Go Beavs: An Oregon State Dynasty

[Fox1994]

lol

[Emac78]

Well, I finished the Sun Bowl, wrote down all of the information, saved all of the pictures and videos but the game froze on the loading screen so I have to play it all over again. This is really getting frustrating. This is like the 5th time this has happened during the dynasty. It was a really boring 38-7 victory so I'm not really looking forward to playing it all over again. Quinn had a career game, like over 170 yards and four touchdowns. UConn's only score came on a pick-six thrown by Rossner. They only had one first down in the entire game and had a total of 40 yards of offense. It should be really exciting to play it all over again.

[Fox1994]

lol. You don't love it when you get to blow teams out?

[Emac78]

I just like it when the games are competitive. However, I did replay the game and hope to have the update up today if I can find time between the the playoff games.

[Emac78]

Brut Sun Bowl
Connecticut (8-4) vs #16 Oregon State (10-2)

El Paso, TX - Oregon State finds itself back in the Sun Bowl for the second year in a row. It was the Beavers that were underdogs last year against a one loss West Virginia squad but OSU upset the Mountaineers in convincing fashion. Now Oregon State finds itself a huge favorite over the Connecticut Huskies. Mother Nature was not too kind to the Sun Bowl as it was cold, rainy day at El Paso. It would be intersting to see how Oregon State responds after losing to rival Oregon in the Civil War and not making a more prestigious bowl with a 10-2 record.

If anybody thought that UConn was just going to come in here and roll over they were sadly mistaken as the Huskies marched right down the field on the opening drive. UConn made it into the red zone but their drive was brought to an end by the Lombardi award winning DE Kevin Frahm, who made his 18th sack of the season and forcing a fumble but UConn recovered it. The sack forced UConn to kick a 42-yard field goal, giving the Huskies a 3-0 lead.

OSU DE Kevin Frahm ends UConn's drive with a sack and forced fumble.

It would not take long for Oregon State to respond though as QB Bryan Rossner connected with WR Marcus Sullivan, who took it for a 42-yard gain to set up OSU at the 11-yard line.

OSU QB Bryan Rossner connects with WR Marcus Sullivan for a 42-yard gain.

On third down, Rossner threw to TE Pete Rich who was crossing into the end zone but the ball was thrown too far in front. Therefore, OSU was forced to kick a 27-yard field goal to tie the game 3-3.

However, Connecticut was not phased in the least as they again marched right back down the field. This time the Huskies finished it off when UConn HB Kelmetrus Wylie powered though the OSU defensive front for a 1-yard touchdown to give UConn a 10-3 lead at the end of the 1st quarter.

UConn HB Kelmetrus Wylie powers across the goal line for a 1-yard touchdown run.

It was clear that the Huskies had come to play and Oregon State better do something soon on offense. That is exactly what they did when Rossner threw to WR#80 playing the TE position in the flat who took it for a 34-yard gain to get Oregon State to the UConn 21-yard line. It would set up an eventual 5-yard touchdown scamper by HB Marvin Quinn who was able to get to the outside and into the end zone to tie the game 10-10.

OSU HB Marvin Quinn gets to the outside and in for a 5-yard touchdown scamper.

After a few scoring drives by both teams, the defenses for both teams woke up and started making stops. UConn would be forced to punt. Then OSU was forced to punt after a three and out. Next, UConn would have a three and out. Finally, Oregon State would get something going. It was apparent that OSU WR Brian Herring was not going to be much of a factor as Rossner and Herring were unable to connect on a deep connection. It was WR Marcus Sullivan that was becoming the go-to guy in this game. The Beavers would get into the red zone where HB Marvin Quinn would fight his way in from one yard out for a goal line touchdown to put OSU on top 17-10.

OSU HB Marvin Quinn about to run into a wall where he will fight his way into the end zone.

With only a bit of time on the clock, UConn was able to march quickly down the field and attempt a 34-yard field goal at the end of the half that was kicked through the uprights to make it 17-13 OSU at halftime.

