WEST VIRGINIA 70 VS CLEMSON 33

2012 Discover Orange Bowl Winner - West Virginia routs Clemson in record-setting Orange Bowl

The West Virginia Mountaineers were tough to slow down, and only the Discover Orange Bowl mascot could stop Darwin Cook.

Geno Smith tied the record for any bowl game with six touchdown passes, and the Mountaineers set a bowl scoring record Wednesday night with their high-powered offense. But safety Cook made the pivotal play by returning a fumble 99 yards for a touchdown to break the game open and help rout Clemson 70-33.

Cook collided comically with mascot Obie after scoring one of the Mountaineers' five TDs in the second quarter, including three in the final 2:29 for a 49-20 lead. It was the highest-scoring half by a team in a bowl game.

Tavon Austin tied a record for any bowl game with four touchdown catches. Smith went 31 for 42, and had 401 yards passing to break Tom Brady's Orange Bowl record. Smith also ran for a score, helping West Virginia break the bowl record for points established six nights earlier when Baylor beat Washington 67-56 in the Alamo Bowl.

The Mountaineers (10-3) won in their first Orange Bowl appearance and improved to 3-0 in Bowl Championship Series games.

The offensive showcase was the latest in a succession this bowl season, and perhaps the last. Defense is expected to dominate in the final BCS game Monday night when Louisiana State faces Alabama for the national title.

Tacklers had their hands full -- or rather, they didn't -- on a chilly night in Miami. Smith and Austin combined on scoring passes of 8, 27, 3 and 37 yards, and Shawne Alston scored on two short runs for West Virginia, which totaled 589 yards and 31 first downs. Smith was chosen the game's outstanding player.

Even when Clemson managed to corral the Mountaineers, the play wasn't always over. Andrew Buie rolled over a defender but was never downed, so he got up and ran for an additional 18 yards.

Clemson couldn't keep up with the Big East Conference co-champions, although Andre Ellington did score the game's first points on a 68-yard run. First-team All-Americans Sammy Watkins and Dwayne Allen combined for only seven catches for 87 yards.

Amid the flurry of points, it was a defender who came up with the second-longest scoring play in Orange Bowl history.

Clemson was on the verge of taking the lead in the second quarter when Ellington ran up the middle and disappeared into a heap at the 1. A teammate signaled touchdown, but the ball came loose and Cook grabbed it, then took off with nothing but the end zone in front of him.

After Cook crossed the goal line, he gleefully leaped on mascot Obie, a smiling orange, and they both tumbled to the turf. Obie rose unhurt and resumed her duties.

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Orange Bowl Betting Online: As a Sportsbook bettor, you will enjoy this game immensely but watch how much fun the West Virginia Mountaineers (9-3) and Clemson Tigers (10-3) quarterbacks are having throwing bombs and racking up touchdowns.

Results 2011 Orange Bowl: Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 12

Orange Bowl Share: $1,800,000 total Payout Per Team

Setup for Bowl Selections: BCS vs. BCS (ACC tie-in)

Sun Life Stadium Capacity: 75,192

A group of not-for-profit mostly volunteer people formed the Orange Bowl Committee in 1935. The mission was simple and direct to generate tourism to South Florida through an annual football game and supporting Festival. I would say those boys over-achieved.

The BCS National Championship produced $200 million in revenue and economic impact for the South Florida communities when Florida and Oklahoma played for the title in 2009. I believe the Orange Bowl Betting figures were a little below that but not by too much.

The Orange Bowl joined forces with the Sugar, Fiesta and Rose bowls to form the BCS or Bowl Championship Series. The National Championship is rotated and will be here next in 2013 hosted by the Orange Bowl Committee.

This will be West Virginia’s first time in the Orange Bowl and earned the Big East’s senseless automatic BCS bid. The funny (not ha-ha but stupid weird) fact is there was a 3-way tie with 2 other wretched teams Cincinnati and Louisville (Make your Sportsbook Bets against them.)

West Virginia knew they had a lot of work to do, and then it was a maybe that they get a BCS bid. The Mountaineers lost to Louisville on November 5, and knew if they won every one of their last 3 games they might get in. I love this team. They were losing in the fourth quarter in all three games and came back to win every one of them late. Coach Dana Holgorsen is the second coach to guide his team to the Orange Bowl in his first season

Clemson came into this game on fire with the ACC auto berth after whooping up on Virginia Tech 38-10 in a game that showed one of the many flaws in the system like Virginia Tech actually getting into the BCS as an at-large team. I can’t say this enough….FIRE on Michigan chokin’ the Hokies after your Orange Bowl Betting.

OK Sugar, now back to Orange where this game could turn out to be an offensive orgy – This could be something like watching the New England Patriots play the New Orleans Saints…Except more fumbles and less completions…..and way more interceptions……actually this will be nothing like that at all. I guarantee it will be a fun shootout though.

Clemson QB Tajh Boyd from Clemson ranks18^th in the NCAA with 289.54 yards of total offense now, and the Mountaineers’ Gino Smith ranks 9^th with 326.58 total offense. These offenses both like to score and pass and give up that A___. Clemson is averaging 33.62 points per game, and they’re allowing 26.15 to their opponents which ranks 62^nd.

It’s about the same with West Virginia as they’re averaging 34.92 points a game or 19^th best in the nation. They give up almost exactly the same as the Tigers at 26,25 ranking 63^rd right behind Clemson. I guess what I’m saying here is this is going to be a shootout of non-NFL proportions, but it’s still gonna be crackin’!

The defense of South Carolina figured Clemson out and sacked Boyd 5 time a couple of weeks ago. He was in a slump with 7 interceptions and 4 touchdowns in the last 4 games until he got on that horse against Houston. He looked sharp, and I expect him to continue throwing strikes

Clemson looked damn good shutting Houston’s fake bid for a BCS spot. Somebody needed to do the same thing to the Hokey Hokies so they didn’t scam their way in.

Can you tell that I really think the play is Michigan over the Virginia Tech phony baloney pokey Hokies? BookMaker will have all your lines ready for your Orange Bowl Betting AND AGAINST the HHHHOKIES!

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2011 Orange Bowl - Andrew Luck dominates as Stanford runs away with Orange Bowl

John Elway flashed his familiar grin and Jim Harbaugh gave a jubilant shout from the sideline as Andrew Luck sprinted up the field to join a celebration in the end zone.

Nearly a quarter remained in the Orange Bowl, but the Stanford Cardinal (No. 4 BCS, No. 5 AP) were on the way to their first bowl victory in 14 years. And it was a blowout.

Now, the biggest question that remains about the Cardinal is whether their star quarterback and coach are coming back.

Luck, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, threw for 287 yards and four touchdowns Monday night to lead Stanford past Virginia Tech (No. 13 BCS, No. 12 AP), 40-12.