On the last play of regulation in a tie game against Nevada in Reno on Nov. 26, with a chance to keep Boise State's national championship hopes alive and with a fallback spot in the Rose Bowl virtually assured, Brotzman pushed a 26-yard field goal a smidge to the right.
In the past 20 years, the lake shores have exchanged any lingering memories of the past for a booming industry in the cultivation and sale of out-of-season vegetables like snow peas and trimmed beans, and cut flowers like roses and carnations -- virtually all of them exported to distant markets in Europe.
The trio jumped the final fence virtually as one but Thunder And Roses picked up best on landing, galloping all the way to the line to secure a four-and-a-quarter-length victory.
Everybody loves roses: they are the symbol of virtually everywhere, from England to North Dakota.
Which, with my rose-tinted glasses firmly in place, is virtually the same thing.
Whenever she sang karaoke to a requested song, or responded cheekily to a compliment about her appearance, viewers bought her digital roses and lollipops, which their avatars tossed, virtually, onto the stage.
This keeps Slackonomics more incisive than mere pop culture psychology though the pop culture refs (Melrose Place, Guns 'N' Roses, Before Sunrise) are abundant and more entertaining than virtually any economics book.
A few songs immediately suggested themselves: "English Rose" by the Jam; "Penny Lane" or "Strawberry Fields" by The Beatles perhaps; and virtually anything by The Kinks or Blur, two bands which might be considered chroniclers of modern Englishness.
A council report had warned councillors: "It is virtually certain that, if these proposals do not progress, there will be no future for the Rose Bowl".
Colombia can virtually assure itself a berth in the quarterfinals with a victory Tuesday against Paraguay at the Rose Bowl.
