2009 rose bowl Stories - Black Shoe Diaries
OSU Wins the Roses
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Mandel: Texas-Florida Would Be The Ultimate Clash
SI's Stewart Mandel weighs in on why he thinks a Texas-Florida Rose Bowl would be the granddaddy of them all. Mark it down: On Jan. 7, 2010, the Florida Gators and Texas Longhorns will meet on a football field for the first time in nearly 70 years. The teams' anticipated showdown in Pasadena,...
The Morning After
[Reportedly, Mike has wandered off to a remote cabin to contemplate life and grow an Al Gore beard. For today, it's up to Kevin and myself to sift through the rubble.] The Internets are always a funny place the day after a Penn State loss. It's not even 11 a.m., and I've read all sort of...
BSD Staff Predictions: The Rose Bowl
The time for garbage stories from the LA Times are over. The game in finally upon us and, as is the BSD custom, we offer up our expectations. Mike says... In the lead up to this game nobody gave Penn State a chance. Their reasoning is three fold. A) The Big Ten sucks B) USC owns the Big Ten in...
Rose Bowl Preview: A Look At Kicker David Buehler
"It’s more aerodynamic, plus it keeps me in line for field goals." -David Buehler Let's be straight for a minute: kickers are kind of out of place in football. They are obviously important, but with the death of two-way players and increased specialization, someone who kicks a non-moving...
Rose Bowl Stat Comparison
Advantage Rush Offense (yd/game) 211.6 (15) 83.3 (5) Rush Defense (yd/game) Push Pass Offense (yd/game) 240.6 (36) 122.8 (1) Pass Defense (yd/game) QB Rating 147.5 (19) 81.5 (1) Opp. QB Rating Total Offense (yd/game) 452.2 (15) 206.1 (1) Total Defense (yd/game) Sacks...
Rose Bowl Preview - A Look at Rey Maualuga
Feel me? Every good defense has a player that serves as an emotional leader. They are the heart and soul. They play every down as if the entire universe depends on them making a stop. When they are injured or not playing well the entire defense looks lifeless. But when they are on they elevate the...
Rose Bowl Preview - A Look at Mark Sanchez
Ok, we're about ten days away from the Rose Bowl and I have a feeling that come Wednesday of this week most of you are going to drop off the PSU blogdar until New Years day. So we better give you at least a little bit of a USC preview before then. Today we'll take a look at the bio of USC's...
Vegas Knows Best: How The Media Can Make You A Better Football Team
The hits just keep on commin': Penn State opened as a ten point dog against USC Sunday night. No respect, I tell ya.While the BCS match-ups were officially announced this weekend, we've known the Rose Bowl pairing for a while now. Vegas has had a lot of time to figure this one out.The interesting...
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