The 2011/2012 Bowls in Review

Well here it is College Football fans; the last post of the year. It was a great Bowl Season and there were just so many good games and exciting matchups this year. Congrats to Alabama on winning another National Championship for the SEC (that’s 6 in a row now in case you weren’t counting).

But, before I run down each and every game (Oh yeah, this is a long one) let’s see how the conferences finished up this year:

6-3 SEC: One of those losses came in the National Championship Game, so really the SEC should, once again, have the highest Conference Bowl record.
6-2 Big-12: The Big-12 had a very good showing this year and were helped out by two wins from its departing members Missouri and Texas A&M who are moving over to… the SEC.
3-2 BigEast: The “big”East may have pulled out a winning record, but their only two good showings were from Cincy and West Virginia.
4-6 Big-10: Ouch. The Big-10 got rolled over on January 2nd and did not have a very impressive Bowl Season.
2-5 PAC-12: If you thought the Big-10 had a bad one, what can you say about the PAC-12? Only Oregon stood out and with 7 Bowl appearances, the PAC-12 looked a little overmatched this year.
2-6 ACC: Not to be outdone by those guys out west, the ACC went ahead and took the cake for lackluster Bowl performances this year. Two words can really sum it all up: Clemson’s Defense.

So who was winning if all the “Big Boys” had so many losses? Well both the MAC and C-USA went 4-1 in their Bowls while MWC went 2-3, the SunBelt 1-2 and the lowly WAC goose egged at 0-3. I went 23-12 in my picks for the Bowl Season, so I can’t say too much. That’s waaaay below my season average, but hey, it’s the Bowls. Anything can happen.

I love the conference debates. I really do and I think this year once again proves that the SEC is by far the best conference in College Football and that while the PAC-12 and Big-10 may be on the rise after their respective realignments, they aren’t there just yet. And, while the Big-12 may be on the downslide, they haven’t fallen completely out of the debate just yet either. While I like to poke fun at the little conferences (and the BigEast), the little guys had a good showing this year and I enjoyed that as you will see in some of these earlier recaps.

So while all the kicking, tackling, passing, rushing and fumbling may be over; let’s toss the coin one more time and finish off this year. Enjoy!

GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL –
Temple (MAC) over Wyoming (MWC) 37-15
Nothing says ‘Lets kick off Bowl Season’ like a stellar MAC v. MWC matchup that ends in a blowout. Not all Bowls are created equal and this was a prime example of that. However, the teams did draw almost 26,000 fans to NM and Temple finishes the year with a 9 win season. And, as you know, for Temple, that’s pretty damned good.

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL –
Ohio (MAC) over Utah State (WAC) 24-23
There is so much to laugh at when it comes to the “Famous Potato Bowl.” It’s on a blue field, it features a MAC v. WAC matchup and it’s the other UO and the forgotten Utah team. But! The last 4 minutes of this game were entertaining as hell. In fact, the second half in general was really fun to watch. Utah State’s run vs. Ohio’s pass was just fun. No, defense was not that big of a factor. In the end, Ohio scored on a weird TD and gave Utah State no time to mount a comeback and the MAC is 2-0 in the Bowls.

R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL –
La-Lafayette (SunBelt) over San Diego State (MWC) 32-30
Congrats to the Ragin’ Cajuns’ kicker Brett Baer for booting a 50-yard FG as time expired to give his team the Bowl win. The SDS Aztecs scored a TD with 35 seconds left (missed the two-point conversion) and thought they had this wrapped up. But no! The Cajuns were playing a home game of sorts and sent over 42,000 liquored up fans home happy getting their 9th win of the year in the Bowl game.

BEEF 'O' BRADY'S BOWL ST. PETERSBURG –
Marshall (C-USA) over Florida Int. (SunBelt) 20-10
Aside from this being one of the worst Bowl names out there and one of those Bowls that needs to be eliminated, this was a crappy matchup. 6-6 Marshall vs. 8-4 FIU? Really? Who cares? And, as expected, this Bowl was pretty much a snoozer. They only thing of interest is the fact that Marshall won and will finish with a winning record on the year and FIU proved that yes, indeed, they do suck!

