Matt Vasgersian With The Call Of The Bowl Season, Owen Schmitt = Beer Truck
AwfulAnnouncing — In all of my years watching Sports I don't think I've ever heard someone refer to a player as a "Runaway Beer Truck". Thanks to Matt Vasgersian's call of this Owen Schmitt touchdown I can cross it off my list..... ...

Two Minute Bowl Summary: The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
The Sporting Blog — By Spencer Hall There's a ton of bowl games, and you can't watch them all if you have a real job. Fortunately, we don't, so take advantage and use the Two Minute Bowl Review to stay current and sound like you know what you're talking about. Competitive? Not in the expected manner: Oklahoma, favored coming into the game against a Mountaineer team distracted by the loss of their head coach and a season-ending loss to Pitt, came out flat and repeatedly shot themselves in both feet. West Virginia, in contrast, came out in a blind rage. The defense darted through the bulky OU line ...

Owen Schmitt = Beer truck
Hail Mary Jane — In West Virginia’s upset of Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl tonight, FB Owen Schmitt had a record setting 57 yard run, the longest in Fiesta Bowl history as well as the longest of his career.  According to announcer Matt Vasgersian, Owen Schmitt resembled a “beer truck.”  Thats a first, lol.  Check it out. Thanks to Awful Announcing for puttin me up on this. Tags: matt vasgersian, fiesta bowl, west virginia, oklahoma, Owen ...

There Isn’t A Couch Left In Morgantown Today.
Signal to Noise — (Video of Matt Vasgersian calling West Fuckin’ Virginia FB Owen Schmitt a runaway beer truck courtesy of Awful Announcing. Matty V also noticed the whole Dingle-Berry joke that the Mottrams brought to us a while back.) West Fuckin’ Virginia 48, Oklahoma ...

Hitting the snooze bar, 1.3.08
The Buried Lead — News and notes while Roger Clemens continues to memorize what he’s going to say in his defense on Monday … Bengals relieve two coaches of their duties (AP/SI.com) Defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan and linebackers coach Ricky Hunley were the scapegoats for the Cincinnati Bengals’ 7-9 season. Around the NFL (NFL.com) Adam Schefter of the NFL Network gives all the latest information on the happenings in the NFL, including: the Atlanta Falcons coaching search; the Baltimore Ravens sent out coaching requests for their vacant coaching position and an update on the San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator search — and ...

Daily Dump: West Virginia Not Bad Afterall, Leno Returns, Ice Bowl Reviews, Heidi Cortez, Kumari Fulbright
Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football — ... writers strike isn’t really cramping my style. I’m missing The Office and not much else. Sidenote: In even more hockey news, Chad Michael Murray took a date to the Winter Classic in Buffalo. Kenzie Dalton, 19, joined Murray at the game and wore a little t-shirt and looked like she really gave a shit about hockey.  Murray is best known for his 5-month marriage to Sophia Bush.  Today’s Dump: Owen Schmitt=Beer Truck [Ballhype via YouTube] Matt might want to read ...

WEST VIRGINIA OWNED OKLAHOMA
With Leather — I have to credit Awful Announcing for his stellar work -- Matt Vasgersian had two terrific moments during last night's Fiesta Bowl, and within minutes both YouTubes had made their way onto AA's blog.  The first, above, is Vasgersian's call of Owen Schmitt's touchdown run.  Owen Schmitt + runaway beer truck = subtle Schmitts Gay SNL reference, which gets huge points in my book.  The other moment was obvious pandering to bloggers, so I relegated it to after the jump. Oh, right: the game itself.  West Fuckin' Virginia more or less dominated ...

CURIOUS INDEX, 1/3/08
EDSBS — Tears. You wanna watch some people unravel at the end of the game, but in two completely different ways? Then watch the last five minutes of last night’s Fiesta Bowl. West Virginia, clearly boiling with unspent aggression and frustration coming into this game, ...

Fox's Matt Vasgersian Identifies Owen Schmitt As A 'Runaway Beer Truck'
FanIQ Blog — This call serves as the lone highlight thus far for the joke that is Fox's BCS announcing coverage. Beastly West Virginia fullback Owen Schmitt bounced free which led play-by-play man Matt Vasgersian to identify him as a "runaway beer truck" en route to a 57-yard touchdown scamper rumble. I'd say this was the crowning moment of Owen Schmitt's career -- I mean, who wouldn't want to be labeled as a beer truck -- but I think it's safe to say Schmitt enjoyed this moment more: HT: Awful ...

