NFL Week 13 Live Blog

If tonight goes I think tonight is going to go, this is going to be one fucked up night of sports.

Auburn Takes All The Tostitos Away From Columbus, Ohio

And some other thing called the BCS National Championship game. But all the Tostitos in the world now belong to Auburn! And that's the prize!



And now in 2-5 years, Auburn will be giving back all the Tostitos. But for now, you can expect Auburn's new rally cry to be "War Tostito." In 2-5 years when the NCAA investigates Auburn and a punishment is soon to be handed down, Gene Chizik will utter his soon to be famous war cry: "Give me liberty, OR GIVE ME TOSTITOS!"

Brent Musburger did have a bit of an interesting night in Glendale that included more than naming a small section of Alabama the winner of a bunch of corn chips. His over-eagerness to call a play a touchdown finally bit him in the ass.



When a guy is at the 10 and is being chased by someone on the opposing team, that is not quite the time to call touchdown. Making that whole gaffe more hilarious, Oregon would ultimately turn the ball over on downs that series. Not only did they not get a touchdown, they did not get any points on that drive.

But going back to "All The Tostitos," this is not even the first time Brent Musburger has declared them a winnable item.



"Maurice Clarett, Jim Tressel, and the Buckeyes will head to Arizona where they will play for All The Tostitos in the Fiesta Bowl." - Brent Musburger in 2002.

Ohio State beat Miami and have spent 8 years with All The Tostitos, but now it's Auburn's turn. All The Tostitos are leaving Columbus and are on their way to Auburn!

ESPN Announces 2011 BCS Bowl Game Announcers

It's the 2010 season, but the BCS Bowl games are played in 2011, so they technically get labeled as such. Besides, in hindsight, these games always get referred to in the years they are played, not the season from which the match-ups came from. Anyway, enough about semantics and onto your ESPN BCS Bowl Game announcers. The question of who will replace a crew consisting of Thom Brennaman, Dick Stockton, and Charles Davis has finally been revealed!

2011 Rose Bowl and 2011 BCS National Championship Game: Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit
2011 Sugar Bowl: Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge
2011 Fiesta Bowl: Sean McDonough and Matt Millen
2011 Orange Bowl: Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Jon Gruden

"This Guy" is now going to be a college football player! Huzzah!

All kidding aside, while Musburger/Herbstreit, Nessler/Blackledge, and McDonough/Millen were to be expected, I am curious as to why ESPN would go with the MNF rew for the Orange Bowl instead of sticking Franklin/Cunningham on it or the dreaded DavieJones Locker. That being said, and even though it is with Matt Millen, it is good to see Sean McDonough finally calling a BCS game. He is quite possibly the best announcer play-by-play announcer ESPN has and it is good to see him working the big games he deserves. Now if only he could get a better partner than Matt Millen.....

BCS National Championship Game Live Blog

is over here. See you there!

Forget 2007, This Was The Best Fiesta Bowl Ever

Congrats to the Boise State Broncos for winning the 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in a very thrilling fashion. A fake punt in that situation took guts (especially that call of a the punter throwing a pass). If it fails and TCU goes on to win, Chris Peterson is no doubt the biggest idiot in Idaho, but because it succeeded, Chris Peterson is once again considered a genius as he should be, because even with Boise's Fiesta Bowl reputation, TCU never saw that play coming.



That fake punt led to the game-winning touchdown later on that drive.

But enough of the game and on to what made this the best Fiesta Bowl ever. Though I'm not sure if that is something you should tell this Boise State cowgirl soon to be internet star.



And is it just me, or is a guy named Johnson majoring in cummunication the best person ever?

Best. Typo. Ever.

Once again, Boise State has won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Can you believe it?

Your College Football Bowl And BCS Game Announcers

We finally have all of the information needed to put together a full and complete list of the bowl games and their announcers. With the exception of the sideline reporters for the BCS games (and who gives a shit about sideline reporters), we know where everyone will be and what games they will be doing. If you're a Penn State fan, you'll be happy to know that former PSU star Todd Blackledge will be on the mic analyzing in Orlando for the Capital One Bowl which will feature Penn State (WE ARE!!!) taking on LSU (WHAT ARE THEY THINKING? MY GOSH!). But I'm getting ahead of myself, we will start this year with the epic New Mexico Bowl! Okay, so Fresno State and Wyoming isn't exactly epic, but you get my point. Then again, some of the scenery you get during that game is beautiful.....