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL –
#18 TCU (MWC) over Louisiana Tech (WAC) 31-24
Remember when Bowls didn’t need sponsors in order to operate? What a dumb name. And why does a credit union need to advertise nationally? Anyway, I was really surprised that LaTech made a game of this. I thought TCU and their #18 ranking would run over the Bulldogs. Guess not. But can you blame TCU for not getting up for the Poinsettia Bowl? I can’t. Apparently neither could the fans since only about 24,600 showed up. Kinda sad that TCU now finishes with an 11-2 record and the only thing they were able to show us in this game was that they have the ability to sleep in the first half and then comeback and beat an 8 win WAC school.

MAACO BOWL LAS VEGAS -
#7 Boise State (MWC) over Arizona State (Pac-12) 56-24
Oh Boise State. What a waste of time this bowl was for you. I guess getting a win over a Pac-12 school in a bowl game is good, but you were so close to a BCS Bowl and now you fell all the way to the Las Vegas Bowl on December 22nd. And what happened to the darlings of the first half of the season at Arizona State? Ouch. Anyway, Boise dominated this game. They ran the opening kickoff back 100 yards for a TD and then Kellen Moore did what he’s done for the past few years and just controlled a very productive offense. Zzz… Oh. Sorry. Yeah. Not the best match up and a huge disappointment for ASU who now finish with a 6-7 record.

SHERATON HAWAII BOWL -
#21 Southern Miss (C-USA) over Nevada (WAC) 24-17
No real surprise here. Southern Miss was riding high after beating Houston and winning the C-USA Championship and Nevada really was only playing for respect. Which they didn’t get. Southern Miss finishes the year with 12 wins and that is awesome. But, their coach is leaving and a lot of guys are graduating, so I wouldn’t expect the same from them next year. Nevada on the other hand is… well… Nevada so I would think their good for another 7-6 finish next year.

AdvoCare V100 INDEPENDENCE BOWL –
Missouri (Big-12) over North Carolina (ACC) 41-24
Ah yes. Welcome to the SEC Missouri. Congrats on your Bowl win over an ACC opponent. You must have gotten the memo that we like to beat ACC teams every time we play them. I also like the fact that Missouri got the job done by running the ball. Nice! The Tigers finish with an 8-5 record but I wouldn’t expect the same with them making the switch to the SEC next year. NC on the other hand finishes at 7-6 and needs to win more conference games next year if they hope to improve. 3-5 in ACC play this year? Wow.

LITTLE CAESARS BOWL –
Purdue (Big10) over Western Michigan (MAC) 37-32
Really? A Pizza Bowl? Really? Purdue struggled to beat WMU? I didn’t watch this one and I’m glad.

BELK BOWL –
North Carolina State (ACC) over Louisville (BigEast) 31-24
Well I guess if a pizza can sponsor a Bowl game then a discount clothing store can too. The only thing about this game that was satisfying was the fact that the BigEast school lost to an ACC school. What’s worse than losing to an ACC team that went 4-4 in conference play? Oh yeah. Playing in the BigEast.

MILITARY BOWL - PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN –
Toledo (MAC) over Air Force (MWC) 42-41
Now this is the most honest corporate sponsorship you will ever see. The Military Bowl presented by a defense contractor. Wow. Anyway, this was a pretty good game and strangely featured Toledo’s air attack vs. Air Force’s ground game. Air Force had a chance to tie it after scoring a TD with 52 seconds left but opted to go for the 2-point conversion and the win rather than playing for overtime. They missed it, and allowed Toledo to collect their 9th victory on the year and collect another win for the MAC. I guess in the end we learned that a rocket from Toledo can shoot down an Air Force jet. (Yeah, really bad pun there).

BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL -
#21 Texas (Big-12) over California (Pac-12) 21-10
Well, despite all the injuries and a sub-par season, Texas managed to finish the year 8-5 after taking out Cal in the Bowl game. Other than that, what is the story line for this game? Anybody? I guess you could say it was Texas showing some defense for a change. The Longhorns out rushed Cal 109 to 7. Yeah, you read that right. Cal managed 7 yards of rushing offense. They also turned the ball over 5 times!!! So did Texas win or did Cal yet again find a way to lose a game that they probably should have won?

CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL –
Florida State (ACC) over Notre Dame (ND) 18-14
Remember 1993 when this game was awesome? Remember when FSU started the season ranked #5 and had aspirations of winning a National Championship? It’s 2011 and both of these teams finished the regular season 8-4? Hmm… Regardless this was a cool matchup and actually featured defense. If you’re going to put together a bowl game featuring two teams that had ‘disappointing’ seasons, at least do it right like the Champs Sports Bowl did. I hate both of these teams, but I loved watching this game. FSU had a great second half and if they’re going to get a win, at least they beat the “fighting” Irish.

VALERO ALAMO BOWL -
#12 Baylor (Big-12) over Washington (Pac-12) 67-56
Whoa! Offense! Offense! Heisman Trophy winner RG III and the Baylor Bears just won a track meet! This was the highest scoring Bowl game in history and if you missed it, look up the runs by Baylor’s Terrence Ganaway. 21 carries for 200 yards and 5 TDs!!! Wow! 1,397 total yards in this game and it was amazing! Not the style of football I enjoy the most, but this was one hell of an entertaining game. I was really surprised that Washington was able to hold up as long as they did. Baylor finishes out their stellar season 10-3 and will have to rebuild next year if they hope to string together another season like this anytime soon.

NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL –
Rutgers (BigEast) over Iowa State (Big12) 27-13
Um, the Pinstripe Bowl? I’ve got to admit, I’ve never heard of this one. No surprise with the outcome whatsoever seeing as Iowa State came in at 6-6 and already upset OKS for their “big win” of the year. Rutgers ran over them all game long and capitalized on 3 turnovers from the Cyclones.

BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL –
BYU (Mormon) over Tulsa (C-USA) 24-21
Damn it! I so wanted to pull out the Mormon Girl one more time. I thought Tulsa’s offense would be able to put up more points and control the ball and the clock a little more but alas… BYU won. Congrats to them though for putting together another 10 win season. This was a pretty even game all the way through and BYU was just able to capitalize on their final drive and score with 11 seconds left to win their 6th Bowl in the past 7 years.

FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL –
Mississippi State (SEC) over Wake Forrest (ACC) 23-17
A battle of two 6-6 teams in the Music City! Wooo! We need more Cow Bell. Another SEC over ACC matchup though, so that’s good. I was excited to see who would fuck up the most in this game and apparently that was Wake Forrest. Wake won the time of possession, passed for about 100 more yards and won the turnover battle 2-0. But… Miss State had scoring runs of 60 and 72 yards and a scoring pass of 31 yards. Big plays I guess make up for all the other 3 and outs. Miss State played crap football all season long and I was surprised they even made it to Bowl eligibility. However, this is two years in a row they’ve won a Bowl game and their 5th straight Bowl win. Better luck next year Miss State fans. It’s hard playing in the SEC we know. And poor Wake. They lost to Vandy to end the year and now Miss State? Ouch.

INSIGHT BOWL -
#14 Oklahoma (Big-12) over Iowa (Big-10) 31-14
OU almost let Iowa back into this game in the 4th quarter but put together 10 points in the final 3 minutes to ice the Insight. What a letdown year for the Sooners, but I guess they have to feel better now that they have a Bowl win and finish with 10 wins overall. All three of the Sooners’ losses came in Big-12 play this year hence why they were not in a bigger Bowl despite their #14 ranking. Iowa’s offense put up more total yards and controlled this game for the most part but just could not get it into the end zone. They didn’t even score till the 4th when they put together two drives that resulted in TDs. Oklahoma played the ‘bend but don’t break’ defense and ran the ball effectively enough to get a win.

MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS –
Texas A&M (Big-12) over Northwestern (Big-10) 33-22
Ah another future SEC team getting a Bowl win. Go Aggies! I was watching this game while waiting on midnight and the fireworks to start. Not too many fireworks during the game but it was entertaining. (For a matchup between two 6-6 teams) I liked that A&M’s new coach was on hand to watch them and “learn about his players.” A&M managed a fairly balanced attack and in the end I think they were the better team and good for them on finishing out their time in the Big-12 with a Bowl win.

