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 to sit there dejectedly and sneeze. Unfortunately there would be no boost... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 18, 2010 · 4 Comments
All those teams in the five conferences without an auto-qualifier to the BCS have some big shoes to fill, after 2009 gave us the first chance ever to see two teams bust into the BCS. Of course, the powers that be felt it necessary to protect the sanctity of the six BCS conferences, and decided to pair the Broncos against the Horned Frogs in the Fiesta Bowl rather than letting the two schools test their mettle against more established, name-brand... Read More
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