Beach Bowl and Brawl
Miami Marlins Park was the scene of a new college bowl game: The Miami Bowl. I guess ESPN needed to fill a few hour and the Hotel and Visitors Bureau was happy to be a major sponsor. The weather cooperated and the lid on Marlins Park was open and they turned the AC off.
Memphis State versus Brigham Young were the combatants in "The Battle of the Beach." The Miami Herald called it the Miami Beach Brawl and that it was as the two teams mixed it up after Memphis State intercepted a BYU pass to end the 2nd overtime and win the game 55-48.
You might ask why would a Canes fan visit an obviously 3rd tier bowl game between two teams he knew nothing about, when he could have watched it on cable. The simple answer is I was invited to the game by a friend from Memphis, that now calls Miami his home.
The game plan was to troll the park perimeter for a scalper, face value of the tickets were $60. We wanted a bargain. This was not going to be a hot ticket in spite of the efforts of the Mormon Church and Memphis fans who had not been to a bowl game since 2008 when they visited the St. Petersburg Bowl and got clocked by USF 41-14. We got a bargain $15 each.
The game was a barn burner, high scoring, with lead changes and obvious shortcomings by both defenses. Both teams blew leads that lead to 45-45 score at the end of regulation. The first overtime ended with both teams kicking long field goals. MSU's was about 53 yards. MSU scored on its first possession in the 2nd OT and stopped BYU with a game ending interception.
The other main event including helmet swinging and stomping and wild punches occurred when celebrating MSU players rushed the stands where their faithful sat. Unfortunately, they ended up mixing it up because both groups of fans sat behind the BYU bench.
The good news is the fight didn't spread to the stands.
Verdict: Great game, Great Weather tainted by a scrum after the final whistle had sounded.
Memphis State versus Brigham Young were the combatants in "The Battle of the Beach." The Miami Herald called it the Miami Beach Brawl and that it was as the two teams mixed it up after Memphis State intercepted a BYU pass to end the 2nd overtime and win the game 55-48.
You might ask why would a Canes fan visit an obviously 3rd tier bowl game between two teams he knew nothing about, when he could have watched it on cable. The simple answer is I was invited to the game by a friend from Memphis, that now calls Miami his home.
The game plan was to troll the park perimeter for a scalper, face value of the tickets were $60. We wanted a bargain. This was not going to be a hot ticket in spite of the efforts of the Mormon Church and Memphis fans who had not been to a bowl game since 2008 when they visited the St. Petersburg Bowl and got clocked by USF 41-14. We got a bargain $15 each.
The game was a barn burner, high scoring, with lead changes and obvious shortcomings by both defenses. Both teams blew leads that lead to 45-45 score at the end of regulation. The first overtime ended with both teams kicking long field goals. MSU's was about 53 yards. MSU scored on its first possession in the 2nd OT and stopped BYU with a game ending interception.
The other main event including helmet swinging and stomping and wild punches occurred when celebrating MSU players rushed the stands where their faithful sat. Unfortunately, they ended up mixing it up because both groups of fans sat behind the BYU bench.
The good news is the fight didn't spread to the stands.
Verdict: Great game, Great Weather tainted by a scrum after the final whistle had sounded.
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