2011 Bowl Games: Southern Miss Will Destroy Nevada in Hawaii Bowl

Following their defeat of the Houston Cougars in the Conference USA title game, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles are heading Hawaii to play the Nevada Wolf Pack in the Hawaii Bowl. Many will be upset, as it seems that the Eagles should have had a shot at a better bowl game with their defeat of the Cougars.

Against the Wolf Pack, the Golden Eagles should find themselves walking out of this matchup easily. They should be the heavily favored team, and it would be quite a shock if they dropped this game. Coach Larry Fedora has turned this Golden Eagles team into a team to reckon with, and he will continue to do so by handling the Wolf Pack relatively easily.

The Golden Eagles are averaging 37.8 points per game, while the Wolf Pack have been allowing 25.3 points per game. There is no doubt that Nevada had a tough schedule this year, but after allowing 69 points to the Oregon Ducks, a team like the Golden Eagles should be able to score plenty on them.

The Eagles put up 49 points on the previously undefeated Cougars in their conference title game, and they are riding high right now. Nevada just won't be able to handle the Eagles in this bowl game. Nevada did score 56 points on Idaho, but that was really their only high scoring game. 

Every other game for the Wolf Pack was extremely close, especially those where they scored high. In the end, they won't be able to keep up with the scoring of the Golden Eagles.

The Wolf Pack will come in tough and with high hopes, but the better team will come out of this game with a victory. There is no doubt that team will be the Golden Eagles.