BCS = Boring Championship Series

Well, if you were one of the many who got sucked into the hype of the HUGE BCS National Championship rematch between LSU and Alabama, you were no doubt trying very hard to stay awake during the course of the game.  These two teams met in the regular season, with LSU winning a low-scoring defensive battle, 9-6 in OT.  So I guess I could understand how there would be some excitement in this much-ballyhooed rematch between the top two ranked teams.

However,  it looked as if only one team showed up ready to play, and let's just say it wasn't the home team.  The LSU Tigers were outclassed on both sides of the football as the Crimson Tide of Alabama simply manhandled the #1 ranked Tigers.  It was ugly... and boring.  Ugh. Simply painful to watch. You hoped to have seen some kind of offense being generated by both teams.  However, it was the defenses who controlled the flow of the game and unfortunately, the flow was too slow for most folks as it played out into a snoozefest. And at the end of the night, Alabama showed everyone that they were the best team in the land, regardless of how ugly the game was.  So congrats to the Crimson Tide, the National Champions of College Football.  (photo courtesy of AJC)


Now that we're FINALLY done with college football, we can fully concentrate on the winter sports (NCAA/NBA basketball, NHL hockey and of course, the NFL Playoffs).  And not a moment too soon.

Tonight we're hosting "Craft Brew Tuesdays", where we get to showcase our great line of Craft Beers.  Tonight you get to enjoy great beers like LAGUNITAS IPA, SPEAKEASY PROHIBITION ALE, BROOKLYN LAGER, LONG TRAIL IPA and MAGIC HAT #9  for only $3/pint! We purposely priced these beers as such to give you an opportunity to "broaden your horizons" and try out some of the great tasting beers that we carry at Third and Long.  The Craft Beer offerings will change frequently so stop by tonight and each Tuesday night to see what's on tap!

SPORTS ON TV:  NY Rangers vs Phoenix Coyotes (7pm), NY Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings (7pm), Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs (7pm), Montreal Canadiens vs St. Louis Blues (7:30p) NJ Devils vs Calgary Flames (9:30p) plus NCAA Hoops!


Cheers!