(12-22-2013 02:10 PM)RecoveringHillbilly Wrote:  

(12-22-2013 05:40 AM)Underdog Wrote:  How does a cold weather school like Buffalo get blown out in a cold weather bowl by a bad warm weather school from California (who loss to Eastern Illinois at home)? Didn’t Buffalo almost make it to the MAC title game? To think that I’ve suggested adding it to the American….

That bad team seemed to have a noticeable edge: past bowl experience. SDSU has been to 4 straight bowls, while this UB roster had no players left from our last bowl season. As a few writers mentioned, UB looked overwhelmed while SDSU looked comfortable.

If being shocked by a top 6 FCS early, only to catch fire and go on a run makes you bad, then Oregon St and Kansas St must be too.

I had no problem with Buffalo losing. However, it's the way that it lost and the conditions the game was played in that makes a blowout inexcusable; especially when playing a mediocre at best MWC school.

I didn't watch a lot of UCF this year but what I saw I enjoyed. They only out-classed their opponent four times this year but they went 7-1 in games determined by a TD or less. In the crunch they consistently found a way to win except at South Carolina where they gave up a 10-0 halftime lead to lose.

(12-26-2013 02:16 PM)arkstfan Wrote:  I didn't watch a lot of UCF this year but what I saw I enjoyed. They only out-classed their opponent four times this year but they went 7-1 in games determined by a TD or less. In the crunch they consistently found a way to win except at South Carolina where they gave up a 10-0 halftime lead to lose.

UCF’s inconsistency makes the game against Baylor interesting. I think UCF has the ability to be physical with Baylor and slow down its offense. However, I question UCF’s ability to score enough points to beat Baylor. UCF will have to replicate what OSU did on defense against Baylor in order to have a chance at winning this game.