Not nothing...

... but not really much either.

Bowl season is upon us so I've been catching bits and pieces of various bowl games. Fortunately, I did get to see the Fiesta Bowl in its entirety. Hailed as a candidate for Game of the Century, it was a very fun game to watch. Something about teams wearing orange and blue...

Boise State took the field with perennial power Oklahoma and played an excellent game. They lead, they trailed, they sent the game to overtime on the sparkling execution of a playground gadget play. In overtime, it took Oklahoma one play to score a touchdown; the kick for extra point was good as well. Boise State continued to scrap and scuffle to get into position to tie the game once more... and then it began. The team lined up with three receivers wide right. The quarterback went in motion to the left leaving another wide reciever to take the snap. The ball was snapped and everything moved to the right. It looked like some sort of flanker screen but no! The ball carrier lofted a pass into the endzone, I believe to the tight end. Very unexpected... and again well executed. Rather than kick for the tie, Boise State lined up to go for two; the game would end on this play, win or lose. Again, three receivers were wide to the right. This time the quarterback took the snap and rose up to throw to the right. Finally, the flanker screen! But no!! I didn't see the ball actually go right. The running back who'd been behind the quarterback suddenly bolted to the left corner, ball clutched in his arm!! Blockers and trickery provided a broad swath of open field and the win was sealed. Great fun!