After the impressive last minute scoring drive for Connecticut at the end of the half, the Huskies had momentum on their side. Oregon State needed to do something as UConn was starting to feel that they might pull off a huge upset. That was when OSU HB Marvin Quinn took a handoff that was suppose to go the right, but he cut left and found a huge opening. Quinn sped through the hole, then made a move to cut to the outside and was gone for a 45-yard touchdown run to give the Beavers their biggest lead of the game. Quinn's third touchdown put OSU up 24-13.

OSU HB Marvin Quinn breaks one for a 45-yard touchdown.

Video-OSU HB Marvin Quinn 45-yd td run

The huge run by Quinn was play of the game thus far and brought the Sun Bowl crowd to a frenzy, especially the fans clad in orange. UConn seemed to be affected by the change in momentum and was forced to punt after a three and out. However, OSU was unable to make the knockout blow as they also punted after a three and out. UConn found itself with what looked like success as they were able to get to a 3rd and 1 but OSU DE Brian Dailey got a fantastic jump and brought the drive to an end with a sack to force another three and out.

This time the Beavers got back in sync and found themselves back in the red zone where Rossner playactioned to Quinn and rolled out, did not find anybody open and took it in himself as he snuck across the goal line for a 5-yard touchdown scramble to put OSU up 31-13.

OSU QB Bryan Rossner gets across the end zone himself on a 5-yard touchdown scramble.

It appeared that the Rossner touchdown scramble was the straw that broke the camel's back as UConn could not get anything going as they were forced to punt after another three and out as the 3rd quarter came to an end.

OSU HB Marvin Quinn broke an 11-yard run to put himself over the 100-yard mark for the game but on the next play he would leave for the remainder of the game with a bruised elbow. It would not seem to matter though as Oregon State was just trying to milk the clock. The Beavers would attempt a 49-yard field goal that was just out of range for kicker Kevin Smith as it hit the crossbar. Later, the kicker would convert on a 48-yard field goal as the Beavers faced some adversity early but took care of business to get their second Sun Bowl trophy in back-to-back years with a 34-13 victory.

Oregon State 34
QB Rossner: 15-29, 225 yds, rush td
HB Quinn: 18 car, 106 yds, 3 td
WR Sullivan: 6 rec, 117 yds
DE Frahm: 5 tkl, 3 tfl, 2 sk, ff

Connecticut 13
QB McNeil: 24-40, 250 yds
HB Wylie: 13 car, 40 yds, td
WR Palmer: 6 rec, 81 yds
MLB Marck: 10 tkl, 4 tfl, defl

[Fox1994]

I bet you liked this one more. It was closer longer.

[Fox1994]

And then you blew them out. lol.

[Emac78]

[b][size=+2]Bowl Games[/size][/b]
(Consists of two top 25 teams, upsets, OT games, Pac-10 teams, teams of followers or requests, intriguing bowls, and BCS bowls.)

[b]Las Vegas Bowl[/b]
#24 Arizona State 41
TCU 17

[b]Cotton Bowl[/b]
#15 Tennessee 14
#12 Texas 45

[b]Holiday Bowl[/b]
#17 Texas A&M 42
#10 USC 24

[b]Champs Sports Bowl[/b]
Michigan 35
Virginia Tech 48

[b]Liberty Bowl[/b]
Georgia 20
#23 UAB 23

[b]Armed Forces Bowl[/b]
#25 Oregon 38
New Mexico 7

[b]Sun Bowl
#16 Oregon State 34
Connecticut 13[/b]

[b]Chick Fil-A Bowl[/b]
#22 LSU 10
Clemson 34

[b]Insight Bowl[/b]
Nevada 21
Indiana 54

[b]Outback Bowl[/b]
#19 Auburn 27
#18 Northwestern 44

[b]Capital One Bowl[/b]
#13 Florida 31
#14 Penn State 35

[b]Rose Bowl[/b]
#9 Ohio State (10-2) 38
#3 California (11-1) 3

[b]Orange Bowl[/b]
#4 Miami (12-1) 18
#6 Notre Dame (11-1) 56

[b]Fiesta Bowl[/b]
#11 Texas Tech (11-2) 35
#7 Virginia (11-1) 14

[b]Sugar Bowl[/b]
#5 Nebraska (12-1) 21
#8 Wisconsin (10-2) 24

[b]BCS National Championship-New Orleans, LA[/b]
#2 USF (12-0) vs #1 Alabama (13-0)
Coming up...

