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Q. Bitch, what's happenin'?
Dec. 31st, 2009 02:07 amA. Nebraska's happenin'.
Tim Griffin, ESPN*: Nebraska's 33-0 victory over Arizona in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl was much easier than anyone would have ever expected. It pushed the Cornhuskers to their 10th victory in a season for the first time since 2003.
Ted Miller, ESPN*: Wow. That was a complete butt-kicking... Nebraska showed up and punched Arizona in the mouth on both sides of the ball. Over and over and over and over. And over again. It's not an exaggeration to say that Arizona didn't have a single positive moment in the entire football game.
LA Times: The Holiday Bowl is... supposed to be about entertaining games with gobs of points by both teams.
Nebraska, ranked 20th, ruined that tradition, dominating No. 22 Arizona, 33-0, in front of 64,607.
AP: A 33-0 Holiday Bowl rout of Arizona is providing further evidence that the Cornhuskers are on the verge of becoming major players on the national scene again.
Big 12 Conference: First shutout in Nebraska's 46 bowl appearances, first shutout in Holiday Bowl history, first shutout by a Big 12 team in a bowl game.
Scout.com*: With this performance, Nebraska has elevated themselves beyond a “sexy pick” for next season... Still, the Wildcats’ effort should be praised in one regard: It is quite an arduous task to make the Holiday Bowl boring.
Dr. Saturday: Nebraska strung up Arizona's offense in the first quarter and spent the next three beating on it with a stick, until 'Zona quarterback Nick Foles fell out in the fetal position... The garbage-time chatter in the ESPN booth about top-10 preseason rankings was like the planning session to launch the campaign for 2010: The Year Nebraska Is Back.
Every Day Should Be Saturday: If we’d made the Holiday Bowl drinking game dependent on Wildcat points, we wouldn’t have this rusty barbed wire halo of a headache today.
The Scores Report: Stop doesn’t even begin to describe what the Cornhuskers did to the Wildcats on Wednesday night. Stop is something you do when you’ve had too much to eat. Completely shutting someone down to the point of feeling sorry for them is what Nebraska accomplished.
San Diego News Network [the funniest live game updates out there, from an uninvested San Diegan]: There’s 6:50 left on the clock and Nebraska has a 33-point lead. I don’t think I’ll miss anything of significance... It’s hard to find a weakness in Nebraska. Judging from this performance and their near-win against Texas, the Huskers are closing the season considerably better than their No. 22 ranking suggests. This team belongs in a BCS bowl.
Sports Shakes (California-based): That wasn't the Holiday Bowl. That was a smackdown... It was as if the rain and fury cleansed the program of the Callahan era. Gone are the embarrassing losses, the hideous score lines, and the disgruntled fan base, at least for now. Bo Pelini has this program on the right track, and if tonight was any indication, the Big XII may have to brace for another wave of dominance on the plains.
Inside The Shoe (Ohio State): The statistics are grim so I will not delve into them. Suffice it to say that they [Arizona] mustered 109 total yards in 51 plays. So Suh moves on and the remainder of the teams in CFB especially the Big 12 heave a sigh of relief.
Shakin the Southland (Clemson, a Nebraska-compatriot team): Nebraska is almost Bammer-like genius in its coaching hire: Bo Pelini. These guys are doing a number on Stoops and Arizona this evening, and look to be the class of the Big 12 North for the near future.
NewsOK (Oklahoma): Then Nebraska ran all over Arizona.
SB Nation: Nebraska absolutely dominated Arizona in Wednesday night's Holiday Bowl. The Huskers outscored the Wildcats, 33-0, but it gets worse. Nebraska had 21 first downs, compared to Arizona's five; 399 total yards to 108 (most of which were gained in garbage time with the game already out of hand); 226 yards rushing to just 62. It was an absolute destruction by the Bo Pelini led defense.
Green Valley News & Sun [also very funny Lovecraftian live game updates, from an Arizona fan]: Nebraska's front four (including you-know-who) has swallowed everything... A nightmare... That about does it. Zac Lee hits a wide-open Niles Paul for a 74-yard touchdown to put Nebraska ahead 33-0. With the way Arizona is playing offensively, it might as well be 400-0.
Arizona Desert Swarm: Terrible. Period.
Mike Stoops, Arizona head coach, graduate of Cardinal Mooney high school: "When you think you have arrived, that’s when you are going to get whacked. And we certainly got whacked by a much better team."
Bo Pelini, Nebraska head coach, graduate of Cardinal Mooney high school: "Nebraska is back and we’re here to stay."
So long, Suh!
