Big East Bowl Lineup Is Set

A thumbnail, first-blush look at the upcoming Big East bowl lineup:

Magicjack St. Petersburg Bowl (12/20) - USF vs. Memphis
It's hard to get jacked up about a South Florida program that went 1-4 down the stretch playing in ANY bowl game, much less against a Memphis team that lost at home to Louisville. Then again, the Bulls also lost to Louisville. And what exactly is a "Magicjack" anyhow?

Meineke Car Care Bowl (12/27) - West Virginia vs. North Carolina
Every time you hear the ESPN announcers discuss Pat White's prospects at the "next level", take a drink of your beer. (If Andre Ware is doing this game, you can also add the fun of taking a shot of Jack Daniels every time he mentions that White has a "NFL arm".)

PapaJohns.Com Bowl (12/29) - Rutgers vs. N.C. State
Besides the fact both teams are on huge rolls, this game is a classic example of why performances against "common opponents" often mean squat. N.C. State throttled UNC, which throttled Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights blew out USF, who destroyed the Wolfpack.

Brut Sun Bowl (12/31) - Pittsburgh vs. Oregon State
LeSean McCoy vs. Jacquizz Rodgers should be an awesome matchup of top-tier running backs. I will, unfortunately, spend the majority of the broadcast trying not to laugh whenever I see the name "Jacquizz" displayed on my TV screen.

International Bowl (1/3) - Connecticut vs. Buffalo
Over-under on how many passes Connecticut completes against the Bulls - 6. Over-under on how many times Turner Gill's status as a "hot coaching commodity"* is mentioned - 13.
*provided he's not already coaching at Auburn

Fedex Orange Bowl (1/1) - Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
Consider the absolute cluster that was the ACC championship game (in terms of attendance). Add in the fact Cincinnati has one of the smallest fanbases of any BCS program. This might be a great game, but it might engender the philosophical question - "if a great college football game is played but nobody is in the stands to watch it, did it actually happen?"