Here is a little tidbit from my website:
MIAMI BEACH BOWL
BYU – ( 8-4 SU – 5-7 ATS) – HC Bronco Mendenhall is 10 for 10, 10 years as HC of the Cougars and this makes his 10[SUP]th[/SUP] straight bowl game. They beat bowl teams Texas and Houston. They lost to bowl teams Utah St, UCF, and Nevada. SOS = #76 AVG PT DIFF = +10.9 PPG AVG RANKING = 36.5
MEMPHIS – (9-3 SU – 7-4-1 ATS) – HC Justin Fuente is in his 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] year and he went 7-17 in his first 2 years. This year they made it to a bowl. This year they beat bowl team Cinn. They lost to bowl teams UCLA, Ole Miss, and Houston. SOS = #106 AVG PT DIFF = +17.6 PPG AVG RANKING = 16.5
MIAMI BEACH BOWL
BYU – ( 8-4 SU – 5-7 ATS) – HC Bronco Mendenhall is 10 for 10, 10 years as HC of the Cougars and this makes his 10[SUP]th[/SUP] straight bowl game. They beat bowl teams Texas and Houston. They lost to bowl teams Utah St, UCF, and Nevada. SOS = #76 AVG PT DIFF = +10.9 PPG AVG RANKING = 36.5
MEMPHIS – (9-3 SU – 7-4-1 ATS) – HC Justin Fuente is in his 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] year and he went 7-17 in his first 2 years. This year they made it to a bowl. This year they beat bowl team Cinn. They lost to bowl teams UCLA, Ole Miss, and Houston. SOS = #106 AVG PT DIFF = +17.6 PPG AVG RANKING = 16.5
Who is the "former Gator"?
Regarding FSU v Oregon; FSU is the most talented team in the country not named "Alabama" (if you look at the recruiting rankings). Those kids were recruited and offered by practically every school in the country. The issue is that most of FSU's talent is young (due to the losses from last year's NC team). I'm a Florida fan, so I want FSU to lose every time they step on the field. However, let's not sit here and act like they are "just" a lucky team. They are very well coached (Jimbo is an asshole, but he can coach. And he's also the only former Saban assistant to go off on his own and have true success). He replaced 6 coaches in 2013 and won a National Championship w/ a freshman QB. He's coached the 1st pick in the NFL draft and 2 of his FSU QBs (in only 5 years as a head coach) have been 1st round draft picks (so don't say he caught lightning in a bottle w/ Jamies). His backup QB was so good that he transferred to Alabama (not some middle of the road school where he was guaranteed a starting spot).
I agree that Oregon likely wins this game....but to say "if Oregon comes to play they win...." is no different than saying "...if FSU comes to play they win." FSU has more talent than Oregon. Oregon uses it's talent differently. If Winston was to return in 2015 I'd say Ohio State and Florida State would be on a collision course for the NC game.
On what this bowl game means to the NIU senior class
"To a man, all of the seniors have said they really want this game and prepare like have the entire year. Also, they can leave their mark here on this university. They can be the winningest class in NIU football history if they get this win. That means a lot to them. I know that they've said that, and they're showing us by their actions on they prep [for the game]."
"To a man, all of the seniors have said they really want this game and prepare like have the entire year. Also, they can leave their mark here on this university. They can be the winningest class in NIU football history if they get this win. That means a lot to them. I know that they've said that, and they're showing us by their actions on they prep [for the game]."
