WAC sends 5 to bowls, Boise State left out of BCS
Last week we made our case for why Boise State deserved to once again play in the BCS. Alas, when the dust settled on the BCS bowl games, the Broncos were shut out and Ohio State was selected based on name and not resume. I guess the fact that Boise State has more BCS wins than Oklahoma & Ohio State COMBINED in the past two years did not matter…
As for Boise’s postseason bowl destination, the Broncos are headed to the Poinsettia Bowl to face perennial Mountain West Conference power TCU. The match-up of #9 Boise State (12-0) and #11 TCU (10-2) makes the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl one of the top match-ups of the bowl season, better on paper than one or more of the BCS bowl games.
Four other WAC football teams will also continue their seasons as Fresno State battles Colorado State on the same day as the Poinsettia Bowl, December 20th, Hawaii hosts Notre Dame in the Hawaii Bowl on December 24th, Louisiana Tech faces Northern Illinois on December 28th in the Independence Bowl and on December 30th Nevada plays Maryland in the Humanitarian Bowl. Only 6-6 San Jose State was bowl-eligible and did not get a bid to play in the 2008 postseason.