Bowl Predictions 2012: Cincinnati vs. ACC Winner Would Be Most Boring Bowl Game

How awful would it be (from a fan that isn’t involved with the programs) to watch Cincinnati, the possible Big East champion, play Clemson or Virginia Tech in a bowl game?

It would be unwatchable.

I’m not a fan of having billions of bowls and several bowl games that are “bigger” than others to begin with, but this one wouldn’t capture my attention at all. I’m sorry.

About the only BCS bowl game that would be worse would be if UCLA and Michigan State upset Oregon and Wisconsin.

The Big East is pathetic. There really isn’t anything else you can add to it. It is truly embarrassing. Louisville has a great chance of winning the league if Cincinnati loses to Connecticut. They have lost games to Florida International and Marshall this season. That would look even worse.

Cincinnati has shown their share of struggles too. The Bearcats got blown away by 22 points to Tennessee, a team that is 5-7.

No disrespect to Virginia Tech or Clemson because they have actually played great football. The Hokies haven’t been talked about at all this season yet they have one blemish on their record and that was at home to Clemson.

The Tigers have been fun to watch on offense collecting more than 440 combined yards per game. They would be entertaining to watch.

But this has everything to do with the Big East being horrific. I hope that whoever wins the conference can actually put up a fight, but I don’t see it lasting more than one half.

I see another 2010 Fiesta Bowl in the works. Connecticut won a lousy Big East Conference and then went on to the Fiesta Bowl to get blown away by Oklahoma 48-20 last season. Cincinnati wouldn’t get blasted by 28 points but the margin would be at least double figures.  

Virginia Tech is a solid football team, but there is a reason why they haven’t been talked about AT ALL in mainstream media because they don’t win in exciting fashion. I like that type of football if I was supporting the team, but it’s not exciting to watch.

There’s always one BCS bowl that is extremely boring to watch. Last year it was the Fiesta Bowl and this year it will involve a team from the same conference.