The Holiday Bowl was my #1 selection on the “Fantasy Bowl Draft” for three reasons – One, my objective intellect saw this as one of three bowls not in the BCS that put two ranked teams in opposition in what looks to be an offensive orgy. Two, I have been adopted into the Oklahoma State family since marrying the Outstanding Senior of 1995. Three, as a uniform junkie you have to appreciate two teams that aren’t afraid of a little color…

(Word is that OSU will be in all-white, Oregon in the model that #10 Dennis Dixon is sporting)

Please do not think for a moment that I am disrespecting Oregon in the least. Ducks are on a roll – only Cal kept them under 35 points since Halloween and Oregon put up 50+ in three of their last five. Also you have to appreciate a coach like Mike Belotti (and coach in waiting Chip Kelly) who can get a team pointed in the right direction after playing four quarterbacks in a season.

This is truly a matchup of amazing offensive firepower (both squads in top ten in rushing) facing average defensive corps, likely leading to enough scoring for the whole family to enjoy. You just can’t get enough O tonight.

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Stats, trends and cool conversation starters for the girls at the party/bar after the jump… Read the rest of this entry →