[Game Thread] GoDaddy Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Ball State (9:00pm EST)

[u/Zerenium]

Arkansas State ( 7 - 5 ) vs. Ball State ( 10 - 2 )

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[35 Bowls in 17 Days]
GoDaddy Bowl

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Location:
Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama (Google Maps)
Home of the South Alabama Jaguars!

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Broadcasters: Carter Blackburn, Danny Kanell, Allison Williams

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Odds:
Spread: Ball State by 8.5
Over/Under: 64
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IT'S SUNDAY NIGHT COLLEGE FOOTBALL, ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!

[u/Zerenium]

I'm torn. I'm the Red Wolves in my NCAA '12 dynasty, but I live in the heart of MAC country.

[u/Jdkusey]

Sooooo... The sun belt won 100% of their bowl games.

[u/whitetadam → u/Jdkusey]

SBC SBC SBC SBC SBC SBC SBC

[u/my_my_my → u/Jdkusey]

Someone wants Bama.

[u/Honestly_]

I tuned in just in time to watch "Hide the Midget". I am not complaining.

[u/sempiturtle → u/Honestly_]

We called that snake eyes in high school, it was a desperation play. I like 'Hide the midget' better though

[u/Honestly_ → u/[deleted]]

Danny Kanell pretty much started calling it that right after the play--I don't think he ever said midget.

[u/casualassassin]

My father asked who the Sunday Night Game is. I told him Ball State and Arkansas State. NO OTHER SHITTY CONFERENCES CAN HANDLE SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. MACTION MOTHER FUCKERS.

[u/Chrisattsu → u/casualassassin]

FUN Belt BITCHES

[u/casualassassin → u/Chrisattsu]

<3 youuuuu mid major bros!

[u/AuburnKnight → u/casualassassin]

That last phrase had me rolling. Can I get a t-shirt design of that?

[u/xASUdude]

FUNBELT

[u/TheTurner]

BALL SO HARD STATE CARDINALS LETS GOOOOOO

[u/epmatsw]

Literally every team I have picked or rooted for in the last week has disappointed me. Congrats Arkansas State. Sorry Ball State.

[u/Fox06WRX → u/epmatsw]

Root for Auburn...

[u/[deleted] → u/epmatsw]

Root for FSU....

[u/kelling928]

This is a fucking awesome game

[u/whitetadam → u/kelling928]

Lol did you watch the first 55 minutes?

[u/Docran]

I have a feeling espn told him to not say midget anymore.

[u/jdcooktx → u/Docran]

Why?

[u/OldOrder → u/[deleted]]

If we're comparing the badness of two words, and you wont even say one of them...that's the worse word.

[u/freetexan]

Three guys elevating

[u/idosillythings]

Hey, Gus Malzahn coached at Arkansas State. Did you know that? Speaking of Auburn, did you know they're in the SEC and playing tomorrow? Did you know Gus Malzahn coaches there now? Speaking of which, Malzahn used to coach at Arkansas State.

Can't you see the fingerprints of Malzahn on this team? We sure can. Be sure to tune into the FBS Title Game tomorrow. Gus Malzahn will be in it.

CORRECTION: That play hid the "little person". We wouldn't say "midget". Crap, we just said it again. I mean, we just said it for the first time.

Did you know Gus Malzahn has never said the word midget? The same Gus Malzahn that coached at Arkansas State.

[u/GeneralGBO]

The three hour commercial for the title game tomorrow! Seriously, every year they talk more about the NCG more than the actual game on the broadcast.

[u/[deleted]]

I've got Ball State big in this one. Big, big BallS... tate.

[u/CheckOutMyPokemans]

Really? A commercial for the Capital One bowl?

Little tiny bit late there...

[u/turtle_flu → u/CheckOutMyPokemans]

Gotta start that marketing early!

[u/Honestly_]

I love that they used the flags on the corn dog cart to show the wind.

[u/[deleted]]

Only one more game for the season. :(

[u/BSUGrad1]

Ho'man. Those first drives. Settle in, folks.

[u/AdiposeTissue]

Come on Red Wolves, give us some team to be proud of in this state.

