Bowl Prediction Contest Game #?????- The Orange Bowl Preview and Live-Blog
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Live-Blog starts tonight and two other live-blogs have been planned for the week as well. Tomorrow the Sugar Bowl will be done by Chris at Run Up The Score and our friend C. from Signal to Noise is doing the Chiefs/Indy game this Saturday. His quote, "I have no particular qualifications outside of having a vicious hate directed at both teams as a Bronco fan, and I figure this will be half the fun." Oh it will!
See you tonight for the Orange Bowl....unless someone really wants to take it off my hands....just kidding.
Update: Forgot to mention that I will be switching back and forth over to Iverson's slaughtering of the Sixers at 9pm as well.
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The FedEx Orange Bowl
Miami, FL- Dolphin Stadium
Wake Forest (11-2) v. Louisville (11-1)
Weather: Light Rain 74 Degrees
Announcers: Matt Vasgersian, Terry Donahue, Pat Haden, and Side-line reporter Laura Okmin (I like this group of folks.....let's see how it plays out)
Past Results (Too many to list.....Bowl Started in 1935): Here's a list of MVPs because you don't care about the past results.
2005 | Willie Reid, Florida State, WR |
2005 | Matt Leinart, Southern California, QB |
2004 | Jarrett Payton, Miami (Fla.), RB |
2003 | Carson Palmer, USC, QB |
2002 | Taylor Jacobs, Florida, WR |
2001 | Torrance Marshall, Oklahoma, LB |
2000 | David Terrell, Michigan, WR |
1999 | Travis Taylor, Florida, WR |
1998 | Ahman Green, Nebraska, RB |
1997 | Damon Benning, Nebraska, RB |
Ken Oxendine, Virginia Tech, RB | |
1996 | Andre Cooper, Florida St., WR |
Derrick Mayes, Notre Dame, WR | |
1995 | Tommie Frazier, Nebraska, QB |
Chris T. Jones, Miami (Fla.), CB | |
1994 | Tommie Frazier, Nebraska, QB |
Charlie Ward, Florida St., QB | |
1993 | Charlie Ward, Florida St., QB |
Corey Dixon, Nebraska, se | |
1992 | Larry Jones, Miami (Fla.), RB |
Tyrone Leggett, Nebraska, CB | |
1991 | Charles Johnson, Colorado, QB |
Chris Zorich, Notre Dame, NG | |
1990 | Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame, TB/WR |
Darian Hagan, Colorado, QB | |
1989 | Steve Walsh, Miami (Fla.), QB |
Charles Fryar, Nebraska, CB | |
1988 | Bernard Clark, Miami (Fla.), LB |
Darrell Reed, Oklahoma, DE | |
1987 | Dante Jones, Oklahoma, LB |
Spencer Tillman, Oklahoma, HB | |
1986 | Sonny Brown, Oklahoma, DB |
Tim Lashar, Oklahoma, K | |
1985 | Jacque Robinson, Washington, TB |
Ron Holmes, Washington, DT | |
1984 | Bernie Kosar, Miami (Fla.), QB |
Jack Fernandez, Miami (Fla.), LB | |
1983 | Turner Gil, Nebraska, QB |
Dave Rimington, Nebraska, C | |
1982 | Homer Jordan, Clemson, QB |
Jeff Davis, Clemson, LB | |
1981 | JC Watts, Oklahoma, QB |
Jarvis Coursey, Florida St., DE | |
1980 | JC Watts, Oklahoma, QB |
Bud Hebert, Oklahoma, FS | |
1979 | Billy Sims, Oklahoma, RB |
Reggie Kinlaw, Oklahoma, NG | |
1978 | Roland Sales, Arkansas, RB |
Reggie Freeman, Arkansas, NG | |
1977 | Rod Gerald, Ohio St., QB |
Tom Cousineau, Ohio St., LB | |
1976 | Steve Davis, Oklahoma, QB |
Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma, DT | |
1975 | Wayne Bullock, Notre Dame, FB |
Leroy Cook, Alabama, DE | |
1974 | Tom Shuman, Penn St., QB |
Randy Crowder, Penn St., DT | |
1973 | Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska, WB |
Rich Glover, Nebraska, DG | |
1972 | Jerry Tagge, Nebraska, QB |
Rich Glover, Nebraska, DG | |
1971 | Jerry Tagge, Nebraska, QB |
Willie Harper, Nebraska, DE | |
1970 | Chuck Burkhart, Penn St., QB |
Mike Reid, Penn St., DT | |
1969 | Donnie Shanklin, Kansas, HB |
1968 | Bob Warmack, Oklahoma, QB |
1967 | Larry Smith, Florida, TB |
1966 | Steve Sloan, Alabama, QB |
1965 | Joe Namath, Alabama, QB |
Player(s) to Watch: Freshman QB #11- Riley Skinner
Wake's offense is nothing to write home about, but Skinner is the bright spot. Only a freshman, Riley has a very "Rex Grossman" quality of not "losing games" about him. He's only thrown over 200 Yards twice, but game management is his strong suit.
Louisville's WRs #85 and #7- Harry Douglas and Mario Urrutia
Brian Brohm throws the ball everywhere, but sans-Calvin Johnson and Dwayne Jarrett, no two other receivers fit in an offense better. They have two combo 100 yard games against Pitt and WVU. Look for more of that tonight.
Deciding Factor(s): Another one I don't really have an answer for. Could go one of two ways.....either Wake's defense puts some pressure on Brohm and stays in it, or Wake is playing catch-up after Brohm has shredded them. Either way I think Wake can stay in it with their defense.
Spread: Louisville -10, O/U 52.5
AA's Pick and Analysis: Well after getting two in a row right I'm back in the groove of things. This bowl season has taught me one lesson.......when in doubt......take the points.
Prediction Louisville 35-28
7 Comments:
I had OU -7 last night and Michigan -3 yesterday afternoon. I have a whopping $15 left in my account.
Damn you, offshore sportsbooks. Damn you straight to hell.
fuck it, i'm probably eliminated already
WAKE
You know who I'm picking....
Louisville.
Definitely Louisville in this one. Wake is slumping a little bit heading into conference play and Pitino will definitely have Louisville ready to play.
Wait a minute...this is a FOOTBALL game? Between Louisville and Wake Forest? In JANUARY?
Have I been smoking peyote for six straight days, and could some of this be in my head? Or is this matchup for real?
Live-blog in a new thread. Thanks for stopping by.
10 is a lot, but I'll take louisville