Bowl Mania Day 13

Record: 15-10 BCS Games: 1-1 International Bowl- Northern Illinois v South Florida Northern Illinois has seen its fair share of tough losses this season. It started week one with an eight point loss to Wisconsin. It continued week four with a three point loss to Idaho and came to a frustrating head during a 20-19 loss to Toledo. The point? They aren’t quite there yet, but they are close. The Huskies score a lot of points. Averaging roughly 30 points a game while rushing for 202 a contest will prove difficult to stop for any defense. Running back Chad Spann ran for 945 yards and 19 touchdowns, while Me’Co Brown added 645 yards and four touchdowns. The Husky defense finished second in the MAC, allowed just 21 points per game. Watch out for Jake Coffman. Coffman, a junior, had 7 ½ sacks this season. South Florida is a hard team to figure out. Early in the year, they looked like they might have a shot at becoming that third team in the mix in the Big East. After being crushed by Pitt and Cincinnati (clearly the class of the conference), the Bulls knocked off #21 West Virginia. Then came the most perplexing loss of the season. A 31-0 loss at Rutgers saw the Bulls run for less then a yard per carry against the Scarlet Knights. Two picks by B. J Daniels and South Florida headed to the bus without their pride or their top 25 ranking. They ended the season on a two game loosing streak with losses to Miami and Uconn. I can’t pick a team in a bowl situation that is this unpredictable. The defenses are almost identical and the Northern Illinois offense is better. South Florida will have trouble scoring in the one. The Pick: Northern Illinois Pappajohns.com Bowl- South Carolina Continue reading Bowl Mania Day 13