does anyone else agree about the Boise St. / OSU game?

**Wesley** · 01-02-2007, 08:22 AM

Boise State - you can only hope to contain them. Those two BS backup qbs calling the game are sure smarter than Bill Callahan playcalling. Auburn players said they knew exactly what the Husker plays would turn into. This was a previous Clone problem also.

**DaddyMac** · 01-02-2007, 08:24 AM

I'm just glad I'm not like the other guys in my office who shut it down at half, or when OU went up with 3:00 to go.

I don't know if it's the best "game" ever. But easily and far-and-away the best finish or final 20 minutes I've ever seen. From OU reeling off 21 unanswered, the the int for the go-ahead, the hook and ladder, the QB in motion/half back option OT TD(that was 4th down, right?) and the statue of liberty two pointer.

I really just sat there for a couple of minutes after and just went WOW!

**cllions05** · 01-02-2007, 08:29 AM

Boise State could easily be my 2nd favorite team right now. What a game.

**clones_jer** · 01-02-2007, 08:30 AM

You know after watching that hook'n'ladder play highlights several times on tube this AM before work, it looks like the reciever who made the catch had the first down (he was about a yard short with a defender maybe two yards away - would've been close) - if the guy 3 yards behind him he pitched it to had gotten tackled we'd all be saying what a boneheaded play it was.

When it works, you're the man.

**ISUFan22** · 01-02-2007, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by DaddyMac

I'm just glad I'm not like the other guys in my office who shut it down at half, or when OU went up with 3:00 to go.

I'm with ya...I think I may be the only one here at work that watched it.

**ISUFan22** · 01-02-2007, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by clones_jer

You know after watching that hook'n'ladder play highlights several times on tube this AM before work, it looks like the reciever who made the catch had the first down (he was about a yard short with a defender maybe two yards away - would've been close) - if the guy 3 yards behind him he pitched it to had gotten tackled we'd all be saying what a boneheaded play it was.

When it works, you're the man.

I said a similar thing this morning when explaining that play to someone that shut it off before halftime.

He had the first easy...got the TD instead. That coach...man...guts.

**Jeremy** · 01-02-2007, 08:38 AM

That has to be up there with the best games of all-time not only because of the amazing ups & downs, David & Goliath feel, atmosphere, etc but also because the "little guy" stepped up and just took it down the throat of the big guy on so many occasions, and it paid off. Last night should wake a lot of teams up and show them that being conservative isn't always the best way to go. Boise State played with it all hanging out in the first half and then in the final few minutes of the game. They tried being conservative for most of the second half and it wasn't working. When they needed to, they stepped up and took it to the house and left people envying that smurf turf we all have made fun of for so long.

**cycloneworld** · 01-02-2007, 08:43 AM

And it looked like the crowd breakdown was 90/10 for BSU.

A nice payday for the school, that's for sure!

**Mr Janny** · 01-02-2007, 09:24 AM

I think this game makes a great case for a playoff system instead of the current bowl format. After seeing that game, who wouldn't want to see Boise State play a second round game vs USC for the right play in a title game?

**jdoggivjc** · 01-02-2007, 09:30 AM

As much distaste I have for Oklahoma, I was impressed w/ the kudos the Sooners gave the Broncos. Then again, with the way Boise smaked Oklahoma in the mouth and took that win, all Oklahoma really can do is give them credit.

**cyclonenum1** · 01-02-2007, 09:35 AM

It was a great game!

But it's tough to say best of all time...it's just the most recent best game ever played! There have been plenty of great games...can you imagine the NU/OU game back in the early 70s if all of this TV hype existed as it does now?

By the way, I have a question: If an event takes place on a network other than ABC or ESPN is it really a big event??!! IMHO, ESPN/ABC is so tenacious in promoting their own events that they try to make everything they broadcast seem to be the biggest or best ever whereas if they are not broadcasting it their SportsCenter coverage is somewhat muted.

Do you agree?

**mj4cy** · 01-02-2007, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by Rogue52

I don't think its anywhere close to best game ever. I think last year's USC vs. Notre Dame game was better -- even better than last year's national championship game.

those two aren't even in the same league....people just think that because the media likes to do things I can't say on here to suck up to USC and ND

**borc4cy** · 01-02-2007, 10:32 AM

One of the best finishes I have seen in college football in alongtime. Except ISU Toldeo, and national title game last year. OU got what they deserved.

**MINNESOTACYCLONE** · 01-02-2007, 10:59 AM

Do you think any colleges, maybe Alabama is Saban turns them down, or Minnesota will go after Coach Chris Peterson of Boise State like Colorado did with Dan Hawkins?

**AirWalke** · 01-02-2007, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by cycloneworld

Also, I thought the announcers were TERRIBLE. Bad, Bad, Bad.

I didn't really like Keith Jackson's call of the NC game last year either. Pure excitement when USC scores, but when VY got that game winning TD? Nothing. A few seconds of silence, and then "... touchdown".