Rose Bowl team: As I don’t really have “a team” to cheer for in tonight’s Rose Bowl game, I’ve decided to be a fan-for-the-night of the University of Texas in honor of Cole Huggins, diehard UT fan, regular rexblog reader and the person (along with his wife, Summer) who made sure I got to the Salt Lick Restaurant when I finally made it to Austin last year. So, Hook ’em Horns.
Note to USC fans: As my success as a football fan has hit a rocky patch, this decision on my part may have just cinched it for the Trojans.
On a side note, kudos to those Rose Bowl old-school purists for being the only major bowl not to sell-out in some [your-brand-here-bowl] naming rights deal. They only sold-out the [presented-by-your-brand-here] way. (By the way, some places on the Rose Bowl site, they use logos with the presented-by line and other places, without it.)
Post-game update: Geez. I didn’t jinx them. Vince Young would look good in a Titans uniform, by the way. No doubt, one of the best “championship” college bowl games I can recall. [But why are they singing, “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad?” ; – ) ]
Wow. I can’t thank the Rexblog enough for its support! Very cool. Slow down on that Vince-in-a-Titans-uniform talk though. We need VY for one more year so we can repeat. Hook ’em!!!
Oh yeah…The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You for that comment, Rex.
Maybe Titans QB Steve McNair can exert some influence. He’s already taken Vince under his wing: http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050619/SPORTS01/506190398/1027
We want Vince Young to stay at Texas one more year – to finish his education of course. That, and because the Titans are more likely to be getting first or second round draft pick next year.
Jeff, thanks for that link.