Don't sit around waiting for the BCS Bowls to enjoy college football. The BCS might sponsor the more popular and best teams but there is a lot of talent and excitement in the "lesser bowls".
But not necessarily all of them. I'll admit...I wasn't too interested in the Beef "O" Brady Bowl or the New Orleans Bowl and those were not very close games. Nonetheless they did display excitement for fans of those teams.
MAACO Bowl
I did not have this one high up on my Bowl Pick 'em confidence chart because BSU has been iffy at times and Sarkisian and UW are known for pulling off the big games (even when they struggle or lose to so-so teams). And this came down to the wire as expected with an interception in the last minute sealing the win for BSU. This game looked like tow teams re-building and I expect we'll see bigger wins from both next season.
Poinsettia Bowl
This was a very lopsided 6 - 3 game until the 4th quarter when BYU finally decided to win the game. But as we have seen at many a BYU game this season it was nto the offense that made that decision. In fact, the BYU defense scored more total points than the offense. (Actually...Kyle Van Noy scored more TDs than both teams combined). Once again, BYU has a very talented but poorly coached offense and the credit for the W goes to the passionate play by the defense and special teams (five punts inside the 10).
R E A L L Y ?
I have heard good things about James Lark and was even told by a friend two years ago that BYU should have been starting him. Bronco's "man crush" on Nelson hurt BYU this season as I have posted about before but seeing Lark in action proved my earlier points. This was my first time watching Lark as the BYU QB and I was impressed...and frustrated. He has a great arm and accuracy like the BYU QBs of yesteryear. His only fault was poor decision making...which would have only improved if he had been playing more this past season. Aaarrrgghh....lessons learned (I hope).
But not necessarily all of them. I'll admit...I wasn't too interested in the Beef "O" Brady Bowl or the New Orleans Bowl and those were not very close games. Nonetheless they did display excitement for fans of those teams.
MAACO Bowl
I did not have this one high up on my Bowl Pick 'em confidence chart because BSU has been iffy at times and Sarkisian and UW are known for pulling off the big games (even when they struggle or lose to so-so teams). And this came down to the wire as expected with an interception in the last minute sealing the win for BSU. This game looked like tow teams re-building and I expect we'll see bigger wins from both next season.
Poinsettia Bowl
This was a very lopsided 6 - 3 game until the 4th quarter when BYU finally decided to win the game. But as we have seen at many a BYU game this season it was nto the offense that made that decision. In fact, the BYU defense scored more total points than the offense. (Actually...Kyle Van Noy scored more TDs than both teams combined). Once again, BYU has a very talented but poorly coached offense and the credit for the W goes to the passionate play by the defense and special teams (five punts inside the 10).R E A L L Y ?
I have heard good things about James Lark and was even told by a friend two years ago that BYU should have been starting him. Bronco's "man crush" on Nelson hurt BYU this season as I have posted about before but seeing Lark in action proved my earlier points. This was my first time watching Lark as the BYU QB and I was impressed...and frustrated. He has a great arm and accuracy like the BYU QBs of yesteryear. His only fault was poor decision making...which would have only improved if he had been playing more this past season. Aaarrrgghh....lessons learned (I hope).