Sunday, January 6, 2013

Memories of 1973 Sugar Bowl remain sweet and sour

Mike Eckenrod sits on his couch in his living room, watching the 1973 Sugar Bowl, which he played in at center for the Alabama football team. On his left hand is a national championship ring from that year, and over his right shoulder is an authenticWith the Jets' season over – mercifully – and his NFL future still up in the air, perhaps Tebow looked at Florida's Sugar Bowl berth as a chance to regain some of his career's lost momentum. Tebow is on the Gators' sideline, hopefully passing on toThe best moment from Wednesday night's Sugar Bowl didn't happen during the game. Sure, it was a great night for Louisville -- a team that played its butt off and pulled off the biggest upset, odds wise, in BCS bowl history. But something even betterThere is certain to be plenty of hand-wringing among SEC apologists after this one, but the only truth is this: Louisville dominated Florida on Wednesday night in New Orleans, winning the Sugar Bowl, 33-23. And it wasn't that close. It startedLouisville stood up to Florida's bullying, and the Gators had no Plan B. Let's look back at the Cardinals' incredible Sugar Bowl performance.
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