We’re only three weeks into 2010 and already we’ve had a year’s worth of news in the world of sports. From the Winter Classic to the McCoy-less Rose Bowl, gun charges to steroid confessions and a coach singing Rocky Top all the way back home to southern California, 2010 looks to be one of the biggest sports year I can remember in my 22 years on this earth.
The year started out with a phenomenal overtime game in the NHL played at historic Fenway Park where the hometown Bruins came away with a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, in a game that faced the possibility of postponement due to a Nor’easter sweeping up the east coast. The snow came early and the ice was clear in time for this game to go into extra time for the second time in three years.
Less than a week later every Longhorns fan felt their heart drop in the early moments of the 2010 BCS National Championship game as Colt McCoy (NCAA record holder with 45 career wins) jogged slowly to the sideline holding his right shoulder. In stepped true freshman Garrett Gilbert who for the first half seemed more eager to see McCoy return than any Longhorn fan did. With a 6-0 lead after one quarter the Texas offense was nowhere to be seen and their defense was doing all they could but still gave up two touchdowns and a field goal, before Mack Brown decided that he would try and make something happen with under 10 seconds in the half, with a true freshman quarterback who looked completely lost against the Tide defense. (Still not sure why he didn’t kneel on it and go into the locker room down 17-6, still a two score game.) Sure enough on the ensuing screen play the Tide intercepted the pass and took it to the house with 3 seconds left in the half, giving them a 24-6 lead that seemed like it would be too much for the Longhorns to overcome.
I don’t know what happened to Garrett Gilbert at half time but it was the equivalent of Clark Kent stepping into a phone booth. After half the freshman seemed poised and in a rhythm finishing (15-40, 186 yds. 2 td’s and 4 int’s) continuing going back to Jordan Shipley (10 rec. 122y yds. and 2 td’s). The Longhorns’ made it a 21-24 game with just over 6 minutes remaining before a Mark Ingram TD, a Gilbert desperation interception and then a final Alabama touchdown.
Walking away from this game I’m sure the Longhorns were very disappointed but if they want to take anything from the game, they didn’t quit and they have to feel good about the future QB in Austin.
As this is my first post on the blog I hope you’ve enjoyed it and I will be posting pt. 2 of the first three weeks wrap up in the next couple days. Until then enjoy part 1.
January 22, 2010 at 12:50 am |
Another Fightin Phils Chompionship this year!!!