BOWL PREVIEWS (Dec 27-28)
By mark rogers
December 19, 2008
Saturday at noon will see North Carolina and West Virginia in the Car Care Bowl. This is a game I will absolutely LOVE to watch. UNC has overachieved, WVU has way-underachieved.
The Tarheels are loaded with athleticism on both sides of the ball. Watch safety Tremaine Goddard. I called UNC to be one of my surprise teams of 2008, and they came pretty close to playing for the ACC Championship.
West Virginia QB Pat White has smashed all sorts of records, but I've never been that impressed with his performances in big games (except for the win over OU). He's hurt a lot and seems to disappear when it matters most.
I've enjoyed watching both of these teams this year but will be rooting for Butch Davis and the Heels.
After that game, Florida State will meet Wisconsin in the Champs Sports Bowl. A potentially great game. FSU running back Antone Smith will need to be healthy and QB Christian Ponder played terrible against UF in the finale, but if those two guys are at full speed, the 'Noles are very dangerous.
Wisonsin averaged 212 yds/game rushing with PJ Hill and John Clay. Watch Wisconsin defensive end Matt Shaughnessy and FSU defensive end Everette Brown.
But the day's not over!
Cal and Miami play in the Emerald Bowl in prime time. The Canes big issue is their lack of experience at the QB position. Robert Marve and Jacory Harris are great athletes but get rattled easily.
Cal running back Jahvid Best is fun to watch. So is their center Alex Mack. He's a first round pick...and can do the splits.
The Sunday game features Louisiana Tech and Northern Illinois in the Independence Bowl. Watch LT running back Daniel Porter. They average 200 yds on the ground and only give up 99 rush yards. Porter's an NFL prospect.
At this point? 12 games down, 22 to go...this is the greatest time of year!!!!!
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