Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Bowl Preview: Holiday Bowl



Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
Oregon vs. Oklahoma State

Date: Dec. 30
Time: 8 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Line: Oklahoma State -3

About Oklahoma State:
We all know by now that Cowboy coach Mike Gundy is a “man.” He’s also one of those visor-wearing, “I’m-smarter-than-you” Stever Spurrier 2.0 coaches that have infiltrated college football with fancy playbooks and computers diagramming plays or whatever. Anyway, the Cowboys rack up big yards and lots of points against nobodies and then fold against decent competition. Same old…

Intangibles:

T. Boone Pickens: +161 million
T. Boone Pickens after September: +90 million
Barry Sanders: +6
Dexter Manley: -4
Thurman Thomas: +4
Hart Lee Dykes: -3


About Oregon:
Like every other freaking team in these previews, the Ducks can score. Criminy, against Oregon State they almost had 700 freaking yards of offense. 700! Jesus. Does anyone tackle anymore?

Intangibles:
Phil Knight: +4
Phil Knight in Indonesia, India and China: -8
Hippies: +2
Joey Harrington: -4


Impact Player:
LeGarrette Blount. Love the name. A big old boy from the south who came to Oregon cause he thought the unis were cool. Gotta like that kind of depth in a human.

Bowl slogan:
“The Holiday Bowl: Stealing the thunder from bowls with more money since 1982.”

Little known fact:
People in Oregon watch track and consider it quite the sport. It’s like their stinkin’ Europeans or something. That might explain your defense.

Watchability (1-5):
5

The Pick:
Oregon 38, Oklahoma State 35

2 comments:

eer1 said...

I am so looking forward to this game. Prediction: More than 1,200 yards combined and 110 points combined.

A. Nonnymuss said...

I almost get the score right on this one for a change