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Okay, may as well get it over with.

at #18 TCU 56, UNLV 9

#10 Oklahoma 10, at #3 Oklahoma State 44

#15 Wisconsin 42, #13 Michigan State 39 (Big Ten championship, at Indianapolis)

Dallas 13, at Arizona 19 (OT)

As expected, I had no nails left from Badgers-Spartans, as the game was 3 with 1:00 remaining.

But, with a chance to get the ball back inside of two minutes in the fourth quarter, down by three, MSU called for an all-out punt block – and missed.&#160 As the lead Spartan barely brushed Bucky punter Brad Nortman, Nortman performed an Oscar-worthy flop.

Flag.&#160 Five-yard penalty for running into the kicker, Bucky keeps the ball, game over.

Montee Ball had 137 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries, and caught another pass for a score.&#160 Ruesell Wilson was a very respectable 17-24-187 and three TDs.&#160 They’ll get Oregon in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s day.

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I was more concerned with the fact that I was freezing my ass off in the East stands of Amon Carter than I was that UNLV might actually score a touchdown.

All that aside, the Frogs once again used their primary weapon – a points-explosion quarter – to make short work of the Rebs.

Pachall had his TD on an 8-yard keeper [ED. NOTE: That was at the end of the first quarter&#160 -DV] and James on a 10-yard run. Then on the first play after a blocked punt, Tucker ran straight up the middle for a 32-yard TD when at least five defenders got his hands on him without bringing him down.

After Kohorst kicked a 43-yard field goal with 2:13 left in the first half, McCoy and Gardner followed with their big returns.

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McCoy, who already had a kickoff return for a touchdown earlier this season, backpedaled to field the ball just in front of the goal line and then took off. He ran through a group of players on the left side before breaking into the open and sprinting all the way down the field.

When the Rebels got the ball back, Gardner picked off a pass by freshman Taylor Barnhill and went untouched into the end zone.

G’night, Rebels.&#160 Hello, third straight – and last – Mountain West Conference championship.&#160 I can just imagine the look on Craig Thompson’s face as he had to hand Gary Patterson the trophy.&#160

For their&#160 reward, the Frogs will get to feast on Lousy-anna Technological in the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego.&#160 Almost worth going to see.

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No, I didn’t expect OU to win – but this was discouraging.&#160 They could’ve played this one in Norman, and it wouldn’t’ve mattered.

Landry Jones turned the ball over four times, and the combination of Joseph Randle & Jeremy Smith ran over, around and through the Sooner defense for an aggregate 270 yards and four touchdowns.

OU gets Iowa in the Insight Bowl in Tempe, AZ.&#160 Pretty sad for an outfit that was supposedly going to contend for the national championship.

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What the fuck is it about Arizona?&#160 Every time one of the local teams here plays there, it’s like voodoo ensues.

This time, it was the Red Headed Jesus Genius Goober icing his own kicker, for Cthulu’s sake.&#160 Dan Bailey’s 49-yarder was waved off by Jason Garrett calling a timeout when he didn’t fucking need&#160 to.&#160 (The actual kick was woefully short and off to the left – one of two misses on the day for the usually-automatic Bailey.)

Not that it would – or even should – have mattered – the Cowgirlz acted as if the Cards were the fucking ’85 Bears when it came to their defense.&#160 They put eight, nine in the box against DeMarco Murray, and dared El Choko to beat them with his arm.&#160 And, as usual, he didn’t disappoint.

The Arizona fans, that is.

Yet another crown jewel&#160 in Owner Jethro’s talent-evaluation hat, y’know?

This week:&#160 3-1 (I’m going to count the Cowgirlz’ el foldo&#160 act in my favor).&#160 Overall:&#160 53-15.

Tonight, we have the Cowgirlz vs. the Noo Yawk Football Douchebags at the Death Star.&#160 Given that it’s December, which is when the Cowgirlz usually tank, I don’t expect much, but we’ll see.&#160 (And I have to pull for them here – you’ll never see me giving Bwandi Jackoff, E-Why or the rest of those pissweasels an even break.)

Back tomorrow or so with yet another rant.