Bowl Games Gameday Thread: Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
by Drew Kerr on Dec 29, 2009 4:56 PM PST
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PrintThere are two bowl games on the venue for today.
The first of the two games is The Eagle Bank Bowl that will be played between the (6-6, 3-6) UCLA Bruins against the (9-3, 7-1) Temple Owls. The Bruins finished their season 8th in the Pac 10 and the Owls finished in 2nd place in the MAC East. This game has all the ingredients to potentially be a shoot-out.
The second of the two games in The Champs Sports Bowl and this game will be played between the # 15 ranked (9-3, 5-3) Miami Hurricanes against the # 25 ranked (9-3, 5-3) Wisconsin Badgers. The Hurricanes finished the season 3rd in the ACC-Coastal Division while the Badgers finished the year 4th overall in the Big-Ten. This game should be a close and hard fought with some very interesting matchups on both sides of the ball.
Below we will take a look at some of each teams key players and their stats as well as a few other pieces of information regarding the game.
UCLA BRUINS VS TEMPLE OWLS
#15 MIAMI HURRICANES VS #25 WISCONSIN BADGERS
THE EAGLE BANK BOWL PREVIEW
UCLA BRUINS
Key players to watch for the Bruins:
Kevin Prince QB
Comp Rate 56.7%, 1829 Yards, 6.6 Yds/Att, 6 TD's
Johnathan Franklin RB
123 Attempts, 560 Yards, 4.6 Avg, 5 TD's
Nelson Rosario WR
38 Catches, 657 Yards, 17.3 Avg, 1 TD
Taylor Embree WR
43 Catches, 580 Yards, 13.5 Avg, 2 TD's
Reggie Carter ILB
68 Tackles, 2 Fumbles Forced, 1 Sack
Brian Price DT
38 Tackles, 1 Fumble Forced, 7 Sacks
Rahim Moore DB
9 INT's, 79 Yards
Alterraun Verner CB
5 INT's, 158 Yards, 1 TD
Led by Coach: Rick Neuheisel (2nd year, 10-14)
TEMPLE OWLS
Key players to watch for the Owls:
Bernard Pierce RB
224 Attempts, 1308 Yards, 5.8 Avg, 15 TD's
Michael Campbell WR
25 catches, 404 Yards, 16.2 Avg, 3 TD's
Andre Neblett DT
37 Tackles, 1 Fumble Forced, 1 Sack, 1 INT
Jaiquawn Jarrett DB
3 INT's
Led by Coach: Al Golden (4th year, 19-29)
WHEN: 1:30 PM PST, 4:30 PM ET
WHERE: RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.
TV: ESPN, ESPN-HD, ESPN360
SATELLITE: SIRIUS, XM
THE CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL PREVIEW
MIAMI HURRICANES
Key players to watch for the Hurricanes:
Jacory Harris QB
Comp Rate 59.9%, 3164 Yards, 8.4 Yds/Att, 23 TD's
Graig Cooper RB
129 Attempts, 666 Yards, 5.2 Avg, 3 TD's
Damien Berry RB
89 Attempts, 587 Yards, 6.6 Avg, 8 TD's
Leonard Hankerson WR
44 Catches, 773 yards, 17.6 Avg, 6 TD's
Travis Benjamin WR
28 Catches, 490 Yards, 17.5 Avg, 4 TD's
Dedrick Epps TE
19 Catches, 247 Yards, 13.0 Avg, 3 TD's
Jason Fox OT
Orlando Franklin G
Led by Coach: Randy Shannon (3rd year, 21-16)
WISCONSIN BADGERS
Key players to watch for the Badgers:
John Clay RB
265 Attempts, 1396 Yards, 5.3 Avg, 16 TD's
Nick Toon WR
52 Catches, 779 Yards, 15.0 Avg, 4 TD's
Garrett Graham TE
45 Catches, 547 Yards, 12.2 Avg, 7 TD's
Gabe Carimi OT
Led by Coach: Bret Beilema (4th year, 37-14)
WHEN: 5:00 PM PST, 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
TV: ESPN, ESPN-HD, ESPN360
SATELLITE: SIRUIS, XM
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Finally.
Watching this Brian Price kid now. Guess he hasn’t declared huh? Think he’ll do it after this game if he performs strong?
He seems to be perfect size for 3-4 DE (replacing Sopoaga). 22.5 TFL’s this season?!?!
"Vernon is going to be a great tight end one day, but he's got to put the whole package together." - Thanks Sing for echoing this.
I dont think he has yet
Alot of the players wait until all the bowl games are over to declare. And yes, he could be a good fit in a 3-4 defense
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
any projections
on where he would go should he declare?
"Vernon is going to be a great tight end one day, but he's got to put the whole package together." - Thanks Sing for echoing this.
Some people are saying as high as the 2nd round
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
It depends on alot
mostly what the bottom feeder teams are picking high. The playoff teams, most of them anyway, probably wont be needing defensive line
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
does he have character questions?
because at one point Greise said “he decided to play on this series”
"Vernon is going to be a great tight end one day, but he's got to put the whole package together." - Thanks Sing for echoing this.
mike leach
man has he opened a can of whoopass for himself in texas or what? I wonder if crabs saw any of that stuff going on?
