Bowl Prediction Contest Game 17- The Meineke Car Care Bowl

Saturday, December 30, 2006

My numbering is off somehow, so we're skipping ahead to game 17........












The Meineke Car Care Bowl
Charlotte, NC- Bank of America Stadium

Navy (9-3) v. Boston College (9-3)





Weather: Mostly Cloudy 60 Degrees, 30% Chance of Rain


Past Results (Quatro):

Dec. 31, 2005 N.C. State 14, South Florida 0
Dec. 30, 2004 Boston College 37, North Carolina 24
Dec. 27, 2003 Virginia 23, Pittsburgh 16
Dec. 28, 2002 Virginia 48, West Virginia 22

Player(s) to Watch: It would be Navy's FB Adam Ballard, but he broke his fibula against Army. I'm going with Sophomore QB #10 (wait for it....WAIT for it!) Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada.

He's a backup who has done well. Basically Navy's whole offense is comprised of backups, but they have fit into the triple-option right away. I'm pretty sure Navy dresses 10 Fullbacks..

BC's Wide Receivers- Kevin Challenger and Tony Gonzalez

Navy's defense is pretty good up front. They are slow in the secondary though, and BC should look to go up top early. They won't though.

Deciding Factor(s): Size. BC's line will dwarf Navy's D. Navy has 8 seniors on defense and they'll have to use their head to get around and through BC's giants.

Also, Navy rushes the ball 99.99% of the time. They lead the Nation in rushing per game. Well BC ranks 13th against the rush. Something will have to give.

Spread: BC -6, O/U 48

AA's Pick and Analysis: Navy has won their past two Bowl Games almost with a chip on their shoulder(s). Well they have more to prove today, but the compeition has been upped versus those in the past.

I'm wanted to go with the Clemson/Kentucky Theory here.....considering BC never blows anyone out. The spread is just too low though. I'm picking BC by 7.

Prediction BC 24-17
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YES! Pam Ward and Mike Gottfried to start the day.

Posted by Awful Announcing- at 12:17 PM

3 Comments:

I've been lucky enough to never watch a game with Pam Ward and Mike Gottfried in the booth...after tuning into the Meineke Car Care Bowl for five minutes, I think I'll keep that record intact.

Ryan The Intern said...
Dec 30, 2006, 1:37:00 PM  

The lesbian and the cranky old man...GOLD MINE.

I thought I heard Gottfried referring to the Navy quarterback as "very respectful, he even bows."

Signal to Noise said...
Dec 30, 2006, 2:03:00 PM  

Did you just hear gottfried try to say that quarterbacks full name? (Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada) We have to get a youtube clip of that I spit gatorade all over myself when he said that.

WCT said...
Dec 30, 2006, 2:20:00 PM  

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