Emerald Bowl Preview
USC loves (Emerald) nuts. For the first time in a long time, USC has not been the dominant team coming out of the PAC 10. They’re making their first trip to a non-BCS bowl game since they lost to Utah 10-6 in the Las Vegas Bowl after the 2001 season. They have lost four games this year, the first time with more than two since that same 2001 season. Awaiting them is Boston College, with the same 8-4 record. USC is solid at just about everything, but doesn’t excel at any one... Read More
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Pitt vs. UNC
The 8th annual Car Care bowl features 2 competitive squads trying to mend bittersweet ends to their respective seasons. Played in Charlotte, this game is a familiar stage for the Tar Heels, as they make their 3rd appearance in it. The near home-field advantage hasn’t quite played out that way however, as UNC lost in their 2 previous appearances (including a 1 point loss last season to West Virginia.) Pitt, which comes in the game as a 2.5 point favorite, is coming off... Read More
The Hawaii Bowl
Nevada (8-4, 7-1) and SMU (7-5, 6-2) will meet in Hawaii Bowl on December 24th at 8ET in Aloha Stadium. June Jones returns to Hawaii with SMU after having coached the Warriors for 9 seasons and leading them to a Sugar Bowl appearance in Jan. 2008. This is SMU’s first bowl appearance 1984, when the 10-2 Mustangs beat Notre Dame, also in the Hawaii Bowl. A year later, the program was put on 3 year probation, and then was issued the “death penalty” in 1987 for numerous NCAA... Read More
Poinsettia Bowl
12 months ago, the Utah Utes were the poster-children of the playoff push. But after an undefeated 2008 season that culminated in a historic Sugar Bowl win over Alabama, the Utes struggled in 2009 to maintain national relevance. Loses to Oregon, TCU and BYU are hardly black marks on any resume, but it’s hard to take a team whose best win came against New Mexico all that seriously. Kyle Whittingham has done a decent job since taking over for Urban Meyer five seasons ago,... Read More
Las Vegas Bowl Preview
This matchup has all the makings of a high scoring affair, beginning with the great senior quarterback duel between BYU’s Max Hall (3368 yds, 30 TD’s) and Oregon St.’s Sean Canfield (3103 yds, 21 TD’s). Oregon St. is coming off a heartbreaking loss in the Civil War matchup against Oregon, but showed in that game that their high powered offense can compete with the best. James Rodgers led the Beavers this season in receiving (87-1004-9) and his brother Jacquizz led... Read More
New Orleans Bowl
As I start my preview for the New Orleans Bowl one question comes to mind, who cares? It’s a game in New Orleans on a Sunday that doesn’t involve the Saints and wouldn’t even be good enough for a Division I FCS playoff game, much less worthy of a true bowl game. The New Orleans Bowl epitomizes everything that is wrong with the college football bowl system. It matches up a 7-5 Southern Miss team, which managed an incredibly impressive 5-3 mark in Conference USA with a 9-3... Read More
St. Petersburg Bowl Preview
The St. Petersburg Bowl...the only bowl logo to feature a bridge, a football, palm trees, the sun, and a phone cable/ethernet cord Greg Schiano’s troops take the long trip to Florida in a game being played 30 miles from UCF’s campus. In addition to that, UCF will be a constant presence in Rutgers’ backfield. UCF is 5th in the nation in sacks at 3.08 per game, while Rutgers is 112th in sacks given up with 3.25. However, if Rutgers can provide a little bit of protection,... Read More
New Mexico Bowl Preview
The 4th annual New Mexico Bowl features 2 mid-majors with starkly different aspirations. Fresno (8-4), under 13th year head coach Pat Hill hopes to smother middling Wyoming (6-6) with its high powered offense and move onto perhaps bigger things in 2010. Wyoming hopes to use their 2nd bowl appearance in 16 years as a program builder for first year coach Dave Christensen. This is a typical Fresno team, racking up lots of offense and points, yet surrendering nearly 28 points... Read More
Bowl Season
In order to celebrate the ongoing bowl season, we’ve decided to split the bowls up between us and preview 30 of the 34 bowl games. Each of us will give an overview of the game along with a score prediction to be posted the day before each game. Check back daily for the newest bowl information and feel free to give us your opinions on the matchups. Read More
The Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Trophy is supposed to be given to the “most outstanding player” in college football. This year 5 finalists have been selected to go to Nokia Theatre in Times Square for this year’s ceremony. First off, I’m glad they invited 5 finalists this year. Last year only 3 finalists were invited and I think that as many kids should go as possible. Even in a year in which the finalist is a forgone conclusion, it must be a fantastic experience for a college... Read More
