PPCS: Las Vegas Bowl

Bowl: Pure Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl
Has also been known as: California Bowl played in Fresno before being moved to Las Vegas
Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Television: ESPN
Time: 8:00pm
Would this Survive Pizza Parlor Derek's Bowl Contraction?: Yes, any reason for college students and alumni to go to Las Vegas is relevant, if there's a football game too, so be it!

Oregon
Nickname: Ducks
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Famous Alumni: Phil Knight, CEO of Nike
NFL Alumni: Joey Harrington, Samie Parker, Haloti Ngata
Record: 7-5
Head Coach: Mike Bellotti
Fun Fact: "Animal House" was filmed on its campus

BYU
Nickname: Cougars
Location: Provo, Utah
Famous Alumni: Just about anyone famous and Mormon including former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Jeopardy Champion Ken Jennings
NFL Alumni: As far as current active players only Doug Jolley and Reno Mahe, but coaches Mike Holmgren, Brian Billick, and Andy Reid all attended
Record: 10-2
Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall
No Fun Fact: The Princeton Review has rated BYU the "#1 Stone Cold Sober School" for several years running

Thoughts: You wouldn't think Mormons and Vegas would mesh but this is BYU's second trip in two years and they accepted this bid fairly early. Oregon has lost three in a row in this game and has made a quarterback change going with Brady Leaf who is the Quarterback equivalent to someone named LaDainian Phillips. John Beck continues BYU's tradition of great quarterbacks throwing for over 3500 yards, 30 TDs against only 6 INT's this season. Oregon runs RB's Jeremiah Johnson and Jonathan Stewart who might be the funniest Jon Stewart in the country. I don't really know. As you can imagine the Over is a safe bet here. Expect a lot of offense and a BYU team that has played a tough non-conference schedule and looks to impress here, to prevail.

Prediction: BYU 45, Oregon 31