Saturday, December 27, 2008

Bowl Preview: Emerald Bowl


Emerald Bowl
AT&T Park, San Francisco
California vs. Miami, Fla.
Date: Dec. 27
Time: 8 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Line: Cal -8

About Miami: Watch Miami run. Fast, Miami, fast! Watch Miami stretch. Stretch, Miami, stretch! Watch Miami warm up. Run, Miami, Run! Watch Miami play football. Oooh. Never mind, Miami. Go home, Miami, go home.

Intangibles:
The Rock: +5
Michael Irvin: -6
Glenn Sharp pass interference in 2002: +50
Bernie Kosar wearing #20: +4

About Cal: Good running back. Rest of the team. Eh. Does it make Jeff Tedford a good coach that he has hardly any talent and has a good team or does it make him a poor coach that he doesn’t have any talent?

Intangibles:
Berkeley: +3
Oakland: -4
USC “challenger” in Pac 10: -6
Jeff Tedford QB genius: -5

Impact Player: Miami QB Jacory Harris gets his first shot at running the show as Robert Marve won’t be there for the Canes.

Bowl slogan: “Cramming two mediocre football teams into a baseball field ill-suited for football since 2002!”

Little known fact: Miami defensive coordinator is Bill Young. That SOB. One word, Bill – Biakabutuka.

Watchability (1-5): 4

The Pick: Cal 31, Miami 21

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