[Emac78]

Yeah, they sure did. The entire Big Ten did well. Wisconsin beat Nebraska. Penn State beat Florida. Northwestern beat Auburn. Indiana over Nevada. Michigan lost to Virginia Tech though. I'm sure you won't shed a tear over that one. But man, Notre Dame destroyed Miami. Not only did Cal get blown out but USC got beat pretty good by Texas A&M in the Holiday Bowl. Not so good for the Pac-10.

[Emac78]

BCS National Championship-New Orleans, LA
#2 USF (12-0) vs #1 Alabama (13-0)

Chris: Welcome to New Orleans where we will settle this little BCS championship game here in the Super Dome. (Crowd cheers.) We've already seen some crazy scores in these BCS bowls this year. The lower ranked team won every BCS bowl. Some more decisively than others. Ohio State dominated Cal and Heisman HB Langston Jackson in the Rose Bowl. Notre Dame destroyed Miami on their homefield at the Orange Bowl. The Fiesta Bowl was won by Texas Tech over Virginia in convincing fashion. And finally, just a few days ago in this very stadium Wisconsin won a nail-biter over Nebraska. So it has been another unpredictable bowl season.

So what can we expect from the David and Goliath match up we have tonight with South Florida taking on Alabama? (Crowd cheers.) Nobody could have predicted this at the beginning of the season but it has worked out for both of these teams. Both finished undefeated. Alabama just crushed Florida to claim the SEC crown and Nick Saban is looking at another BCS championship. (Bama crowd cheers.) On the other side, we all thought another Florida team would be back here in the championship game. But it would not be the Gators. No, it would not be the Hurricanes. And no, it would not be the Seminoles. It would be the Bulls. South Florida did not even have a football team 20 years ago. Now they are playing in the National Championship game. What a job Jim Leavit has done. (USF crowd cheers.) I welcome in Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit. So what do you guys think about this one?

Kirk: This is a much more interesting matchup than people think. Many are expecting a blowout. But I don't see it that way. USF also finished undefeated. But their competition was no where near what Alabama faced in the SEC. I just don't see how the Bulls will compete against Bama's defense. Not to mention, the Tide just blew out Florida and I don't think South Florida is anywhere near as talented as the Gators. (USF crowd boos.) I have to pick Alabama to win convincingly.

Lee: Kirk, do you know how excited this South Florida crowd is for this game? (USF crowd cheers.) Alabama better not be reading the press clippings. They have not won anything yet but the SEC. They have to win on the field. South Florida has a tremendous QB by the name of BJ Daniels. He has thrown for over 3500 yards and 36 touchdowns. He can run too, boy. Bama is still without their starting QB Star Jackson and have to go with QB Clay Parquet who has filled in well but he does not have the experience of Daniels.

Kirk: Coach. It sounds like you're going with the Bulls. Don't tell me...

Lee: That's right sweetheart. (Bama crowd boos.) I say this Bama team is overconfident and USF is going to hit them in the mouth right out of the gate and before the Tide can do anything about it, it will be too late. Yeah, yeah, this South FLorida team has heard all about the best defense in the nation that they will face today but that Bull defense is good too. Don't forget USF has the 2nd ranked defense in the nation. Kirk, you might think I'm crazy but I'm going with South Florida! (Lee puts on the Bull headgear to a mixed reception by the crowd.) Go South Florida! Go Bulls!

