia finally scoring and PSU's QB in the locker room.

Thanks, guys.

PSU tries a fake punt from their own 45 and don't make it.  GA football.

GA goes 3 and out, punts.  Fake punt only hurts PSU in field position, not points.

3:23 left in half.

Hackenburg still in locker room.  Had Xrays on shoulder.  Return status is doubtful. 

PSU goes three and out.  Should be punting this time.  GA calls a T.O.  2 minutes left.

GA now down to the PSU 27.  53 seconds till half.  GA has one TO left.

GA on the 17.  30 secs left.

TD GA.

17-3

Georgia does not go out and play teams like USC, Oklahoma, Penn State, etc., like Bama does. Just 6 or 7 years ago they played a team west of the Mississippi River for the first time in like 25 years.

Thanks for the updates.

Bulldogs!!  Rah!

yeah, I figured the Bulldogs, but it seemed like one of the more likely of three possible games.

Hackenberg out is huge.  He was moving the ball down the field.  Backup QB hasn't completed a pass yet.

Georgia drives into FG range.  Sack on third down.  Miss 48 yd FG

PSU backup QB actually completes a nice pass for a first down.  (Misses 3 bubble screens in this drive).  PSU goes for it on 4th down across midfield.  No good.  Georgia fb.

With no QB for PSU, you'd think UGA would crush them.  Is the PSU defense that good, or is UGA inept?

Another TD GA.

PSU has good defense but struggled all year on offense.

24-10 Georgia, 11:00 left in game. UGA has ball.

UGA has 91 yards in 2nd half so far. Game is plodding.

Hmmm, looks like PSU is improving on offense.

Great catch by PSU WR in end zone for TD. 24-17 UGA. PSU is rolling & UGA is flat. UGA needs a big play to get re-energized.

TD PSU after a 4th down conversion.

It's a 7 point ballgame.   :o


PSU 17  UGA 24

2 minutes left.  PSU football.  no timeouts.  down by 7.

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PSU near midfield but running too much clock

4th down PSU 19 seconds left.

What, what??

first down.  8 seconds left.  Hail Mary time

Hail Mary incomplete.  GA wins by 7

UGA wins 24-17.

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UGA FG kicker was injured or they would have put the game away, earlier. They had no backup kicker. Amazing.

I thought I saw the punter attempt a FG earlier in the game.   ???

Kansas St intercepts Arky early, deep in Arky territory

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9 yard gain KSt Qb to Arky 17

KSt loses 6 yards on second down

First and goal KSt near 10 yd ln

TD Kansas State

We tried that too, at least once.  FAILED.

TD Arky after a nice drive.

Arky 7 KSt 7

KSt down to the Arky 30 after a long run

Looks like this could be a close game. 

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How did KSU score?

KSU two offsides penalties in a row.  FG  10-7

Arky TD Drive

Arky 14  KSt 10  end of the first quarter, Arky football.

10 yd TD run

After driving the ball, KSU FB scored on 10 yard run. Score is 14-10 Hogs after 1st quarter. Arky scored 2nd TD on 13 yars end around by Cornelius. Good game so far.

I kept my Arky pick in this game.  I didn't know what would happen in PSU game by the time the pick was due.  (PSU had the ball with 2 minutes left down 7 when the pick had to be in).  Also, SEC teams without issues (missing coaches, players or offense) have dominated their opponents in bowl games.  The pick spread in this game is 11.5 points, it was up to 13.5 by game time.

Internet is back up.  I've got the game finally!!

Thanks, guys.

20 yard pass Arky down to the PSU 13.  First down

TD Arky (Collins RB) on 13 yd run.

KSt 10  Arky 21

KSt 13  Arky 24 Halftime

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KS 20  Arky 24

Arky 38  KSt 23

Arky has worn them down.

Arky 45  KSt 23

I loved how the media talked about how the SEC was in a down year. We're 8-2 in the bowl games, kicked the B1G's azz, and Bama's playing for yet, another Natty.

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Sounds like an average SEC year.   :)

Oregon v TCU starting now.

I wonder if Bob Stoops will be making any more comments to the media about the SEC being overrated and the Big 12 underrated?



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OREGON  28

TCU zip

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Saw this graphic on ESPN halftime show of a basketball game:

Most wins for a conference in a single postseason

2015  SEC  8-2
2014  SEC  7-5
2013  SEC  7-3
2007  SEC  7-2

I wonder why the Big Ten or Big 12 aren't listed?


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This game has gone from 31-0  to 31-28.

A tale of two halves, with Oregon's QB out the second half.

TCU kicking off to Oregon, down by 3 with maybe 3 minutes left.

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TCU 38-31

OREGON'S CHANCE TO TIE

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TIED AGAIN: 38-38

DOUBLE OT


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Long day, but I'm awake now

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Crazy game!


WV up 6-3 over AZ St

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Great game. I started watching it when it was 31-21 Oregon, with around 7 minutes left in the game.


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WV 9  AZSt 10 

Evenly matched teams.  But I won't make it to the end.   :yawn:

'Evenly matched' indeed.  WV won 43-42 with a last-second defensive stand.  WOW.  Two great finishing bowl games.

I must say, I'm proud of TCU for winning.  I changed my pick when their QB was arrested, so I missed the pick, but you've got to applaud a team that wins under those circumstances.  It was a fluke, in part, for Oregon to also lose their QB, but for TCU to come from 31 points behind to win in triple overtime was AMAZING.

So, now we wait...

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Bowl game records by conference:

SEC                    8-2   
Pac-12            6-3   
Conference USA    3-2   
Big Ten            5-5   
Mountain West    4-4   
Sun Belt            2-2   
ACC                    4-5   
Big 12            3-4   
Mid-American    3-4   
American Athletic    2-6   
Independents    0-2

The SEC was 3-1 against the Big 10. Now STHU, Big 10. You lucked out last year and you know it!

SEC! SEC! SEC!.........

And the PAC12 hardly counts; many of their bowl wins were against non-Power5 teams:

New Mexico
BYU
Miami (no coach)
Southern Miss
Nebraska (loss)
Air Force
Wisconsin (loss)
Iowa
TCU (loss)

You know what, CP, the Pac12 was actually 6-4. That site had not updated the WV-ASU game that ASU lost.

Made a thread about it.   :wave:

The Big Ten 5-5 record is misleading. Neb and Minn got bowl invites with a 5-7 record and won their bowl game. They should have not been in a bowl to begin with.

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EXACTLY!! Very good point & on the mark.

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