Blogging the 2004 Las Vegas Bowl

No, I'm not in Las Vegas. I'm not in a sports bar watching ESPN. I'm listening to the radio in Los Angeles, AM 1150.

I've been listening to the game on and off this evening as I ran some errands and baked some cookies. For the record, I made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with walnuts!

Anyway, to reset the game. The Bruins came out flat and promptly fell behind 10-0.

Eventually, UCLA got its act together and cut the lead 10-7.

I didn't hear what happened but all of a sudden, I hear the announcer say the UCLA QB was David Koral. I would later find out that starter Drew Olsen got injured and the backup had to take over. Koral got a TD pass to make it a Bruin lead of 14-10.

In the second half, the Bruins under Koral got it to 21-10 and things were looking good.

However, it seems the Bruins are trying real hard to LOSE this thing. If I read the stat sheet right as of the late fourth quarter, the Bruins have had FOUR fumbles.

The Cowboys scored to make it 21-17.

The Bruins just missed a field goal that would have pushed the lead to seven. Wyoming now has the ball in good field position to drive down the field to get the winning TD.

It is now up to the defense to turn them aside with a three and out or an INT.

Bramlett has been lighting up the Bruin defense with nearly 300 yards.

3:12 left, completed pass for a first down at the UCLA 37...

2:53 left, completed pass to the UCLA 29 ...

Wyoming rush but didn't get the first down ...

1:52 left, 3rd and 1, timeout Wyoming ...

Wyoming run ... 1:25 left ... chains coming out to see if they got the first down ...

It is 4th down, QB sneak ... officials are bringing out the chains ...

First down by a nose of a football ...

Bramlett throws pass incomplete but flags thrown ...

Ball spotted at the 12, 1st and 10, 1:01 left ...

TD, Wyoming has taken the lead, 24-21 and only 57 seconds left.

Now, it is up to the backup QB to try to pull off a miracle with 3 timeouts left.

Wyoming kicks off ... low line kick and stopped at the 22 and only 53 seconds left.

Short pass to sideline ... 47 seconds left ...

Koral scrambles for first down at the 37 and stops the clock with 39 seconds ...

Koral sacked ... timeout 33 seconds left back at the 28 ...

Koral incomplete pass ... 3rd down and long ... short completion ...

18 seconds left ... 4th and 16, time out called ...

Incomplete and that is it ... Bruins manage to snatch defeat from the jaw of victory ...

After the dramatic battle against USC where UCLA showed they can play, they come out to this bowl game and play awful.

Karl Dorrell and the Bruins are going to be torn limb from limb in the newspapers tomorrow and on sport talk radio tonight.

But then again... the sad reality is that maybe nobody cares anymore.