2011 Bowl Projections: Baylor Will Destroy Washington in Alamo Bowl

It seems as if the Baylor Bears will officially square off with the Washington Huskies in the 2011 Alamo Bowl.

Baylor has been one of the hotter teams all season, and at points it has been a media darling.

A lot of that can be attributed to quarterback Robert Griffin III, who many people consider to be a Heisman Trophy contender with 3,998 yards and 36 touchdowns through the air, and 644 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground.

While there was much speculation as to where the Bears would end up, especially after ending the year on a hot five-game winning streak, losses to Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Kansas State seem to have really devalued their stock going into bowl season.

A matchup with Washington isn't illustrious, but that is apparently the bid they have gotten, according to mysanantonio.com:

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"The Valero Alamo Bowl has invited Baylor and Washington to play in the Dec. 29 game at the Alamodome.

A source familiar with bowl negotiations said the local bowl made its pick after the final Bowl Championship Series standings were revealed to them Sunday afternoon. The standings will be revealed later this evening by ESPN.

The local bowl was contracted to receive the third choice from the Big 12 and the second choice from the Pac-12. They were unable to make that pick from the Pac-12 because of USC’s NCAA-mandated bowl probation and Stanford being chosen as an at-large team in the BCS.

Baylor (9-3) got the edge over Oklahoma (9-3) because of the Bears’ 45-38 victory over the Sooners on Nov. 19. The Bears also have the star power of junior quarterback Robert Griffin III, who likely cemented a trip to the Heisman presentation Saturday night in New York City with a big effort in the victory over Texas.

It would be the fifth matchup between the two teams and the first between them since 1965. Baylor leads the series, 3-1."

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While Washington is a decent matchup at 7-5 and 5-4 in the Pac-12, I have a feeling that this game is going to be lopsided in favor of the Bears.

Led by Griffin III, Baylor puts up 356.2 passing yards, 215.1 rushing yards and an average of 43.5 points per game on offense.

The Huskies defense, which gives up 33.3 points per game, is going to have its hands full, as Griffin III isn't the only playmaker at Baylor's disposal.

Bears running back Terrance Ganaway put up 1,347 yards and 16 touchdowns, and receivers Kendall Wright and Terrance Williams combined for 2,467 yards and 24 touchdowns between the two of them.

While Washington's offense, led by quarterback Keith Price and running back Chris Polk, has averaged 31.4 points per game, it is no offense for Griffin III and the Bears.

It may end up being a good game, but from where I'm sitting, it looks like we're in for a blowout at the Alamo bowl.