Sunday, December 23, 2007

Insert cheesy "lei" joke here.

So 3-1-1, the push being Cincinnati winning by 10, while giving 10 on the spread. Nevada was crushed by New Mexico, bad loss. Tonight at 8 PM, the 24th-ranked Broncos will be playing their second straight game in Honolulu on Dec. 23 when they face East Carolina in the Hawaii Bowl.

The lore of Boise State's late game heroics in the Fiesta Bowl last year against Oklahoma still lives on. I don't think that a match-up against East Carolina is as sexy, but Boise State is fun to watch none-the-less.

This game could be a coming out party for East Carolina's RB Chris Johnson, who rushed for 1,244 yards and 16 touchdowns on 208 carries this season, considering ESU doesn't get much national exposure, especially when they are 7-5 and play in Conference USA. Johnson also caught 34 passes for 496 yards and five scores.

Boise State should win this game, but I'm going to pick ESU taking the 11 points. This game should be a shoot-out, so the over is a no brainer. (Famous last words).

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