Our last "sexy" bowl game?

by Mr. Rosewater on Nov 18, 2008 2:27 AM EST

It looks more and more likely that PSU and Oregon State will meet again for the Rose Bowl, which if that happens, I'll forever think of PSU as cursed into picking the short dull stick.

Sorry, I'm looking ahead again. BUT, it had me thinking:

What was our last "sexy" bowl game?

2005 Florida St? That's just off the top my head, but I don't recall them being at all highly ranked. It was just the two Grandpas (or "figureheads" as the "Old Ball Coach" called them) duking it out and chasing the all time win record that made the headlines.

No offense to the Beavs, of course. I truly think they could beat us if we meet again.

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FSU

I considered it a pretty sexy game, even before it went to multiple OTs.

JoePa vs. Bowden!

Of course, living down here in Florida it made it even better for me.

by The Mess on Nov 18, 2008 8:01 AM EST 0 recs

It ended up a good game,

but all of us were disappointed to be playing FSU going in. They were barely ranked, and it was a lose / lose sitch for us. If we win, so what. If we lose, we suck.

Plus, FSU had nothing to lose, and we had…… well…..more.

The only positive was beating Bowden, and burnishing Joe’s ridiculous bowl record.

'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'

by Pete the Streak on Nov 18, 2008 3:02 PM EST up 0 recs

07 Outback

Considering the whole SEC-Big 10 argument, I thought this was pretty ‘sexy’.

by jonbeav on Nov 18, 2008 8:53 AM EST 0 recs

Sexy bowl games

sound hot

I bleed Blue and White.

by Horse N Buggy on Nov 18, 2008 9:04 AM EST 0 recs

ya never miss a beat :)

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.

by TheMightyErik on Nov 18, 2008 8:48 PM EST up 0 recs

A&M in the Alamo

Not sexy. But I agree the ‘07 Outback and ’06 Orange were very sexy bowls. But 7-4 FSU wasn’t a very sexy opponent that year.

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Nov 18, 2008 9:06 AM EST 0 recs

i think

the OB would’ve been sexier if VaTech wouldn’t have worn their “oops i crapped my pants” to the ACC championship game. Im going to have to go with the Outback Bowl, UT came in there with their “holier than thou” approach and got smashed in the mouth

For the glory

by lionalum05 on Nov 18, 2008 12:30 PM EST up 0 recs

I mean we just kept running the same play, over and over again.

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by Kevin HD on Nov 18, 2008 12:36 PM EST up 0 recs

ah.

it was almost like they were afraid to tackle me.

God bless Tony Hunt. It was fitting that he kept his mouth shut for 4 years, and the one chance he got, he took FULL advantage of it.

For the glory

by lionalum05 on Nov 18, 2008 1:25 PM EST up 0 recs

Besides Hunt's pounding them,

and Davis’ TD fumble recovery and sprint, it was Scirrotto just completely PAVING that receiver that got us leaping off the couch, punching the air and yelling “LET’S SEE THAT AGAIN!”.

Great moment of TV.

'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'

by Pete the Streak on Nov 18, 2008 3:09 PM EST up 0 recs

Better question than you think

If you go back over the last 15-20 years, there aren’t many. The 1995 Rose Bowl was a bit of a disappointment because we knew we were about to get hosed. The 2006 Orange was a bit of a letdown because FSU had so many losses (good game, of course). There was a Fiesta Bowl (1997) against a pretty average Texas team.

I don’t know, maybe the ’93 Fiesta Bowl against Tennessee? Am I that jaded?

by Run Up The Score on Nov 18, 2008 9:09 AM EST 0 recs

Yes

pax et amor

by jtothep on Nov 18, 2008 9:11 AM EST up 0 recs

What constitutes a "sexy" bowl game

What are we looking for? Just a highly ranked opponent? with it not mattering a win or a loss? Any game but against an SEC or Big 12 school? a win?

I think any BCS match up is a "sexy game, because as we saw with FSU, even if a team has 4 losses, they step up their game.

by MrBrianPSU on Nov 18, 2008 10:11 AM EST 0 recs

What bothered me

was that no one took that win seriously. And they really shouldn’t have, it was maybe the 4th toughest game we had that year.

It was nice knowing that Paterno would gain on Bowden, though, and beating him straight up also helps create some kind of divide between them. I probably take this rivalry between the two too serious.

As for “sexy”, I understand the question completely and don’t really have a good answer. I think for it to be an attractive game in needs to be a now-known-as BCS bowl, and there has only been two since pre-Big Ten play. PSU v USC would be sexy to me, PSU v Or St would be more like that chick in the nut commercial. God I will be mad if that happens.

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by Kevin HD on Nov 18, 2008 10:28 AM EST up 0 recs

"that chick in the nut commercial"

????

by NJ lion on Nov 18, 2008 10:55 AM EST up 0 recs

I hate this ad

and I can’t believe you made me look it up.

I guess that’s what I get for bringing it up, though.

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by Kevin HD on Nov 18, 2008 12:12 PM EST up 0 recs

I can't believe

I was curious enough to click the link…..aye yigh yigh.

pax et amor

by jtothep on Nov 18, 2008 1:16 PM EST up 0 recs

Definitely not hot.

Nor warm. Nor room temp.

Eek.

