Bowling

It's official - we're going to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco. If you haven't already purchased tickets, I encourage you to do it here. Prices are reasonable, relative to other bowl games ($40 for the cheap seats), the location is easy enough to get to, it's on a Sunday in January (no fighting holiday plans), and Boston College isn't a bad opponent. If you're a Nevada fan, be thankful we're playing Boston College instead of Tulsa or Northern Illinois.

How will we do? Well, according to Sagarin's rankings, we should be an 11 point favorite(!). That said, I think a close victory would be more in order - Boston College's players will be fully rested and they're no strangers to bowl games, so they'll be ready to play. As for our squad, I don't think it will take much for the team to prepare itself for this one - that last bowl loss against SMU was absolutely embarrassing for everyone involved, so motivation shouldn't be an issue.

How well do we think we'll do? Let's just say the FireChrisAult.com crew purchased tickets to this bowl and have every intention of not only showing up to it but rooting for our Wolf Pack every step of the way.

With that out of the way, let's dig into some interesting tidbits about this bowl season...

• The Sun Belt has three teams in bowl games. It's true. Troy (R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl), Florida International (Little Ceasers Bowl), and Middle Tennessee State (GoDaddy.com Bowl) all received and accepted invitations. That's what happens when the major conferences aren't able to fill their bowl allocations. It's also what happens when you have 70 bowl invitations to send and only 120 teams in the FBS.


• MAACO Las Vegas Bowl: The entire reason Boise State was invited to this one was because the Pac-10 couldn't fulfill the invitation (this is also why Washington is playing Nebraska again in the Holiday Bowl). Utah, meanwhile, was riding high until they fell apart against TCU a few weeks back. This has the potential to be an amazing football game between two fantastic teams. It also has the potential to be a fantastic target for a vengeful god and his asteroids of doom, assuming said god was a Wolf Pack fan and shared our hatred of Boise State, the state of Utah, and Las Vegas. Either way, it's a win-win.


• uDrove Humanitarian Bowl: Good news, WAC fans! The Humanitarian Bowl is no longer sponsored by a now-defunct computer manufacturer, nor is it sponsored by a regional chain of truck stops. Instead, it's now sponsored by a company that makes mobile applications to handle trucking paperwork. Seriously. As an added bonus, it's Fresno State's turn to shiver on the blue turf this winter, and they're playing a Northern Illinois team that will not only be better acclimated to the cold but is also looking for its 11th win. Don't be surprised if this turns into a laugher.


• Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii is good and they're playing at home. Tulsa is also good but is a little shaky on the road. Don't be surprised if Hawaii wins overwhelmingly.


• This blog isn't going anywhere. If you're offended by its existence, think of it this way - at least we're reasonable and willing to give Ault credit when he does well. Imagine what would happen if we let the domain lapse and someone with less sense took over. Ever read the comment section of the RGJ?

That's it for now, though I'm sure we'll come up with more as the weeks pass.