“Niko! It’s your cousin, let’s go bowling!”
Roman Bellic may have been a general trainwreck of a character throughout the story of Grand Theft Auto IV, constantly getting his cousin Niko into precarious situations due to his various bad decisions. One area that Roman was always right in was his affinity for bowling.
Everybody loves bowling, especially a college football fan. While some think the games have become too silly and commercialized, not to mention devalued by the numerous player opt-outs, there’s still a certain magic to college bowl season. We’re all guilty of rushing onto ESPN to fill out our Bowl-Mania predictions, usually to forget about them after the first few games went against us.
There’s a certain pride you get as a fan seeing your team win in bowl games. There’s also that weird sensation where you sort of root for conference rivals to win in order to prove that your conference is the toughest. Big Ten fans know this conference pride better than anyone else, and will always thump their chest in the name of Big Ten superiority on the gridiron.
The season may not have started yet, but it’s never too early to think about the postseason. Bill Bender of Sporting News already has his sights set on the bowl games, predicting every single one of them. Here’s a look at where every Big Ten team landed in his postseason projections.
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