San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl

Not much interest in this one between Navy and SDSU with pro sports and some time with the family tonight.

I'm from Pittsburgh and the Penguins were playing the Captials and Steelers taking on the Panthers so my attention wasn't into the Midshipmen taking on the Aztecs. We were also playing Apples to Apples for the first time and it was far more fun than this bowl game.


Fortunately I chose to watch the 2nd quarter of the game following the first period of the hockey game.  The quarter had Navy at least being competitive scoring twice followed by two San Diego State scores.  The field was wet following monsoon like conditions on the west coast so lots of sliding and slipping around which probably didn't help Navy's triple option running attack. Navy never saw the end zone again losing 35-14.  

Game notes:
-Apparently the grounds crew pumped out 1.5 million gallons of water to get the field in playable condition so they should probably get the MVP award for the game.


-It was San Diego State's first bowl win since 1969 and their coach Brady Hoke has made it no secret he covets the University of Michigan head coaching job.  Rich Rodriguez might want to beat Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl to avoid having the folks in Ann Arbor looking west. 


-After my mandatory Bowl Quest full quarter, it was switching back and forth between Pens and Steelers.  Pens win in overtime shootout and the Steelers cruised over Panthers.

-If you've never played Apples to Apples, it was a lot of fun.  My youngest son is 12 and he's probably at the bottom end of the age group that can play the game because of the pop culture involved.  Highly recommended if you have teenagers and are looking for an activity for the family - lots of interaction and anyone can win as my 16 year old son did twice. 


-Tonight, the Hawaii Bowl with a home game for Hawaii taking on Tulsa in a game that always gets the minimum of one quarter and then a break from the games for Christmas Day.