The first day of the 2008-09 bowl season got underway with four games, two in their inagural state. The winners were Wake Forest, Colorado State, South Florida (see picture) and Arizona.
Navy losing to Wake Forest was my disappointment of the day. The midshipmen were playing as close to home as possible in Washington DC. They got out to a two touchdown lead, but saw the Deamon Decons dominate the rest of the way.
Fresno State lost to the hands of Colorado State. The Bulldogs should have fared better this season, but never recovered from its loss to Wisconsin. FSU needed a win more than any other team on this day. What was once a promising season has turned into quite the disappointment.
South Florida dominated in their game with Memphis. It should've have in the inagural magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl in nearby Clearwater / St . Pete. The Bulls are better than what the Big East gave them in bowl assignments, but they need to attain a BCS birth. In a conference that isn't among the nation's elite USF has had their chances to take that next step, but have faltered.
Finally Arizona made the Pac 10 begin a respectable streak of winning bowl games. This is an impressive win over BYU and is a good start for the conference. Other games it should win include Oregon over Oklahoma State, and USC over Penn State.
Only without a sponsor for a week, the Orange Bowl committee looks to be close to signing a deal with one of America's favorite candies. Reese's appears to be the newest sponsor of the New Year's Classic in South Florida.
