Originally Posted by
BigdaddyQH
Here are the two most important things to remember about this, and any bowl season,for that matter. First, the team that wants the win the most will get the win. This is especially true in the smaller meaningless bowls, but also holds true in the bigger bowl games as Oklahoma (1-1), Baylor, Alabama and other teams can tell you.
Next, teams are going to lose players three different ways. There will be injuries in practices. There will be suspensions due to bad grades, and there will be a bunch of suspensions due to arrests. My guess is at least 10 starters from the various teams will do something stupid and get suspended. This is why it is really too early to start talking about games and lines. IF you wagered this early (and my guess is that NO ONE has done so as of yet), you are jumping the gun. I see a lot of people stating what they thing=k the best lines are and all of that is fine, but it is really useless this early. When you were making your determinations as to whom to play, how many of you considered that USC would fire 4 of their assistant coaches? What about the assistant coaches who are staying for the bowl game but leaving for head coaching jobs the day after the bowl game is over. Do you think that their particular bowl game is going to be #1 on their minds? Think it out people.