Okay, JFein, enough. 2009-2010 college football bowl schedule. Are you ready? LET'S GO! (all times eastern)

December 19
New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State vs. Wyoming 4:30 (ESPN - Terry Gannon and David Norrie)
St. Petersburg Bowl: Central Florida vs. Rutgers 8:00 (ESPN - Mark Jones and Bob Davie, SR: Rob Stone)

December 20
New Orleans Bowl: Southern Mississippi vs. Middle Tennessee 8:15 (ESPN - Dave Lamont and JC Pearson)

December 22
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas: Oregon State vs. BYU 8:00 (ESPN - Rece Davis, Mark May, and Lou Holtz, SR: Rob Stone)

December 23
SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl: California vs. Utah 8:00 (ESPN - Mike Patrick and Craig James, SR: Heather Cox)

December 24
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Nevada vs. Southern Methodist 8:00 (ESPN - Terry Gannon and David Norrie)

December 26
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl: Marshall vs. Ohio 1:00 (ESPN - Pam Ward and Ray Bentley)
Meineke Car Care Bowl: North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh 4:30 (ESPN - Bob Wischusen, Bob Griese, and Chris Spielman, SR: Quint Kessenich)
Emerald Bowl: USC vs. Boston College 8:00 (ESPN - Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore, SR: Todd Harris)

December 27
Music City Bowl: Kentucky vs. Clemson 8:15 (ESPN - Sean McDonough and Matt Millen, SR: Holly Rowe)

December 28
Independence Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Georgia 5:00 (ESPN2 - Ron Franklin and Ed Cunningham, SR: Jeannine Edwards)

December 29
EagleBank Bowl: Temple vs. UCLA 4:30 (ESPN - Bob Wischusen and Brian Griese, SR: Rob Stone)
Champs Sports Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Miami 8:00 (ESPN - Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge, SR: Holly Rowe)

December 30
Humanitarian Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Idaho 4:30 (ESPN - Eric Collins and Brock Huard, SR: Heather Cox)
Holiday Bowl: Arizona vs. Nebraska 8:00 (ESPN - Chris Fowler, Craig James, and Jesse Palmer, SR: Erin Andrews)

December 31
Armed Forces Bowl: Houston vs. Air Force 12:00 (ESPN - Dave Lamont and JC Pearson, SR: Cara Capuano)
Brut Sun Bowl: Stanford vs. Oklahoma 2:00 (CBS - Craig Bolerjack and Steve Beuerlein, SR: Sam Ryan)
Texas Bowl: Missouri vs. Navy 3:30 (ESPN - Mark Jones and Bob Davie, SR: Quint Kessenich)
Insight Bowl: Iowa State vs. Minnesota 6:00 (NFL Network - Paul Burmeister and Mike Mayock, SR: Stacey Dales)
Chick-Fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee 7:30 (ESPN - Sean McDonough and Matt Millen, SR: Holly Rowe)

January 1
Outback Bowl: Northwestern vs. Auburn 11:00 AM (ESPN - Dave Pasch, Bob Griese, and Chris Spielman)
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl: Florida State vs. West Virginia 1:00 (CBS - Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson, SR: Tracy Wolfson)
Capital One Bowl: LSU vs. Penn State 1:00 (ABC - Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge, SR: Erin Andrews)
Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. Oregon State 5:00 (ABC - Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit, SR: Lisa Salters)
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Florida vs. Cincinnati 8:00 (Fox - Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick)

January 2
International Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. South Florida 12:00 (ESPN2 - Mike Gleason and John Congemi, SR: David Amber)
Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss 2:00 (Fox - Pat Summerall and Daryl Johnston, SR: Krista Voda)
Papajohns.com Bowl: South Carolina vs. UConn 2:00 (ESPN - Dave Neal and Andre Ware, SR: Cara Capuano)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Arkansas vs. East Carolina 5:30 (ESPN - Ron Franklin and Ed Cunningham, SR: Jeannine Edwards)
Valero Alamo Bowl: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech 9:00 (ESPN - Mike Patrick and Craig James, SR: Heather Cox)

January 4
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Boise State vs. TCU 8:00 (Fox - Sam Rosen and Tim Ryan, SR: Chris Myers)

January 5
FedEx Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Iowa 8:00 (Fox - Dick Stockton and Charles Davis, SR: Chris Myers and Laura Okmin)

January 6
GMAC Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Troy 7:00 (ESPN - Joe Tessitore and Rod Gilmore, SR: Quint Kessenich)

January 7
BCS National Championship Game: Alabama vs. Texas 8:00 (ABC - Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit, SR: Lisa Salters and Tom Rinaldi)

While there are some throwaway games, there are certainly some interesting ones up there as well. And once again, it figures that Pammy gets the worst and most useless bowl game that there is. She just can't catch a break, now can she?

