2009-2010 Bowl Rankings
How entertaining will the bowls be?
- Why each bowl
might be good
The 2009 Pre-Bowl Rankings
No. 8
to No. 17 |
No. 18
to No. 28 |
No. 29
to No. 34
By
Pete Fiutak
The Jaimee Grubbses ... Apparently,
Good Enough To Tick Off A Swedish Supermodel
Ditch everything to see these games,
and you'll be a better person for it.
7. Champs Sports Bowl
December 29th, Orlando FL, 8 pm, ESPN
Miami vs. Wisconsin
Three Reasons To Watch This Bowl:
1) It's an interesting battle of two relatively
young teams that should each be around the 2010
preseason top 15. 2) Miami has the potential to be
really good, but it needs a little more maturity.
With a big performance, this could be the IT
team going into next year. 3) Each team has won four
of its last five games.
And Why You Should Spend Your Time Roasting Your
Chestnuts: The 2008 Champs Sports Bowl.
Wisconsin got its doors blown off by a faster, more
athletic Florida State 42-13 in the worst game of
the bowl season. The Badgers' best win this year
came over Michigan State. The second best win was
over Fresno State.
Three Names To Drop That'll Make The Perky Girl
In Accounting Want To Take You Into The Storeroom
During The Holiday Party For Smooches: 1) Nick
Toon, WR Wisconsin. 2) Darryl Sharpton, LB Miami.,
3) O'Brien Schofield, DE Wisconsin
First-Thought Pick That Might Change In The Next
Few Days On A Whim: Miami 26 ... Wisconsin 20
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Get Tickets For The
Champs Sports Bowl
6. Rose Bowl presented by Citi
January 1, Pasadena, CA 5 pm ABC
Ohio State vs. Oregon
Three Reasons To Watch This Bowl:
1) It's Ohio State in the Rose Bowl for the
first time under Jim Tressel. And it's not against
an SEC team. 2) The Oregon running game. If it's
humming, it's a tremendous attack that puts up big
yards and points on the board in a hurry. 3) There's
no USC. The Big Ten might actually have a shot.
And Why You Should Spend Your Time Roasting Your
Chestnuts: If Ohio State gets down early and
has to throw this will get really, really ugly. The
Buckeyes were dead last in the Big Ten, and 106th in
the nation in passing. Oregon only allowed 127
rushing yards per game.
Three Names To Drop That'll Make The Perky Girl
In Accounting Want To Take You Into The Storeroom
During The Holiday Party For Smooches: 1) Ross
Homan, LB Ohio State, 2) Jeff Maehl, WR Oregon, 3)
Kurt Coleman, S Ohio State
First-Thought Pick That Might Change In The Next
Few Days On A Whim: Oregon 24 ... Ohio State 23
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Get Tickets For The
Rose Bowl
5.
FedEx Orange Bowl
January 5, Miami Gardens, FL, 8 pm Fox
Georgia Tech vs. Iowa
Three Reasons To Watch This Bowl:
1) Does the option really work against a good
defense with time to prepare for it? This is one of
those We'll Learn Something bowls. 2) Iowa has won
three of its last four bowl games. This year's
Hawkeye D is the real deal. 3) This is big for the
ACC. Virginia Tech beat Cincinnati last year, but
lost the previous six Orange Bowls. A win should
finally start to bring the league a little more
respect. A little.
And Why You Should Spend Your Time Roasting Your
Chestnuts: Iowa's defense allows just 122
rushing yards per game. Last year, with time to work
on stopping the Georgia Tech running game, LSU came
up with a stomping in the Chick-fil-A Bowl with a
38-3 over the Yellow Jackets. On the flip side, the
last BCS level bowl Iowa won was a 38-12 blowout
over Cal ... in the 1959 Rose Bowl.
Three Names To Drop That'll Make The Perky Girl
In Accounting Want To Take You Into The Storeroom
During The Holiday Party For Smooches: 1) Pat
Angerer, LB Iowa, 2) Derrick Morgan, DE Georgia
Tech, 3) Tyler Sash, S Iowa
First-Thought Pick That Might Change In The Next
Few Days On A Whim: Iowa 27 ... Georgia Tech 17
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Get Tickets For The
Orange Bowl
4. Citi BCS National Championship
January 7, Pasadena, CA, 8 pm Fox
Alabama vs. Texas
Three Reasons To Watch This Bowl:
1) It's the national championship. Really,
despite what Congress might think, this is the
national championship. 2) It's either the completion
of the turnaround at Alabama under Nick Saban or the
affirmation that Mack Brown can with the biggest of
the big games without Vince Young. 3) Run defense.
Texas is No. 1, Alabama is No. 2. Alabama leads the
nation in scoring defense, while Texas is third in
the nation in total defense.
