Bowl Predictions

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SUN BOWL

Michigan State 8-3 vs California 8-3

The Sun Bowl is the only non-BCS bowl game, not on New Year's Day, with national network television(CBS) audience. One of the oldest bowl games still in existence, the Sun Bowl will make changes in 2006. Gone is the Big Ten, and in is the Big 12 and Big East. The Pac 10 will still send their 3rd place team to face either the 2nd team from the Big East or the 4th from the Big 12. The Big Ten was an odd fit in El Paso, the Big 12 makes more sense, but the Big East is even odder. Michigan State in any other year might be playing on New Year's Day, but the Big Ten is loaded this year. California is a darkhorse national title contender, but will come up short in an underrated Pac 10.