http://fiestabowl.blogdrive.com/ Fiesta Bowl Games Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:50:01 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. http://fiestabowl.blogdrive.com/archive/3.html Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:36:26 GMT TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Troy Smith found a measure of redemption and Notre Dame found itself a bowl loser again in a Fiesta matchup brimming with big plays by the Buckeyes. Smith, suspended from last year's Alamo Bowl for taking $500 from a booster, threw touchdown passes of 56 yards to Ted Ginn and a Fiesta Bowl-record 85 to Santonio Holmes, and fourth-ranked Ohio State beat the No. 5 Irish 34-20 Monday night. It was Notre Dame's eighth consecutive bowl loss. The Ohio State quarterback, the offensive MVP, also sat out this year's opener, but has improved steadily since then. Smith completed... (more) http://fiestabowl.blogdrive.com/comments?id=3 http://fiestabowl.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:13:27 GMT TEMPE, Ariz. -- Did history just repeat itself in the '06 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl? Last year at this time, a fancy-footed quarterback wearing No. 10 put on a magnificent dual-threat performance that stamped him as a Heisman Trophy contender, and stamped his team as a national title threat. America has been dazzled by Vince Young ever since, and the Texas Longhorns have been undefeated. This year, the unstoppable No. 10 in a BCS bowl was Ohio State's Troy Smith. Yes, Troy Smith. http://fiestabowl.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2 http://fiestabowl.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Thu, 20 Apr 2006 04:56:30 GMT TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Troy Smith outplayed Brady Quinn and Jim Tressel outfoxed Charlie Weis. Fourth-ranked Ohio State jumped on No. 5 Notre Dame with big play after big play Monday night in a 34-20 Fiesta romp, sending the Irish to their eighth consecutive bowl defeat. "I been hearing a lot about how are you guys going to beat a Notre Dame team when you give Charlie Weis four weeks to prepare for it," Buckeyes senior linebacker A.J. Hawk said. "That kind of upset me because I thought, `What about giving coach Tressel four weeks to prepare for you?"' So make it four straight bowl wins for... (more) http://fiestabowl.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1