HIGHLY disappointed by a lack of Bonerama this year.

AA - team records were not updated from what you used in Liberty Bowl.

I'm sick of Fox already.

That earthquake was that Kentucky touchdown.

Wow Utah just made Bama look like Alabama A&M

Not that I'm really looking forward to hearing from Kenny A and Moose, but the sound mix on this stinks. The crowd noise and PA announcer are both way too loud.

Interception. Band shot.

Time to panic now Moose ?

Band shot. Acting like retards.

band shot. 3 downs on this drive. 3 band shots.

Band shot x 2

My favourite band shots are when they're standing around, not doing or reacting to anything. So random.

I only clicked over once the Liberty Bowl was over... I've already counted 6 band shots.

Moose: That linebacker is a freshman. He was playing high school football last year.

Touchdown. Band shot.

That Utah catch to get inside the five was sick, and they are just having their way with the Tide...

And we have another band shot.

Saban face.

What the heck do these G commercials mean?

Sorry, AA, but Utah already surpassed your prediction for them.

G is Gatorade

I dunno what the G thing is, but my guess is it has something to do with Lil' Wayne, since that's him doing the voiceover.

Wonder if this puts Saban on the hot seat ?

I thought Ryan was making shit up, just because that commercial being for Gatorade is preposterous.

But he is correct.
http://www.sohh.com/2009/01/lil_wayne_becomes_voice_o.html

Sack. Band shot. Band shot!

Band. Band (we have a screamer).

Band shot.

I'm convinced that whoever produces Fox's BCS games was a band member their entire life.
Not only do we have the band shot thing again this year, but Fox feels it necessary to [Band shot. And again.] show the bands's halftime performances.

Who is the halftime entertainment tonight? Can they possibly top the Doobie Brothers? Can they find a band that has had a hit in the past 3 decades?

Why are we surprised?


Utah beat BYU, TCU, and Oregon State and so many people did not give them a chance.


A 21-0 lead though, this game is close to being done for at this rate.


And John Parker Wilson is awful.

Kenny and Daryl have been a million times better than the other Fox pairings.

TD. Band shot. Saban Face. Gratuitous Allstate Logo shot.

Majorette shot > Band shot.

OK that band shot was good(baton girls)

Why are we surprised?

Utah 25, Michigan 23

Moose: "Alabama is not built to come from behind, but they don't have to". Ummm. Scoreboard, Moose. They are behind by 21 points.

BAND!

Nice run by Bama. Utah band shot.

Cheerleader shot
Band shot
Majorette / band shot

Chubby Bama drum major. Bama majorettes.

@ RJBO, that was the first game of the season, wasn't it?


JPW gets destroyed again....

What's the band shot score?

False start. Saban face. Read lip the profanity.

Sack. Saban face. Quarter over.

Lie to me = House as a police officer

I missed part of the 1st quarter and have recorded 14 in the thread. I know I've missed a few since I tuned in. Who knows how many there were in the first few minutes of the game.

@SS 9:02: It was; it seems like eons ago.

I like to suck titties.

MORE BAND!!

Bama is owning the 2nd quarter.

"Brian Johnson off to tremendous start" - Albert, stating the obvious

Band.

BAND!

SACK!

DOUBLE BAND!


This is amazing.

More band members - Utah and Bama - acting like lunatics.

Was it me or the last name of the punter was spelled differently on the graphic than on the jersey ?

Well timed play, good defense and BAND!

Midway thru 2nd before first Urban Meyer reference surprising

So, after the Doobies last night, who does Fox have for us tonight? Captain and Tenille? Blood, Sweat and Tears?

Steely Dan?

JPW is playing like Chris Pike

@Mal 9:21: I was thinking it'd be some 80s band. Men At Work? The Other Dude From Wham?

Obviously they'll choose Soft Cell to sing Tainted Love and......hmmm...

@ RJBO: "the other guy from Wham". Hilarious.

Dan Fogleberg? Kool and the Gang?

Thank goodness this is the first time the "SkyCam" has ever been introduced into a bowl game.

I was thinking Tears for Fears or Mister Mister maybe Men without Hats

Wow. An Arenas actually performing on the field/court.

Alabama only had 10 men on field ? That could explain first quarter

What kind of tackling was that?

What a return for TD! I'm thinking he goofed up by not calling for a fair catch. Very impressive.

No band shot after TD, FOX is slipping

Dan Fogelberg died in 2007.....unless you were leading us into a BASEketball reference.

Kenny and Daryl are doing well tonight, which confirms Tony is the one that must go.

I'd vote for Khalil El-Amin for the All American Player of the Year.

@SSR: OK. A Dan Fogleberg tribute band then.

Haha, the FOX graphic jumped!

Did Moose realize that the penalty was on Utah?

