#9 of Bowl season is the Pizza Bowl in Dee-troit, pitting Western Michigan against Purdue. This is the game that teams treat as a consolation prize, the game you get if you don't get a better invitation. That's not the case with Western Michigan. They've sold half again as many tickets to their fans for this game as has Purdue.
As for the match up, Purdue was 6-6 for the season against superior competition. They have also lost their big runner, Ralph Bolden, to a knee injury and lost a bunch of other players to academics, disciplinary action and legal infractions. This group is frayed around the edges, character-wise.
WMichigan (7-5) has a prolific passer and should have all hands on deck, happy, healthy and not in need of a public defender. They haven't generally fared well in upgraded competition, but I'm going with the underdog +2 1/2 here to carry the day.
UPDATE 1
Geeeeze...WMU has allowed Purdue to recover 2 onside kicks and Purdue has run back a kickoff for a TD. There's still 5 minutes to go in the first half! These guys have their heads up their heinies far enough? Aaaand we have the worst announcing team on TV, Beth Mowins and Mike Belloti, to make this experience even worse. She sounds like Rocky the Flying Squirrel and he is making the most obtuse and incomprehensible references imaginable.
UPDATE 1.1
WMU's quarterback stinks. Their whole team stinks. Big Mike, I know that Purdue is your team, but they're not really so good, they're just playing a really sh*&ty team. Give 'em credit, they've taken advantage of the opportunities, and WMU has given them plenty of opportunities, 21 points worth so far.
UPDATE 1.2
I put the blame for this mess on the WMU coach. The kids committed a boatload of turnovers because they had to play mad catch up for nearly the whole game, way, way beyond what they were capable of doing. Why? 'Cause of the 2 onside kicks that Purdue recovered. Regardless, it's another loser for us, and so far this bowl season I'm feeling like the captain of the Titanic.
Game #10 is the Belk Bowl in Charlotte. It's Louisville (7-5) v NC State (7-5). If you are unfamiliar with the Belk Bowl, you may stand at ease because this is the first one. This game was christened as the Queen City Bowl and morphed into the Continental Tire Bowl when it was played, and so it was for 3 seasons. Then it became the Meineke Bowl for 6 iterations. Now, for 2011, North Carolina department store chain Belk's is the title sponsor.
Now you know.
As for the game, it's a NC State squad that's been a bit erratic against a Louisville team that started poorly but righted the ship. Read up on all the stats and evaluate 'till your head hurts, or take advantage my already having done so : I'm invoking a specific facet of the jewel of sagacity of the ages, passed to me by none other than Mr. GunN. How are they playing lately?
Louisville +1 1/2
UPDATE 1
Halftime. Glug, glug, glug...
As for the match up, Purdue was 6-6 for the season against superior competition. They have also lost their big runner, Ralph Bolden, to a knee injury and lost a bunch of other players to academics, disciplinary action and legal infractions. This group is frayed around the edges, character-wise.
WMichigan (7-5) has a prolific passer and should have all hands on deck, happy, healthy and not in need of a public defender. They haven't generally fared well in upgraded competition, but I'm going with the underdog +2 1/2 here to carry the day.
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| Capt. Edward Smith. His boat sank. Mine is taking on water like a mofo. |
UPDATE 1
Geeeeze...WMU has allowed Purdue to recover 2 onside kicks and Purdue has run back a kickoff for a TD. There's still 5 minutes to go in the first half! These guys have their heads up their heinies far enough? Aaaand we have the worst announcing team on TV, Beth Mowins and Mike Belloti, to make this experience even worse. She sounds like Rocky the Flying Squirrel and he is making the most obtuse and incomprehensible references imaginable.
UPDATE 1.1
WMU's quarterback stinks. Their whole team stinks. Big Mike, I know that Purdue is your team, but they're not really so good, they're just playing a really sh*&ty team. Give 'em credit, they've taken advantage of the opportunities, and WMU has given them plenty of opportunities, 21 points worth so far.
UPDATE 1.2
I put the blame for this mess on the WMU coach. The kids committed a boatload of turnovers because they had to play mad catch up for nearly the whole game, way, way beyond what they were capable of doing. Why? 'Cause of the 2 onside kicks that Purdue recovered. Regardless, it's another loser for us, and so far this bowl season I'm feeling like the captain of the Titanic.
Game #10 is the Belk Bowl in Charlotte. It's Louisville (7-5) v NC State (7-5). If you are unfamiliar with the Belk Bowl, you may stand at ease because this is the first one. This game was christened as the Queen City Bowl and morphed into the Continental Tire Bowl when it was played, and so it was for 3 seasons. Then it became the Meineke Bowl for 6 iterations. Now, for 2011, North Carolina department store chain Belk's is the title sponsor.
Now you know.
As for the game, it's a NC State squad that's been a bit erratic against a Louisville team that started poorly but righted the ship. Read up on all the stats and evaluate 'till your head hurts, or take advantage my already having done so : I'm invoking a specific facet of the jewel of sagacity of the ages, passed to me by none other than Mr. GunN. How are they playing lately?
Louisville +1 1/2
UPDATE 1
Halftime. Glug, glug, glug...
3 comments:
TOTALLY AGREE I JUST SAW THE WORST
COACHED TEAM IN MY 58 YRS OF BETTING COLL FOOTBALL HOW IN ALL THAT,S GOOD AND HOLY CAN COACHES LET A OPPONENT RECOVER 2 OS KICKS TOTAL INCOMPETENCY HC BILL CUBIT SHOULD STICK TO RUBICS CUBES I HATE THE MAC CONF EAST WEST DIV THE ZIPS W MICH E MICH OHIO TOLEDO
THE WHOLE CONF TURNS THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE INTO A UGLY KNARL
Knarly, dude!
PFOS
No need to remind me, Purdue sucks
And to think they extended this coaches contract. Fun fact, Houstons
coach which took a mediocte team to 13-1 played at Purdue as a linebacker.
The AD doesn't care about football, his only concern is B Ball and that's about to fall apart. I would have bet the over on this one
Big Mike
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