By DEAN SIEMONWhile some of our politi-

cians are trying to force a bill to create a playoff system for col-lege football (which should not

be a top pri-ority), fans have exciting bowl games this season.

This could be one of the most inter-esting sea-sons of col-lege football in terms of s tory l ines .

Florida plays with their head coach announcing he has health issues, and we have Texas and Alabama in the title game.

But out of all the major bowl games this season, the most

exciting game will be on Jan. 4 at the Fiesta Bowl, when Boise State faces off against fellow mid-major school Texas Christian.

Both schools have been talk-ed about in years past as pro-grams that have tried to break into the BCS bowl games, and many fans feel both might have been snubbed out of a chance for the national championship.

I can already imagine that both teams are going to score, a lot. The Broncos are second in the nation in points per game with 44.2, while the Horned Frogs are fifth with 40.7.

In addition, both teams av-erage more than 460 yards per game. Boise State has a bigger passing per game total, but TCU has a more dominant ground game.

Many odds-makers are pre-

dicting that the Horned Frogs are the favorite to win, but I have to admit that I have my doubts on that prediction.

Leaving all of the statistics out of my own opinions, I have to consider the past success of both programs. That means that my pick of Boise State is not just because quarterback Kellen Moore is the top-rated passer in the nation. It helps, but it means nothing in the grand scheme of things.

Now, TCU does have a more storied history, with two na-tional championships during the 1930s, but their last major bowl game was a win over USC in the 1998 Sun Bowl.

Boise State has only been in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision since the late 1990s, but their bowl-season success is highlighted by their

overtime win against Oklaho-ma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. Do you remember the trick-play touchdown that won the game?

Another reason that the 2010 Fiesta Bowl will be ex-citing is that both Boise State and TCU have faced off twice before in bowl games.

In 2003, the Broncos de-feated the Horned Frogs in the Fort Worth Bowl, 34-31. But the Frogs exacted revenge last season in the 2008 Poin-settia Bowl in an exciting 17-16 win.

So, considering both teams have high-octane offenses, have had success in BCS bowl games and will be hold-ing their bowl game rubber match, what is not to like?

To quote a famous White Sox broadcaster, “Sit back, re-lax and strap it down.”

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Coming upn Sanctioned WPTAPL poker events are held weekly in Shelton.

The events are at Ernie’s Fir Cone Bar and Grill on Mondays at 6:30 p.m.; at Lefties Pub & Eatery on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.; at Log Cabin on Wednesdays at 6 p.m.; at Spencer Lake Bar & Grill on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m; at JR’s Hideaway in Belfair on Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Call director Lloyd Haskins at 259-4582 or visit www.wptapl.com for more information.

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10 QUESTIONS WITH MISTY PAGEL, SHS CHEER COACH Journal: How do you like

your new job at SHS?Misty Pagel: I like it. The

girls are amazing. The practices at 6 a.m. are kind of hard, but they are OK.

Journal: What did you do before SHS?

MP: I coached at Black Hills All-Stars for three years and then at the Washington Cheer Academy for a year. Then I coached two years at Oakland Bay Junior High and this is also my second year at St. Martin’s University.

Journal: How did you de-

cide to become a cheer coach?MP: I started cheerleading in

1992 and then cheered middle school and high school, took a couple years off and started coaching. It is just something I have done for a long time.

Journal: What is your favor-ite thing about cheerleading?

MP: Watching the girls per-form after so much hard work and dedication and watching them go out in front of the crowd.

Journal: Do you have any goals at SHS?

MP: We are going to a

competition on January 9th and hopefully going to state. My goal is to go to state on Janu-ary 23rd.

Journal: What is your fa-vorite TV show?

MP: “Vampire Diaries.”Journal: Do you have a fa-

vorite hobby outside of cheer?MP: Hanging out with my

son.Journal: What is your fa-

vorite food?MP: Chicken alfredo that

my husband makes.Journal: Do you have a fa-

vorite style of music?

MP: I really do not have a fa-vorite type. I have Miley Cyrus in my car now. But I would have to go with cheer music.

Journal: Bill Gates random-ly gives you $1 million. What would you do with it?

MP: I would buy a house and then open a gym for all the cheerleaders in town. There is not really a place for them. Finally, I would buy a red convertible Mustang, my dream car.

Asked by Dean Siemon, Journal

Wrestling Continued from page C-2

stuff that way. [Robles] has also sent some advice back as well, which is such a neat thing or him to do.”

While wrestling, Goldsby said, there’s not only the fact that missing a leg throws off his opponent, he can also avoid certain moves, like leg attacks.

Yet, he mentioned that there are a few disadvantages.

“When people lift me up, I lose my balance more easily,” Goldsby said.

But, for a beginner, Goldsby has been able to show quickly that he is a natural, as Lacy

pointed out. Even though it was not his first choice for a winter sport, it might be now.

“I will probably stick with it,” Goldsby said.

“I’m better at this sport than I am at basketball.”

As for whether he might become a top wrestler in his weight class by the time his se-nior season rolls around, Lacy said, the coaching staff is ex-cited to see how he does.

“As coaches, we always feel that if they train hard and be-lieve in themselves and earn that confidence, that they will get there,” Lacy said.

“It is going to be up to how much he is able to train the next few years.”

DEAN SIEMON

Fiesta Bowl should be most intriguing of BCS bowls

Basketball Continued from page C-2

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But he still considered the lack of intensity as part of the team’s loss, and said that it will be a focal point in future prac-tices as the season continues.

“We have to practice the way we play,” Parker said.

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