Welcome to day two of our live blog from Petco Park. We’re here at the IRB USA Sevens Rugby Tournament for the entire day. We’ll be providing live updates, photos from the field and reader polls. If you have any questions or comments, type them into the box below. There’s no need to refresh the page, just sit back and enjoy.

Update: That concludes the USA Sevens Rugby Tournament. We’ll have a wrapup sometime late tonight. Thanks for reading! Be sure to check out photos from the event on our Flickr stream here.

Welcome to our live blog from Petco Park. We’re here at the IRB USA Sevens Rugby Tournament and we’ll be covering it for the most of the day. If you have any questions or comments, type them into the box below. There’s no need to refresh the page, just sit back and enjoy.

Update: We’re done for today, but we’ll be back tomorrow at 10AM PST to liveblog Day 2 of the IRB USA Sevens. In the meantime, check out our flickr album here to see some of the pictures we took from Day 1.

8:20 P.M. Before the start of the 4th quarter, we’re treated to the Dr. Pepper Shootout. The winner of that gets $10,000 in his pocket…or a chance for a 23 yard pass worth $1 million. Of course, he gives the million a shot and misses. This leads to the guy next to us screaming “Take the money, faggot!” Is that sort of outburst necessary? Probably not.

8:25 P.M. Where were we? Ah yes, the game. Texas’ Ryan Bailey has just drilled a 21 yard field goal to give the Longhorns a seemingly insurmountable 18 point lead. This is two straight Holiday Bowl blowouts, a rarity for this game. For the 43rd time tonight, I’m regretting not putting money on Texas.

8:26 P.M. The leg warmers in this open-aired press box aren’t helping. My legs are numb. Yes, I realize one of our readers is probably snowed in right now. No, I don’t care.

8:27 P.M. The guy next to us needs to shave his beard.

8:29 P.M. Rudy Carpenter wears the clear visor, ala Colt Brennan. Unfortunately for Arizona State fans, he’s nowhere near the quarterback Brennan is.

8:30 P.M. Another sideline warning for Texas. At what point do they actually lose yards? Read the rest of this entry »

7:31 P.M. Texas kicks-off to ASU to start the second half.

7:32 P.M. I am still upset at the fact that Erin Andrews is not in the building tonight. Instead, Lisa Salters is in her place. Those are big shoes that Lisa must fill.

7:38 P.M. ASU began their drive with a couple of first downs that would eventually result in a 47-yard field goal from red-shirt freshman place kicker Thomas Weber.

7:39 P.M. 28-13 Texas.

7:45 P.M. It looks as if ASU is picking up some steem. The Sun Devil defense stopped the Longhorns from moving forward and forced Texas to punt. ASU ball at the Texas 40.

7:46 P.M. The attendance of the game is announced in the Press Box. Over 64,000. Not bad for a game where Texas struggled to sell half their ticket allotment.

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7:00 P.M. Arizona State’s band has officially become one of the best marching bands in the world. In their biggest game of the season, they’ve decided to honor none other than Jake Plummer Guitar Hero. They performed several songs off the game before leaving the field to a great cheer. Red, blue, green. Green, blue, orange. Two points, Sun Devils.

7:05 P.M. The long line for dessert appears to be worth the wait. Not only did I come away with a slice of cake, I also landed some popcorn. Hopefully, this makes up for the mediocre barbecue food we had before kickoff.

7:15 P.M. Texas’ band is exactly why I love college football. There has to be a couple hundred band members in uniform, but they’re still moving in perfect unison. They managed to form both the state of Texas, as well as the famous Texas script. Guitar Hero is great, but you can’t beat Texas’ halftime tradition. But where the hell is Bevo?

7:18 P.M. The bands have given way to dancers and flag girls. Lots and lots of them. They’re joined by a handful of different local bands that are jamming to countless 1970s jams: Play That Funky Music, That’s The Way, Ladies’ Night, Jungle Boogie and Stayin’ Alive. In short, it’s a huge blend of great songs.

7:23 P.M. Oh look, YMCA.

7:25 P.M. A huge firework orgy caps off a very entertaining show. Unfortunately, in this cramped press box, we can’t see any of them.

7:30 P.M. The teams are coming back on the field. Sonny will bring you the 3rd quarter action and I’ll come back to wrap things up.

5:oo P.M. Upon arriving in the Press Box at Qualcomm Stadium Ryan and I struggled to get to our seats. This non-BCS match up has brought a lot of attention to San Diego. We find our seats and Texas has won the toss. They elect to receive and take the kick-off out to midfield.

5:07 P.M. Texas has no respect for that thing called the sideline. Mack Brown was nearly involved with the tackle on the kickoff at midfield and his entire staff has been covering the hash marks on the sideline during the opening drive.

5:10 P.M. Texas is not wasting any time. With short passes from Colt McCoy and a rush of 16 yards from junior running back Jamaal Charles, the Longhorns punched it in. McCoy was able to hook up with Derek Lokey on a play action pass from two yards out. The touchdown was the fastest in Holiday Bowl history. The drive lasted 8 plays for 49 yards for 1:21. 7-0 Texas.

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