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Here's an excerpt from a CFN mini-piece on the upcoming bowls:
"23) If you don’t have NFL Network, don’t worry. The two bowl games broadcast on the niche cable network, which doesn’t enjoy good market penetration at this point (but might soon become a mainstream entity if the Obama administration has its way with the Federal Communications Commission), aren’t worth the time. Rice has two all-time-great players in Chase Clement and Jarett Dillard, but a matchup with the third-place team in the MAC West doesn’t provide too much of a “wow” factor in the Texas Bowl. The other NFL Network bowl game is the Insight, in which Kansas—fresh from the exhilarating upset of Missouri—should whip a reeling Minnesota team that has lost stamina, resolve, and identity."
OUCH! Pretty brutal commentary from a site that was laying on the love in October.
This type of view, coupled with the Iowa shellacking and the starting betting line, actually make this game a little more important than it might appear at first blush...at least for Gopher Nation.
Here's the link for the entire piece, which is pretty good: http://cfn.scout.com/2/819306.html
Go Gophers! Beat the Jayhawks!
"23) If you don’t have NFL Network, don’t worry. The two bowl games broadcast on the niche cable network, which doesn’t enjoy good market penetration at this point (but might soon become a mainstream entity if the Obama administration has its way with the Federal Communications Commission), aren’t worth the time. Rice has two all-time-great players in Chase Clement and Jarett Dillard, but a matchup with the third-place team in the MAC West doesn’t provide too much of a “wow” factor in the Texas Bowl. The other NFL Network bowl game is the Insight, in which Kansas—fresh from the exhilarating upset of Missouri—should whip a reeling Minnesota team that has lost stamina, resolve, and identity."
OUCH! Pretty brutal commentary from a site that was laying on the love in October.
This type of view, coupled with the Iowa shellacking and the starting betting line, actually make this game a little more important than it might appear at first blush...at least for Gopher Nation.
Here's the link for the entire piece, which is pretty good: http://cfn.scout.com/2/819306.html
Go Gophers! Beat the Jayhawks!