SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. The national championship game is 2,000 miles away, and neither Texas nor Ohio State have been invited. So why should either of them care about the Fiesta Bowl on Monday night? It is Monday night, right? At this stage, it’s hard to keep track.
Does the Fiesta come before or after the GMAC Bowl? Notice the story that Texas coach Mack Brown was telling Sunday. He’s an ardent believer in a playoff, but does not want the bowl system endangered. Too many happy winners out there. “I see 7-5 teams throwing Gatorade on their coach,” he said. “At Texas, if we were 7-5, they would be throwing something on me, but it wouldn’t be Gatorade.” Precisely the point. At Texas, you are not supposed to lose.
