to a shiny green Emerald. Its a corporate name of course. Referring to
the brand name of nuts. I abhor the fact that they are playing this game in one of the more picturequese baseball parks in the country. Lets keep it real, unless its multipurpose and thats going the way of the doubleheader and cheap beer at the park, keep the football in the football stadiums outside (unless its a cold climate) and the baseball in baseball parks!. By the way the matchup features two teams that you'd normally see in a much higher stakes game played on or around New Years Day.
Emerald Bowl
Florida State (6-6) vs UCLA (7-5)
AT&T Park, San Francisco- 8:00 (ESPN)
Favorite- UCLA by 3.5
Its A Fact One of Three Bowls to be played in a baseball park
(International Bowl in Toronto, Orange Bowl in Miami)
Both of these storied football programs have seen better days. There
are whispers that the game has passed Bobby Bowden by. The Noles lack a
signature win this season (Beating then #12 Miami is a distant memory)
and have routinely come up on the short end of tight games. The Bruins
started off a decent 4-1 then went on a four game slide that looked to
blow up their season. A three game winning streak got them bowl eligible
and their shocking upset of hated Archrival USC, then #2 and headed to
the BCS title game got them some notice.
The Noles have problems on offense and Bobby Bowden has never really
settled on a QB to direct the offense, which given the athletic nature
of the Bruins defense led by Justin Hickman and Bruce Davis. UCLA isn't
really flashy offensively either but QB Patrick Cowan is servicable
enough and the ball control they use with the scat-back like running of
Chris Markey keep the possession time squarely in the Bruins favor. I
see the Bruins defense lying in wait for the Noles to make mistakes
offensively, and they will and grinding out a low scoring win. If its a
tight game the Bruins kicking game also holds a marked edge.
Pick-UCLA
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