Reno? Yes, the Reno of college football bowl games. Let me explain.
In this crazy world of sports, it seems improbable that this match up could ever happen in a Bowl game with so little importance to the rest of the college football world. On the Eve of the Holiday Bowl, a game that features my beloved Bears and those of the much hated Longhorns, most of you are wondering if I will feel vindicated with a blowout win by the Bears for what happened in "2004." The answer is ... maybe. Maybe with Aaron Rodgers winning the Super Bowl and as its MVP, I feel that I've already been vindicated. Where's Vince Young? What has any other Longhorn quarterback achieved in the NFL?
Having witnessed two of the worst seasons since ever, and the fact that the the Longhorns and the Bears have had identical records since I migrated to the Southwest, seems to have taken a lot of the steam out of this game. Maybe it's that I realize what happened in 2004 was not Texas' fault, but something much bigger. A grudge with a small city made famous by Dustin Hoffman in the late 60's -- Pasadena. With the many blog posts across Bear Nation mentioning the classless act by the one and only Mack Brown, I am here to tell you I won't post that. BUT ... this will be the biggest of all the little bowls played in 2011. Let's just hope the Bears don't roll a pair of snake eyes.
"Wise Guy"
Hope the Bears win but Texas probably a bit stronger this year than CAL.. UCLA was emabarrassed by Texas early this season and UCLA beat CAL this year? Who knows how this game will play out..
ReplyDeletebetter be careful wearing that CAL Bowl game shirt around Texas I hear they still lynch people out there !! ALL THE BEST 2012 !!
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