AutoZone LIBERTY BOWL –
Cincinnati (BigEast) over Vanderbilt (SEC) 31-24
Damnit Vandy! Why do you always have to play like, well, Vandy? You let down the SEC by playing your typical style of screw up football. Vanderbilt went up 21-17 in the 4th and then let up a 90 yard TD return on the ensuing kick, then threw an INT that set up another TD to go down 31-21 all in a span of about 10 minutes. It’s bad enough that they are the whipping boys of the SEC and have to struggle every year to become Bowl eligible, but then to lose their Bowl game to a Big East school? Ouch. Now Cincinnati was a 9-3 team this year (now 10-3), but come on!

HYUNDAI SUN BOWL –
Utah (Pac-12) over Georgia Tech (ACC) 30-27 in OT
Now, when the Bowls were announced, I thought this would be one of the “can’t miss” games. Two totally different styles of offence; and not a whole lot of defense. I was right. Utah took a 10-7 lead into half before GT ripped off 17 unanswered points in the 3rd the last score coming on an awesome 74 yard INT return for a TD. Then the 4th quarter happened. Utah, down 14, scores twice and forces OT. GT kicks a FG, Utah scores a TD. Done. What an awesome game. Quote of the night came from Tech’s Head Coach Paul Johnson, "We couldn't block in the fourth quarter and the plays we needed to make just didn't happen," Johnson said. "It feels like somebody kicked you in the gut. When you are competitive, it really hurts.” So coach… now that your team has lost 7 STRAIGHT BOWL GAMES!!! When do you expect to really be competitive again?

KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL -
Illinois (Big10) over UCLA (Pac-12) 20-14
Zzzzzz… Huh? What? Yeah yeah. Hunger is bad. Donate. Zzzzz… A 6-6 Illinois team versus a 6-7 UCLA is not a matchup I care to waste time watching. But, a win for Illinois does give us a Bruin team that finishes off the year at 6-8 or most likely the worst finish by any team that has ever even been allowed to compete in a Bowl game. Zzzzz…

Chick-fil-A (Don’t call me Peach anymore) BOWL –
#25 Auburn (SEC) over Virginia (ACC) 43-24
Auburn has to feel a little better about their season after this one. After winning the National Title last year they knew this was going to be a rebuilding year. Auburn lost their leading rusher before the game due to a suspension and then their QB in the first quarter due to an ankle injury and still managed to lay a beat down on Virginia. The Tigers ripped off 21 unanswered in the 2nd quarter (led 28-17 at half) and then outscored Virginia 15-7 in the second half. Virginia didn’t look all that bad and I could see where some people had them as an upset pick, but come on. It’s Auburn in a Bowl game. And damn you Chick-fil-A. I love your chicken sandwich, but you need to put the Peach back into the Peach Bowl.

TICKETCITY BOWL -
#19 Houston (C-USA) over #22 Penn State (Big10) 30-14
Ouch. You could understand Houston falling to a lower Bowl game after their loss, but Penn State from the Big-10? Nobody wanted to touch them and so they found themselves in the TicketCity Bowl against one of the nation’s top offences. Oh, and QB Case Keenum is pretty good in case you didn’t know. He went 45/69 (eh) for 532 yards and 3TDs on the day. How sad was Penn State’s season? Not only the sex scandal but their starting QB missing the Bowl game because he got a concussion from a locker room fight when one of his wide receivers knocked him out. Then Houston rolls up 600 yards of offense on them in the Bowl game to send them home losers with more questions than answers leading into next season. Yeah. Penn State is on the slide and it may be a few years before we see them in contention again.

TAXSLAYER.com URBAN MYER GATOR BOWL –
Florida (SEC) over Ohio State (Big-10) 24-17
I thought I put up my new calendar and it said 2012 not 2006. What is this? Seriously though, if you’re going to have two teams that finish with disappointing seasons, you might as well put them together for a rematch to see which has fallen the farthest. I’ve always hated Urban Myer, now I hate him even more for going to OSU. Anyway, Florida’s speed finally paid off for them and they exposed what characterizes Big-10 football: slow, slow power, un-athletic linemen and a lack of depth overall in the conference. Florida played some amazing special teams in this game and that really was the difference when it came to these two 6-6 teams fighting it out to see which one could secure a winning season. The Gay Acorns of Ohio State dropped four straight to finish below .500 for the first time since 1988, and lost seven games for the first time since 1897. Ouch. Well Myer is tired of hanging out with his wife and kids, so maybe he can turn things around. Right…

NOW ON TO THE REAL BOWL GAMES!!!!
(Well, except for a few that slide in here on the timeline).

