It's a blustery day here at The Rent. I don't think we are going to see big passing stats. This is going to be Northeast football, power run up the middle.The wind is blowing 20 MPHs from Jumbotron toward the student section. This might be one of those you choose the when you want to the wind games. It's that blustery out there.
There is a lot of discussion today about bowls and if UConn goes 6-6. It's simple, if Notre Dame doesn't take the Gator Bowl 7-5, then a 6-6 UConn team will slide into a Big East bowl. That's important, because if Notre Dame takes the Gator bowl after beating Stanford today then the Huskies could to to the at large pool. UConn will be an attractive bowl team in the at large pool because of the national story of Howard's death, but they aren't assured a spot. We will know more after this weekend.
Two wins? They will end up in a bowl regardless.
Now, how does the WVU win over Pittsburgh influence the bowl lineup? It hurts Pitt, and puts WVU in play for the Gator (which is good, because the chance of a 7-5 Notre Dame team getting the Gator with WVU available isn't good).
BCS: Cincinnati (undefeated, plays TCU in Fiesta {would love that game, and it should happen but won't}.
Gator: WVU (if they beat Rutgers)
Meineke: Pittsburgh
Papajohns.com: UConn (at 7-5, if USF beats UConn, USF gets here)
St. Pete: Rutgers
International: South Florida
The Papajohns.com Bowl to me is going to have the best game of the bunch with an SEC team likely headed that way. If I had to rank the lower tier bowls:
1. Papajohns
2. St. Pete
3. International
Rutgers was in Birmingham last year and in Toronto two years ago. If they aren't headed to St. Pete, they made be forced into Toronto or something would have to be worked out.
I don't think UConn is back in Toronto. These bowls don't have a set pick, but rather, the Big East works it out between the schools and the bowls. I would say Papajohns.com makes most sense for UConn, but you never know. They may want South Florida vs. SEC.
The odd man out is Toronto. This is a very nice bowl (underrated) but no one wants to go and play it. UConn and Rutgers were the last two teams, but would they send USF up there? That's a problem this season because Toronto on Jan. 2 would draw about 50 people from South Florida. But, USF has played Papajohns and St. Pete, it's probably their turn to head to Toronto at bite the bullet.
On a side note, I wish the Yankee Bowl was being played this year.
As far as other news. Steve Kraghthorpe is out at Louisville. Decent guy from all accounts, but after what Petrino did, to have to become a bottom feeder is inexcusable. I am not sure what happened there.
Anyhow, thanks to @michaelsalvo for this picuture, which I am sure annoyed others like it did to me after that basketball game at MSG yesterday.
Ouch. That one hurts. I guess Duke likes regular season glory.
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