SSR 9:37

I agree

This game is lacking band action.

Stacey Dales could easily step in for the Goose, who should be the color commentator in place of JC Pearson.

@ SSR: The band shots stopped about midway through the 2nd quarter. That is when they typically leave the stands to get ready to go on the field for halftime. Expect Fox to make up for it in the 2nd half.

Utah needs to go back to whatever plays they were calling in first quarter

JC Pearson is terrible, and whether the team is good or bad we always get him on Seahawks games.

Why does fox's graphic not include a display of timeouts remaining? ESPN's does and it is very important in situations like these.

Nice camera work as the camera man was apparently scanning the stadium for that chunky Bama drum major.

Will Utah practice tackling in the locker room ?

"A late penalty marker thrown, in the defensive secondary." - Kenny Albert.....umm, there is no offensive secondary.

Wow. Utah will start out the 2nd half on the power play. Since when does a penalty carry over from one half to the other?

Switzer: "Dominant defensical teams?"

A dead ball personal foul carries over if it occurs after the half ends. The problem is when you watch the replay (on DVR) the flag came out with 4 seconds remaining. Should not have carried over.

Chris Rose < Curt Menefee < JB

Chris Rose < Tom Arnold

Matt and Tim < Siegfried and Roy

Gotta love the update from Vasgersian and Ryan from "Media Day" that was actually filmed in studio in front of a green screen...

No concert, but we get more band action!

Seriously. Showing the bands at halftime is a relic from the early 90s when the bands would play as the scores scrolled across the screen.

Bring back Bonerama.

Or at least the old Stanford band.

Charissa Thompson gives me a bonerama.

Guys, admit it, these networks are no longer looking for this target audience, but the "soccer mom audience" and "teen girls audience".

Jim Mora must see this Lie to Me promo and fire Bruce DeHaven, because his special teams sucks.


Sorry, I must get this out.


FIRE DEHAVEN!

FIRE JOHN MARSHALL!!!

I would agree with you, Anon 10:10, but if that were the case, acts that were popular three years ago would be on all of these halftime shows (recognizable, yet cheap & no longer relevant).

I thought Lie To Me was about BCS officials when Fox pitched them that these games would be produced and announced well.

Well that sucks, turnover.

Fumble! - imagine Keith Jackson saying that.

/Saban crumbles up his plane ticket to Detroit for Saturday

Sweat Band Shot.

Love the Cheerleader doing the incomplete signal with the pompoms

@ jg: there's a crude joke in that somewhere. I just haven't found it yet.

TD Bama. Bama fans. Saban jogging. More Allstate. But...where is the band????

Utah will piss away a big lead and send me to 0-3 in BCS games.

Any idea why there's no Goose for this game? I know that he has no particular connection to coverage of college football but neither does the booth.

And I assume this is just the Fox #2 NFL crew since they have the week off anyway.

Back to the band shots !

Missed tackles. First Down Utah. Band.

BAND!

Anon 10:26

I'll take this crew without Goose anytime.

First down. Band.

I happen to like the band shots.

Delay of game. Utah Coach Not Urban Meyer. Saban.

Toasted Bama D-Back. TD. Band.

Apparently, you dont have to know how to tackle to get a football scholarship

That's that
MMMMMDDDDUUUBBBBYYYYYAAAAACEEEEEEE
SPEEEEEEEDDDD!!

Success is not calculated. Its earned. - Unless you play football at a I-A school

Kenny Albert: "The 75th Annual Allstate Sugar Ball."

More band!


That has to be PI and it is.


And Coffey is down.

Majorettes with Pom-Poms. Pass interference. Unhappy Utah Coach Not Urban Meyer. Coffee Hurt.

Juuuuuuust a bit outside.

Unattractive lady in JPW replica uni. Pacing Saban. Short of 1st down. Looks like a Seminole kicker - no good.

MY DICK IS A TICKING TIME BOMB!!!!!!

Band.

Albert: "The Goose will be on the field on Fox a week from Saturday."

Dammit!

BAND!


Utah driving now....

Moose: "Brandon Fanney. On his fanny".

Albert: "On the ground is Brandon Fanney."
Moose: "On his fanny."

"Fanney on his fanny" - Moose
"Yes" - Albert with the safe reply

Double band shot!

Utah Band. Bama Band. Utah Band. (I'm getting dizzy). Reversal of call on the field. Utah Coach Not Urban Meyer. Great overhead shot brought to you by DirecTV.

Annoying webMD ad brought to you by "we'll ads to anyone FOX"

I don't ever remember seeing a WebMD ad that wasn't on a Fox station/network.

Brad Smelley? Chris Smelley? Nice....


BAND!!!

Defensive PI. Split screen with ref and Utah Coach Not Urban Meyer. Utah Band Not Paying Attention.

