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The DEFINITIVE (not really) Bowl Preview Part V

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Previous editions:
Part I - Ridiculous Bowl Sponsor Name Power Rankings
Part II - Winners and Losers of the Bowl Selection Process
Part III - Non-BCS Game Skill Position NFL Prospects #10 – #6
Part IV - Non-BCS Game Skill Position NFL Prospects #5 – #1

In quick-hit fashion, we’ll get to the best of the rest.  Here we go:

Games That Will Light Up the Scoreboard

These guys can score in bunches

  1. Las Vegas Bowl – Arizona State vs Boise State – Thursday, 12/22 – 8:00pm
  2. Little Caesars Bowl – Western Michigan vs Purdue – Tuesday, 12/27 – 4:30pm
  3. Military Bowl – Toledo vs Air Force – Wednesday, 12/28 – 4:30pm
  4. Alamo Bowl – Washington vs Baylor – Thursday, 12/29 – 9:00pm
  5. Meineke Car Care Bowl – Texas A&M vs Northwestern – Saturday, 12/31 – 12:00pm
  6. Rose Bowl Game – Wisconsin vs Oregon – Monday, 1/2 – 5:00pm
  7. Fiesta Bowl – Stanford vs Oklahoma State – Monday, 1/2 – 8:30pm
  8. Orange Bowl – West Virginia vs Clemson – Wednesday, 1/4 – 8:30pm
  9. Cotton Bowl – Kansas State vs Arkansas – Friday, 1/6 – 8:00pm
  10. GoDaddy.com Bowl – Arkansas State vs Northern Illinois – Sunday, 1/8 – 9:00pm

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The DEFINITIVE (not really) Bowl Preview Part IV

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Previous editions:
Part I – Ridiculous Bowl Sponsor Name Power Rankings
Part II – Winners and Losers of the Bowl Selection Process
Part III – Non-BCS Game Skill Position NFL Prospects #10 – #6

Continuing the NFL Prospect Countdown – In order to keep the list from getting too long, we’ll limit this to skill players who aren’t playing in a BCS Bowl Game. I’ll provide three rankings for each player – NFLDraftScout.com, Todd McShay, and Mel Kiper. McShay has only ranked his top 32 thus far, and Kiper has only ranked 25. Try the links (although McShay and Kiper are ESPN Insider only).

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The DEFINITIVE (not really) Bowl Preview Part III

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Check out Part I where I gave Power Rankings of the most ridiculous Bowl names and Part II where I discussed the Winners and Losers of the Bowl Selection Process.

In Part III, we’ll discuss the best NFL Prospects in this year’s Bowl Games.  In order to keep the list from getting too long, we’ll limit this to skill players who aren’t playing in a BCS Bowl Game.  I’ll provide three rankings for each player – NFLDraftScout.com, Todd McShay, and Mel Kiper.  McShay has only ranked his top 32 thus far, and Kiper has only ranked 25.  Try the links (although McShay and Kiper are ESPN Insider only).

 
10. Chase Minnifield – CB, Virginia – 6’0″, 185, 4.43 40-yard (36 / NR / NR)
Like his team this year, Minnifield is unheralded and has come out of nowhere.  If he measures to this size and speed at the combine, he could push the first round.  With the league’s emphasis on passing (and therefore stopping the pass), tall CBs who can cover the tall, dynamic WRs in the NFL are at a premium.

What to Look For in the Bowl Game: Sorry to any Emory Blake supporters reading this, but Minnifield won’t be facing any elite WRs against Auburn.  So I am interested to see how he attacks tackling players in space on the edges as Auburn utilizes its short passing attack out of the spread.

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The DEFINITIVE (not really) Bowl Preview Part II

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Check here for Part I where I gave Power Rankings of the most ridiculous Bowl names.

Part II of the guide will be a bit more serious (we may even discuss the teams that are playing). This post will cover Winners, Losers, and more Losers – in the form of Loser Bowl matchups that have no compelling factor at all.

Winners
Virginia Tech – This team did lose the ACC Championship, right? You’d think the team that got the better Bowl (the Orange has lost its luster with either ACC or Big East every year), got the better opponent, and got to avoid WVU fas would’ve been the team that won the Championship Game.

Michigan – They got a BCS Bowl when five teams ranked ahead of them in the very rankings named after the type of Bowl did not.

UCLA – They’re 6-7 and fired their head coach. They get an in-state Bowl game.

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The DEFINITIVE (not really) Bowl Preview Part I

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I can honestly say at this point that I don’t know how many parts this preview will have. I’ve got at least three ideas, but more could always be added.

Year in and year out, one of my favorite parts of Bowl Season is the ridiculous sponsor names that have taken over the Bowl world. What better way is there to get these companies some exposure than to highlight them on a blog that has as few readers as the people who will be in attendance at the Gildan New Mexico Bowl? And no, the fine folks at Gildan did not make the list. Without further ado:

15. AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
They’ve been a sponsor for a few years, but I still didn’t know what they were. Honestly, I saw the V and thought it might have been something to do with cars. In reality, AdvoCare is a vitamins and supplement company whose website is currently publicizing the game with the ridiculously optimistic title of “The Nation Will Watch.” Let’s just move on before further laughter occurs.

14. Little Caesars Bowl
It’s good to see that Little Caesars beat Papa John’s at something – even if it’s NOT in the category of “good-tasting chain pizza.”

13. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Anyone ever hear of Bell Helicopters? Me either. Bonus points for being long and difficult to say.

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