Monday, November 22, 2004
Huskie football - up close and personal!
Well, thanks to a 29-0 rout of Buffalo this weekend, I have won a bet with my father, that said if the Huskies won 6 games or more this year, he would treat me to a game next year. Conversely, if they had only won 4 games or less, I would treat him. Assuming we can get tickets, it was really a win-win situation, mostly with pride in our predicting skills on the line.
But more importantly, this win makes UConn bowl eligible for the second straight year. Last year, their independent status hurt them, and at 9-3 they were home for the holidays. But with the backing of a currently weak Big East, this might be the year...especially if they can win at Rutgers on Thanksgiving Day.
The top 4 teams in the conference are matched up against each other to finish out conference play, so if the Huskies can win, and BC and West Virginia can win as expected, UConn will be in a 3-way tie for 3rd place in the conference, with Syracuse and Pittsburgh (whom they beat). I'll leave it to the Hartford Courant, should that occur, to inform us of the tiebreakers.
But more importantly, this win makes UConn bowl eligible for the second straight year. Last year, their independent status hurt them, and at 9-3 they were home for the holidays. But with the backing of a currently weak Big East, this might be the year...especially if they can win at Rutgers on Thanksgiving Day.
The top 4 teams in the conference are matched up against each other to finish out conference play, so if the Huskies can win, and BC and West Virginia can win as expected, UConn will be in a 3-way tie for 3rd place in the conference, with Syracuse and Pittsburgh (whom they beat). I'll leave it to the Hartford Courant, should that occur, to inform us of the tiebreakers.
# posted by Darlucky @ 10:04 AM 
