Sugar Bowl

Jan. 1, 2008

Prediction: 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.