Monday, December 29, 2008

Bowl Preview: Alamo Bowl



Alamo Bowl
AlamoDome, San Antonio
Northwestern vs. Missouri

Date: Dec. 29
Time: 8 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Line: Missouri –12.5

About Northwestern:
Pat Fitzgerald is young and can coach. SOB was also one of the dirtiest players I ever saw. I wouldn’t let the Mizzou players get too close to that guy on the sidelines or they’ll get jacked in the junk. Other than that, Northwestern is actually a decent team. Not great, but they’re not totally deficient in any area. I miss those days.

Intangibles:

Evanston: +4
Constant blathering about “academics” and “student athletes”: -3
Brent Musberger: -5
The 1970s and 80s: +4

About Missouri: The Tigers can score. Like you wouldn’t freaking believe. They’re like a basketball team. A basketball team that doesn’t play in the Big 10. Defense, though. Uh, Gary, have you heard of tackling drills? Where you try to stop the guys in the other-colored jerseys? I swear. You’re allowed to touch them.

Intangibles:

Journalism school: +4
Constant blathering from alums about the journalism school: -6
New offensive coordinator and Carrollton High School graduate Dave Yost: +5
Any combination of unis with gold tops: -9


Impact Player:
Mizzou QB Chase Daniel. Watching this dude freaks me out cause he throws so damn flat-footed. It’s weird. It makes him look like he’s parapalegic or something. But if he’s not throwing picks, they’re pretty tough to beat.

Bowl slogan: “San Antonio: It’s not excruciatingly hot in December.”

Little known fact:
Missouri has played in two straight Big 12 title games. Really.

Watchability (1-5):
4.5

The Pick:
Mizzou 48, Northwestern 40

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

You should have taken points from Mizzou on Chase Daniels' feauxhawk (he's soooooo 'emo', & like, you wouldn't understand him & everything he's going through), but given him some points for his fupa (it adds a layer of padding to the area around his junk).

I guess it's a wash in the end...

Vicki said...

Brent Musberger is doing the game? I think there should be -100 for him. Can't stand that guy.

A. Nonnymuss said...

Sorry, Vick. Not sure who's doing the game. That jab was because Musberger is a Northwestern graduate. Therefore it's NU fault we've had to listen to him for 25 years.

'Eer said...

Always thought Chase Daniel was a little chubby, but never thought of it as FUPA. I can't get that image out of my head now.

Can't believe NW is out playing Mizzou right now either.