The New Orleans Bowl
Each day during bowl season in my daily blog, I will give you my forecasts on the bowl games taking place that day. My forecasts will include a detailed write-up with my computer’s projected box score including rushing and passing yards, points and turnovers along with a detailed write-up on each game.
Make sure you check out the Bowl Matchup section at PhilSteele.com where you’ll find all the latest and greatest information on the remaining bowl games. At the bottom of each individual bowl matchup page, there is a checklist that breakdowns on who has the advantage position by position, coaching, intangibles, and crowd advantage. You’ll also find game-by-game stats for each team, recaps of the 2009 season with box scores and each team’s stats.
Tomorrow’s blog will discuss the first three bowls games of the season and include the contest leaders. I will also include the leaders of the four radio station subcategories. We did promise that the contest leaders would be posted after each day but we are a little overwhelmed right now with more than 1,000 entries!
Remember, too, there’s still time for you to get your entries in! With 2 Bowls gone we have assigned the lowest points available (#1 and #2) to the New Mexico and St Petersburg Bowls — but you still have a chance at that cash! Get your Bowl Confidence Contest entry in TODAY as this could be the last day it is available! Rank the remaining bowls from #34 to #3 and see where you stack up against the Top 50 daily (starting Monday) at PhilSteele.com!
NEW ORLEANS BOWL
Middle Tennessee vs Southern Miss
| Rushing | Passing | Points | TO’s | ST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 152 | 255 | 27 | 2.9 | – |
| SOUTHERN MISS | 158 | 220 | 31 | 1.6 | •••• |
The Golden Eagles were in this same bowl last year where they beat Troy 30-27 in OT. QB Martevious Young has gotten better each week after getting forced into action when starter Austin Davis went down and has a 13-1 ratio. In the New Orleans Bowl Matchup page at the bottom there is a checklist that weighs 13 different variables and Southern Miss is 11 points better. This will be the final game for Southern Miss RB Damion Fletcher and the Eagles will want to send him out on a winning note.