[Rush]

I just read this past season, great stuff man looking forward to next season

[Emac78]

BCS National Championship
#2 USF (12-0) vs #1 Alabama (13-0)

New Orleans, LA - This had to be the most unlikely BCS championship matchup that anybody could have predicted at the beginning of the year. Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and USC looked like the teams that were most likely to get to New Orleans but it was not to be. Florida fell to Georgia, Ohio State and Oklahoma fell to a brutal schedule, and USC fell to Cal. There would not be any argument as the BCS got two undefeated teams for the championship game. This would be Alabama head coach Nick Saban's second time in the BCS championship as they defeated Oklahoma the last time. South Florida came into New Orleans as one of the largest underdogs in BCS history. Alabama crushed Florida in the SEC championship to get here and South Florida took care of business against a weak Big East. Now, it was time to settle it on the field.

South Florida had the opening possession. USF QB B.J. Daniels was able to scramble for a first down, but that was the extent of their success on the opening possession of the game as USF was forced to punt. Alabama got a big run by HB Mark Ingram for a 20-yard gain to set up the Crimson Tide at midfield. However, the Tide were also forced to punt, but Saban called a fake punt which was successful when the upback took the snap and powered forward for a first down. The early gamble by Saban payed off as Bama QB Clay Parquet connected with freshman WR Edwin Newsome in the flat for a 6-yard touchdown putting the Crimson Tide on top 7-0.

Bama WR Edwin Newsome catches the ball in the flat for a 6-yard touchdown.

South Florida had even less success on their next possession as they were forced to punt after a three and out. Alabama did not fare any better though as they also punted after a three and out. On the ensuing possesssion for South Florida, the Bulls were able to move the ball. However, the drive stalled just past midfield. USF head coach Jim Leavitt also decided a to fake a punt. However, it was 4th and 21 because of a Bama sack. The punter threw deep over the middle where it was easily intercepted by Bama CB#9.

However, Alabama was unable to take advantage of the turnover. In fact, Bama QB Clay Parquet threw a terrible pass over the middle which was picked off by USF FS#46 as the game moved to the second quarter.

South Florida was only able to get within field goal range. Well, maybe not as the 54-yard field goal attempt hit off the cross bar. Both offenses continued to struggle as Alabama punted after a three and out. Then the crowd dressed in crimson was brought back to life when Bama CB#9 got his second interception of the game. CB#9 had a huge game in the SEC championship and continued his incredible play right into the BCS championship. However, Alabama was only able to attempt a 53-yard field goal which was kicked too far to the right.

On the next possession, USF had something going but then QB B.J. Daniels, running an option decided to pitch way too late in traffic. The ball was deflected on the pitch but a USF offensive lineman picked up the ball and returned it all the way to the 12-yard line on a very fortuitous play for South Florida. The play ended the monotany and brought the stadium back to life. Finally, the Bulls were able to score when QB B.J. Daniels ran it in himself when he could not find anybody open on a 1-yard touchdown scramble to tie the game 7-7.

USF QB B.J. Daniels scrambles into the end zone.

Now, maybe the game would get entertaining but Alabama continued to struggle on offense as they punted after another three and out. South Florida seemed to have momentum on their side. Daniels was able to hook up with his TE#92 for a 31-yard gain to set up the Bulls at the Bama 8-yard line. However, the Crimson Tide defense stepped up to the plate and was able to shut down USF at the 1-yard line. USF HB Demitrus Murray was stuffed right in front of the goal line. South Florida was forced to kick a 20-yard chipshot that went through the uprights. South Florida was now up 10-7 at the end of the first half. Alabama fans were getting nervous. The Crimson Tide offense was completely out of rhythm. QB Clay Parquet was having a terrible game as he was throwing for a 38 percent completion percentage. That would need to change if Alabama was going to win.

[Emac78]

As the second half got underway, the Super Dome was hoping for a more eventful second half. It sure did not start any more eventful as Alabama was forced to punt again. The defenses continued to dominate as USF QB B.J. Daniels threw another terrible pass over the middle that was intercepted by Bama MLB Justin Calhoun. The Tide were now at the USF 7-yard line with 1st and goal. However, the Bulls forced a field goal on a terrific goal line stand to tie the game 10-10.

