Stinking San Jose St.
(Written by kencraw)
I was channel surfing this evening when I came across the Hawaii at San Jose St. game on ESPN. It was early in the 4th quarter and SJ St. was up 35-21. Could this be the final nail in the coffin for the final non-BCS team that still has a shot at a BCS game? I mean, I’m fairly confident that Hawaii will trip up at some point this season and won’t be able to pull a Utah or Boise St. but it’s always nice to see that happen sooner rather than later.
So I got pretty excited.
Well I don’t know what SJ St. had done earlier in the game to be up in the 4th quarter (actually, I do: 4 Hawaii interceptions), but what I witnessed was one of the most pathetic yet predictable collapses in recent memory. How does 3 and out, give up a surprisingly easy TD, 2 and fumble, give up a surprisingly easy TD and then completely lack the ability to get in field goal range before going to OT where you give up another surprisingly easy TD and then throw a INT two plays later, sound to you?
I wish I hadn’t seen it at all because I hate getting my hopes up only to see them dashed in a, and sorry for lacking better vocabulary but these are the most appropriate words, pathetic yet surprisingly easy and predictable collapse.
October 13th, 2007 at 9:11 am
I watched much of that game too, and I think it was pretty clear from watching it that while Hawai’i is a good team, they are in no way one of the best 12-15 teams in the country. I think a lot of voters saw that as well, and unless Hawai’i manages to embarass Washington and Boise State later this year (and I predict it might be the other way around), the Rainbow Warriors will be left out of the BCS mix even with an unblemished record.
However, they certainly will destroy whatever sorry team gets a free trip to Honolulu for the Hawai’i bowl.