Holy crap Batman.
44-41. OT. Huge comeback. Beat that one.
44-41. OT. Huge comeback. Beat that one.
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Can you say "choke."
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I can get used to that Texas Tech offense. The Air Raid is a bit too Loyola Marymount in that when it's struggling it can look really bad. But when the offense is humming it's really quite spectacular to watch.
arthurracoon
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Nice start for the Insight at SDS. 
Texas Tech Stuns Minn. in Insight Bowl
By ANDREW BAGNATO
After spotting Minnesota a 31-point lead, Texas Tech rallied for a stunning 44-41 overtime victory in the Insight Bowl Friday night, the biggest comeback in Division I-A bowl history.
Joel Monroe kicked a 32-yard field goal to put Minnesota up 41-38 in overtime, but Shannon Woods scored on a 3-yard run to win it for the Red Raiders.
The previous record for a bowl comeback was 30 points, set by Marshall against East Carolina in the 2001 GMAC Bowl.
Tech (8-6) appeared finished after Minnesota (6-7) took a 38-7 lead with 7:47 to go in the third quarter. But the Red Raiders mounted a furious comeback, scoring 31 unanswered points in less than 20 minutes.
Alex Trlica's 52-yard field goal as regulation expired sent the game into overtime.
Tech's comeback began with 4:58 to go in the third quarter, when Graham Harrell hit Joel Filani for a 43-yard score to cut the lead to 38-14. That touchdown started an avalanche that buried Minnesota.
Trailing 38-35 with no timeouts, the Red Raiders took over at their own 11 with 1:06 remaining. Eight plays later, Trlica tied it.
Harrell threw for 445 yards and two touchdowns. Woods rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns and Filani caught nine passes for 144 yards.
For Minnesota, Amir Pinnix ran for 179 yards, Bryan Cupito threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns and Jack Simmons caught seven passes for 134 yards.
Minnesota set a school bowl scoring record, and Cupito, a senior, tied Asad Abdul-Khaliq's career record of 55 touchdown passes. The records were little consolation in the end.
The Golden Gophers jumped ahead 7-0 after Texas Tech coach Mike Leach went for it on fourth-and-1 at his own 45. Harrell was stopped on a sneak, and six plays later Cupito found tight end Jack Simmons for a 2-yard touchdown with 9:27 to go in the first quarter.
Four minutes later, Minnesota made it 14-0 after linebacker Mike Sherels intercepted Harrell at Tech's 37. Pinnix capped a six-play drive with a 2-yard run.
Another Harrell turnover killed a Tech scoring drive. He fumbled on a sack by Willie VanDeSteeg, and Steve Davis recovered at the Golden Gophers' 13. Minnesota marched 87 yards - its longest scoring drive of the year - to take a 21-0 lead on Justin Valentine's 1-yard plunge on the first play of the second quarter.
Tech had a chance to slice the deficit when cornerback Antonio Huffman picked off Cupito's pass at the Minnesota 20. But Pinnix jarred the ball loose, and it bounded into the end zone, where the Gophers recovered for a touchback.
After Tech's Shannon Woods scored from 1 yard out to make it 28-7, the Gophers answered with an 81-yard drive that ended in a 3-yard touchdown pass from Cupito to Logan Payne in the final minute of the first half.
Minnesota looked as if it ended any Tech hopes for a comeback by opening the third quarter with a 16-play, 78-yard drive that consumed 7:13. Joel Monroe's 20-yard field goal gave the Gophers a 38-7 lead.
As it turned out, Texas Tech had plenty of time left.
Texas Tech Stuns Minn. in Insight Bowl
By ANDREW BAGNATO
After spotting Minnesota a 31-point lead, Texas Tech rallied for a stunning 44-41 overtime victory in the Insight Bowl Friday night, the biggest comeback in Division I-A bowl history.
Joel Monroe kicked a 32-yard field goal to put Minnesota up 41-38 in overtime, but Shannon Woods scored on a 3-yard run to win it for the Red Raiders.
The previous record for a bowl comeback was 30 points, set by Marshall against East Carolina in the 2001 GMAC Bowl.
Tech (8-6) appeared finished after Minnesota (6-7) took a 38-7 lead with 7:47 to go in the third quarter. But the Red Raiders mounted a furious comeback, scoring 31 unanswered points in less than 20 minutes.
Alex Trlica's 52-yard field goal as regulation expired sent the game into overtime.
Tech's comeback began with 4:58 to go in the third quarter, when Graham Harrell hit Joel Filani for a 43-yard score to cut the lead to 38-14. That touchdown started an avalanche that buried Minnesota.
