This isn't exactly timely, but figured I'd throw out a few comments on the bowl games involving Pac 10 teams that happened recently.
After the abysmal showing by Arizona, I didn't have high hopes for Washington vs. Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl. Instead, Washington showed surprising grit, gristle and gumption. The took it hard to the Huskers, winning a tough contest, 19-7. And despite all the excitement all year long for Jake "The Snake" (it's contractual that all Jakes must be nicknamed The Snake...I believe it's in the Constitution) Locker, he finished off the year pretty much like he played it...amazingly mediocre. 56 yards passing on five completions, but he did have 83 yards rushing and a touchdown. So that was cute. But a really surprising game, when you consider that earlier this year, Nebraska beat the Huskies 56-21. I would say yeah Pac 10, but that's kind of dumb. And also, not that excited that Washington might be good again.
As an aside, the Holiday Bowl was presented by Bridgepoint Education, which according to their website specializes in something called postsecondary education. They have "regionally accredited" universities in beautiful Clinton, Iowa and Colorado Springs, Colorado. Despite the fact that I did go to an actual college, I'm not sure I know what "regional accreditation" means. I'm assuming that it means your degree would only be good in Clinton, Iowa...or maybe, if you're lucky, all of Iowa. However, they appear to be doing quite well, since they get to sponsor a big ol' Bowl Game. One more quick thing and I'll move on: according to the website, the two colleges, Ashford University and University of the Rockies, has a total of 77,000 plus students, ground and online. However, at both colleges, ground-only students number 640...so yeah, fake colleges.
In the Orange Bowl, Stanford (speaking of, you hear the head coach, Jim Harbaugh, might take another job?) got to play ACC champ Virginia Tech. And they beat the snot out of them, 40-12. Hard to believe that when I started these recaps, Stanford was unbelievably horrible and the butt of many a joke by yours truly. Now, cowabunga...damn good. Of course, if Harbaugh leaves as expected, forcing Luck to the NFL, and graduating a bunch of seniors, it's likely their run won't last. But still, crikey. Good.
Might as well go with a shout out, to our old pals the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Playing in the Sun Bowl, of all games, they renewed a rivalry with another formerly great team that is also delusional about their status in the game, Miami (Catholics versus Convicts...woo!). And Notre Dame looked pretty damn good, stomping the Hurricanes 33-17. The program seems to be on the upswing, winning their last five games and ensuring that their fans will be utterly ridiculous about their future. Yay!
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