Happy New Year everyone. Of course certain sports like to have big games on the first day of the every year and there were three that stood out. One of those was the Rose Bowl as usual. Wisconsin squared off against TCU in lovely Pasadena. Many gave the edge to the Badgers but the Horned Frogs had heart and showed it in this one. TCU managed to hold a lead for most of the game and denied a key two point conversion from Wisconsin with just two minutes to go. TCU would get the ball off the onside kick and managed to run out the clock for the victory, 21-19. They proved to everyone, even me, that they belonged on the BCS Stage. Enjoy the Roses.
The next big game was the Fiesta Bowl featuring UConn and Oklahoma. The Sooners played big in this bowl game crushing the Huskies, 48-20. Landry Jones threw 3 TDs and 429 yards on route for the victory. Congrats to Bob Stoops and the Sooners as they rebound from last season's disappointments.
The last big game of the day was in Hockey with the annual Winter Classic. This year featured the Capitals and the Penguins at Heinz Field in the first Winter Classic Game at night. Eric Fehr of the Capitals became the hero tonight scoring two goals to give the Caps the win, 3-1. Though just a regular season game, 68 thousand plus was in attendance to give some serious cash flow.
Great set of games to kick off the new year and some more on the way. Last week of the NFL is tomorrow and then the Orange and Sugar bowl are right after that. Looks like a great year already.
My New Years Resolution:
To watch more MLS.
To curse the hypocrisy of College Football everyday.
To try and care about the NBA (Most Difficult).
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