Trailing 38-35 with no timeouts, the Red Raiders took over at their own 11 with 1:06 remaining. Eight plays later, Trlica tied it.
Harrell threw for 445 yards and two touchdowns. Woods rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns and Filani caught nine passes for 144 yards.
For Minnesota, Amir Pinnix ran for 179 yards, Bryan Cupito threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns and Jack Simmons caught seven passes for 134 yards.
Minnesota set a school bowl scoring record, and Cupito, a senior, tied Asad Abdul-Khaliq's career record of 55 touchdown passes. The records were little consolation in the end.
The Golden Gophers jumped ahead 7-0 after Texas Tech coach Mike Leach went for it on fourth-and-1 at his own 45. Harrell was stopped on a sneak, and six plays later Cupito found tight end Jack Simmons for a 2-yard touchdown with 9:27 to go in the first quarter.
Four minutes later, Minnesota made it 14-0 after linebacker Mike Sherels intercepted Harrell at Tech's 37. Pinnix capped a six-play drive with a 2-yard run.
Another Harrell turnover killed a Tech scoring drive. He fumbled on a sack by Willie VanDeSteeg, and Steve Davis recovered at the Golden Gophers' 13. Minnesota marched 87 yards - its longest scoring drive of the year - to take a 21-0 lead on Justin Valentine's 1-yard plunge on the first play of the second quarter.
Tech had a chance to slice the deficit when cornerback Antonio Huffman picked off Cupito's pass at the Minnesota 20. But Pinnix jarred the ball loose, and it bounded into the end zone, where the Gophers recovered for a touchback.
After Tech's Shannon Woods scored from 1 yard out to make it 28-7, the Gophers answered with an 81-yard drive that ended in a 3-yard touchdown pass from Cupito to Logan Payne in the final minute of the first half.
Minnesota looked as if it ended any Tech hopes for a comeback by opening the third quarter with a 16-play, 78-yard drive that consumed 7:13. Joel Monroe's 20-yard field goal gave the Gophers a 38-7 lead.
As it turned out, Texas Tech had plenty of time left.
Diamondback Jay
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Man, for my first live Bowl Game, I couldn't have picked a better one.
It's funny, at halftime a large number of Texas Tech fans took off.. Too bad for them, because as they were halfway to Amarillo, their Red Raiders staged one of the greatest comebacks in College Football history.
It's funny, at halftime a large number of Texas Tech fans took off.. Too bad for them, because as they were halfway to Amarillo, their Red Raiders staged one of the greatest comebacks in College Football history.
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... and the U of Miami turned down Mike Leach to be their new Head Coach. Brilliant.
2 halves of entertainment beyond expectations.
2 halves of entertainment beyond expectations.
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My eyes burn and I ran out of Linguine with white clam sauce.
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Diamondback Jay
Psalms 23:1
Randy Shannon will do just fine.
Now Alabama might be wise to look Leach's way.
Now Alabama might be wise to look Leach's way.
boisesuns
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I think Boise State and Oklahoma players went to the game. Did they announce them or anything?
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I am not so optimistic about Shannon. Very underqualified/inexperienced, but then, that is a subject for a seperate thread.
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I can't wait to see what Sonny Dykes will do to the UofA offense.
Diamondback Jay
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I arrived a tad late (missed the pre-game) so I'm not sure if they made an announcement or not, but I do know Ian Johnson was signing autographs, and I got one.
Renz
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Ugh. I switched to the Suns/Knicks blowout at halftime and missed the great comeback. 
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Ugh. I switched to the Suns/Knicks blowout at halftime and missed the great comeback.
The real action didn't start until the 4th quarter. Even then, it wasn't until the last half of the quarter that it looked like Tech might have a chance.
I though Leach blew it with the idiotic decision to onside kick with more than 2 minutes to go and 2 timeouts. They didn't cover it, and they wound up back at the 7 yard line, after an illegal procedure, and about 1 minute. The play of the drive was the Tech WR who broke two tackles to get out of bounds. Without that, I think they lose.
Renz
An Army of One
It's also noteworthy that Minnesota's secondary coach is ASU's new defensive coordinator.
boisesuns
Standing Tall And Traded
Nice. I met him when I went back to Boise earlier this month. He's a a really down to earth guy.
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Renz
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It's also noteworthy that Minnesota's secondary coach is ASU's new defensive coordinator.
Also, Minnesota's pass defense was 11th in the Big Ten this year.
