Bowl Games Gameday Thread (Part 1): December 31st, 2009
by Drew Kerr on Dec 31, 2009 9:06 AM PST
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PrintWell folks...we have five....yes count 'em...five bowl games today. There will be two parts today in looking at the games. The first part we will preview the first three games; The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, The Brut Sun Bowl, and The Texas Bowl.
The first set of teams that will face off in The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl will be the Houston Cougars vs the Air Force Falcons. The Cougars finished (10-3, 6-2) which placed them in 1st place in the C-USA while The Falcons finished (7-5, 5-3) which placed them 4th in the MWC.
The second two teams that will go head-to head in The Brut Sun Bowl will be the (7-5, 5-3) Oklahoma Sooners who finished 4th in the Big 12- South against the # 21 ranked (8-4, 6-3) Stanford Cardinal who also finished 4th in the Pac 10. Both teams have their work cut out for them; particularly the Cardinal who will most likely be playing without freshman quarterback Andrew Luck.
And finally the third set of teams will be play in The Texas Bowl will be the (9-4) Navy Midshipmen versus the (8-4, 4-4) Missouri Tigers. The Midshipmen finished 1st overall as an Independent while the Tigers finshed 2nd in the Big 12- North.
Below the jump, we will take a look at some of the key players to watch in these games...
HOUSTON COUGARS VS AIR FORCE FALCONS
# 21 STANFORD CARDINAL VS OKLAHOMA SOONERS
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN VS MISSOURI TIGERS
THE BELL HELICPOTER ARMED FORCES BOWL PREVIEW (Click here for more)
AIR FORCE FALCONS
Key players to watch for the Falcons:
Jared Tew RB
Asher Clark RB
Savier Stephens RB
Anthony Wright DB
HOUSTON COUGARS
Key players to watch for the Falcons:
Case Keenum QB
Bryce Beall RB
Charles Sims RB
James Cleveland WR
Tyron Carrier WR
Patrick Edwards WR
Jamal Robinson DB
Brandon Brinkley DB
WHEN: 12:00 PM ET, 9:00 AM PST
WHERE: AMON G. CARTER STADIUM, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
TV: ESPN, ESPN-HD, ESPN360
SATELITE: SIRIUS
THE BRUT SUN BOWL PREVIEW (Click here for more)
STANFORD CARDINAL
Key players to watch for the Cardinals:
Toby Gerhart RB
Ryan Whalen WR
Chris Owusu WR
OKLAHOMA SOONERS
Key players to watch for the Sooners:
Landry Jones QB
Chris Brown RB
DeMarco Murray RB/ WR
Ryan Broyles WR
Gerald McCoy DT
Brian Jackson DB
WHEN: 2:00 PM ET, 11:00 AM PST
WHERE: EL PASO, TEXAS
TV: CBS
SATELITE: SIRIUS
THE TEXAS BOWL (Click here for more)
MISSOURI TIGERS
Key players to watch for the Tigers:
Blaine Gabbert QB
Derrick Wahington RB
Danario Alexander WR
Jared Perry WR
Sean Weatherspoon LB
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN
Key players to watch for the Midshipmen:
Ricky Dobbs RB
Vince Murray RB
Marcus Curry RB
Ram Vela LB
WHEN: 3:30 PM ET, 12:30 PM PST
WHERE: RELIANT STADIUM, HOUSTON, TEXAS
TV: ESPN
SATELITE: SIRIUS
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Stanford Cardinals
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Boomer Sooner!!
haha
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
yeah, a tricky one
are they one cardinal or is that plural for something?
"Vernon is going to be a great tight end one day, but he's got to put the whole package together." - Thanks Sing for echoing this.
they're the Cardinal
the color. Not the bird.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
so like...
The Samplesford Burgundy
"Vernon is going to be a great tight end one day, but he's got to put the whole package together." - Thanks Sing for echoing this.
I always thought it was Cardinal(s) regardless of it being a color
Why would it be singular anyway? There’s more than one player right? The Browns are the Brown(s). New Zealand Black(s), Cincinnati Red(s)…and they call themselves a University…. hah!
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
I changed it so Viliphed wouldn’t have to painfully look at it with an (s)… good catch.
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
well
Harvard is the Crimson, ’Bama is the Crimson Tide. I guess the singular name promotes solidarity or some such.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
It's a long and complicated story...
They used to be the Stanford Indians but then the University employees and students of Native American ancestry complained and they changed the mascot. A vote was held amongst the student body who picked the candidate backed by Leland Stanford Jr. University Marching Band (yes, that band), a robber baron.
The regents did not react kindly to this selection as Leland Stanford Sr. (Stanford’s father) was one of the “robber barons” of the Union Pacific Railroad. Thus the regents selected Cardinal the color because they thought nothing controversial would come of it. Of course, this backfired when the Stanford Marching Band decided to create a mascot, the always dancing and usually drunk Redwood Tree.
And that’s how the Stanford’s sports teams were named after a color and the dancing tree became a mascot. And it’s yet another reason I heart the Stanford Marching Band.
Haha
I hope Houston can somehow come back but it’s not looking good for them
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
texan?
pro sooner, pro houston…you from the south Drew?
Went to school in Oklahoma
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
Run game coordinator?
Does Stanford have two different offensive coordinators then?
Yes Drew K, Tim Tebow will get picked in the first round.
Gerhart
He’s one of those players where no matter what your needs are for your team, you should draft him.
Fumbled twice already in this game
is that typical for him?
Yes Drew K, Tim Tebow will get picked in the first round.
big turnover
why did he wrap him up if he was blocked into the returner???? pretty fishy
dumb penalty
oklahomas got their number right now but trying to give away the momentum they’ve had the whole 2nd half.
I hate to say it....
but Toby Gerhart – I just don’t see it.
Never use a big word where a diminutive alternative would suffice.
Luckless
Oklahoma did not have to respect Pritchard at all. its similar to what Gore had to endure earlier this year.Defenses stacked the box, 9 people at some times, because without Luck, our entire offensive philosophy revolved around Gerhart. With Oklahoma so focused on Gerhart, a top D in the country, his play was pretty impressive, and had many runs where he showcased the brute force and natural talent he has.
With Luck I have no doubt the Carinal would have won the game, and Gerhart would have gone Beserk.
by Lincoln Logs on Dec 31, 2009 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
I wasn't basing that...
…only on the bowl game. He’s a terrific college player. I’m talking about for next level.
Never use a big word where a diminutive alternative would suffice.
Ok that was just a bad stupid play
That end around looked like the 9ers Taser and just about as effective
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Dec 31, 2009 2:41 PM PST reply actions
boyles
has been making him look good too
by srill waiting on Dec 31, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah true.
Didn’t say I didn’t like Broyles :-)
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Dec 31, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
OU got bad calls against them all game
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
fact
and i never saw stoopes lose it at all.
by srill waiting on Dec 31, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
here's a question
with a win over mizzu (which looks right) does navy get recognized at all in preseason polls?
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