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TV tonight: Nothin’ but Rose Bowl
If tonight’s Rose Bowl is like last night’s Orange Bowl, I’m calling in sick tomorrow. Just so you know.
Weeknight football games — especially those of the college persuasion — are not supposed to be that good or last that long. I’m exhausted. Totally spent.
But who can turn away from Penn State and Joe Paterno? The man and his team are legendary … and exemplary. They actually care about academics and athletics. Plus, reading Paterno’s lips as he barks at officials and players on the sidelines is one of life’s great X-rated pleasures.
By the time Penn State finally pulled out a 26-23 field-goal victory over Florida State, the thought of another equally exhausting contest in tonight’s Rose Bowl had me quivering.
In case you’ve been touring Thailand for the past month or so, the UT Longhorns and the USC Trojans are doing battle in Pasadena tonight to determine college football’s national champ. The rain has finally stopped. Most alleged experts expect USC to win, but Vince Young and a few other Longhorns disagree.
We’ll see. Kickoff is around 7:20 tonight on ABC. Keith Jackson, The Voice of College Football, will be at the helm. ABC Sports says half-time will be exactly 22 minutes long, so if you’re making a food-and-beverage run, plan accordingly.
The 19-year-old boy in my house, who attends a Boston college that has no football team, is an obsessive UT fan and makes the following prediction: If the Longhorns win, which he thinks they will, it will be a squeaker. If the Longhorns lose, it’ll be a blow-out. Sounds logical to me.
As long as the game is over before midnight, I’ll be relieved. Or, as previously mentioned, I’ll be calling in tired.
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By Frank Strovel, III
January 4, 2006 10:58 AM | Link to this
As Jay Leno said last night, "Longhorns and Trojans....sounds like safe sex on Brokeback Mountain."