This game sure lived up to the hype. I complained about the huge gap between the regular season and the BCS bowl games. I'm not saying the long gap is fine, but this game is worth the wait. One day earlier I was watching Penn State and Florida State playing in Orange Bowl. The game went into three overtimes. After a bunch of missed field goals, Penn State's freshman kicker was able to finally squeeze one barely through the uprights to win the game. I thought it would be quite a job for the Rose Bowl to top that. After all, Rose Bowl is the national championship, and it should be the best of the bowl games.

It turned out this game is the best of this years, and maybe in half a century (I'm not that old yet, but sports websites ranked this game alongside with the _____). And Vince Young's performance is the best Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit (both of ESPN's College Gameday) have ever seen (Kirk even carried it further to best performance in any sports). Legendary college football commentator Keith Jackson who called the game for ABC said after the game "I've never seen quite of what we've watch tonight." No doubt, how can you top 267 yards passing and 200 yards rushing plus 3 rushing touchdowns, including two in the last 4:03 and the game winning touchdown with 19 seconds left in to seal it all. Vince Young took over the game and with his determination nobody could stand in his way.

"Who is the Heisman now?"

This game answered so many questions. Vince Young proved that he is the best player on the field, better than Matt Leinart, better than Reggie Bush. "Who is the Heisman now?" Vince wasn't shy to show how he would answer the question by holding the national championship crystal trophy ball to make the Heisman pose. Maybe Reggie Bush should walk across the field and hand his Heisman trophy back to Vince, who truly deserves it. We also got an answer to another question: Can Mack Brown win big games? I would answer that Mack Brown couldn't win big games with Chris Simms. Now he can win with Vince Young. The monkey on Mack Brown's back dropped dead once again. Mack Brown and the Horns won last year's Rose Bowl against Michigan, at Ohio State, Big XII championship against Colorado, and now the national championship game at Rose Bowl again one of the best team in history in USC -- all in come-from-behind fashion. Is there any question about Mack Brown's ability?

I wasn't using the word "disrespect". Selvin Young wasn't holding his emotions back when interviewed after the game. "All week long they have been straight up disrespecting us on national television, saying we weren't gonna show up and it's gonna be a blowout. I think the second half really gave up the momentum." True. People were disrespecting the Longhorns football team. But rather than the USC football players who were disrespecting them (I haven't heard any disrespectful words from the USC team. Maybe there was secret exchange between players from both teams), the press and media were doing the work. Most media were picking USC to win this game, some by landslide. ESPN did a series on Sportscenter comparing this USC team with the ten best college football teams in history. How disrespectful! They should have at least waited for the Rose Bowl to finish. People in Southern California were definitely showing our players no love. I think this is the real reason thatal fueled Selvin Young's comment. I'm sure everywhere the team went, people there would tell them they had no chance and how USC will kick their ass. This is why it feels soooo good to win as an underdog. TAKE THAT USC! Now go sleep with your Heismans. We've got the crystal ball!

i've never thought who would win...

come from behind, after so many times, we should believe in vince

35 years in the making, first texas champion, high school football in texas

arrogant matt leinart, bush and carroll were good sportsmanship

lendale white and reggie bush