MRO Poinsettia Bowl Preview & Pick

MACReport · Post by **MACReport** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:37 pm

We've posted our preview and pick for the upcoming Poinsettia Bowl contest between NIU and TCU. Included in our piece:

Bowl Histories
2006 results
Team stat leaders
Anticipated Starters
Game Preview and Prediction

http://www.macreportonline.com/poinsett ... eview.html

NWLB · Post by **NWLB** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:34 am

A bowl game. Ahhhhh, I was getting college football withdrawal......

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:18 am

NIU got destroyed so bad that it was painful to watch. The announcers were on filler material about the other bowls by the second quarter. It was like the JV playing against the Varsity.

It just goes to show how down the MAC was overall this year compared to previous years. The only current MAC team that would be able to hang with the BG's, Miami's, NIU's and UT's of recent past is CMU, and they'd probably make it close for about a half.

I liked it when the MAC was the Big 4 and everyone else stunk. Parity can take a hike...

MACMAN · Post by **MACMAN** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:23 am

That was an embarrassment to the MAC, esp since most of the nation doesnt follow the MAC closely enough to know or care this was a year where all but one or two teams were playing their worst.

its gonna be ugly for the mac this Bowl season.

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:27 am

It was a disaster, but you could see it coming. TCU is a good team that won 10 games coming in...and NIU wasn't a good team that was only in post-season competition because there are so many bowls.

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:36 am

Just wait, the GMAC Bowl will make that game look competative.

victory engineer · Post by **victory engineer** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:43 am

its makes not going to a bowl a bitter easier to swallow

BGSUFootballFan · Post by **BGSUFootballFan** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:39 am

TCU is underrated, I really like the way they play!