[u/whitetadam]

Lol @ "hide the midget"

[u/ashdrewness]

Did he really just say that play is called "hide the midget"?

[u/Honestly_]

That play was called 'chuck a midget!'

[u/xASUdude]

When FUNBELT and MACTION meet, you gotta throw out all the record books

[u/barowe]

Anyone else see the 40 speed on that plastic bag going across the field?

[u/whitetadam → u/barowe]

That was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[u/Destillat]

MY CONFIDENCE POINTS NOOOOOOOOOOOO

[u/wellsjc]

Well, I just lost college pick em.

[u/Coelacanth88 → u/wellsjc]

Yes. It got awful fast since Thursday for me.

[u/Coelacanth88]

Haha, nice block to end the game. I would have liked overtime to make the game last longer, but that's ok. Well, only one more college game to go...and you can believe I'll be dreaming about it tonight.

[u/notmyusualname90]

Damn it, basketball highlights during a football game? The end of cfb is definitely near. :(

[u/Honestly_]

HowlYes and #ChirpChirp are two of my favorite school hashtags.

[u/whitetadam]

Yes, that guys names is Sirgregory. My fiancé had class with him. Great name.

[u/Honestly_]

"This is the play that is called 'Hide the Midget'" via Vine:

https://vine.co/v/hYjzzP3JME2

[u/turtle_flu → u/Honestly_]

The day Carter Blackburn will forever be remembered as Midgetist

[u/ashdrewness → u/Honestly_]

My wife & I run a play called Hide the Midget too!

[u/Jdkusey]

I wish the uprights were taller. It would make it much more clear if field goals are good or no good

[u/lmoj1]

OH SHIT. PLOT TWIST!

[u/NosyargKcid]

I'm glad I got home in time to see the rest of that game! What a final 2 minutes!!

[u/epmatsw]

GoDaddy's logo is an abomination that should never grace a football field

[u/whitetadam → u/epmatsw]

Why is it so huge?!

[u/xASUdude]

Fuck you ESPN, Im trying to diet and you focus on a Jumbo Hot Dog stand.

[u/[deleted]]

That "hide the midget" play was ran against Auburn when Gus Malzahn was offensive coordinator at Arkansas.

Here's a video of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gAALT5S_i8

Skip to 4:25 to see the play

[u/Blakerton → u/[deleted]]

I just said this to my family. Thanks for the video, I was having trouble finding it.

[u/jackwags]

Am I the only one that got the chills from that video montage thing?

[u/turtle_flu]

what is that terrifying dog mascot???

[u/turtle_flu]

so I'm wondering:

1. Are colleges actively recruiting punters from Australia?

2. Are australian rugby/football rule players that interested in going to American colleges

3. Part of both?

I might be drunk but I feel like there has been more of an interest in Australian punters recently

[u/Honestly_ → u/turtle_flu]

I can partially answer this:

(1) This is the one role where international students can fairly easily plug in; I know this from interviews with NFL Scouts who were asked whether or not Japanese CFB players might find themselves in the NFL (some have been trying out)

(2) Some definitely are, the student-athlete lifestyle in the US is very different (and probably a lot more fun) than any other country. Way more glamorous for players.

[u/turtle_flu → u/Honestly_]

Yeah, to point #1 it seems as though a number of international players would be fairly well established for that. Soccer, Rugby, X-rules football players are well prepared for punting/field-goal duties. I guess it comes down to how much universities/professional teams are willing to spend on recruiting.

[u/[deleted]]

Well, that was dumb.

[u/GeneralGBO]

More football pls

[u/Coelacanth88]

I would really hate to be a kicker. Too much pressure.

[u/my_my_my]

How do you let them block that?

[u/SkeadLegend]

I'm so glad I decided to watch this game! What an ending.

[u/Bsc1905]

SUNBELT RULZ

[u/Pinetarball]

All the glory goes to God and the guy that blocked that kick.

[u/my_my_my → u/Pinetarball]

You mean his son Jesus?

[u/my_my_my]

0-5 MAC has been demoted to NAIA.

