The decision for the rematch is very odd. Very rarely do you see two teams play twice in one year. Furthermore, when the game was so lopsided on Nebraska's side but the selection committee was faced with a tough decision. The committee could of made Arizona and Nebraska fight it out for the Holiday Bowl. However, those teams played last year in the Holiday Bowl and Nebraska destroyed Arizona 33-0.
If you are still confused I will lay it out for you.
- Oregon went 12-0 and got a National Championship berth on January 10, 2011.
- Stanford finished 11-1 and they deserve a BCS berth. So Stanford was put in the Orange Bowl.
- Washington finished 6-6 and 5-4 in Pac 10.
- Arizona ended up 7-5 but 4-5 in Pac 10.
- USC finished Bowl eligible but is serving their first of two years of being band from any bowls.
Washington finished with a better conference record than Arizona however, with Arizona dominating Washington on October 23rd in Tuscon 44-14 and Arizona having a better overall record than Washington the Alamo Bowl decided to pick Arizona instead of Washington.
The situation will work out fine. Washington will be more likely to land recruits in San Diego than in San Antonio where the Alamo Bowl is played. Also, Washington will find out how far they have came since losing to Nebraska 56-21.
Here is my preview I wrote for the game in September. Here it is.
If you want to take the topic about why the Holiday Bowl is a better fit for Washington than the Alamo Bowl is because Washington will travel better to San Diego than they would have to San Antonio. San Antonio is less of a tourist destination than San Antonio. You could make an argument that Huskies fans would travel anywhere because the Huskies are in their first bowl since 2002 but in the long run the Holiday Bowl is a better fit for Washington. Don't forget the Huskies basketball team plays at USC on December 29th and at UCLA on New Years Eve.
It doesn't really matter what bowl game the Huskies are in. What Steve Sarkisian has done is truly amazing. He has took an 0-12 team in 2008 to a bowl game in 2010. The fan base is extremely critical sometimes of what Sarkisian does. What the Husky fans have to realize is that most schools would take five to ten years to get to a bowl and Washington has done it in two years. Mission accomplished Huskies fans.
I would also like to say something I have wanting to say for a long time. " USC fans will not be going bowling this year but Washington will!"
I will continue to have more on this big game next week sometime.
If you want to take the topic about why the Holiday Bowl is a better fit for Washington than the Alamo Bowl is because Washington will travel better to San Diego than they would have to San Antonio. San Antonio is less of a tourist destination than San Antonio. You could make an argument that Huskies fans would travel anywhere because the Huskies are in their first bowl since 2002 but in the long run the Holiday Bowl is a better fit for Washington. Don't forget the Huskies basketball team plays at USC on December 29th and at UCLA on New Years Eve.
It doesn't really matter what bowl game the Huskies are in. What Steve Sarkisian has done is truly amazing. He has took an 0-12 team in 2008 to a bowl game in 2010. The fan base is extremely critical sometimes of what Sarkisian does. What the Husky fans have to realize is that most schools would take five to ten years to get to a bowl and Washington has done it in two years. Mission accomplished Huskies fans.
I would also like to say something I have wanting to say for a long time. " USC fans will not be going bowling this year but Washington will!"
I will continue to have more on this big game next week sometime.
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