Discover Credit Card has taken over for Fedex as the sponsor of this game and they've put a lot of bland in this updated logo. They should have kept King Orange Obie.
Okay, enough logo jibba jab to quote Mr. T., on with the game between Stanford and Virginia Tech.
Tons of story lines for this game:
-Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh is the "hot" commodity guy this year. Will he go pro, will he go to Michigan, will he stay at Stanford? Needless to stay he didn't answer any of those questions.
-Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck is the "hot" draft pick - will he come out and go to Carolina or will he stay and play another year at Stanford and try to win the Heisman?
-Virginia Tech's slow start with losses to Boise State and inexplicably to James Madison and then winning 11 in a row.
-The ESPN Monday night crew is doing this game including Jon Gruden so expect a ton of "this guy" statements. If you watch MNF, you know what I mean. I keep waiting for Ron Jaworski to lose it and fight Gruden in the booth.
-John Elway and Jim Plunkett on the Stanford sideline; Bruce Smith on the Virginia Tech sideline. Marcus Vick probably holding up a liquor store somewhere in Miami.
-We find out early that the Goo Goo Dolls will be performing at half time. I guess the Gin Blossoms were booked.
-Virginia Tech wearing orange helmets for the first time. Another school that wears a different uni for every game except this time I don't think they realized they look a lot like the Cleveland Browns. Steelers 41 Browns 9 (just needed to get that in).
-IBM ad tells us that 66% of appliances have electronic intelligence and that we can have a refrigerator that orders our groceries. No thanks. With two boys they'll probably rig the thing to fill the house with Pringles, Mountain Dew and cocktail weenies.
-Ever wonder where all that money you pay for insurance goes? Allstate, Nationwide, Geico and State Farm all heavily invested in these games. Amazingly, they don't have funds immediately when you make a claim or someone almost kills your wife in a car wreck.
-Bare midriffs for some of the Stanford cheerleaders may not have been the correct call.
-Virginia Tech defensive coordinator stroking out after first Stanford touchdown. He looks like the kind of guy who would have Molly Hatchet cranked up in his F-150 while passing you in the right lane at 97mph.
-No contest in the body painting contest. Virginia Tech over the eggheads from Stanford who are mostly wearing polos or clever t-shirts.
-I've concluded punt returners are the players hardest to coach. The habit of catching balls inside the 10 yard line is infuriating. The Stanford returner goes one better and catches the ball inside the 5 with no return. I'm assuming since he goes to Stanford he must be relatively smart so why he didn't let it go in the end zone is beyond me.
-Ball at the five, next stop, safety. Stanford kicks from the 20, Virginia Tech gets the ball, moves down field and scores their first touchdown. All because Mr. Punt Returner caught the ball inside the 5 yard line. The ESPN announcers completely ignore how all this occurred.
-Stanford answers with a touchdown but misses the point after on a block. Two special teams miscues so far.
-One of the Stanford linebackers is rocking the Road Warrior Animal look.
-The greatest mascot in all of sports, the Stanford Tree, is lurking behind Elway on the sideline. Do something crazy tree!
-Defensive holding sets up a Virginia Tech field goal. 13-12 at the half.
Half time - mini Sports Center and then a song from the Goo Goo Dolls. The song was okay, kind of reminded me of the Dream Academy's "Life In A Northern Town" but with more guitars.
Second half and Stanford is starting to take control, scoring two TD's against a so-so Virginia Tech defense. Molly Hatchet guy is probably having a coronary. ESPN has shown Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor's mom and dad in the stands and they don't look pleased. As a matter of fact I'm sure his mom or dad may kick Molly Hatchet defensive coordinator's ass if his defense gives up another easy score.
Okay, think I'm done with this one. Stanford with their third score of the 2nd half. Tyrod Taylor's mom is headed down to field to shank Bud Foster, the VT defensive coordinator.
Morning update: Good choice in going to bed before the end, 40-12 Stanford the final. My ESPN Bowl Mania Record is above .500 for the first time since BYU beat UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl, which seems like a long time ago. Expect a lot of "Luck" puns this morning.
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