Alooooha

That Las Vegas Bowl turned out to be pretty easy.  For those looking at playing spots in these bowl games and thought that TCU and Boise were in similar situations, you are right.  The difference in the two this year though was Kellen Moore and Doug Martin.  Both were seniors and their leadership wasn't going to allow the Broncos to be distracted leading up to the game.  It also helped to be playing a rutter-less Arizona State team.  Either way, we got the win and it's time to move on and look for our third in a row.  Tonight is the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, and plenty of good seats are still available.  This year Southern Mississippi will be battling Nevada and with the game on Christmas Eve, not too many folks have made the trip to the islands.  The game opened with USM favored by 6 and has steadily climbed up to 9.  The Golden Eagles are coming off a win at Houston in the C-USA Championship game so the move isn't unexpected.  However, it is now time to get Nevada as I don't expect the line to get any higher and the Wolfpack are the play here.  While the USM win over Houston was impressive, it was also a bigger game to them than this bowl game.  Add on top of that their coach accepting a job at North Carolina and the distractions that come from being on the islands, and I am not expecting a very focused group out of Hattiesburg.  The distractions that come from a trip to Hawaii won't affect the Wolfpack as much as they travel there every other year for a conference game.  Add it all up and 9 points is just a few too many, and I wouldn't be surprised if Nevada pulls off the outright win.  Good luck, and remember, never bet what you can't afford to lose.

2011-2012 bowl record: 2-4