Final tally Four Big Ten teams win three lose

A three and out for the Redskins gave the Saint back the ball and Brees 9 was able to find Marques Colston deep down the left side of the field for a 40 yd Touchdown tying the game at 10-10. Campbell would answer backwith a 88 yard drive that was capped by a 5 yd TD catch by 11 Devin Thomas making it 17-10 Redskins. Toward the end of the 2nd Quarter one of theweirdest wildest plays i have ever seen happened. The Saints got the ball to around midfield less than a minute to play in the half Drew Brees 9 was intercepted by K.Moore who was stripped of the football by 17 Robert Meachem who ran it into the endzone for a 44 yd Touchdown the play was challenged and upheld. Going into the half the Saints were able totie the game at 17-17.When the 2nd half began the Redskin took back the lead on their opening drive with a Shau 28 yd Field Goal. A three and out led for the Saints led to another Washington TD and once again it was Devin Thomas for 13 yds out giving the Skins a 27-17 lead MidwayThur the 3rd Quarter. at end of the 3rd Quarter it was 27-20 Washington with the lead and the ball.

Campbell was looking for TE 86 Fred Davis when the pass was intercepted by 51 for New Orleans Jonthan Vilma who ran out of bounds at his own 46 yard line. On 2 and 4Campbell completed a 3yd pass to FB 45 Mike Seller who was hammer by 29 for New Orleans ChrisMcAllister who recover the fumble giving Drew Brees and the Saints great field position The drive started at the 37yd line. OREGON, January 1What it means: The Buckeyes will play in their fifth straight Bowl Championship Series game (but their first Rose Bowl since 1996), and will look to snap a three-game BCS losing streak. The good news for Big Ten fans...at least the opponent isn't USC. Oregon has proven their mettle the last two games, outlasting Arizona in the desert and coming back to win the Civil War game against in-state rival Oregon State. Jeremiah Masoli, LaMichael James, and LeGarrette Blount should provide a formidable test for an Ohio State defense that comes in allowing just over 12 points per game.ORANGE BOWL: IOWA vs. GEORGIA TECH, January 5What it means: The conference gets a second BCS team yet again, which is both good news and bad news for Big Ten fans. The good news is a big-time payout to be divided among the league's 11 schools, while the bad news means tougher postseason matchups for Big Ten teams, since they all "play up" one game.(The third Big Ten team, not the second, goes to the Capital One Bowl, etc.) Iowa will hope to reclaim its early-season magic, perhaps with injured quarterback Ricky Stanzi back under center. On the defensive side of the ball, the Hawkeyes will try to slow down the always-difficult triple option that the Yellow Jackets (the 2009 ACC champions) run to perfection. CAPITAL ONE BOWL: PENN STATE vs. AUBURN, January 1What it means: The Wildcats (in a mild surprise) are headed to Tampa ahead of the Wisconsin Badgers, who finished with a better record but dropped a two-point decision to the 'Cats in Evanston. Just like the Capital One Bowl, the Outback pits a Big Ten team against an SEC team in Florida on New Year's Day, and Northwestern is matched up with 7-5 Auburn. The Tigers come in with a two-game losing streak and have lost five of seven overalllook for Northwestern to put up some points against the questionable Auburn defense.CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL: WISCONSIN vs.

MIAMI, December 29What it means: The Badgers get a date with the Miami Hurricanes and star quarterback Jacory Harris in Orlando. Wisconsin plays yet another warm-weather game after posting a dominating 51-10 win in Hawaii late last night. The Badgers and Canes boast equal 5-3 conference records, 9-3 overall.I'm setting the over/under for number of John Clay carries at 29. What do you think Over or underVALERO ALAMO BOWL: MICHIGAN STATE vs. TEXAS TECH, January 2What it means: The Spartans will be missing approximately half their team, but they're facing an opponent that only plays defense half the time, so on paper, this should be a pretty even matchup. (Really, Texas Tech Allowing 52 points to Texas A&M Really)The Spartans squeaked into the postseason at 6-6 after a late comeback in West Lafayette, so in all seriousness, MSU will have its hands full (especially shorthanded) against an eight-win Big 12 team as Mark Dantonio's team looks for the program's first bowl win since 2001.INSIGHT BOWL: MINNESOTA vs. IOWA STATE, December 31What it means: The Gophers return to the Insight Bowl for the third time in four seasons, taking on the 6-6 Cyclones. While Minnesota struggled down the stretch (especially offensively), losing four of their last six contests, they should be competitive against another .500 club, especially one whose six wins include victories over North Dakota State, Kent State, Army, Baylor, and Colorado.INSTANT PREDICTIONS: I still need to sort out the matchups a bit in my mind before I give you the seven definite winners in these games (and then, knowing my track record, you can safely assume all of my selections are wrong), but I see the Big Ten getting back to respectability with a winning record this postseason. Ohio State snaps their BCS skid, at least one of the runners-up (Iowa or Penn State) post a big-time win, and the struggling Big 12 (Texas Tech and Iowa State) gives the middle-of-the-pack Big Ten teams realistic shots at bowl victories. Final tally: Four Big Ten teams win, three lose. Hey, that's better than last year, right(Well, I guess it had to be...) This article is also featured on FirstandBigTen , a Bleacher Report blog dedicated to Big Ten football.. Boring.Yes, the 2010 Sugar Bowl has the Florida Gators facing the Cincinnati Bearcats. Surely this game will have the masses asleep by the second quarter. Seriously, does anybody care about this game other than the Bearcats fans that rarely get this far in a seasonYou can expect Florida not to show up for this game. If they fell asleep behind the wheel (no pun intended) in Atlanta, do you really think they'll come to New Orleans firing on all cylinders Well, maybe since they downgraded from an eight cylinder down to a hybrid four.What will be the tag line for this epic match up "Urban Meyer faces his alma mater" Or "Is this Brian Kelly's last game as Cincinnati's head coach" Boy, this one gets your heart pumping, doesn't itOK, let's try to take this game seriously, and take a look at the season-end statistics for both teams.Total Offense: Cincinnati is ranked No 6, and Florida No 12Total Defense: Florida is ranked No 4, and Cincinnati No. 48Now granted, after the debacle in Atlanta, Florida's numbers may not be taken seriously, but Cincinnati being ranked No. 48 in total defense playing in the Big East Give me a break.Well, Florida has a chance to end the season with one loss, so that's something to be proud of, especially after going through the entire season with the one word phrase "FINISH" as their motto.Cincinnati has the chance to hand Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow their second loss in a row.How pathetic is it when that is all that can be said about this Sugar Bowl gameWake me when the 2010 season starts..

Also featured on BCS Know How.We waited all season for some kind of drama in the BCS.Finally, we got an upset of the No. 5 after their loss in the SEC Championship Game, the Florida Gators were rewarded for an undefeated regular season with a Sugar Bowl bid where they will meet the Big East Champion Bearcats.No 4 TCU and No 6 Boise State will meet in the Fiesta Bowl. This will be the first time that two teams from the non-BCS conferences not only were invited to the BCS but also play each other in a BCS bowl game.No 7 Oregon and No. Chicago Blackhawks' Featured Columnists Tab Bamford and Michael Wagner will, over the coming week, evaluate and discuss potential trade candidates on the Blackhawks roster. With the Hawks needing to move money off their 2010-11 payroll, players that are currently Blackhawks won't be next year This is the second installment of the series. In the first, Wagner discussed Tomas Kopecky's issues .I think I've heard this one before: "the Chicago Blackhawks need to unload salary because they're going to be over the cap next year."It's true.