Even though I grew up in Michigan and watched those epic Bo-Woody games and all that followed, I’ll probably only check out the last half hour or so tonight. I’ve just never been a fan of the semis or finals. I guess the little kid in me misses the old bowl format, or I'm just worn out on too much football at this time of year.
I mean, Michigan beat Ohio State. That's a 'woot and a half'. Then had to play a Big Ten title game again (snore). Won a Rose Bowl! That's a couple of 'woots', but now there's tonight......
Prediction: Penix and crew could put on a hurt as bad as TCU administered to the Wolverines last year. I feel like the Huskies have three Marvin Harrison, Jr. type receivers. If it's only a one score game near the end, I like their chances of late game heroics.
Oh, and I still have nightmares of Warren Moon
Observation: the almost disastrous botched fair catch by Michigan with forty some seconds left in the game last week. I’ll never understand why college and pro teams do this (obviously done more often at the end of the first half). There’s always that chance of muffing it. Or, even if your opponent only has two TOs left, an incompletion means punting, where you risk allowing a FG and injury. Let the ball end up at the 2 or 3 yard line, take a couple of knees, and move on.