From everything I saw during the later half of the season I think Bama and Texas were the two teams to duke it out. I certainly would have liked the game better if McCoy didn't get hurt, Bama's offence seemed to be resting once they went up big since Texas couldn't get anything going. To me this game showed why teams shouldn't keep their starters in blow-out games just to pad their stats and try to get their start player the Heisman, had Gilbert or whoever taken more snaps earlier in the year he might have settled down much, much earlier and we might have saw a game for a full sixty minutes.
Regardless, it was a good year for the Big 10, sure it would have been great if we beat USC, but with Carroll gone that'll probably be much easier to do from now on. :) Three Big 10 teams made it into the final top 10 AP and Coaches polls and while this doesn't mean much, its still cool. 4-3 in the bowls with the three important wins greatly overshadowing the defeats (two of which were close games).
Next year will be pretty interesting although we play a pretty weak non-conference schedule (Miami, FL is the strongest and there is no telling where they'll be ranked, they looked real good earlier this year than slipped). Hopefully I'll be able to buy tickets next season; Purdue, Penn St, and Michigan at home!
Regardless, it was a good year for the Big 10, sure it would have been great if we beat USC, but with Carroll gone that'll probably be much easier to do from now on. :) Three Big 10 teams made it into the final top 10 AP and Coaches polls and while this doesn't mean much, its still cool. 4-3 in the bowls with the three important wins greatly overshadowing the defeats (two of which were close games).
Next year will be pretty interesting although we play a pretty weak non-conference schedule (Miami, FL is the strongest and there is no telling where they'll be ranked, they looked real good earlier this year than slipped). Hopefully I'll be able to buy tickets next season; Purdue, Penn St, and Michigan at home!
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