Do take note though of that AutoZone LIberty Bowl as that will be the last football game ever called by the great Ron Franklin. Too bad ECU had to ruin it by beating Houston in the C-USA title game, as Houston vs. Arkansas would have been awesome. But ECU may not be such a bad game either. We'll see.

To a great career, Ron Franklin, and to learning your lesson about making slightly suggestive and rude comments to Holly Rowe.

The Temple Owls Should Be BCS National Champions!!! This is an outrage!!!

What? You think I'm kidding? Then check this out.

"Temple (5-7)

Temple beat Army on 08/29/2008 by a score of 35-7 (on the road!)
Army beat Louisiana Tech on 10/25/2008 by a score of 14-7
Louisiana Tech beat Mississippi State on 08/30/2008 by a score of 22-14
Mississippi State beat Vanderbilt on 10/11/2008 by a score of 17-14
Vanderbilt beat Mississippi on 09/20/2008 by a score of 23-17 (on the road!)
Mississippi beat Florida on 09/27/2008 by a score of 31-30 (on the road!)
Florida is the 2008 Div 1-A champion

So ... Temple was the best Div 1-A school for the 2008 college football season"

No arguing that logic, that's for sure! This is an outrage! This is a scandal! Robbery the likes of this have never before been seen in the history of college football! How could the BCS deprive this team the national championship??? This is disgusting!

Do realize that that above paragraph was sarcastic. In a way, at least. Using this method, the Transitive Property, everybody in the FBS has a legitimate case to be national champions, unless you're Washington, Washington State, Southern Medhodist, North Texas, and Western Kentucky. Click on the link below, select your college, hit go, and let the rage go through your vains as now there is mathematical proof that your team does indeed deserve to be national champions!

The College Football Transitive Calculator (Racaire Software)

On the BCS (To Be Read Like A Keith Olbermann Special Comment)

This is nothing NFL related, yet I yearn for a place to express my feelings on the BCS. And this is the place. And now is the time.

Look at the situation. Look at what happened on Thursday, Friday, and Monday. Look at what happened in the Fiesta Bowl. Look at what happened in the Sugar Bowl. Look at what happened in the Rose Bowl. Look at what's happening in college football.

In what may be the biggest controversy in college football since the exclusion of Auburn in 2004, there are currently 5 teams with a legitimate case that they should be national champions. And while that number will become 4 after the "National Championship Game" when either Florida or Oklahoma lose, you still have one huge can of worms. And this can of worms, regardless of tomorrow's outcome, whether it be a 45-10 blowout or a 38-35 thriller decided in triple overtime, this can of worms will not go away.

Just look at who has a legitimate case. We'll start out with the team that should be playing in the national championship in the first place, Texas! We all remember what happened in Dallas, that one fateful afternoon when Texas beat Oklahoma 45-35 and yet somehow, someway, by running up the score on Texas Tech and Mizzou, Oklahoma is in the national championship. What kind of message is this sending? That if you run up the score and be poor sports that you can get your way? There is a difference between blowing a team out and sending a message, which is fine, but when it becomes a 40-point game in the 4th quarter and you're still trying to score, isn't that a little bit much? Hasn't the point already been made? But yet, it seems like the more I think about it, the more those garbage touchdowns have mattered more and more.

The BCS prides itself in a regular season where every game matters. I disagree. I disagree vehemently. It's not if you lose, it's when you lose that matters. It's rare these days that a team from a "major BCS conference" goes unbeaten through the regular season. It is possible that a team can lay an absolute turd week 1, get blown out 45-o and go undefeated the rest of the way and make the national championship. And yet, if a team goes undefeated for their first 11 games, lose their final game by a score 45-0 that team has absolutely no chance of making it to the national championship. How fair is that? Despite everyone in the BCS claiming that they look at the whole body of work, it's not. It's a "what have you done for me lately" system. And by "what have you done for me lately" it's what did you do in the last 2 weeks. And just to slam the point home, look at the final BCS standings.

1. Oklahoma (lost October 11)
3. Texas (lost November 1)
7. Texas Tech (lost November 22)

Notice a pattern here? Now imagine this. What if the Texas-OU game was later on in the season? What if that was the last Big 12 south game of the season? What if the score remained the same? Texas is playing Florida in the national championship game. Colt McCoy is the Heisman Tropny winner. In other words, the entire landscape of college football would be different.

