PPCS: PapaJohns.com Bowl

Bowl: PapaJohns.com Bowl
Has also been known as: This is the Inaugural Game but it was originally named the Birmingham Bowl
Location: Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
Television: ESPN2
Time: 1:00pm EST
Would this Bowl Survive Pizza Parlor Derek's Bowl Contraction?: No, Alabama should only host one bowl and as you will find out later the GMAC Bowl is becoming a tradition unlike any other.

East Carolina
Nickname: Pirates
Location: Greenville, North Carolina
Famous Alumni: Sandra Bullock, Vince McMahon
NFL Alumni: David Garrard
Record: 7-5
Head Coach: Skip Holtz
Fun Fact: High School coaches in North Carolina threatened to ban ECU coaches from recruiting on high school property after East Carolina scheduled its final regular season game against Cincinnati on a Friday night.


South Florida
Nickname: Bulls
Location: Tampa, Florida
Famous Alumni: Hulk Hogan (never graduated), Tony LaRussa
NFL Alumni: No notable alumni
Record: 8-4
Head Coach: Jim Leavitt
Fun Fact: Last year, USF played NC State in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. The game was the 100th in the history of the program. No university has reached a bowl after having playing so few games.

Thoughts: Expect a lot of commercials for Papa John's new online pizza ordering system, which is useless to me since there is none within a half hour of either my folks house or my apartment. USF relies heavily on freshman Quarterback Matt Grothe who has impressed throwing for approximately 2,500 yards and 14 touchdowns and played impressively in wins against Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and West Virginia. ECU is enjoying a return to prominence as Skip Holtz is the first coach since Steve Logan to take the Pirates to a bowl. I feel comfortable taking the Bulls here.

Prediction: South Florida 28, East Carolina 21