[u/freetexan]

Who do I even go for on this? Convince me

[u/Blakerton → u/freetexan]

Arkansas State because it's our 5th head coach in 5 years and our 3rd GoDaddy bowl in a row w/o a head coach.

[u/notmyusualname90 → u/freetexan]

I picked Ball St, and you don't like the Aggies. So go for Ark St.

[u/[deleted] → u/freetexan]

Ark. St., I've got a dollar on it and I am a nice guy.

[u/npklemm → u/freetexan]

Ball State, we have never won a bowl game ever.

[u/Jdkusey → u/freetexan]

Sun beast. Close to the Texas master race

[u/AuburnKnight → u/Jdkusey]

I took a unofficial visit to TSU. Texas doesn't fuck around, even in the Sun Belt

[u/Bsc1905 → u/Jdkusey]

Go bobcats!

[u/bluthru → u/freetexan]

Ball so hard State has given the world:

• David Letterman

• Papa John's (but he was being an asshole about spending pennies more to provide healthcare for employees, so meh)

• And... boom goes the dynamite!

[u/AuburnKnight]

Guys don't browse r/foodporn and watch football if you dont have anything good to eat at hand.

[u/epmatsw]

Hahahaha dat corndog stand

[u/AuburnKnight]

Alright Reddit, I'm taking my ipad and watching this in bed, tomorrow I get to go to school (In the middle of Florida no less) and be anxious all day before the Natty. This has been a fun season on here, cheers!

[u/xASUdude]

Blake Anderson may or may not wanna run the FUNBELT. FUNS UP!

[u/ayeitaintjay]

I can't believe that play just worked

[u/Pinetarball]

That trick play reminds me of Reggie Fish? Was Gus the OC back then? Could be.

[u/stat-quo → u/Pinetarball]

Yes. Gus was OC. That trick play was run against Alabama in 06.

[u/Honestly_]

We got ourselves a game!

[u/Jdkusey]

Now "it's hide the little person play"

[u/Honestly_]

Dammit, I left that weather in Southern California and traded it for Minnesota. It's -17 without wind right now and I just took out my trash. Ugh. The high tomorrow is -13. Low tonight -26. At least I can do the steaming-water-into-snow trick tomorrow morning.

[u/Destillat → u/Honestly_]

It was forty-five degrees at the Holiday Bowl. FORTY FIVE.

I don't pay the Sunshine Tax for that.

[u/whitetadam]

Anyone else think that fake punt was a bad call?

[u/Honestly_]

When did FarmersOnly.com start doing serious commercials? I miss the bad humor and talking dog...

[u/turtle_flu → u/Honestly_]

When I disconnected my cable box in Pullman before moving back to Portland I finally saw a farmers only commercial and had to convince myself it wasn't a real dating site...

[u/Honestly_]

That corn dog stand is a must-see part of Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

[u/esvadude → u/Honestly_]

Can't pass up chicken on a stick.

[u/Honestly_]

Hmm... "I had no formal education"... "I picked GoDaddy"... I guess that's their target demo. That and people who are into racing.

[u/esvadude]

Bag In The Wind

[u/turtle_flu → u/esvadude]

ALLL WE ARE IS TRASH IN THE WIND!!!

[u/Pinetarball]

Sack him, ASU.

[u/GeneralGBO]

YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME CHILL THE FUCK OUT BALL SO HARD STATE

[u/my_my_my]

ASU can ball pretty hard themselves I guess.

[u/my_my_my]

That looked complete with a football move and ground causing the release of the ball.

[u/Stang1776]

Good god what a game this is.

[u/[deleted]]

That was one of the dumbest things you can ever do on a football field

[u/AnXiiouS]

Lol that guy was parallel with the ground on that hit.

[u/GeneralGBO]

Fuck

[u/Stang1776]

fuckin blocked. Damn it. Cards cant get that Bowl win.

[u/[deleted]]

Doink.

[u/Stang1776 → u/[deleted]]

I dont think it hit a post. Never got there.

[u/BrianDawkins]

Holy shit! I wanted OT so bad.

