BBVA Compass Bowl

Garbage time of bowl season, stragglers hanging around waiting to play their game that no one, not even their own alumni, care about. That would be Kentucky and Pittsburgh in the BBVA Compass Bowl.  

I think this is the fifth bowl game logo to use this color scheme.  For the past couple years the game in Birmingham was sponsored by Papa John's Pizza and Papa John himself threw himself into the game with gusto.  Now it's some southern bank.  Oh well, Papa's moving on to bigger things becoming the official pizza sponsor of the Super Bowl.  Good move Papa. 

The game was on at work so technically I saw it but the boy came through and watched most of the first half.  He said it was boring with little scoring and no one was there at the game.  That is an apt description.  Pittsburgh won 27-10 over Kentucky.  I switched my Bowl Mania pick to Kentucky right before the game and fall to 17-16.  Just the start of another sorry sports day for me.  

Michigan State lost to Penn State in basketball and the Pittsburgh Penguins were hammered 4-0 by Minnesota.  This is probably one of the worst teams Tom Izzo has put on the floor.  They don't rebound, play shaky defense, turn the ball over constantly and are poor free throw shooters.  Sounds like a combination to miss the tournament.  

The upside of sports Saturday, two exciting NFL Wildcard games.  Good stuff.  

Just two games left in the quest including tonight's Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.  Can't wait.