Monday, Jan. 9 - What a difference a touchdown makes.
For the vast majority of the BCS title game between LSU and Alabama, the five field goals kicked by Alabama set up the entire game — and the process used to select the two teams — for a large bucket full of ridicule. And on Twitter, I absolutely joined in. Hard not too.
However, once Trent Richardson scored on a 20-yard run with 4 1/2 minutes left in the contest, the score hit the 20s and the Twitter-verse softened up a bit. Now, those who were pumping up Alabama’s dominance on defense (Argument No. 1: LSU crossed the 50-yard line once and never came close to scoring, not even a field goal) and overall excellence in the game could get a word in edgewise. It is the right call and debate to have, but there was no way it was going to get any traction against the tide (ha ha, inadvertent joke) of “The BCS sux” and “Booooooring….”
So, thank Trent Richardson for single-handedly turning the debate from the process and special teams to what really happened on the football field.
Sunday, Jan. 8 - There really is just one thing you need to know about this day. It is the play that I marked out for like Hell In A Cell with Mick Foley. (OK, a slight exaggeration. I did mark out, but not as big as HIAC.)
TEBOW!
