Jan. 1, 2008Prediction: Louisville vs. Hawaii
BCS (SEC champion if available) vs. BCS
Analysis:
The only stumbling block in the way of Louisville will be West Virginia. Louisville will prove itself worth of a BCS bid thanks to an ever improving Big East Conference and a non-conference slate that includes games against an improving SEC team in Kentucky, ACC foe North Carolina State and Mountain West powerhouse Utah. The Louisville passing attack led by the three-headed receiving monster in Mario Urrutia, Harry Douglas and Gary Barnidge will be tough to stop.
Hawaii will become just the third ever non-BCS conference school to receive an invitation to a BCS bowl game thanks to an undefeated season. Wins over Boise State and Washington late in the regular season will help cement their bid. Quarterback Colt Brennan may be the focal point of the team, but the real question lies in whether their defense will be able to stop good offensive teams.
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Heres my BCS Bowl Projections as of July 20...
BCS: USC vs. WVA
Rose: Wisconsin vs. Florida
Fiesta: Texas vs. Michigan
Sugar: LSU vs. Louisville
Orange: V-Tech vs. Hawaii
If Hawaii goes to a BCS game it will almost certainly be the Sugar as they will be the last selection of the BCS bowls and people would rather see Vtech take on Louisville in the Orange than Vtech and Hawaii. Hawaii is just lucky they play an absolute disgrace of a schedule. In reality they are still just mediocre. An incredibly overhyped team that in 06 lost to Bama, Oregon State (no shame there), struggled to get by Purdue, and beat up a middle of the pack Arizona State team.
To say the Hawaii is lucky and has a mediocre schedule does not paint the entire picture. Yes, Hawaii does not have the strength schedule like other BSC teams, however Michigan State did have a spot on the 2007 schedule and did not want to play Hawaii. They backed out leaving Hawaii to scramble for another opponent.
In the past, a game with Hawaii was seen as a vacation and an easy win. Now they can really ruin your season or a chance for a BCS berth. Of course they are not going to get the premium opponents.
Would you want to fly your team 5,000 miles to play a game (that now is not a gimme win for you) and then fly them 5,000 miles back to play someone like Michigan, USC, or Notre Dame?
Just my thoughts.....
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