Twitter roundup: Holiday Bowl Laff Riot

The story of one college football postseason contest, as told through social media.

If you’re not playing this on a loop during every commercial break with the TV muted, you’re not really Holiday Bowling youtube.com/watch?v=iPy7uG…

— Holly Anderson (@SIHolly) December 28, 2012

You’re being optimistic RT @edsbs: Holiday Bowl doesn’t come on until 9:45 ET & w/Baylor playing should end around 3 a.m.

— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) December 27, 2012

But on a serious note, the Big Ten refers to the amount of points that’ll be scored in the Holiday Bowl as “October.”

— David Ubben (@davidubben) December 28, 2012

The pattern on the shoulders of Baylor’s uniform is a wing.A wing of a bear.

— Vico (@ourhonordefend) December 28, 2012

As good as this Baylor offense is, it really gets slowed down when Nick Florence can’t successfully get the snap.

— David Ubben (@davidubben) December 28, 2012

Two punts in the first two possessions for the Holiday Bowl. I think that hit the over already.

— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) December 28, 2012

Baylor just anticipated and tipped a UCLA checkdown. THEY’VE FIGURED IT OUT ALREADY

— The Solid Verbal (@SolidVerbal) December 28, 2012

UCLA’s defense looks like it’s on holiday, amirite?

— Amanda Rykoff (@amandarykoff) December 28, 2012

Nick Florence has cunningly turned off injuries on his options menu. More QBs should look into that.

— edsbs (@edsbs) December 28, 2012

In glaring contrast to Tubbz’ pleather game, observe the beautifully coordinated purple ties in the Holiday booth.

— Holly Anderson (@SIHolly) December 28, 2012

UCLA goes for it on 4th-and-18. This is the Holiday Bowl I signed up for.

— David Ubben (@davidubben) December 28, 2012

Every time I see a UCLA game, I weep for the atrocities adidas has committed upon them.

— Peter (@runthedive) December 28, 2012

Not surprised Baylor’s lighting up UCLA D, but stunned Bruin O struggling like this: 0-4 on 3rd downs.

— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) December 28, 2012

Think it was Bear Bryant who said, “Hey, if you’re going to go for it on 4th-and-18, make sure to only throw it five yards downfield.”

— David Ubben (@davidubben) December 28, 2012

Really unsporting to schedule the Holiday Bowl after UCLA’s offense has already gone into hibernation for the winter.

— Matt Hinton (@MattRHinton) December 28, 2012

Baylor’s 3rd down strategy: basically the old “field goal block” blitz everyone call on Madden 1996

— Smart Football (@smartfootball) December 28, 2012

As Kansas State learned, Baylor’s defense can make you feel like the game is still in reach. And then the offense takes the field.

— David Ubben (@davidubben) December 28, 2012

For the second half he’ll be wearing Hugh Hefner style pajamas RT @runthedive: Art Briles is smoking a cigarette

— Smart Football (@smartfootball) December 28, 2012

Was there no film available on Baylor? I know this offense is really tough to defend, but UCLA could not be doing a much worse job.

— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) December 28, 2012

Bill Snyder nods solemnly. Tosses more eye of newt in the cauldron.

— @BarkingCarnival (@BarkingCarnival) December 28, 2012

Glad someone finally got Rece Davis to host a Reese’s halftime show.

— Ryan Hudson (@ry_hudson) December 28, 2012

Call him “Nick Firenze” so everyone knows that you did a semester abroad

— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) December 28, 2012

If you are a running back and you do the Walter Payton mule kick juke I have no choice but to love you like you are my own child.

— edsbs (@edsbs) December 28, 2012

“Baylor is making a statement” …true… Then again, so is UCLA.

— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) December 28, 2012

Just a gentle reminder that this Baylor team finished with a losing record in Big 12 play. This league is hard, y’all.

— Patrick Southern (@patricksouthern) December 28, 2012

“What’s the big deal about Lache Seastr…never mind”

— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) December 28, 2012

Nick Florence is Abercrombie Mose Schrute.

— The Solid Verbal (@SolidVerbal) December 28, 2012

Baylor, 112th in the country in sacks with 13 on the season, has 5 sacks in 1st half vs. UCLA.

— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) December 28, 2012

UCLA players getting chippy with each other is the pinnacle of Jim Mora.

— Jason Kirk (@JasonKirkSBN) December 28, 2012

Seastrunk is a video game RT @bobbybigwheel: @brianmfloyd HE GOES THE SAME SPEED WHEN HE’S MOVING SIDEWAYS

— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) December 28, 2012

You know how your team has a good coach? When it loses a talent like RG3 and doesn’t miss a step on offense. #briles

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 28, 2012

Is UCLA using a medicine ball on offense?

— @BarkingCarnival (@BarkingCarnival) December 28, 2012

Hope Mora sends that unused timeout to a good home. Should’ve used that instead of first-down spike.

— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) December 28, 2012

Not to be outdone by rival USC, UCLA shows up 90 minutes late for Holiday Bowl

— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) December 28, 2012

Jim Mora is humming about how he’ll write a postcard to his friends and family in free verse. #weezerintheheadset #holidaybowl

— Colin Seiler (@colinseiler) December 28, 2012

Lache Seastrunk with the rarely-seen pity fumble.

— Colin Seiler (@colinseiler) December 28, 2012

Don’t give Art Briles a reason, Jim Mora.

— edsbs (@edsbs) December 28, 2012

PUNTER WITH THE FORM TACKLE

— Vico (@ourhonordefend) December 28, 2012

That touchdown should be disallowed if only because this game shouldn’t be allowed to appear to be this close.

— Colin Seiler (@colinseiler) December 28, 2012

UCLA goes wild in the end zone as their last-second touchdown cuts their margin of defeat to only 24 points!

— Voodoo Five (@usfvoodoo5) December 28, 2012

GO FOR TWO

— Brandon (@TeamSpeedKills) December 28, 2012

Not sure what’s more hilarious, UCLA trying to score in the final seconds, or Art Briles challenging to take it off the board.

— David Ubben (@davidubben) December 28, 2012

I think I can go to sleep knowing who is the Ursa Major in this game.

— Michael (@BravesAndBirds) December 28, 2012