I wonder if Crabs ever had to stand in the electrical closet for 3 hours
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
lou holtz should take over for him. love the guy
by srill waiting on Dec 29, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
He has a fat girlfriend?
haha
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
Heard a Leach presser...
Today on CNN, where he was talking about how the players listen to their fat girlfriends because the fat girlfriend will tell them what they want to hear because they are fat. Or something like that.
Well, we're waiting....
haven't heard Price's name called much
but then again usually that means a DT is doing their job, clogging up lanes.
"Vernon is going to be a great tight end one day, but he's got to put the whole package together." - Thanks Sing for echoing this.
Yeah they aren't doing the best
Still have these Pac 10 teams left:
- 20 Arizona Wildcats vs # 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers
OU Sooners vs # 21 Stanford - 8 Ohio State Buckeyes vs # 7 Oregon Ducks
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
this could be 0-3 easily the way these games have been going this bowl season
by srill waiting on Dec 29, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
stanford/ou i'm hoping will be a grat game. suh vs. gerhardt . shock heard round the world.
by srill waiting on Dec 29, 2009 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
I am an OU fan but I like Gerhart
I think what you meant to say is McCoy vs. Gerhart. OU defense is pretty solid and Stanford’s QB Luck is most likely going to be out, Harbaugh has said Luck will suit up but fifth-year senior Tavita Pritchard will start. So I am not sure if Gerhart will be able to do it all by himself against the Sooners front 7
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
yeah
I forgot luck wouldn’t play. stupid painkillers ugh
by srill waiting on Dec 29, 2009 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
Didn’t catch the whole thing but he violated some kind of NCAA rule
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
Their kick returner is pretty decent
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
I am more anxious to see the next game. Should be a good one between 2 ranked teams. Jacory Harris is going to be a stud in the NFL when he is eligible
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
he’s got legs too. how many rushing td’s does he have?
by srill waiting on Dec 29, 2009 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
1 rushing TD and 3 total in his career
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
UCLA with the upset special
Temple waits 30 years to get to a bowl game and loses it. Bernard Pierce going out really hurt them
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
Anyone else keeping an eye on the TE's in these games?
Sorry I’m late LOL
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Dec 29, 2009 5:12 PM PST reply actions
Dedrick Epps
is going to be a good mid to late round guy. Good blocking and can catch relatively well
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
Graham
is pretty good too
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
Yeah I think Epps might go too hiigh
for us to be interested in but Graham might be a good look for 5th or 6th.
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Dec 29, 2009 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
Clay looks like Ron Dayne out there
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
College Dayne or
Late Giants Dayne? LOL
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Dec 29, 2009 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
They packed the middle and he said
Heck I’ll just walk it in of the side then. See ya
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Dec 29, 2009 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
Miami better wake up on offense if they don't want it to be a blowout
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
Neither TE showing much today yet
What’s your thought on Graham?
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Dec 29, 2009 5:46 PM PST reply actions
To be honest, I haven’t seen him play an entire game. Other than a few highlights here and there, I don’t really have enough to go off of to give you my thoughts on him. Hopefully he will do a few things here in this game so we can better see what he is bringning
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
I hope Smith is listening to this game! LOL
The guy just noted how a play fake can make the D bite and give you a player downfield. He doesn’t seem to know how to do that.
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Dec 29, 2009 5:58 PM PST reply actions
Well we saw something from Graham LOL
The first end around sucked the second faked one worked nice and Graham made up for it.
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Dec 29, 2009 6:10 PM PST reply actions
Liking this Kendrick kid
the O Lineman some good blocks happening from him.
And Clay is looking pretty sweet.
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Dec 29, 2009 6:11 PM PST reply actions
Jacory Harris
needs to get rid of the mohawk. It makes me think of Jamarcus Russell
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
Another Graham at TE
Jimmy Graham.
Just saw this on the Draft page on ESPN: http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?name=nfl_draft it’s about some of the players to watch in here.
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Dec 29, 2009 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
this is why we need a legitimate returner
it would suck to see morgan like this
Looks like Badgers have this
wrapped up
by ChesapeakeBay9er on Dec 29, 2009 8:10 PM PST reply actions
Brian Price Declared
Interesting to see where he’s projected in the weeks to come. Wouldn’t mind having a guy at his size to come in and learn from Sopoaga, eventually take over. Is he a 3-down DT you think?
"Vernon is going to be a great tight end one day, but he's got to put the whole package together." - Thanks Sing for echoing this.
and I mean if we can get him in the second.
"Vernon is going to be a great tight end one day, but he's got to put the whole package together." - Thanks Sing for echoing this.
and assuming we trade down a 1st
to get two seconds…
"Vernon is going to be a great tight end one day, but he's got to put the whole package together." - Thanks Sing for echoing this.
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