\nWithout too much fluff, my annual look at what the big bowls would look like if 1990 rules were still in effect.\n<\/p>\n
\nROSE BOWL: OHIO STATE vs USC. The traditional matchup actually provides a pretty good test for the putative #1 team.
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ORANGE BOWL: OKLAHOMA vs WEST VIRGINIA. A great matchup that keeps the old Big-8 flavor in Miami.
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SUGAR BOWL: LSU vs HAWAII. I had to make this match for agricultural reasons.
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COTTON BOWL: KANSAS vs ARIZONA STATE. Not much to say about this one.
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FIESTA BOWL: VIRGINIA TECH vs GEORGIA. This is a barnburner waiting to happen.\n<\/p>\n
\nRandom? Maybe. Solves anything? Probably not. Any more illogical and arbitrary than the BCS? Not in the slightest.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n \nAs always, look me in the eye and tell me college football is better off with the BCS than it was 15 years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Without too much fluff, my annual look at what the big bowls would look like if 1990 rules were still in effect. ROSE BOWL: OHIO STATE vs USC. The traditional matchup actually provides a pretty good test for the putative #1 team. ORANGE BOWL: OKLAHOMA vs WEST VIRGINIA. A great matchup that keeps the old … <\/p>\n