Oh, look, the NCAA just faxed me a letter and they've lifted the bowl ban :thefinger
I actually think there are some great matchups...HOWEVER...there appears to be so much uncertainty with coaches and players that I sort of have to figure things out differently. Like Florida, for example. I see no way that they will be motivated to play the game. They had a crappy season. The new coach is already putting feelers out about changing the Gator O philosophy for 2011...none of this bodes well for a good game
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There are plenty of situations like that with other teams. Some of these tasty matchups on paper might turn into dud-r-oos.....
New Mexico: BYU vs UTEP -- This is known as the "Let's make up a bowl to give two unworthies a chance to play" bowl
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Winner:
BYU
Humanitarian: Fresno State vs Northern Illinois -- Another season of promise for Pat Hill and the Valley ends up in Boise and in obscurity...
but there's always next season! -- the familiar mantra of Fresno State
Winner:
Northern Illinois (in a close one)
New Orleans: Troy vs Ohio -- On paper this is zzZZZzz. In reality, it might be decent.
Winner:
Troy
St. Petersburg: Louisville vs Southern Mississippi -- :rofl: Another questionable bowl; however, this might be a decent game.
Winner: Louisville (close win)
MAACO: Utah vs Boise State --The $13mil-for-WAC-down-the-tubes Bowl
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Winner:
Boise State (regional rivalry maybe?)
Poinsettia: San Diego State vs Navy -- this is a tasty little matchup for San Diego. Big Navy town. Normally the Asstecs are long forgotten locally, but maybe this is the year they pull a shocker win.
Winner: SDSU (head says Navy, but SDSU just reupped the coach)
Hawaii: Tulsa vs Hawaii --Another "Well, why not?" Bowl
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Winner:
Tulsa
Little Caesars: Toledo vs Florida International --aka The Coin Flipper Bowl
Winner:
FIU :dunno:
Independence: Air Force vs Georgia Tech --over/under on 5 total passes attempted in this game :rofl:
Winner:
GTech (overall better athletes @ GTech take this one.)
Champs Sports: West Virginia vs North Carolina State --I liked this matchup before all the crap hit about replacing WVU's coach...
Winner:
NCState
Insight: Iowa vs Missouri -- pretty good matchup here.
Winner:
Mizzou
Military: Maryland vs East Carolina--pretty meh matchup here.
Winner:
East Carolina
Texas: Illinois vs Baylor--The "I can't believe Illinois even made it to a Bowl" Bowl
Winner: Damn. No clue on this one. Baylor stinks too.
Illinois
Alamo: Oklahoma State vs Arizona--great matchup here
Winner:
Arizona (Pac10 rises up)
Armed Forces: SMU vs Army--the "Good Grief" Bowl
WInner:
SMU
Pinstripe: Syracuse vs Kansas State
Winner:
KState (even if they don't want to play, they'll still win)
Music City: North Carolina vs Tennessee -- The Distraction Bowl I
Winner:
Tennessee Pretty much a home game for the Vols.
Holiday: Nebraska vs Washington -- The Lionel Ritchie "Hello" game
Winner:
Nebraska (this is the spot USC should be in. Even though Washington would like a REVENGE WIN, the Huskers will win again)
Meineke: USF vs Clemson
Winner:
Clemson (wanted to go with USF, but Clemson HAS TO SHOW UP at some point this season. Why not now?)
Sun: Miami (Fla) vs Notre Dame -- The Distraction Bowl II
Winner:
The Dirkys This was a tasty matchup but with The U in ~chaos~ with coaches looking for work...this is an ND win even though they have their own issues circling their program...
Liberty: Georgia vs UCF
Winner:
Georgia Easy win for the Dawgs
Chick-fil-a: Florida State vs South Carolina TASTY MATCHUP!!!
Winner: =======;;==> (I think the Cocks are still smarting from the SECC beatdown they took)
Ticket City: Northwestern vs Texas Tech --The Jilted Lovers Bowl?
I think both coaches thought they'd get thrown a ladder to new jobs!
Winner:
Northwestern
Outback: Florida vs Penn State The Distraction Bowl III
Winner:
Penn State (I don't see how the Gators will show up for this one)
Capital One: Michigan State vs Alabama TASTY MATCHUP
Winner:
Maildude State (I think Bama's players have the NFL in their eyes. Another bowl game ~meltdown~ awaits.)
Gator: Michigan vs Mississippi State--The Distraction Bowl IV
Winner:
Mississippi State (It appears Rich Rod is out win or lose)
Rose: Wisconsin vs TCU --The Snot-nosed Slobber Knocker Bowl
Winner:
Wisconsin (arguably the best team in the nation now. Will they keep the momentum or will that deep freeze turn them to RUST?)
Fiesta: Connecticut vs Oklahoma --The Young Upstart vs King Kong Bowl
Winner:
King Kong (Big Game Bobby won't get Boiseyd AGAIN will he?)
Orange: Stanford vs Virginia Tech -- The Who Blinks First is a Pussy Bowl
Winner:
Stanford (I see low-scoring and lots of scrums.)
Sugar: Arkansas vs Ohio State The Sexy Porn Pic Bowl
This one looks like **** porn, but The Luckeyes will administer a beatdown
Winner:
Ohio State
Go-daddy: Middle Tennessee vs Miami (Ohio) --The Enough Already Bowl
Winner: Certainly not the tv advertisers.
Miami
Cotton: LSU vs Texas A&M --Slobber Knocker II
Winner:
LSU (Another close, 13-9 type game)
BBVA Compass: Pittsburgh vs Kentucky --The (*&$ We Had a Good Game Until.. Bowl
If only Pitt strung Wannstadt along a bit...
WInner: Kentucky
Kraft: Nevada vs Boston College--The "What? This is all we get" Bowl
Winner: Nevada (sucks that they aren't in a better bowl)
BCS Championship: Auburn vs Oregon
Winner:
Oregon and it won't be that close friends.
Heisman Trophy winners usually stink up bowl games. Oregon will win 45 - 20 or greater! Oregon has experience with taking on Terrell Pryor from last year's Rose. I don't see how Auburn hangs with Oregon after halftime.