GOING BOWLING
By Danny Reagan / Abilene, Texas
Here are my latest guesses on the bowl situation for Colt McCoy and the Longhorns:
1. The Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) Jan. 1 - The Atlantic Coast Conference's No. 3 (Virginia) will go up against the Big 12's No. 4 (that would be Texas), Notre Dame (not this year!) or the Big East's No. 2 (probably Connecticut). This could happen, but with Texas' loss to the Aggies, Connecticut might be more appealing to those bowlsters.
2. Valero Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) Dec. 29 - This will pit the Big 10's No. 4 or 5 against the Big 12's No. 4 or 5. So the Longhorns could very well be in this one again. If not, that would put Texas Tech in the game. The likely opponent there would either be Penn State or Iowa.
3. Pacific Life Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) Dec. 27 - There is a chance this could happen. It's supposed to feature the Pac 10's No. 2 against the Big 12's No. 3. However, if Missouri makes it to the national championship game (but I doubt it), then OU and Kansas would most probably go to the Fiesta and Cotton bowls, technically leaving the Holiday for the No. 4 team - again, that would be Texas. The opponent would be Arizona State.
Texas would no doubt rather go to the Holiday Bowl because of the competition, but if the Sooners defeat Missouri, it'll probably be the Alamo or the Gator. Regardless, there will be a team in the Alamodome I want to watch. If there aren't any Longhorns in San Antonio on Dec. 29, there will certainly be some Red Raiders.