2011 Music City Bowl (aka Franklin American Mortgage)

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl – 6:40pm 12/30 Nashville, TN Predicted finish:  Mississippi State 30 vs. Wake Forest 28 This is a matchup that could provide some excitement. With both teams having a 6-6 record, they barely met their bowl eligibility, but both teams have a unique offense that could be fun to watch. Both teams are better than their records show, which is why I think this could be the best bowl game that no one watches. Wake’s QB Tanner Price made tremendous strides in just his sophomore year, keeping his team in all but two games. The defense is what really let this team down. The running game, lead by Brandon Pendergrass, should find some decent running lanes in this one, and watch for stud WR Chris Givens to give the Bulldogs fits all day long. Mississippi State’s QB Chris Relf is a dual-threat QB that is better at running than he is throwing, so we will most certainly see some heavy doses of QB Tyler Russell on obvious passing downs. Mississippi St...