The stadium was brought back to life when Daniels was able to connect with WR Taylor Rawls for a 22-yard gain over the middle of the field for USF. Daniels would attempt to take advantage of the play when he threw the ball up to WR Patrick Richardson but Bama CB#9 lept forward for his third interception. However, his jump was late and the ball fell in the hands of Richardson where he sped into the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown. South Florida now took the lead 17-10.

USF WR Patrick Rishardson comes up with ball for a 23-yard touchdown.

Video-USF WR Patrick Richardson 23-yard touchdown

The momentum was really in favor of South Florida and the Bull fans were really put in a frenzy when USF CB George Baker picked off stuggling Bama QB Clay Parquet. However, USF was unable to take advantage as they punted after a three and out. It was only a matter of time before Alabama made a play and that is what they finally did when Parquet threw to a wide open WR Erik Durbin, who took it all the way for a 64-yard gain.

Bama QB Clay Parquet throws to wide open WR Erik Durbin for a 64-yard gain.

Video-Bama WR Erik Durbin 64-yard gain

Alabama was now inside the red zone as the 3rd quarter came to an end. The ball would go to HB Mark Ingram who was able to leap into the end zone on a 4-yard touchdown run to tie the game 17-17. Now, we had a game and there was not a single person sitting down in the Super Dome.

Bama HB Mark Ingram leaps across the goal line for a 4-yard touchdown run.

On the kickoff, USF kick returner George Baker ran into Bama SS Mark Barron who laid the lumber as Baker was decleated and the ball was fell to the turf where it was picked up by Bama SS Wesley Neighbors who took it to the house. The Crimson Tide fans went nuts as Alabama regained the lead 24-17 on the special teams play.

Bama SS Mark Barron forces a fumble which is recovered for a touchdown.

Video-Kickoff Bama fumble recovered for touchdown.

South Florida seemed to have the game in hand and now within just a few minutes they found themselves down by seven points. The Bulls had a drive going until it was stopped when Daniels threw another interception. It was Bama SS Mark Barron that came up with another turnover for the Tide. However, Alabama was forced to punt after another three and out.

South Florida was starting to feel the pressure but USF QB B.J. Daniels had something going as the Bulls made it to midfield where the drive stalled. The Bulls faced a 4th and 5 at midfield. Daniels threw a ball into the flat where the receiver was drilled by Bama SS Mark Barron short of the first down marker for a big stop for the Tide.

Bama SS Mark Barron stops USF on 4th down.

This time the Tide took advantage of the field position as QB Clay Parquet hit WR Brandon Gibson in the end zone for a 6-yard touchdown to put the Tide ahead 31-17 with only 2:38 left in the game.

Bama QB Clay Parquet hits WR Brandon Gibson for a 6-yard touchdown.

USF QB B.J. Daniels was feeling the pressure as he was pressed to throw another interception. However, the Bulls defense forced a Bama 50 yard field goal that was just wide left. USF would get the ball back with 1:41 remaining. Daniels took the opportunity and marched the Bulls quickly down the field but time was running out. Daniels would connect with WR Patrick Richardson on a 3-yard touchdown to make it 31-24 lead for Alabama but there was only :07 left in the game.

USF QB B.J. Daniels connects with WR Patrick Richardson for a late touchdown.

South Florida would need a football miracle. The onside kick was attempted but Alabama came down with the ball. Parquet came in and kneeled the ball from the victory formation as the Crimson Tide celebrated an undefeated season and a BCS championship victory. The Alabama Crimson Tide are your 2011-2012 BCS National Champions.

USF 24
QB Daniels: 25-37, 256 yds, 2 td, 4 int, rush td
HB Murray: 16 car, 54 yds
WR Richardson: 6 rec, 61 yds, 2 td
DE Jackson: 8 tkl, 3 tfl, sk

Alabama 31
QB Parquet: 20-34, 233 yds, 2 td, 2 int
HB Ingram: 20 car, 65 yds, td
WR Gibson: 7 rec, 76 yds, td
SS Barron: 8 tkl, int, ff

[Mit]

I'm not gonna lie but those are some sick graphics. Dynasty is looking sweet, man.

[Emac78]

I watched the game just like I watch all of the game of the week games.