not having cable tv sucks sometimes

Sat down here to watch the last minute of the Fiesta Bowl. I was about to leave, assuming it was over, when Boise State had 4th & 18 on the 50 with 18 seconds to go. Lo and behold, they pull the old hook and lateral trick and cover 50 yards in 11 seconds to tie it up. And now it's in overtime. That has to be the wildest last few seconds of regulation in a football game in recent memory. It's a shame I can't be watching this madness on TV.

CBS Sportsline's Glog (in-game blog) guy on Boise's 4th & 1 from Oklahoma's 5 yard line in OT: "This is the biggest yard in Idaho football history." No question. So, say Boise's coaches, if a trick play worked to perfection last time, let's stick with what works. A back takes the snap and passes for a TD on 4th down.* That's one of those plays that always ends up being either ingenious or incredibly stupid depending on what happens. And as if that weren't enough, they go all-in and go for the two-point conversion instead of the tie and get it. Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42, F-OT.

That's one of the most insane endings in bowl history for sure. We need a lot more football teams like Boise State with enough guts to go for it all with total disregard for risk or the second-guessing of others. I usually like the little guy in David-Goliath matchups anyway, but I just became a pretty big Boise State fan.

* Maybe they've been watching some Hogs games this year. Arkansas ran the McFadden-under-center set several times a game when I watched.