Allstate Sugar Bowl - (3) Texas vs. (2) Washington, Monday, 1-1-24 at 8:45pm on ESPN

Not of a fan of any of those last 4 plays.

 

What a freakin' college football game!!!

 

And then there was two...

Go Gators

 

Now it is

 

Two good games this year. Will be an interesting final

 

What a play by the DB out timing and out jumping the WR to swat that ball away. Huskies win!

 

I am rooting for the underdogs.

Good coaching makes all the difference.

 

I hope Washington beats Michigan..not a Harbaugh fan at all

 

Shutout to the committee for giving us good playoff matchups.

And for...well you know...

 

Washington QB looks great so that could very well happen.

 

He just mentioned Tampa..our home town

 

Watched the last 2:30. Holy Cow. It's truly a wonderful day when both Alabama and Texas lose a game. What a great way to start 2024.

 

Now Michigan needs to lose

 

The world is corrected. PAC vs Big 10. Shame it’s not in Pasadena

 

I was trying to remember the last time Washington won the national title and I was thinking '91. I knew they got one very early in SOS's tenure at UF. I looked it up and was right, but they split the title winning the Coaches poll and Miami winning the AP poll.

Guess who Washington beat in the Rose Bowl that year to get to 12-0 and claim the Coaches title? Michigan by a score of 34-14.

 

With about 2:30 left, UW had 3rd and goal at the 8, up by 6. I'm not a fan of conservative play calling, but I run the ball here and make Texas burn another TO. Then kick, and go up by 9. Had UW done this, they could've victory formation out the game after recovering the onside kick. Instead, they need to run 3 plays and punt. And with the injury TO, it left Texas time for a comeback.

In the end, doesn't matter. But if you have a gimme FG to go up by 2 scores late, you want to force the other team to use as many TOs as possible. This way, recover the kick and it's victory formation.

 

I feel old. Mario Bailey, Mark brunnelle, napoleon Kaufman and Steve emtman just to name a few names frome that team.

 

Credit also to UW D coordinator for adjusting and rushing the passer rather than just sit back and losing.

 

Pass option was ok given their personnel but once he had nothing I'd have liked to see him be coached to just stay in bounds with the ball and take a knee. Was a short field goal regardless if they lost a yard or two. Agree with not going conservative but as you explained, there was a lot to gain by keeping the clock running and forcing a timeout.