Mike Leach and the Washington State Cougars have their sites on a Holiday Bowl trophy. Army at North Texas +10.5, in the Heart of Dallas Bowl: I like North Texas in this game as a heavy underdog. Army is not good enough to be favored by this many points. Sure, the Black Knights will run the football effectively but I don’t think they’ll score enough points to win by double digits….
Game Rewind: The Boston College offense started strong scoring 29 first half points as the Eagles held on to beat Maryland 36-30 in the Quick Lane Bowl. Here are three thoughts from the game. 1. For Whom the Bell Towles: Fifth year senior quarterback Patrick Towles played one of his better games of the season finishing 10/22 151 yards and two touchdown passes. Towles has put up better numbers this…
Storyline: The 6-6 Eagles will battle the Maryland Terapins in the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit this afternoon. B.C won their last two games to qualify for this bowl game. Here are three keys for the Eagles in this game. 1. Patrick Towles Must Play Well: Sounds simple but Towles needs to play well today if the Eagles are going to have any chance of winning this game. Towles needs…
Several teams were able to secure playoff spots in Week 16. Here are ten thoughts on the week that was in the NFL. 1. Teams in the NFC are going to be rooting hard for the Detroit Lions in the next two weeks. They want Detroit to secure a playoff spot tonight and a division title next week. Why are they rooting for the Lions? No one wants to face…
Every team in today’s bowl games with the exception of Mississippi State has a 6-6 record. Miami (OH) v. Mississippi State -15 in the St. Petersburg Bowl: Despite winning six in a row to get to this game, I like Mississippi State over Miami of Ohio in this one. The Bulldogs are the better team. -15 is a big number for a 5-7 team to be favored but Miami can’t match…
Game Rewind: The Patriots cruised to a 41-3 win against a Jets team that never got off the bus. With the win, the Patriots remained the number one seed in the AFC. Here are five thoughts on the game. 1. Complete Dominance: The Patriots dominated this game from start to finish. The Jets were never in this game. It was a dominant performance from start to finish for the Patriots. …
There 12 games on the docket on this Christmas Eve day. 12/24 1:00 ET Washington -3 At Chicago 47.5: The Redskins playoff chances hang in the balance in this must win game. Washington didn’t show up on Monday night against the Panthers and it cost them. I don’t expect the same effort in this one. I think the Skins will come to play, beat the Bears by a touchdown and…
Storyline: The Patriots will host the New York Jets on Christmas Eve at Gillette Stadium. With a win, the Patriots would lock up the number one overall seed in the AFC. The Patriots were in the same spot at this time a year ago but season ending losses to the Jets and Dolphins cost them the number one seed in the conference. The Patriots cannot allow that to happen this…
Old Dominion -6 v. Eastern Michigan, in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: Neither program has much Bowl experience so it will take both programs some time earlyto get acclimated to playing in a big game. Eastern Michigan has had a great turn around season at 7-5 but the Eagles don’t match up with Old Dominion who is a more athletic team. I’m going to take the Monarchs to win by two scores….
Colorado State -13 at Idaho, in the Potato Bowl: Colorado State has been playing some good football over the course of the past month. Head coach Mike Bobo has the Rams offense humming and the Colorado State defense has been opportunistic and generating turnovers. The Rams are heavily favored in this game, as they should be. They are the better team but don’t sleep on the Vandals. Idaho had the…