West Virginia Burns Oklahoma’s Couch
Intentional Foul — There was some concern going into last night’s Fiesta Bowl that West Virginia, disappointed they aren’t playing in the BCS Championship game because of their surprising loss to Pitt, may not come to play. Well, after shellacking Bob Stoops’ Oklahoma Sooners 48-28, it’s safe to say these worries were unfounded. Led by a rushing attack that looked like it would run forever, the Mountaineers scored on runs of 57 yards, 30 yards, and 65 yards while racking up an impressive 349 yards rushing. WVU also scored on a 79-yard pass play when Pat White found Tito Gonzales in the middle of the field. White ...

Bruce Weber Can't Hide Anymore
Foul Balls — I have bad news for Bruce Weber and the rest of the Illinois basketball program. Now that Illinois' football season has come to an end in a most disturbing fashion, they're no longer going to distract us all from what's going on with the basketball team. More specifically that the Illini aren't very good this season. The Illini will open their Big Ten schedule tonight when they take on the defending conference champion Ohio State Buckeyes at Assembly Hall. Their current record of 8-5 is Illinois' worst non-conference start since 1997-98 when they also started the season 8-5. I've been watching this team as much as possible thus far in the ...

Happy Super Chinese New Football Millennium
mgoblog — 1/1/2008 - Michigan 41, Florida 35 - 9-4, 6-2 Big Ten 1/2/2008 - West Virginia 48, Oklahoma 28 - 11-2, 6-2 Big East Fireworks, Hong Kong. Every year in February, people around the country who happen to be something other than Chinese vaguely recognize the existence ...

I don’t even know what that means
The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL. — Because the Hoosiers were playing in the depressing cavern that is Carver Hawkeye Arena last night, I wasn’t able to catch much of West Virginia’s uber-pwnage of Oklahoma. Though that didn’t stop Matt Vasgersian from reflexively blowing my mind. “Runaway beer truck?” Pass the spliff to the left, Matty. Isiah’s starting to come down over here. {HT: AA, who’s been busted by the YouTube police so many times he’s using repeating initials as usernames now.} Tags: Matt Vasgersian, Owen ...

Can’t get enough
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Video Picks for 1/3
MVN Outsider — In perhaps the greatest/strangest comparison ever, Matt Vasgersian refers to West Virginia fullback Owen Schmitt as a “runaway beer truck” at the Fiesta Bowl: Another classic moment from Vasgersian during last night’s game (this clip speaks for itself): (hat tip to Ballhype for both of these videos)

EDSBS OSCARS
EDSBS — While the iron was still lukewarm, we elected to award our own college football Oscars, enlisting Holly for the local assist from a Hollywood type. Sadly, not even Dan Hawkins’ bowl cut could challenge the haircut of Anton Chigurh, but there’s much to laud and statuettes to hand out. Holly’s Picks, Ensured by Price, Waterhouse, and Cooper. Performance by an actor in a leading role Bobby Petrino, in “Trust Me.” Performance by an actor in a supporting role Trooper Taylor, in “Baby Come Back.” ...

Steelers Fans Want Schmitt
Behind the Steel Curtain — Some YouTube goodness to kick off the afternoon. A taste of why Steelers fans seem so enamored with this West Virginia product:

Which Conference Proved The Most in Bowl Season?
Bears Necessity — Extending with our deep and important discussion from regular season into bowl season, which conference had the toughest slate of opponents? Which conference had it easy goings? Well let’s look at the bowl performance. We can get a good examination by taking a look at this chart, with each row featuring a game, starting with the most important one and going down from there (I’m sure there are some contentions you can make at the end about which game should go over which, but let’s not be too technical). Winners highlighted in bold. So let’s analyze each conference ...

FirstCuts: Owen Schmitt On a Game Cover?
The Sporting Blog — [image] EA Sports presented itself with an interesting challenge by deciding to give each gaming platform a different cover boy for NCAA Football 09 . Certainly, you can run the risk of not getting all the top-notch guys. So to review, we ve got No. 3 pick Matt Ryan (PlayStation 3), No. 4 pick Darren McFadden (Xbox 360) and top vote-getting mascot Sparty (Wii) before today s announcement. They also added DeSean Jackson, the No. 49 overall pick who was a big-time receiver at Cal, as the cover athlete for the PlayStation 2. So, that only left us with the PlayStation Portable. Their choice? West Virginia fullback Owen Schmitt. That would be ...

Big East Preview: West Virginia, Contender
FanHouse — Filed under: West Virginia, Big East This might be the last chance for West Virginia to win a national title, or it might just be the start of something better. It's hard to tell at this point. A coach hired because of an emotional win generally doesn't last long. But Bill Stewart and West Virginia are taking a different approach. If they can keep the best of the Rodriguez era and replace the bad with their own style, they might just have a chance. ...

Offense Unit By Unit, 2008
mgoblog — Quarterback Rating: 1. QB Yr. Nick Sheridan So.* Steven Threet Fr.* ...

