A Rose Bowl for the Ages

It's been almost a month since the Rose Bowl 2006, otherwise known as the greatest college football game ever played. You would think that a fan, basically a guy that had nothing to do with a sports vicotry, would stop revelling in a win after all this time. Nope, that's where you're wrong. This wasn't just a game. Oh no, it was a defining moment for the Texas fan. When the Horns were down 38-26 to USC with 6:42 left, did the fan believe the team could come back? With 2:13 left and the Trojans up by 5, when it was 4th down for USC, did the fan believe that the defense would hold? At the 8 yard line of USC, with the Horns facing a 4th and 5 with 19 stinkin' seconds left and still down by 5, did the fan believe that the Horns would pull out the win? Yes, yes, and one last resounding Yes. If you didn't, then you're really not a fan :)

I have a man-crush on Vince Young. 200 yards rushing on 19 carries, 267 yards on 30 of 40 passing, Rose Bowl record 467 yards of total offense...Yahtzee!!! That was the single most clutch, most cold-blooded sports performance I've ever witnessed. I remember standing next to Vince on campus at UT during his freshman year and thinking, "This dude needs to be playing wide receiver." I'm also an idiot, in case you're wondering. Mack Brown, on the other hand, is apparently a genius and Vince Young is the best college football player in the country and the best I've ever seen. Oh yeah, the University of Texas Longhorns? The Horns are the National Champions and the best team in the land. Texas 41 - USC 38 is all the evidence I need.