And that's just the argument for one team! Let's move on to USC. The Trojans have one of the best defenses in the history of college football. They beat PSU in the Rose Bowl by a deceptively close score of 38-24. They bashed the Nittany Lions, the Big 10 champions and say what you will about the Big 10, Penn State under JoePa is a damn good football team and USC mopped the floor with them. And look at who they lost to, Oregon State. At the time it was "haha, USC lost to weak Oregon State", but look at Oregon State now! They are a ranked team and they beat Pitt in an, albeit unentertaining, Sun Bowl. USC is more than capable of putting a beat down on Florida and Oklahoma. USC is more than deserving of a national championship.

And lastly, Utah. Whatever happened to going undefeated? Apparently you only get in the national championship game in the FBS if you're undefeated and you play in a major conference. Of course the BCS absolutely ignores the Mountain West Conference. Who cares? Even if they are a BCS conference. They are not a major money maker for them. Therefore, they are shunned away. Forgotten about. Oh, they have an undefeated team? Ah, put them in the Sugar Bowl against Alabama and they'll get blown out. Oh, that Sugar Bowl was a blowout all right. 31-17. Utah beat Alabama. They have more than proven their worth. They beat 4 ranked teams this year. What more can you ask for? What more can they do? How fair is it that a team goes undefeated and is not credited with being a national champion? No matter the outcome of tomorrow night's championship game, one fact will remain the same, Utah is the best damn team in the nation and there's not a damn thing Florida and Oklahoma can do to change it! Oh, what about the rest of their schedule? Can you seriously consider a team that plays Weber State to be a national champion? To which, I quite ask the person who asks that question....what drugs are you taking? YES! You can! Why? It's simple. Look at Florida's schedule. Look at who they played? Notice anything. Wait, what's that? They played The Citadel? Yeah, that's right. Florida played The Citadel! The Goddamn Mother Fucking Citadel of The FCS! (pardon my French, s'il vous plait). So, according to you ignorant people who feels Utah should not be a national championship because they had Weber State on their schedule, surely you must feel the same way about Florida....

The bottom line is everybody has weak teams on their schedule. UT-Chattanooga, Baylor played Oklahoma. Should they be discredited then for playing such weak teams? The answer is a simple no. Utah is the best team in the nation. They beat a damn fine TCU team who more than proved there worth in the Poinsettia Bowl. They beat another solid BYU team. And then there was the Sugar Bowl. 31-17. That's the new rallying cry. 31-17! 31-17! 31-17! 31-17!.....

But alas, the BCS does not care. They don't care about the kids. They care about money. Florida and Oklahoma would make more money than a national championship involving Utah. It would be more appealing to a casual fan. There's no doubt about it. But what satisfies those qualities is not always right. In fact, it hardly ever is.

And maybe it's a blessing in disguise that Fox is covering the BCS. They're crappy production has in part helped to drive the BCS ratings into the ground. And maybe once driven completely into the ground. The ashes that rise up will be that of a new system. One where every FBS team gets treated fairly, regardless of conference. And I'm not totally against having bowl games. I would not get rid of the Bowl system, I'd keep the bowls, as they are a good and fun reward for teams not in the Top 8 to play one more game, show off some hidden talent to the country, and entertain us in the process. And then the top 8 teams in the country, regardless of conference, would use the BCS bowl game sites as a site for the quarterfinals of a playoffs (i.e. the Orange Bowl would be a quarterfinal game, the Rose Bowl another, etc.). Wouldn't that make everyone happy?

But then does that not diminish the importance of the regular season? No! It does not. Every game is still important. But there will still be snubs? Yes, there will be. But isn't it easier to snub a 2-loss team or a 1-loss team that got beaten badly by a sub-.500 team than it is undefeated Utah, Texas, and dominant USC?

But as long as the people in the BCS have any say, that will never happen. They are too blinded with greed to see their own greed. They are too obnoxious to realize their own obnoxiousness. Maybe this will finally snap them out of it. Chances are, they will most likely look at Texas, Utah, and USC and just put there nose in the air and say "hmph! I don't care about you". That would not be any different than what they have been doing all year and to teams like Boise State two-years ago and Auburn in 2004.

I, like most college football fans will watch the national title game. Not because I like laughing at Fox's band shots, not because I want to listen to Thom Brennaman and Charles Davis (and his Mangina), not because I want to see who the best team in America is (that honor for this year belongs to the Utes of Utah), but because of two reasons. A). I want to see two good teams play what should be an entertaining game. And B). I want to say I witnessed history when the shit hits the fan with the BCS.

And all the while, in my head, one thing sticks out in my mind above all else. 31-17......31-17.......31-17.....There it is, BCS. Your true national champions. Utah Utes.

Good night and good luck.