Ranking the Bowl Games
The bottom ones are hilarious..
31. St. Petersburg (Dec. 20): USF (7-5) vs. Memphis (6-6). Give this inaugural game credit for one thing: It caused me to look up what exactly "magicJack" (the game's title sponsor) is. Ladies and gentlemen: This bowl is sponsored by a phone jack.
32. Motor City (Dec. 26): Central Michigan (8-4) vs. Florida Atlantic (6-6). Bowl director Ken Hoffman said choosing FAU from among four 6-6 teams was "a very difficult decision because all were very close in terms of what they had to offer" -- as in, almost nothing.
33. New Mexico (Dec. 20): Fresno State (7-5) vs. Colorado State (6-6). Fresno coach Pat Hill has long prided his program on its mantra of playing "anyone, anywhere, anytime." Do you think he envisioned that to include playing a 6-6 team in Albuquerque?
34. Independence (Dec. 28): Louisiana Tech (7-5) vs. Northern Illinois (6-6). The Shreveport, La., game has deals to land the No. 7 team from the Big 12 and No. 8 team from the SEC. Some years, that gets you Alabama-Colorado, some years, that gets you ... this.