52 – 34. That would be the score of this year’s Holiday Bowl.
THE University of Texas 52
Arizona State University 34
And the game was never as close (?) as the score reflects.
ASU held the lead for a for a total time of 00:00.
UT gained 306 yards rushing vs. ASU’s . . . . 22
Dalton and Belt and Pace are going to look mighty special when they sport their new forehead “tattoos”. (See The Bet for details. No Photoshop boys, we’re talking Sharpie!)
And as for all you other knuckleheads (including my wife), about all I can say is….
HOOK ‘EM HORNS!!
This tune is for you.
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[tags]UT, Horns, Holiday Bowl, The Bet[/tags]
The Phoenix Real Estate Guy was started by Jay Thompson, and I have a little blogging problem... he liked to say...
Dang did ASU forget to show up in the first quarter. Outside the first quarter, the game was pretty even, score-wise. Although, being behind as much as ASU was, pretty much required the one-dimensional offense.
Here's hoping that Rudy Carpenter learns how to THROW THE BALL AWAY before next season. I do feel bad for that UT assistant that "touched" the ball. Whether or not he did, he made the attempt, and if it had cost them the game, it would have been impossible to live down.
Congratulations and don't mess with Texas…football
or those crazy Horns fans 🙂
HOOK 'EM HORNS!!!! The losers are quiet so far…
Lani – maybe they learned a lesson from one Rudy Carpenter, the ASU quarterback who talked smack all week about how bad the Texas defense was.
Given that Mr. Carpenter spent most of the game running for his life, getting pummeled repeatedly, and viewing a considerable amount of the game while laying face-down on the turf, the prudent ASU fan should probably just slink off silently and wait for next year.
At least this should put a stop to the, "We should be in a BCS bowl game!" whining.
Steve – I don't think the kid touched the ball, but he never should have been that close in the first place. Had UT lost, I think someone would have killed that guy! Looking forward to your video! 🙂
The better team won; it's that simple. What was frustrating is how pathetic ASU's offensive line was. Combine that with a quarterback who was hobbling since the 1st half and it's not pretty. I can't help but wonder how the game would have gone if Carpenter got benched early due to his not being 100%….Their 2nd string QB immediately was able to run the offense and pick apart UT's defense. I'm inclined to say let's not assume Mr. Emotional Carpenter is next year's starting QB. I was very impressed with our other QB–simmons or sullivan?
Still it was a great year–at least much better than expected. I can't wait to see if Erickson can get recruit us a line that can block and a defense that dominates. A lightening fast All-American receiver again wouldn't hurt either.
Bummed but proud Sun Devil
Jay – you really know how to "rub it in" don't you? hehe
While I'm not a college football fan, I can tell you there is one 13 year old boy on Cape Cod who bleeds orange and was thrilled about the win.
But Mom is a Pro football fan from New England….How 'bout them Patriots!