I'll have to echo That's G about the bowl season. I don't really care that there are so many bowls or too many , because that's not really the point. The point of bowl season is to give us one last, glorious month of college football to help us feel better about drinking so much egg nog and eating so many sugar cookies. It's a high that will allow us to make it through the long summer as we wait for Labor Day and another kickoff.
Also, it's hard to overlook that bowl season usually gives us some truly interesting and somewhat random matchups that we don't get to see during the regular season. Examples this year: Arizona-Nebraska (no tradition-all tradition), BC-USC (could these schools be any farther apart?), Virginia Tech-Tennessee, Penn State-LSU. Those are 4 great matchups.
Interestingly enough, none of these 3 games qualifies under the "most interesting" category. But that's okay, it's snowing in the Dash and I'm ready to watch some football.
New Mexico Bowl, Dec 19th, 4 PM, ESPN- Fresno State (-11.5) vs. Wyoming
I know NOTHING about either of these teams, other than that Fresno State once almost beat USC like 4 years ago. I respect the fact that Pat Hill, the Fresno State coach, was once quoted as saying that he would play anyone anywhere anytime. I love that. Not sure if he meant that he would play the Fighting Cowboys in Albuquerque, but that's what he got. Big Bob's pick: Fresno State.
St Petersburg Bowl, Dec 19th, 8 PM, ESPN- Rutgers (-2.5) vs UCF
People have falled off the Rutgers bandwagon a little bit recently, but let's be honest- just because the Scarlet Knights were in the national title discussion during one season doesn't mean that kind of level is sustainable for them. It's still amazing the job that Greg Schiano has done taking a team with no tradition that plays its home games in Piscataway, New Jersey and turning them into a consistent bowl team. UCF, on the other hand, is coached by George O'Leary, also known as a total clown. Big Bob's pick: Rutgers.
New Orleans Bowl, Dec 20th, 8:30 PM, ESPN- Southern Miss (-3.5) vs Middle Tenn St
Again, another game that I have absolutely no idea about. Southern Miss interestingly beat UVa this year, which is something that my 8-4 Tar Heels could not manage. Whoops. They were also a pedestrian 5-3 in a solid Conference USA. Middle Tennessee State won 9 games already, including 7-1 in the Sun Belt. Pretty impressive, certainly, but can you really imagine yourself looking at a 10-win Blue Raiders team? I cannot. I hate to go all favorites here, but I'm about to do so. Vegas is looking down and loving me right now. Big Bob's pick: Southern Miss.
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