Sun Bowl & Liberty Bowl

Two more bowl games in the books. These two games were dreadful.  

Two words - Jacory Harris.  Just awful in the first half.  I'm not sure he knew what color jerseys his Miami team and the Notre Dame players were wearing.  Three picks and he was out for the back-up and that guy threw a pick on his first series.  Most of these games are horrendous proving that a playoff would be the way to go - not exactly news.  Put the best 32 teams in a playoff, play these bowls, winnow them down in a bracket and get a true champ.  Looked like the Hurricanes were putting cheap shots on the Notre Dame QB at the end of the half.  Didn't bother with the 2nd half and that was smart.  33-17 Irish, hope the South Bend faithful don't go to Juarez to celebrate. 

Awful.  Central Florida over Georgia 10-6  Turnovers, sluggish.  Good for Central Florida, their first bowl win.  One quarter and an occasional check in while I was watching Michigan State take on Minnesota in the Big 10 opener for the Spartans.  Spartans win 71-62 over Minnesota.  Huge comeback after scoring 23 points in the first half.  MSU has a lot to overcome to be tournament ready. 

Game Notes:
-UGA VIII had to be subbed for by UGA VII because the younger UGA was sick. UGA is the Georgia bulldog mascot in case you didn't know.  Big drama in a drama-less game.  
-The O'Jays performed at half-time.  ESPN hasn't promoted a half time act in any game in all these games.  Must be some contractual thing.  "Love Train", never get a chance to hear that.  

One more game tonight and a huge break tomorrow with the NHL Winter Classic being moved to prime time so I can manage the idiotic four game early schedule a bit easier.  Michigan State and Alabama in the Capital One Bowl gets my full attention so the boys will need to get through the other games.  I knew you would be worried.