And Why You Should Spend Your Time Roasting Your
Chestnuts: It the Texas offense plays like it
did against Nebraska, and the defense plays like it
did against Texas A&M, this will be the SEC's
fourth national title in a row and fifth in the last
six years without much of a problem.
Three Names To Drop That'll Make The Perky Girl
In Accounting Want To Take You Into The Storeroom
During The Holiday Party For Smooches: 1) Sam
Acho, DE Texas, 2)
Mike Johnson, OG Alabama, 3) Earl Thomas, S Texas
First Thought Pick That Might Change In The Next
Few Days On A Whim: Texas 26 ... Alabama 23
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Get Tickets For The
BCS Championship
3. GMAC Bowl
January 6, Mobile AL 7 pm ESPN
Troy vs. Central Michigan
Three Reasons To Watch This Bowl:
1) Points, Points, Points. The two teams
combine to average 66 a game. 2) Yards, yards,
yards. Troy is third in the nation averaging 479
yards per game while CMU averaged 417 yards per
outing. 3) Quarterbacks, quarterbacks, quarterbacks.
Dan LeFevour is a three-time MAC champion
quarterback and the most accomplished player in
league history. Troy QB Levi Brown is the Sun Belt
Player of the Year.
And Why You Should Spend Your Time Roasting Your
Chestnuts: In 2004 Bowling Green beat Memphis
52-35. That's the closest GMAC Bowl in the last
seven years. Over that span, the winners have won by
a combined score of 320 to 113, or an average score
of 48 to 16.
Three Names To Drop That'll Make The Perky Girl
In Accounting Want To Take You Into The Storeroom
During The Holiday Party For Smooches: 1)
Antonio Brown, WR/KR Central Michigan, 2) Boris Lee,
LB Troy, 3) Nick Bellore, LB Central Michigan
First-Thought Pick That Might Change In The Next
Few Days On A Whim: Central Michigan 40 ....
Troy 34
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Get Tickets For The
GMAC Bowl
2. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
January 4, Phoenix, AZ 8 pm Fox
Boise State vs. TCU
Three
Reasons To Watch This Bowl:
1) Really, this might be the national
championship game. These two are playing better than
the Longhorns and the Tide. 2) These might be the
two most complete teams in America. TCU leads the
nation in defense and if fourth in offense, and
first in kickoff returns. Boise State is No. 1 in
scoring offense, 13th in total defense, and ninth in
punting. 3) Jerry Hughes and the TCU pass rush vs.
Boise State's offensive line that has allowed the
fewest number of sacks in America.
And Why You Should Spend Your Time Roasting Your
Chestnuts: We're not going to learn much. The
winner will have beaten a non-BCS team, while the
loser will have lost to a non-BCS team. Last year's
Poinsettia Bowl wasn't that entertaining.
Three Names To Drop That'll Make The Perky Girl
In Accounting Want To Take You Into The Storeroom
During The Holiday Party For Smooches: 1)
Jeremy Kerley, WR/PR TCU, 2) Ryan Winterswyk, DE
Boise State, 3) Daryl Washington, LB TCU
First-Thought Pick That Might Change In The Next
Few Days On A Whim: TCU 20 ... Boise State 17
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Get Tickets For The Fiesta Bowl
1. Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl
December 31st, Fort Worth TX, Noon, ESPN
Air Force vs.
Houston
Three Reasons To Watch This Bowl:
1) It's not the BCS Championship and it doesn't
matter in the scheme of the college football
universe, but this, without question, will be the
most entertaining bowl game of the college football
season. Every Houston game is interesting thanks to
the nation's No. 2 scoring offense, the No. 1
overall offense, and the No. 1 passing attack. 2)
Houston games are also fun because the defense
couldn't' stop you and ten friends from running the
ball, and ... 3) Air Force is fourth in the nation
in rushing. The Falcons also lead the nation in pass
defense. This will be interesting.
And Why You Should Spend Your Time Roasting Your
Chestnuts: Houston won last year's Armed
Forces Bowl over Air Force 34-28. It was entertaining,
but it wasn't all that great.
Three Names To Drop That'll Make The Perky Girl
In Accounting Want To Take You Into The Storeroom
During The Holiday Party For Smooches: 1) James
Cleveland, WR Houston, 2) Jared Tew, RB Air Force,
3) Marcus McGraw, LB Houston
First Thought Pick That Might Change In The Next
Few Days On A Whim: Houston 48 ... Air Force
45
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Get Tickets For The
Armed Forces Bowl
The 2009 Pre-Bowl Rankings
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No. 8
to No. 17 |
No. 18
to No. 28 |
No. 29
to No. 34