It doesn't get any better than this sports fans, Mike Price coming back to the state of Alabama!!
No strip clubs this time around though, but he may be a bit down in the dumps after this one, as I have Toledo -3 (3 unit play):
Toledo QB Gradkowski has been the star of this program the last few years, but he isn't the only senior looking to go out with a bowl win after the team has come up short the last couple years. He was hurt last year and was unable to play in last year's Motor City Bowl loss to UCONN.
The media has been pointing out how both squads "limped" to the finish line, but I disagree. Toledo may have lost out on their chance for a MAC title, but showed some grit in pulling out an Double OT win at Bowling Green to get them here.
This is also the best defensive team the Rockets have fielded in a long time, as this was once their glarng weakness. They're not spectacular, but at least they can make some stops now.
The key player in this game will be one of the most under-rated RB's in the nation, Trinity Dawson. Look for him to go over 150 yards on the ground tonight, as Toledo moves the ball at will and keeps UTEP's D off balanced all night and eventually wear them down.
On the other side of the ball, Carson Palmer's lil' brother, Jordan, is the top guy and he'll get his yardage. Most of it will come in the second half as the Miners try to battle back from behind.
Toledo will bring the heat and look to force him to make quick decisions and force turnovers. Most of Palmer's INT's have come in the past month, but the good news is, he gets a few of his offensive weapons back healthy.
Toledo also "travels" better than UTEP, so this crowd will be very much pro-Rockets.
Another night, another edge to the more balanced team. And with the makeover Conf USA has undergone. the MAC is by far the superior conference now.
Toledo cruises tonight.
Toledo 42 UTEP 27
No strip clubs this time around though, but he may be a bit down in the dumps after this one, as I have Toledo -3 (3 unit play):
Toledo QB Gradkowski has been the star of this program the last few years, but he isn't the only senior looking to go out with a bowl win after the team has come up short the last couple years. He was hurt last year and was unable to play in last year's Motor City Bowl loss to UCONN.
The media has been pointing out how both squads "limped" to the finish line, but I disagree. Toledo may have lost out on their chance for a MAC title, but showed some grit in pulling out an Double OT win at Bowling Green to get them here.
This is also the best defensive team the Rockets have fielded in a long time, as this was once their glarng weakness. They're not spectacular, but at least they can make some stops now.
The key player in this game will be one of the most under-rated RB's in the nation, Trinity Dawson. Look for him to go over 150 yards on the ground tonight, as Toledo moves the ball at will and keeps UTEP's D off balanced all night and eventually wear them down.
On the other side of the ball, Carson Palmer's lil' brother, Jordan, is the top guy and he'll get his yardage. Most of it will come in the second half as the Miners try to battle back from behind.
Toledo will bring the heat and look to force him to make quick decisions and force turnovers. Most of Palmer's INT's have come in the past month, but the good news is, he gets a few of his offensive weapons back healthy.
Toledo also "travels" better than UTEP, so this crowd will be very much pro-Rockets.
Another night, another edge to the more balanced team. And with the makeover Conf USA has undergone. the MAC is by far the superior conference now.
Toledo cruises tonight.
Toledo 42 UTEP 27
