Stanford Battles Hard But Falls Short In Fiesta Bowl

Superstar quarterback Andrew Luck and the formidable Stanford Cardinal football team took their act to Glendale, Arizona, to face the equally talented and determined Oklahoma State Cowboys in the 2012 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl this past Monday evening.

Luck powered the well-oiled Stanford offense all evening long, maximizing every last moment of time he was given in the pocket while surveying the field and routinely finding open receivers. A dozen other times, he rolled out to his left or right after a play action fake and delivered a perfect strike to a tight end in the flat for a 10-20 yard gain. Stanford took hold of the game early and led 7-0 after fifteen minutes, but the Cowboys rallied for 21 second quarter points to tie the game at 21 and render the outcome entirely unpredictable going into the half.

Both squads got out of the gate slowly in the second half, but the Cardinal continued to hold onto the lead. When running back Stepfan Taylor pierced the goal line from one yard out to pull Stanford ahead 38-31 with just over four minutes left in the game, it seemed that a convincing and memorable Pac-12 upset was in the making.

Unfortunately for fans of the tree, Cowboy quarterback Brandon Weeden had other plans, and soon led his troops on a long drive. Oklahoma State running back Joseph Randle punched it in from four yards out to tie the game at 38 after an 80-yard drive that lasted about as long as healthy lungs can hold their breath. Impressively but not surprisingly, Luck called a series of effective plays that put the offense in scoring range, but kicker Jordan Williamson was unable to connect on a sizable smack as time expired in regulation.

Only a few plays into a critical overtime period, Williamson was again asked to slap the leather through the yellow sticks, but his efforts were once again unsuccessful. After Weeden threw a perfect slant route pass that got the Cowboys down to the 1/2 yard line, Oklahoma State kicker Quinn Sharp connected on a 22-yard game winner.

Jeff Cole Construction would like to give a heartfelt congrats to the Stanford Cardinal on their accomplishments, and wish good luck to Andrew Luck on his future endeavors.

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Bowl Season Kicks Off This Weekend!

The 2011 college bowl season has snuck up on us like an experienced ninja, and a bevy of games will unfold over the course of the next month.

Before main courses such as Stanford vs. Oklahoma State and Wisconsin vs. Oregon come along, the NCAA is setting a bowl of chips down in the center of the table with three middle-of-the-road matchups this upcoming weekend.

Next Tuesday the 20^th will begin a twenty day stretch in which 31 marquee bowl games will be played, leading up to the BCS Championship between LSU and Alabama. Stay tuned in the upcoming days for previews of the major matchups. That’s right, folks – this blog is about more than just hammers and ladders. It’s also about Ducks and Badgers.

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Here’s a peek at the 2011-12 NCAA Bowl Schedule:

Date	Bowl	Time
17-Dec	New Mexico	2:00 PM	Wyoming	Temple
17-Dec	Idaho Potato	5:30 PM	Ohio	Utah State
17-Dec	New Orleans	9:00 PM	San Diego State	UL-Lafayette
20-Dec	Beef 'O' Brady's	8:00 PM	Florida International	Marshall
21-Dec	Poinsettia	8:00 PM	TCU	Louisiana Tech
22-Dec	Las Vegas	8:00 PM	Boise State	Arizona State
24-Dec	Hawai'i	8:00 PM	Southern Miss	Nevada
26-Dec	Independence	5:00 PM	North Carolina	Missouri
27-Dec	Little Caesars Pizza	4:30 PM	Purdue	Western Michigan
27-Dec	Belk	8:00 PM	N.C. State	Louisville
28-Dec	Military	4:30 PM	Toledo	Air Force
28-Dec	Holiday	8:00 PM	California	Texas
29-Dec	Champs Sports	5:30 PM	Florida State	Notre Dame
29-Dec	Alamo	9:00 PM	Baylor	Washington
30-Dec	Armed Forces	12:00 PM	BYU	Tulsa
30-Dec	Pinstripe	3:20 PM	Iowa State	Rutgers
30-Dec	Music City	6:40 PM	Wake Forest	Mississippi State
30-Dec	Insight	10:00 PM	Iowa	Oklahoma
31-Dec	Meineke of Texas	12:00 PM	Northwestern	Texas A&M
31-Dec	Sun	2:00 PM	Georgia Tech	Utah
31-Dec	Liberty	3:30 PM	Cincinnati	Vanderbilt
31-Dec	Hunger	3:30 PM	Illinois	UCLA
31-Dec	Chick-fil-A	7:30 PM	Virginia	Auburn
2-Jan	TicketCity	12:00 PM	Penn State	Houston
2-Jan	Outback	1:00 PM	Michigan State	Georgia
2-Jan	Capital One	1:00 PM	Nebraska	S. Carolina
2-Jan	Gator	1:00 PM	Ohio State	Florida
6-Jan	Cotton	8:00 PM	Kansas State	Arkansas
7-Jan	BBVA Compass	1:00 PM	Pittsburgh	SMU
8-Jan	GoDaddy.com	9:00 PM	Northern Illinois	Arkansas State
2-Jan	Rose	5:00 PM	Wisconsin	Oregon
2-Jan	Fiesta	8:30 PM	Oklahoma State	Stanford
3-Jan	Sugar	8:30 PM	Michigan	Virginia Tech
4-Jan	Orange	8:30 PM	Clemson	West Virginia
9-Jan	BCS Championship	8:30 PM	LSU	Alabama

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