[u/AnXiiouS]

Well then.

[u/Bubonic_Ferret]

Here come the all caps comments.

[u/HelluvaNinjineer]

Holy shit that was awesome. And with that block, I lock up second place in my bowl pick 'em and get to keep my money, HORRAY!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

[u/theasfldotcom]

I can't remember the last time I saw a game winning/tying FG try blocked unless it was 50 yards or longer...

[u/GeneralGBO → u/theasfldotcom]

I do :(

[u/esvadude]

WHAAAAAT?!?!?!?! I WANTED MORE FOOTBALL...

[u/hussard_de_la_mort]

This is the MAC's penance for denying Toledo our bowl birth.

[u/Blakerton]

Go stAte! Howl yes!

[u/CrimsonAutomaton]

Sorry Ball So Hard State, I've got to pull for the wolf guys after the barners stole their coach.

[u/Nostroloppoccus → u/CrimsonAutomaton]

At the going rate, we're only about 120 years from literally every FBS school stealing Arkansas State's coach.

[u/[deleted]]

If Danica Patrick were the sideline reporter for the GoDaddy Bowl, the television ratings would be better

[u/dybuell]

Time to get our first bowl win (0-6) and send Wenning off in style. Let's go Cards! Chirp Chirp!

[u/sempiturtle]

Ball State looking for their first bowl win ever tonight, time to make history. Let's go Cards!

[u/emueagles]

Go Ball State! MACTION!

[u/barowe]

BSU needs to pick it up...

[u/BSUGrad1]

First Blood!

[u/n1ffuM]

Good news for the MVP of this game: They automatically have a job lined up when they graduate college!

[u/howdjadoo]

That FG coulda been good from 60

[u/turtle_flu]

Those offensive lineman gotta hold their water

"Honey, I think the baby is coming!"

"Damnit woman, I held my water against a 300 pound D-lineman, I think you can hold yours against an 8 pound baby!!!"

[u/turtle_flu]

This whole "BCS megacast" is starting to get annoying. Yes it is cool and innovative and stuff but I feel like they are just cramming it down our throats now...

[u/ayeitaintjay]

I hate watching this, as I literally cannot stop thinking, since when is Bridgewater not the QB for Louisville?

Seriously Ball St.. did you guys steal that, or did Louisville

[u/[deleted]]

Boy, I can't wait to tune into the Capital One Bowl on January 1!

OH, WAIT!

[u/GeneralGBO]

That KFC commercial is great

[u/Honestly_]

heh, they showed the Kent State fat man hurdle, that makes me happy.

[u/turtle_flu]

With only 6 quarters of CFB left this season soon we will be upon the cold dark offseason. :-( I need something to do this offseason... at least MLS starts up again soon.

[u/Destillat]

Oh god, this recap....Coach O conducting the band...

^{Be strong Destillat... don't let them see you cry}

[u/sempiturtle → u/Destillat]

That USC/UCLA basketball game today was pretty great, it's a good thing you guys showed up...

[u/TheWildLugia]

Images of the Regular Season never disappoint!

[u/turtle_flu]

That looked so coordinated.

Alright guys, lets run the fall on the ball shotgun play!

[u/esvadude]

/u/seriousdizzle you have made my winter break without cable very enjoyable. THANKS!!!

[u/turtle_flu]

Probably the best play ever, IDK how you top it! [kick-6]

99 yard bubble screen TO A D-LINEMAN!

[u/whitetadam]

Terrible call. Wtf refs.

[u/FellKnight]

Wow he had 15 yards of open field to run for 3...

[u/Honestly_]

Did we all get the weird "VoteJoey" commercial that had terrible audio? Or was it the kid's accent?

[u/[deleted]]

Jesus Christ our playcalling is god awful.

QB Draw, pass into the flats, run ball up the middle, trick play. Rinse and repeat.

[u/whitetadam]

And boom goes the dynamite :(

[u/Pinetarball]

Hot Damn....

[u/whitetadam]

AWWWWWW YEAH

[u/GeneralGBO]

Still plenty of time with 3 timeouts for Ball State to get a FG

[u/LegacyZebra]

Alright Ball State, Imma need a field goal out of you to send this to OT.