CAPITAL ONE BOWL -
#9 South Carolina (SEC) over #20 Nebraska (Big-10) 30-13
Congrats to the Gamecocks of South Carolina for their first ever 11 win season. Wow. Who would have ever thought the Ol’ Ball Coach would have been able to do it at SC? Anyway, South Carolina showed that SEC speed again and racked up 6 sacks on the day, held Nebraska to 250 yards on the day and shut them out after the first quarter. Conner Shaw had a great day for the Cocks and Alshon Jeffery was his typical awesome self. (Well except when he and a Nebraska CB got ejected for fighting in the 3rd quarter). When the Bowls were announced I was surprised that Michigan State wasn’t picked for this game seeing as they were ranked higher than Nebraska. Nevertheless, this was a good win for South Carolina and another good win for the SEC.

OUTBACK BOWL
#17 Michigan State (Big10) over #16 Georgia (SEC) 33-30 in 3OTs
What the FUCK!? Michigan State’s one strength on defense is the middle of their line. So why the fuck did Georgia try about 20 runs right up the middle? Georgia dominated this game in the first half (what else is new?) and lost for 3 main reasons: Mike Bobo’s play calling, Aaron Murray’s INTs and the lack of a run game (what else is new?). I think I’ll start two pages on Facebook and see if I can get a million likes on each. One will be ‘Fire Mike Bobo’ and the other will be ‘Cut Isaiah Crowell’. Georgia would be much better off without either of those two. Don’t blame the kicker or the defense for the OT loss. Blame Mike Bobo. Can I just say thank you to Brandon Boykin for his play on the day? When he caught that punt on the 8 yard line and ran backwards to the 5 my thought process was: NO, No, no… yes, Yes, YES as he went 98 yards for the TD. Wow. But alas, let all of Bulldog Nation stand and say… ‘Next year.’ Fandom aside, congrats to Michigan State’s Seniors for finally getting a Bowl win and finishing off their season with 11 wins and going out as the winningest class in school history.

ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIO -
#5 Oregon (Pac-12) over #10 Wisconsin (Big-10) 45-38
I love watching Oregon. High tempo offense, speed everywhere, and those uniforms are always entertaining. I was actually surprised that Wisconsin was able to hang with Oregon as well as they did. They were in it till about 4 minutes left when they fumbled the ball away and let Oregon go on to run out the clock. The Ducks racked up 621 total yards in this one and De’Anthony Thomas’ TD runs of 91 and 64 yards were just awesome. This was a very entertaining game and congrats to Oregon for finishing off a great season with 12 wins and their first Rose Bowl win in 95 years.

TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL -
#3 Oklahoma State (Big-12) over #4 Stanford (Pac-12) 41-38 in OT
Woah! So if Alabama beats LSU in the National Championship Game did OSU make enough of a statement to say that they should be #1? Well, no. But, it does put them in position to finish in the #2 spot this year. Congrats. Motivation was a question for the Cowboys in this game after missing out on the BCS National Championship Game but they seemed ready to go and put on a pretty good show against Andrew ‘Draft me #1’ Luck. (I’m sorry, I know he’s good, but I’ve got a problem thinking he’s gonna be all that good in the NFL. We’ll see). Hey, Matt Millen likes him, so that should be enough to scare you off of the guy. Anyway, I know OSU is a passing team, but 13 total rushing yards? Stanford controlled the tempo of this game holding the ball for over 41 minutes!!! Guess it doesn’t matter though if all Oklahoma State needs to do is get the ball, score the ball. But in the end, it was the defense that actually won the game for them holding Stanford scoreless in the OT period. Really the end was a little bit of a letdown. I wanted some more scoring. Have all the points scored in these Bowl games changed my opinion on defense? No, but I do like point scoring bonanzas in Bowl games.

ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL -
#13 Michigan (Big10) over #11 Virginia Tech (ACC) 23-20 in OT
A Sugar Bowl without an SEC team is just weird to me. This one was even weirder because the Sugar Bowl took Michigan from the Big10 instead of #6 Arkansas from the SEC. Anyway, both the Big10 and ACC are having crappy Bowl Seasons, so this was a “good” win for Michigan and the Big10. Virginia Teach in typical ACC style out gained Michigan 377 to 184 overall but still found a way to lose the game. This was a very good 4th quarter though with VT kicking a FG with 2 seconds left to send it to overtime. Michigan’s defense though held up in the OT period and got a big Sugar Bowl win to finish the year with 11 wins for only the 5th time in school history. Remember when Michigan was a joke a few years ago? Well, they’ve got a new coach and things may be turning around in the Brady Hoke era.

DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL -
#23 West Virginia (BigEast) over #15 Clemson (ACC) 70-33
Ah the BigEast’s one “bright spot” just embarrassed Clemson! Wow. 70 points? That should just speak for itself. Best tackle of the night goes to Obie the mascot after a 99 yard fumble return for a TD in the second quarter for WV. Go look it up. How about the numbers on WV’s QB Smith on the night: 31/42 for 401 yards and 6TDs with 0INTs. Wow. Anyway, like I said, the 70 points should just speak for themselves. Clemson: “We suck again!”

AT&T COTTON BOWL -
#6 Arkansas (SEC) over #8 Kansas State (Big-12) 29-16
Two of the big boys from both the SEC and Big-12 put on a really good show in this year’s Cotton Bowl. (By the way, some say the Big-12 is the second best conference in College Football and this was a huge game for conference bragging rights). If it weren’t for some great secondary play from Kansas State, this score could have been a lot worse. K-State’s defense really kept them in this game and played really well. But Arkansas to me was just the better team in every aspect of the game. Their only two losses this year were on the road to Alabama and LSU and with this win, they picked up 11 on the year and will defiantly finish in the top 5. And how exciting is Joe Adams for Arkansas? He’s like the Deven Hester of College Football. Anyway, this game was a really good one and really close throughout. K-State was within 3 late into the 3rd before Tyler Wilson and the Razorbacks just pulled away from them and played some shutdown defense.

BBVA COMPASS BOWL –
SMU (C-USA) over Pittsburgh (BigEast) 28-6
Really I hate these Bowls that they squeeze in between the BCS Bowls as a way to fill air time and sell more ad space. But, this one did give me yet another opportunity to laugh at the BigEast. To be somewhat fair, Pitt was without its head coach and the D-Coordinator who was coaching them was out the door as soon as the game was over too. But, they managed only 10 yards of rushing on the day and were out played in just about every aspect of the game. June Jones picked up his 100th collegiate win. So, that’s something. With this loss though, Pitt finishes with a losing record going 6-7 on the year.

GODADDY.com BOWL –
Northern Illinois (MAC) over Arkansas State (SunBelt) 38-20
Go Daddy! And go NIU to 11 wins on the year. Arkansas State committed 5 turnovers the last one a pick-6 that iced the game for the Huskies in the 4th quarter. Other than that, there isn’t anything of note from this game other than the fact that NIU trailed 13-0 early before mounting their comeback and Husky WR Martle Moore having the game of his life catching 8 balls for 225 yards and a TD.

ALLSTATE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP -
#2 Alabama (SEC) over #1 LSU (SEC) 21-0
I thought it would take 21 points to win this game, and in a sense, I was right. Everyone knew this was going to be a game dominated by defense but not dominated by just one defense. Wow. Alabama’s defensive performance was one of the greatest I’ve ever seen. LSU didn’t even get across the 50 yard line until about midway through the 4th quarter and they were there for all total of one play. The Tigers managed only 92 total yards and 5 first downs with 2 turnovers. Alabama on the other hand controlled the field position, the clock, the tempo, and only committed one penalty and that came late on an off-sides call on a punt that didn’t even hurt them. Just a total dominating performance from the Tide and they certainly deserve to be this year’s National Champions. Say what you want about this rematch, but I think the best two teams were on the field on Monday night and the best team put on its best performance of the year. Just another year and another Championship for the SEC. Congrats to Alabama! (That kind of hurt typing that).

That’s it! See you all next year. I’m done! Now I can go back to typing actual Blogs about what’s up with me on this side of the world.