- #25 Clemson loses to a struggling Georgia Tech (we beat them for crying out loud! By double digits!)
- #16 Virginia Tech loses to an unranked (though ACC-leading) Boston College
- #3 UNC loses to a nondescript NC State
- Florida State beats #8 Duke (who is now barely above .500 in the ACC) in Cameron Indoor.
The seeming consensus from the many sports blogs I frequent is that last night's game was uninspiring and dull. I couldn't disagree more. It rained for the first time in Super Bowl history. The opening kick-off was returned for a touchdown. An interception was returned for a touchdown. There were two instances of back-to-back fumbled turnovers. Adam Vinatieri missed a field goal. These bloggers seem to have become too accustomed to the Brady drivin', Vinatieri kickin', Dyson tacklin', Elway helicopterin', drama-filled "defining moments" of the past decade and need to recognize an entertaining game when they see it. Either that or they're just disappointed they can't ridicule Peyton anymore.
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Yeah, that's mostly ACC weirdness. It would be really weird if Wake Forest ran the table and ended up in the NCAA tourney...
I think BC is better than most people give them credit for and I think Duke is a lot worse.
The "dull" consensus probably comes from the fact that the game was mostly over by the 4th quarter. Once Indy was up by 12 you knew Chicago would have a hard time coming back. But I agree with you, the game was still pretty exciting. Not as good as Super Bowl XXXIV, the greatest Super Bowl ever, but still pretty good. A lot better than most.
I noticed you didn't put my xanga as a sports blog you frequent. Good. It's not really a sports blog and it's certainly not worth frequenting...
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