'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'

by Pete the Streak on Nov 18, 2008 3:11 PM EST up 0 recs

I apologize

I just checked it out. Yikes

by NJ lion on Nov 18, 2008 7:15 PM EST up 0 recs

well she does rub nuts all over herself...

uhhh… sorry…

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.

by TheMightyErik on Nov 18, 2008 8:50 PM EST up 0 recs

Now

That I need to pull my brain out and run it through the dishwasher to get rid of that image……

Ben and Alex... first commits for 2024

by 3Yardout on Nov 18, 2008 9:15 PM EST up 0 recs

There are no sexy bowl games

just sexy bowl records.

26-12-2 is as sexy as it gets.

by Cairo on Nov 18, 2008 10:34 AM EST 1 recs

JoePa's Bowl Record

Sounds way hot.

pax et amor

by jtothep on Nov 18, 2008 1:17 PM EST up 1 recs

Still a long road ahead for Oregon State

They have to win at Arizona and at Oregon. They’re three point underdogs on Saturday in Tucson.

I wouldn't trust old rooster me neither.

by spakajewia on Nov 18, 2008 10:38 AM EST 0 recs

I'll take that action

Arizona’s flaky. Now, the Civil War, on the other hand? Can totally picture the Ducks rising up!

pax et amor

by jtothep on Nov 18, 2008 1:17 PM EST up 0 recs

those godawful unis

must make those kids play harder to take attention off of them…. so before I hear anyone complain about our whites again, it could be much, much worse

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/pac10/2006-09-12-oregon-uniforms_x.htm

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.

by TheMightyErik on Nov 18, 2008 8:54 PM EST up 0 recs

Civil War (Oregon) is a home game for us

And Ducks fold late in the season, they rise for nothing

Oregon State: where play action defense and healthy QBs thrive

by The VD Special on Nov 20, 2008 3:17 AM EST up 0 recs

Give em hell, VD!

I respect what you guys have going on out there and I will keep pulling for you

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.

by TheMightyErik on Nov 20, 2008 3:32 AM EST up 0 recs

Blame the Orange Bowl on the ACC

That conference has been continuously crappy for a while. Never any clear front runner and their conference champions seem weak. I thought VTech and the Marcus Vick Choir Boys would win the conference (they had a decent record), but they blew it and we ended up with FSU instead.
My cousin goes to VTech and I was really hoping for a Beamer/Paterno Bowl for the ultimate in special teams and defense…(exciting , right?)

by Artiefufkin10 on Nov 18, 2008 10:40 AM EST 0 recs

I have to keep reminding myself

That it was in fact Va Tech that was ranked #1 by the BCS computer(s?) at the end of the regular season last year.

by blogue20 on Nov 18, 2008 10:42 AM EST up 0 recs

The last sexy bowl

The Johnson & Johnson K-Y Jelly Bowl…man there were a lot of fumbles in that one. The cheerleaders were definitely hot, though.

What? That bowl game only existed in my mind to help me through 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004? Psh.

by The JuggerNitt on Nov 18, 2008 12:44 PM EST 0 recs

Why does it matter for "others" to take our bowl wins or regular wins seriously

I don’t know about some of you, but I get tired of hearing the talk of “reporters have no love”, SEC doesn’t respect us. Its beginning to sound like a high school, which i work in. If we take care of our business that we can control, then we will be rewarded in some fashion. That is all we can worry about. There is no point in worrying about the other things.

And if other schools or reporters don’t take us serious, why don’t they can Tim Curley or G-Span up and schedule a game. I am sure something could be worked out to replace a “Eastern Illinois” with USC, Texas, Florida, etc. on the schedule. We did it this year. Arkansas State was originally in place of the Oregon State game, something came up, so we welcomed the Pac 10 team to Happy Valley.

by MrBrianPSU on Nov 18, 2008 1:02 PM EST 0 recs

Wow

Are we in detention now, Mr. Brian?

pax et amor

by jtothep on Nov 18, 2008 1:19 PM EST up 0 recs

Darn right......hahaha

by MrBrianPSU on Nov 18, 2008 7:02 PM EST up 0 recs

I agree

My sense of pride for Penn State football has little to do with whatever respect we receive or don’t receive from “others.”

You could get the whole crew from Gameday and a bunch of other jokers all to say, with a straight face, that Penn State stinks and that whatever bowl game we go to isn’t “sexy.” And that winning the Big Ten is meaningless.

I really, really don’t care. Why others do is beyond me.

I wouldn't trust old rooster me neither.

by spakajewia on Nov 18, 2008 3:32 PM EST up 0 recs

Very healthy attitude

by NJ lion on Nov 18, 2008 7:16 PM EST up 0 recs

Sexiest PSU bowl game ever...

1987 Fiesta Bowl:

Good vs. Evil.
Paterno vs. Jimmy Johnson.
Fundamental vs. Flair.
Talk vs. Walk.

by jimbo2psu on Nov 18, 2008 2:40 PM EST 1 recs

Absolutely

And here, just because I can, I present (for the eleventybrazillianth time) – “The Night College Football Went to Hell”.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=fiesta87

Read it again. And no pop quizzes, Mr. Brian.

'People are about as happy as they decide they want to be'

by Pete the Streak on Nov 18, 2008 2:46 PM EST up 1 recs