Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Screwed...ok not totally
Well the unfortunate combination of West Virginia losing to Pitt, and then BC getting embarassed by Syracuse, seems to have knocked UConn down a tier in their bowl selection.
WVU and BC, one of whom should have been going to a BCS bowl, are now going to the Gator Bowl and the Continental Bowl respectively. The Continental Bowl was supposed to be UConn's!
To make matters worse, Notre "we're too good for a conference" Dame, who by the way went 0-2 against the Big East this year, is going to the Insight Bowl. The Insight Bowl generally selects a Big East team, unless they are "lucky" enough to get the Fightin' Irish. And at 6-5, the Irish fell into the Insight Bowl's lap this year.
So where will UConn end up? Well, there is no true "Big East" bowl left. And Syracuse has an outside shot at a BCS berth, and they don't have a Bowl yet either. Based on rumor and common sense, it is most likely that the Huskies will end up in either Fort Worth vs. Cincinnatti, in Detroit to play a MAC or Big Ten team, or in Boise against an ACC or WAC team. Not a great reward for the fans who have been waiting for their first bowl game for their state U.
Personally, I wish they'd get invited to the Emerald Bowl, to play Navy. You know what they say, Eerie Namecallers love Emerald Nuts!
Argh, I finish this post and realize that apparantly 20 minutes ago, it was announced that the Huskies will play the MAC champion in the Motor City Bowl. I hear Detroit is lovely this time of year.
WVU and BC, one of whom should have been going to a BCS bowl, are now going to the Gator Bowl and the Continental Bowl respectively. The Continental Bowl was supposed to be UConn's!
To make matters worse, Notre "we're too good for a conference" Dame, who by the way went 0-2 against the Big East this year, is going to the Insight Bowl. The Insight Bowl generally selects a Big East team, unless they are "lucky" enough to get the Fightin' Irish. And at 6-5, the Irish fell into the Insight Bowl's lap this year.
So where will UConn end up? Well, there is no true "Big East" bowl left. And Syracuse has an outside shot at a BCS berth, and they don't have a Bowl yet either. Based on rumor and common sense, it is most likely that the Huskies will end up in either Fort Worth vs. Cincinnatti, in Detroit to play a MAC or Big Ten team, or in Boise against an ACC or WAC team. Not a great reward for the fans who have been waiting for their first bowl game for their state U.
Personally, I wish they'd get invited to the Emerald Bowl, to play Navy. You know what they say, Eerie Namecallers love Emerald Nuts!
Argh, I finish this post and realize that apparantly 20 minutes ago, it was announced that the Huskies will play the MAC champion in the Motor City Bowl. I hear Detroit is lovely this time of year.
# posted by Darlucky @ 4:06 PM 
