The best game. Ever. (?) If you missed it..well, I’m sure it is on Youtube or you can download it from iTunes. Money well spent. Boise State, a huge underdog, upset the Oklahoma Sooners in a thrilling overtime win. Here is a breakdown from Matt Zemek:
Want to know what makes a game special on a legendary scale? This game had it all… or at least, as close to everything as humanly possible.You can’t beat a late comeback. Wait, this game did.
You can’t beat three two-point attempts for a tie in the final minutes. Wait, this game did.
You can’t beat the heartbreakingly late mistake by the big underdog. Wait, this game did.
You can’t beat the underdog pulling off a hook-and-lateral reminiscent of an epic NFL playoff game to tie the score with 7 seconds left. Wait, this game did.
You can’t beat a decorated running back (Adrian Peterson of OU) scoring a touchdown in overtime of a game he didn’t have to play after suffering a midseason injury. Wait, this game did.
You can’t beat a fourth-down halfback option pass for a touchdown to keep an overtime game going. Wait, this game did.
You can’t beat a Statue of Liberty play to win the game on a ballsy two-point try, one play after a fourth-down halfback option pass for a touchdown to keep the game going in the first place. Oh, wait: this game did!
And you just can’t beat that kind of “can you top this?” finish when it’s followed, off the field, by the football hero proposing to his cheerleader girlfriend, who accepts the proposal and leaps into her man’s waiting arms.
Nope–you can’t beat that.
The 2006 National Championship game between Texas and USC was one of my all-time faves. It was bumped to number 2, now. That too had a thrilling comeback thanks to the Longhorns’ Vince Young, the NFL rookie of the year.
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