FIESTA BOWL January 1, 2007
BOISE STATE 43 OKLAHOMA 42
For those of you who may have missed what is being called by many the best football game ever played, here is the headlines in the local paper. I wished I would have taped the game. I do not watch much football, usually just the bowl games and the Super Bowl occasionally, but I am glad I did not miss this one. It was so exciting. To recap the last few seconds of the game. Okalahoma went ahead 42-35 on a 25-yard run. With only a few second left in the game, most thought it was over. But on 4th and 18 with only 7 seconds left, the Bronco's quarterback Jared Zabransky hit Drisan James at the Okalahoma's 35 and just as he was to be tackled, he pitched the ball to Jerad Rabb--the old Hook and Ladder play--, who raced into the end zone with no time left. Then Boise decided to go for the win rather than for the tie. They lined up with three wide receivers on the right side. Jared turned to throw to one of them, but instead, handed the ball behind his back to Ian Johnson--the Statue of Liberty play-- who raced into the end zone untouched for the two point conversion and the win. The announcers were going crazy and saying how this was the best game ever. Since then there have been many articles in the paper and on TV newscasts and on the internet that confirm that this was one of if not the best game ever played in college football. I was watching a professional playoff game yesterday, and John Madden made a comment about a play Seattle ran. He said, "oh they just tried a Boise State play". So, now potatoes are not the only claim to fame for Idaho.
6 comments:
I watched the first half of the game, and went to bed with Boise up by quite a few points. Mike stayed up and watched the whole thing. I should have stayed up, too! I missed the greatest football game ever just to get an extra hour of sleep.
Dad and Ben went to watch the game on Grandpa and Grandma's big screen so I was home alone watching it and it literally brought me out of my chair.
Whoo-Hoo!! The triumph over Oklahoma is particularly sweet.
I didn't watch the actual game, but I did watch the replays on the news. Man, I wish I would have watched the real thing. And then I didn't watch the Seattle game either and it was exciting too!
Congrats Idaho!
It's so funny - we never watch football, but we happened to be flipping channels when we caught the tail end of the game. A. got really into it. I ended up not watching the overtime, but he stuck with it and found it all very exciting. This the man who normally thinks American football isn't "real" football. It really has been one of those Cinderella stories, and shows how truly arbitrary (and money focused) is the college ranking system.
i'm so clueless. we never watch any sports or pay attention to them but i'm excited that everyone else is.
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