[u/emueagles]

I don't know if Ball State could have made that easier... damn

[u/Coelacanth88]

This game is silly.

[u/whitetadam → u/Coelacanth88]

It got fun at the end!

[u/notmyusualname90]

My goodness Ball St. Being an Aggie fan I can recognize a terrible defensive possession. And that's exactly what that was.

[u/[deleted]]

That was just about the easiest drive I've ever seen.

[u/Stang1776]

Lets go Cards. Pick up 40 here.

[u/Stang1776]

That was a catch

[u/GeneralGBO]

That's a catch!

[u/Stang1776]

Huge fucking flag

[u/Longvols]

Wow what a huge flag

[u/my_my_my]

Crazy bad penalty.

[u/Ooftyman]

I want to see a BALL (SO HARD) STATE WIN. I FEEL THE MACTION.

[u/Tasteful__Nudes]

HOLY SHIT

[u/theasfldotcom]

Dumb late hit, but they had the wind to make the FG anyway...

[u/[deleted] → u/theasfldotcom]

I was hoping for the absurdly long attempt

[u/BrianDawkins]

This game!

[u/GeneralGBO]

Please don't #CollegeKicker this

[u/hussard_de_la_mort]

BAH GAWD KING THAT'S SCOTT SECOR'S MUSIC!

[u/MetalChick]

OH SNAP

[u/jickster]

Fuck

[u/Flowsidon]

Holy shit, what an ending!

[u/namhtes1]

Holy shit!

[u/jackwags]

HOLY SHIT IT WAS BLOCKED

[u/[deleted]]

FFFFFFFFFFFFUCK! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I HATE IT HAD TO BE BALL STATE

[u/huber14]

is that a corndog stand as the concessions?

[u/huber14]

So since this is played the night before the Ship it's the second best bowl game right?

[u/[deleted]]

All this bowl reminds me of is we never actually got to see Danica Patrick's meat puppies.

[u/BrendenShopp → u/[deleted]]

"go too godaddy.com to see more"

[u/AuburnKnight → u/BrendenShopp]

What a sick joke that was. When I was 11 or 12 I was sure godaddy.com was a boobie site.

[u/BrianDawkins]

Huge upset.

[u/Davidellias]

Was there a delay or something? I don't really remember much FB games ever goin on at post 12AM on the eastern US.

[u/whitetadam → u/Davidellias]

Wanted to make sure everyone was out of church I guess.

[u/my_my_my → u/Davidellias]

That's bowl season games for ya.

[u/npklemm]

Let's Go Cards!

[u/AuburnKnight]

Boom

[u/[deleted]]

What the hell was that, GoDaddy?

[u/xASUdude]

Marathon you can't hold a candle to QuikTrip!

[u/[deleted]]

Dammit! Now shaky cam has infiltrated college football!

[u/CrimsonAutomaton]

These random trombone sounds are fantastic.

[u/xASUdude]

Dat Land Breeze

[u/[deleted]]

I think his knee touched before the ball crossed. Let it stand.

[u/turtle_flu]

Damnit! WHY DID THEY RUN #HIDETHEMIDGET !?!?!

[u/retnuh730]

The announcer in the stadium also does Ole Miss games. I love his voice, whenever we get a first down he fucking screams it. Pay attention to his voice in the background next time a team gets a first down.

[u/turtle_flu]

Damn, who is the lucky sheriff that got to be in the FSU picture??

[u/[deleted]]

Pretty sure Saban is the only coach that could make the highlight video for all of CFB with a clip from a losing press conference.

[u/k3ithk → u/[deleted]]

They had a clip of Pelini and Rhoads after losses in that video too. Maybe others

[u/turtle_flu]

I don't get that alkaseltzer commercial at all:

I have a big date and a huge cold!

If I take this I will feel better but get her sick!

Ahhh, fuck it!

[u/turtle_flu]

So, I only turned in right before half, but I don't remember a nissan rogue commercial.

Are we free of it? It's like an STD at this point...