*: Picked Arizona to win the game. Those are just the ones I know of.
Tim Griffin, ESPN*: Nebraska's 33-0 victory over Arizona in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl was much easier than anyone would have ever expected. It pushed the Cornhuskers to their 10th victory in a season for the first time since 2003.
Ted Miller, ESPN*: Wow. That was a complete butt-kicking... Nebraska showed up and punched Arizona in the mouth on both sides of the ball. Over and over and over and over. And over again. It's not an exaggeration to say that Arizona didn't have a single positive moment in the entire football game.
LA Times: The Holiday Bowl is... supposed to be about entertaining games with gobs of points by both teams.
Nebraska, ranked 20th, ruined that tradition, dominating No. 22 Arizona, 33-0, in front of 64,607.
AP: A 33-0 Holiday Bowl rout of Arizona is providing further evidence that the Cornhuskers are on the verge of becoming major players on the national scene again.
Big 12 Conference: First shutout in Nebraska's 46 bowl appearances, first shutout in Holiday Bowl history, first shutout by a Big 12 team in a bowl game.
Scout.com*: With this performance, Nebraska has elevated themselves beyond a “sexy pick” for next season... Still, the Wildcats’ effort should be praised in one regard: It is quite an arduous task to make the Holiday Bowl boring.
Dr. Saturday: Nebraska strung up Arizona's offense in the first quarter and spent the next three beating on it with a stick, until 'Zona quarterback Nick Foles fell out in the fetal position... The garbage-time chatter in the ESPN booth about top-10 preseason rankings was like the planning session to launch the campaign for 2010: The Year Nebraska Is Back.
Every Day Should Be Saturday: If we’d made the Holiday Bowl drinking game dependent on Wildcat points, we wouldn’t have this rusty barbed wire halo of a headache today.
The Scores Report: Stop doesn’t even begin to describe what the Cornhuskers did to the Wildcats on Wednesday night. Stop is something you do when you’ve had too much to eat. Completely shutting someone down to the point of feeling sorry for them is what Nebraska accomplished.
San Diego News Network [the funniest live game updates out there, from an uninvested San Diegan]: There’s 6:50 left on the clock and Nebraska has a 33-point lead. I don’t think I’ll miss anything of significance... It’s hard to find a weakness in Nebraska. Judging from this performance and their near-win against Texas, the Huskers are closing the season considerably better than their No. 22 ranking suggests. This team belongs in a BCS bowl.
Sports Shakes (California-based): That wasn't the Holiday Bowl. That was a smackdown... It was as if the rain and fury cleansed the program of the Callahan era. Gone are the embarrassing losses, the hideous score lines, and the disgruntled fan base, at least for now. Bo Pelini has this program on the right track, and if tonight was any indication, the Big XII may have to brace for another wave of dominance on the plains.
Inside The Shoe (Ohio State): The statistics are grim so I will not delve into them. Suffice it to say that they [Arizona] mustered 109 total yards in 51 plays. So Suh moves on and the remainder of the teams in CFB especially the Big 12 heave a sigh of relief.
Shakin the Southland (Clemson, a Nebraska-compatriot team): Nebraska is almost Bammer-like genius in its coaching hire: Bo Pelini. These guys are doing a number on Stoops and Arizona this evening, and look to be the class of the Big 12 North for the near future.
NewsOK (Oklahoma): Then Nebraska ran all over Arizona.
SB Nation: Nebraska absolutely dominated Arizona in Wednesday night's Holiday Bowl. The Huskers outscored the Wildcats, 33-0, but it gets worse. Nebraska had 21 first downs, compared to Arizona's five; 399 total yards to 108 (most of which were gained in garbage time with the game already out of hand); 226 yards rushing to just 62. It was an absolute destruction by the Bo Pelini led defense.
Green Valley News & Sun [also very funny Lovecraftian live game updates, from an Arizona fan]: Nebraska's front four (including you-know-who) has swallowed everything... A nightmare... That about does it. Zac Lee hits a wide-open Niles Paul for a 74-yard touchdown to put Nebraska ahead 33-0. With the way Arizona is playing offensively, it might as well be 400-0.
Arizona Desert Swarm: Terrible. Period.
Mike Stoops, Arizona head coach, graduate of Cardinal Mooney high school: "When you think you have arrived, that’s when you are going to get whacked. And we certainly got whacked by a much better team."
Bo Pelini, Nebraska head coach, graduate of Cardinal Mooney high school: "Nebraska is back and we’re here to stay."
So long, Suh!
*: Picked Arizona to win the game. Those are just the ones I know of.
