It was a real nail-biter down to the very last second. I could barely watch, but I knew it would end with the Longhorns winning after they regained possession of the ball in the final minutes of the game. Vince Young is just too good. There is no stopping him.
You might as well just have called it The Vince Young Bowl.
After all, it was pretty much a one man show. Yes, Texas won the Rose Bowl by 3 points, much to my dismay. Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush and Lendale White just couldn't hold off the Longhorns. But it wasn't their fault. True, Reggie Bush, the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, flubbed the ball in an uncharacteristic error which cost the Trojans dearly, and in a bad coaching move, Pete Carroll had USC go for the 1st down on 4th and 2 when they should have gone for the field goal. But, Vince Young was too good of a quarterback (making 3 TD's, completing 30 out of 40 passes and rushing for 200 yards) and the USC defense was just lousy, leaving men open and not being able to make the tackles when they should have. USC's defense failed and lost them the game.
Reggie Bush would redeem himself in the 2nd half, scoring a TD on a 37 yard run. Lendale White was the key player in USC's offense. He is a strong guy and it took a lot of guys to tackle him to the ground. And Matt Leinart, who got off to a good start in the 1st half, but was roughed up later on and was visibly shaken, throwing a pass that was intercepted in the first half, picked himself up and shook himself off and went on to prove himself to being as good as they say he is.
Then, there was controversy. In the 1st half, Vince Young lateraled the ball to Selvin Young who made it into the end zone for a touchdown, when Vince Young's knee was clearly on the ground when he passed Selvin Young the ball. It should have been down right there, and the TD would not have counted. USC got royally ripped off there.
There was also unsportsmanlike behavior. A cheap shot to Matt Leinart, after he had already passed the ball, resulted in a flag on the play and a 15 yard gain for the Trojans. Eventually, USC would score on that possession.
But it was too little, too late. After being ahead in the 4th quarter, Texas regained the ball on a missed 4th down opportunity and Vince Young went on to score the winning TD.
Damn him! And damn USC's lousy defense.
Oh well. There's always next year.
And Matt Leinart... you are still the best.
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I didn't know you were a college football fan. I've been sick so I have not watched any of the bowl games since last week. I soaked in every minute of the Nebraska vs Michigan game...which Nebraska won. I'm a huge fan of the old School Nebraska. Dr Tom Osborne is my all time favorite collge football coach ever...EVER. The team is a mess now beacue the new coach is revamping the team to play west coast ball. I will miss the I-formation and the good old wishbone and the whole walk on program. We were always know for our big farm boy walk on's. Ah, the good days are gone...soon they will take away our beloved black shirts. So sad! Hope you had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year! Later Gator!
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