Counting down the bowls: 26, 27, 28 International, Papajohns.com and AT&T Cotton
International Bowl, ESPN2, 11:00
South Florida Bulls vs Northern Illinois Huskies
Jim Leavitt is hoping that since he's at the who cares bowl, it will be okay to manhandle his players. Huskies have the 17th ranked rushing O in the country and the 109th passing offense. Huskie Running Back Chad Spann is the 52nd ranked rusher in the nation. South Florida is 51st in rushing D. When the bulls are on O it's the BJ Daniels show.
Pick: South Florida is favored by 7. I'm taking them to cover.
Papajohns.com Bowl, ESPN, 1:00
South Carolina vs Connecticut
The mediocrity bowl pits a pretty sad South Carolina team led by Stephen Garcia who never managed to step up and be the leader that he was expected to be. UConn's front four will spend some time putting the spaniard on his back led by Lindsey Witten and Lawrence Wilson, 7th in sacks and fourth in tackles respectively. The UConn tragedy and feel good story will be oozing at us from all directions but they won't be enough for an SEC team, even a bad one.
Pick: The Cocks are favored by 4. The best player is the kicker. So I'm taking the Cocks to cover.
AT&T Cotton Bowl, Fox, 1:00
Oklahoma State vs Ole Miss
And of course in the "can't handle the pre-season hype" bowl you have the Pokes vs the Rebels. The pokes are playing for their first 10 win season. Ole Miss is led by Jevan "I had to leave Texas to become a starter" Snead who has thrown as many interceptions as anyone in the country. When he's not throwing picks, he's handing the ball off to Dexter McCluster who is 53rd in the country for all purpose yards. Look for the running game to be tested by the Poke's 6th ranked rushing D. Lots of balls up for grabs for the Pokes to pick. Expect Patrick Lavine and Perish Cox (20th and 37th in INT's) to have banner days.
When the Pokes have the ball, Russell Okung will be anchoring the O line for the 24th ranked rushing O and Keith Toston 25th rusher in the country. The Cowboys should be able to have their way with the Rebels 57th ranked rushing D in the country. If they load the box, Robinson can burn them through the air.
Pick: Oles Miss is favored by 3. Turnovers will be the difference in this one and Ole Miss is 105th in that category. I'm picking the Pokes to cover is if Zac Robinson can avoid doing his "Zac Robinson in a bowl game" imitation from last year.
South Florida Bulls vs Northern Illinois Huskies
Jim Leavitt is hoping that since he's at the who cares bowl, it will be okay to manhandle his players. Huskies have the 17th ranked rushing O in the country and the 109th passing offense. Huskie Running Back Chad Spann is the 52nd ranked rusher in the nation. South Florida is 51st in rushing D. When the bulls are on O it's the BJ Daniels show.
Pick: South Florida is favored by 7. I'm taking them to cover.
Papajohns.com Bowl, ESPN, 1:00
South Carolina vs Connecticut
The mediocrity bowl pits a pretty sad South Carolina team led by Stephen Garcia who never managed to step up and be the leader that he was expected to be. UConn's front four will spend some time putting the spaniard on his back led by Lindsey Witten and Lawrence Wilson, 7th in sacks and fourth in tackles respectively. The UConn tragedy and feel good story will be oozing at us from all directions but they won't be enough for an SEC team, even a bad one.
Pick: The Cocks are favored by 4. The best player is the kicker. So I'm taking the Cocks to cover.
AT&T Cotton Bowl, Fox, 1:00
Oklahoma State vs Ole Miss
And of course in the "can't handle the pre-season hype" bowl you have the Pokes vs the Rebels. The pokes are playing for their first 10 win season. Ole Miss is led by Jevan "I had to leave Texas to become a starter" Snead who has thrown as many interceptions as anyone in the country. When he's not throwing picks, he's handing the ball off to Dexter McCluster who is 53rd in the country for all purpose yards. Look for the running game to be tested by the Poke's 6th ranked rushing D. Lots of balls up for grabs for the Pokes to pick. Expect Patrick Lavine and Perish Cox (20th and 37th in INT's) to have banner days.
When the Pokes have the ball, Russell Okung will be anchoring the O line for the 24th ranked rushing O and Keith Toston 25th rusher in the country. The Cowboys should be able to have their way with the Rebels 57th ranked rushing D in the country. If they load the box, Robinson can burn them through the air.
Pick: Oles Miss is favored by 3. Turnovers will be the difference in this one and Ole Miss is 105th in that category. I'm picking the Pokes to cover is if Zac Robinson can avoid doing his "Zac Robinson in a bowl game" imitation from last year.
Comments