College Football Bowl Breakdown

Let me start off by saying that I am extremely disgusted with the entire college football postseason setup. To begin with, 64 teams will participate in 32 bowl games. That means if you are a Division 1-A football team, you have better than a 50% chance of making it to a bowl game. No longer is it a true honor to participate in a bowl game, and you will never convince me that Marshall and Ohio are giddy over participating in the Little Caesars Bowl.

That being said, here is what I propose should happen to the layout of bowl games: Lets just do away with about 20 of the less popular bowls (i.e. the Eaglebank Bowl, Texas Bowl, ect) and replace them with 10 bowls in honor of someone or something. For example...

1. Billy Mays Bowl presented by OxyClean (or Mighty Putty, or Orange Glo, or the

Gopher...)

- I'm sure Billy Mays had at least some interest in college football, and what better way to remember him than by playing a game in his honor. 25% of all ticket sales could go to charity, and the winner would get a giant bronze trophy displaying Billy Mays and his glorious facial hair.

2. VH1 Bowl

- If this cable TV station has enough money to fund multiple seasons of "For the love of Ray J" and "Rock of Love," they can certainly put up the cash to sponsor a bowl game. Think about the amount of young, brainless adolescents that would tune in to see Bret Michaels and Flavor Flav perform at halftime...

3. Donald Bowl

- Donald Trump once tried his hand at football by throwing his money into the USFL, and we all know how that ended. Here is his chance at redemption: establish a bowl game that will be played at the new Meadowlands stadium and invite all of your celebrity friends. Then get Carrie Underwood, Jay-Z, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Jessica Simpson, and Kanye West to perform at halftime. Try and convince me that people wouldn't watch that.

- Alright, on a more serious note...here are some non-BCS bowls that I may take the time to watch...

Emerald Bowl - USC vs. Boston College

- Simply put, Pete Carroll is a terrible coach in "non" big games. This is not a big game by USC's standards, which is why B.C. wins easily.

Meineke Car Care Bowl - UNC vs. Pitt

- Pitt wins because of Dion Lewis, who I'm convinced is the second coming of Adrian Peterson.

Sun Bowl - Oklahoma vs. Stanford

- Both teams wanted more this season, so it will be interesting to see which team (if either) shows up to play.

Capital One Bowl - Penn State vs. LSU

- This is a statement game for the Big Ten. If the Nittany Lions can defeat an SEC team in a bowl game, people will take notice, and give the Big Ten some credit it has been lacking in recent years (but if you ask me, LSU wins).

Chick-fil-A Bowl - Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee

- Should be a very interesting matchup, but the Hokies will prevail behind the dynamic play of Tyrod Taylor.

Outback Bowl - Northwestern vs. Auburn

- Another statement game for the Big Ten. If Northwestern's uptempo, pass-happy offense can keep Auburn off balance, then the Wildcats have a shot.

Gator Bowl - West Virginia vs. Florida State

- Bobby Bowden's last game will be a win for Florida State. The Seminoles will play inspired football, and erase some of the disappointment from this season.

I'll be back soon with my take on the BCS bowl games, and who I think will take home the National Championship...

My 2009 Naughty/Nice List

BCS, Heisman breakdown

(3)Cincinnati
	winner
(6)Boise St.
	(1)Alabama
		national championship matchup
	(2) Texas
(4)TCU
	winner
(5)Florida

^^This is how I (along with many others) feel the National Championship in college football should be decided. These are the top six teams in the BCS rankings (the number next to each team indicates their ranking). In a perfect world where championships are decided by performance and not money, this is how a national champion would be crowned. Texas and Alabama would automatically receive byes into the semi-finals, and the mid-majors (TCU and Boise State) would have an equal shot at the title by facing Florida and Cincinnati in the first round.

Unfortunately, the BCS has yet again left me displeased. TCU, Boise State, and Cincinnati are being punished and not given a shot at the title, despite the fact that all three finished the regular season unbeaten. It just doesn't make sense to me, and I'm hoping that the controversy and chaos resulting from this bowl season are enough to evoke changes for next year.

- Alright, so enough with the crappy BCS system. Let's talk about the Heisman Trophy, and who should win it this year:

1. Toby Gerhart, Stanford RB

- "White Thunder" has amassed some crazy stats this season - 1,736 yards rushing, 26 TD's, and a rushing average of better than five yards per carry. Gerhart has been consistent all season long, and thats what separates him from McCoy in my book. His bruising running style is awesome to watch, and he shined in Stanford's biggest games this season. If it were up to me, I'd hand the Heisman to Gerhart.

2. Colt McCoy, Texas QB

- McCoy had a sub-par Big-12 title game, but he has still amassed impressive stats this season (70% completion percentage, 3500 passing yards, 27 TD's). His performance two weeks ago against rival Texas A&M was sensational (479 total yards, 5 TD's) and made him the frontrunner in my mind. However, his inconsistency this season and clunker in the Big-12 title game leaves him at #2 on my list.

3. Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska DT

- Here's why Suh is in my top three: In Nebraska's biggest game of the year, Suh registered 4.5 sacks, and tallied 7 tackles for loss. Yeah, those are really good numbers, but what makes them more insane is the fact that they were against Texas, one of the top two teams in the nation. Texas had time to gameplan for Suh, they had time to watch tape, they had time to figure out how to double and triple team the man listed #1 on Mel Kiper's NFL Draft Big Board, and they still couldn't stop him. But make no mistake, Suh has been a beast all season, tallying 82 tackles and 12.5 sacks.

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