Sugar Bowl Results - Dreams and Nightmares

The final whistle blew and for a season of dreams still left a lot of questions surrounding one team and a nightmare for another. Was it to be another Boise St. for Hawaii? Not on this night. The 4th ranked Georgia Bulldogs pumelled the 10th ranked Hawaii Warriors 41-10.

The much heralded Colt Brennan was held to zero touchdown passes in a game for only the second time this year. The previous time he was held without a touchdown pass in a game was during a stint where he only played two, yes 2, plays. The Bulldogs simply brought an unrelentless pressure attack on him that made Hawaii's o-line look like a seive taking him to the turf on multiple occassions and intercepting him three times. Brennan also fumbled near the end-zone which was returned for a touchdown in the third quarter. The high-powered Warriors attack was held to only a first half field goal.

A picture of consistency, the Bulldogs scored throughout the game, and taking the heart of the Warriors by scoring on their first four possessions and drove the nail in the coffin at the start of the second half by forcing turnovers on Hawaii's first 3 possessions after the break. Georgia's defense simply played phenomenal. It was fitting for this game that the player of the game was a defensive player.

Georgia finished the season 11-2. Should they have been in the title game? I think that was the message they were trying to send, but if you don't win your conference why should you be considered. All questions could've been resolved if they would have simply done that. Hawaii's winning streak was stopped and ended at twelve finishing the year 12-1 with a nightmarish performance. The dream is over and today is a new day.