Da Da Da: It’s A Bowl Trio

Have you had enough meaningless, minor bowl games yet? Oh brother, we’re just getting started. There’s three — count ‘em, three — bowl games tonight to distract you from whatever you would normally be doing this Friday evening.

First up is the Champ Sports Bowl. Now you may remember this one as the Tangerine Bowl or maybe the MicronPC Bowl, or perhaps the Carquest Bowl, the Blockbuster Bowl, or even the Sunshine Classic. However you remember this one, it is worth remembering that the Champ Sports Bowl match-ups have rarely been very memorable. I mean, who can forget when Georgia Tech beat Syracuse 51-14 back in 2004?

Anyhoo, #17 Boston College takes on Michigan State tonight in Orlando, which means one last look at one-time Heisman candidate Matt Ryan before he gets drafted by the Jets or the Falcons next spring. Let’s hope he doesn’t puke on national television this time.

Up next is the Texas Bowl, which hardly no one will see because it is broadcast on the NFL Network. Probably though no one will care because TCU is playing Houston and does anyone know anything about either of these teams?

Last on the schedule is the Emerald Bowl brought to you by those wacky folks at Emerald nuts. Oregon State earned its trip to San Francisco with a 6-3 mark in the Pac-10, including an impressive win over then #2 Cal and an injury-depleted Oregon squad. The Beavers will square-off against Maryland, owners of a 3-5 ACC record and a 6-6 overall mark.

Crazy how a team can finish under .500 in conference play yet still get chosen for a post-season game; maybe the Detroit Lions should consider switching to the FBS.

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