'Dangerous' Bearcats glad just to be considered
Dr. Saturday — Oklahoma has lost exactly two games in Norman since its breakthrough season in 2000: one to huge underdog Oklahoma State in 2001, and one to huge underdog TCU in 2005. So there is some precedent, and therefore minor hope, Saturday for huge underdog Cincinnati. You know, the last time we saw Oklahoma against the Big East, it was getting trucked (beer-trucked ...

BCS Broadcasts Likely Returning to ESPN/ABC in 2011
FanHouse — by Brian Grummell Filed under: General CFB Insanity, Bowl GamesLike a lost little puppy finding its way home -- or maybe not -- BCS bowl broadcasts appear likely to change hands from Fox to ESPN/ABC after the 2010 season. From SportsBusiness Daily via Dr. Saturday via EDSBS: The BCS is considering a proposal from ESPN that would see all BCS bowl games, including the championship game, wind up on ESPN, sources familiar with the negotiations are saying. [...] Sources say Fox still has another five days to accept the BCS' proposal, which is ...

CURIOUS INDEX, 11/18/08
EDSBS — You wound, sir, with a dagger’s stab. Rich Rodriguez is getting testy after the loss to Northwestern. “It’s amazing some of the things that people would say (on a message board) or yell at you of a personal nature,” Rodriguez ...

The “Runaway Beer Truck” Gets Popped For DUI
SPORTSbyBROOKS — College football fans will likely recall Matt Vasgersian’s epic call of Owen Schmitt’s touchdown in WVU’s upset win over Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. As the burly Schmitt barreled down the sideline en route to a long touchdown, Vasgersian yelled, “Like a runaway beer truck!” Owen Schmitt (This isn’t a mugshot, but whatever his mugshot looked like is undoubtedly inferior to this.) It was an iconic nickname in an era where so few are spontaneous and evocative, and one that stuck with him as he joined the NFL. Spontaneous and evocative, yes, but now, extremely unfortunate. From THE SEATTLE TIMES : Seahawks ...

SEAHAWKS: Where did the nickname "runaway beer truck" come from?
Next Season Sports — [image] Do you know what a self-fulfilling prophecy is? For a real life example, see Seattle fullback Owen Schmitt. Schmitt's nickname, "runaway beer truck," unfortunately hit the mark last week when he was arrested on suspicion of DUI. But how did Seattle's potential starting fullback earn the nickname in the first place? To Continue... The "runaway beer truck," nickname was coined during the Fiesta Bowl when Schmitt busted a 57-yard touchdown run down the sidelines against Oklahoma University. Fox Sports commentator Matt Vasgersion spouted the phrase, "Like a runaway beer truck," as Schmitt sprinted past OU defenders to the end zone. ...

Preview 2009: Tailbacks
mgoblog — Part three of the all-singing all-dancing season preview. Previously: The Story, 2009 and Quarterbacks. Note: video from last year is lightboxed; previous years will take you off the page. Rating: 5 of 5. ...

Owen Schmitt's 'steel forehead,' then and now
Dr. Saturday — Hulking fullback Owen Schmitt gained minor fame during the halcyon Rodriguez era at West Virginia for being a) A walk-on made good; b) An underrated blocker and occasional receiver in one of the most potent offenses in the nation; c) A runaway beer truck ...

Unverified Voracity Eschews True Style
mgoblog — Annoying reminder. Acquire your cancer kicker bracelets by donating on the right sidebar and help out Phil Brabbs. You will feel like much less of a heel after you do this. Brabbs and his wife also have a video blog up about their first week with Brabbs on chemotherapy. Oops. You know, I saw this Daily article detailing this new pitch play Michigan was working on, and I thought "that's really cool, I wonder why more practice articles aren't this specific": In a rotation that was repeated about four times, a quarterback ...

Week 6 Hot Hands and Cold Shoulders: A Week Without Peyton Manning
Fantasy Football Fools — I once heard that Peyton Manning can hear us think our own thoughts. In the huddle, he thinks so hard that the middle linebacker opposing him get headaches. Headaches lead to fear; fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; and hate leads to Manning’s audible at the line that allows his laser-sighted, rocket arm to put one in the end zone… But why are we even talking about that guy? He’s out this week. How will we survive? Now on to the Week 6 hotties… Hot Hands Start of the Week Tom Brady, QB, Patriots vs. Titans It’s crazy, ...

Best of the Aughts: These are the games of our lives
Dr. Saturday — Once again we're gobsmacked by the routine passage of time: Ten years has passed like that, and to commemorate the artificially grouped events therein, the Doc Sat team is counting down the best of 2000-09. Today's category: Best game. ...

Best of the Aughts: Dredging up the games of the decade
Dr. Saturday — Once again we're gobsmacked by the routine passage of time: Ten years has passed like that, and to commemorate the artificially grouped events therein, the Doc Sat team is counting down the best of 2000-09. Today's category: Best game. ...