JPW telegraphs all of his passes.


BAND!

Bama band. Saban pacing. End of 3rd quarter.

Why do the Fox color guys have to be so pedantic?

They started off the quarter with the friggin band.


SACK!

@ Henry Louis Gomez: "Pedantic". Did someone get a thesaurus for Christmas?

Stay Classy, HORNY MAN!

And did Kenny promote next weekend's Saturday NFC game as the announce team?

The Fox BCS Drinking Game.

See the band, do a shot.

Mal,

No, I got a degree at college.

Band.

@ HLG: Did that college have a great band like the ones featured here tonight?

@ James, the #2 team always gets the Saturday game on FOX.


BAND!

The divisional round announcing schedule should go as follows:


1/10

AFC WC Winner @ Titans - Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf - 4:30 PM

NFC WC Winner @ Panthers - Kenny, Moose, Goose - 8:00 PM


1/11

NFC WC Winner @ Giants - Joe Buck and Troy Aikman - 1:00 PM

AFC WC Winner @ Steelers - Jim Nantz and Phil Simms

@ James, that's a great idea if you want to off yourself.

You never know with CBS, SSR.

Couple years ago, Nantz/Simms did a Saturday game with Pats-Broncos.

Mal,

It was the "Pride of the Sunshine". You'll get your fill of them next Thursday.

On FOX!

James, that's a great idea if you want to off yourself.

If I actually tried that Band Shot Drinking Game, I'd sound worse than I did the last time I went to Mardi Gras.

Aerial Coverage - that's important when a game is in a frickin' dome.

Is we speaking about The BCS Drinking Game, Dear SSR?

@ James, CBS only has Nantz and Simms when it's a primetime game and not a day game on a Saturday.

@ James, yes me is speaking about the BCS Drinking Game.

And +1 to RJBO for the Mardi Gras comment.

BAND!

I went to the Nola for Mardi Gras two straight years ('03 & '04).
I may have spent $150/day on booze.

/not a Tony Kornhole exaggeration.

They're trying to break the record for saying "Asiata" in 1 minute.

Band! Do a shot!

Utah Band. Holding on Utah. Despondent Bama fans.

Football=holding on every play. How the refs decide on when to call it is a mystery to me.

USC cheerleaders > Utah cheerleaders.

The "Z-Factor" is a kicker?

USC Cheerleaders > 99.9% of co-eds in America.

Fair catch. Personal foul. Utah Coach Not Urban Meyer. Commercial about a "Z factor worthy" kicker.

Any commando yesterday with the Song Girls of Southern California?

"Commercial about a "Z factor worthy" kicker" = Irony

HLG: Gator cheerleaders > Pride of the Sunshine Band + degree from UF.

The only commercials I hate more than those Rollover Minutes ones were the ones when Santa Claus was mixing turntables with his elbows.

I didn't see any but I bet Brent goes commando when he's calling a game Pete Carroll is coaching.

Game, set, and match.

@ James Craven: No commando cheerleaders, but Cloris Leachman may have been during the coin flip.

Tuck rule?

BAND!!!

Mal,

Enjoying Gator Cheerleaders, Pride of the Sunshine, 4 years in Gainesville, a degree 2 MNCs and an upcoming chance at a 3rd = Priceless,

BAND AGAIN!!!


I'm guessing we've had 70+?

@ Mal: This.

I do like this Albert/Moose broadcast compared to the T-hom/Mangina one from last night.

/not a ringing endorsement

Asiata contest is back on.

Bama has had the same quarterback since Stallings was coach.

JPW = Jay Barker = Brodie Croyle = Tyler Watts = Mike Shula

Over/Under on minutes until next Allstate "Birgwood" commercial?

Alabama, 0-2 in domes.


Thank you, thank you.


TRICKERY!!!!!

I was fortunate enough to attend a Utah game in Vegas a few years back when Alex Smith and Chris Kamoeatu were the stars, and I can say that this Utah team is much much better.

Tide Rolled...

@HLG 11:30: 7 minutes of real time.

@Mal 11:30: Is Andrew Zow any better than that collection of Bama QBs or worse?

How long until the "Bama wasn't really expected to do this much this year. With Saban's recruits and this young talent they will be a force for a long time" comments start?

Discard what I just said, I forgot 'Bama crushed Clemson.


1-2 in Domes, and now they've lost 2 in a row.

Andrew Zow = All other lame Bama QBs.

Two of those games in Atlanta.

Mal, about 3:00 or one more first down.

2008 Utes > 2004 Utes

Band.

Moose begins debate of "Greatest Team in Utah Football History".

Homely Utah cheerleaders.

I can't wait until Nick Saban's name gets floated for the Denver/NY Jets jobs shortly after this game ends.

Ken Stabler looks like a vagrant.

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