I can’t shake the feeling that the Capital One Bowl is a generally vague disappointment this season.  Both Penn State and LSU opened the season as fringe BCS contenders who needed a bit of help to make the national title game; they finished the season 1-3 against teams in the Top 25 when they played them and more importantly 0-5 against teams that are currently in the top 25.  Somehow these teams are ranked 11^th and 13^th in the BCS for reasons that quite frankly pass understanding to me, although they’re somewhat similar. Read the rest of this entry →