Posted by Zach Bigalke on January 11, 2011 · 1 Comment
This was originally sent as an email to fellow Tailgater correspondents Matt Strobl and John Mitchell the morning after the 2011 BCS National Championship. It is reprinted here in its entirety.
Hey now…
Well, guys, I got to watch the game but was cursed with injury added to insult as I felt the head cold welling around my cranium throughout the game. It was all I could do... Read More
Category Football, NCAA, The Tailgater · Tags Auburn, BCS, Brandon Bair, Cam Newton, Casey Matthews, Chip Kelly, Cliff Harris, Darron Thomas, Darvin Adams, Dion Jordan, Ducks, Eddie Pleasant, Eric Smith, Fiesta Bowl, Gene Chizik, Gus Malzahn, Jackson Rice, Jeff Maehl, Josh Bynes, Kenjon Barner, Kenny Rowe, LaMichael James, Lutzenkirchen, Michael Dyer, National Championship, Nick Aliotti, Nick Fairley, Onterio McCalebb, Oregon, Tigers, turf, Wes Byrum
Posted by Zach Bigalke on January 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment
January 9, 2011/9:00 pm Eastern
San Francisco, CA - AT&T Park
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Category Football, NCAA, The Tailgater · Tags AT&T Park, Chris Ault, Chris Fox, Colin Kaepernick, Emerald Bowl, Frank Spaziani, Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, Luke Kuechly, Mark Herzlich, Mike Ball, Montel Harris, Nevada, Rishard Matthews, Vai Taua, Wolf Pack
Posted by Zach Bigalke on January 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment
January 6, 2011/8:00 pm Eastern
Mobile, AL - Ladd-Peebles Stadium
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Category Football, NCAA, The Tailgater · Tags Austin Boucher, Blue Raiders, Dayonne Nunley, Dwight Dasher, Evan Harris, GoDaddy.com Bowl, Jamari Lattimore, Jarrett Crittenton, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Lance Guidry, MAC, Miami, Middle Tennessee, Mike Haywood, Redhawks, Rick Stockstill, Sun Belt, Thomas Merriweather
Posted by Zach Bigalke on January 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
It was the most bittersweet of results, a simultaneous welling of pride as this site’s resident BCS Buster guru and pangs of agony as a lifelong Badger fan. When TCU’s otherworldly linebacker Tank Carder stuck up a meaty paw and deflected away Scott Tolzein’s on-target two-point conversion attempt as it floated on a line toward wide-open Jacob Pederson, it sealed... Read More
Category Football, NCAA, The Tailgater · Tags Andy Dalton, BCS, Big Ten, Bret Bielema, Buster, David Gilreath, Gary Patterson, J.J. Watt, James White, Jeremy Kerley, John Clay, Lance Kendricks, Montee Ball, Mountain West, MWC, Nick Toon, non-AQ, Pasadena, Rose Bowl, Scott Tolzein, Tank Carder, TCU Horned Frogs, Wisconsin Badgers
Posted by Zach Bigalke on December 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
January 1, 2011/1:30 pm Eastern
Jacksonville, FL – Municipal Stadium
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Category Football, NCAA, The Tailgater · Tags Bulldogs, Chad Bumphis, Chris Wright, Dan Mullen, Denard Robinson, Gator Bowl, Michigan, Mississippi State, Rich Rodriguez, turnover margin, Wolverines
