I'm The Rabbi, video editor of On The Sportslines.

Congrats to Alabama RB Mark Ingram for winning Alabama's first Heisman. It's amazing that the man is the 3rd straight sophomore to win the award, after a sophomore never won it before.

I thought if you looked at stats, it probably should have gone to 2nd place finisher Toby Gerhart. He had more yards this season, and performed well in every single game he played in, while Ingram stumbled against Auburn.

However, 2 things locked up the Heisman for Ingram:

1. The fact that he played the final weekend of the season, while Gerhart didn't. 6% of the voters put their ballots in early this year.

2. The SEC Title game performance, which effectively eliminated Tebow, and the Big 12 title game, which was a terrible enough game for McCoy that it killed his chance then and there. A little better, and McCoy is your Heisman winner.

Now, for what you have been waiting for.....

The Rabbi's Bowl Bonanza Preview- Part 4


Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl- Dec 27th
Kentucky (7-5) Vs. Clemson (8-5)

Why Watch: Again, the Sunday Night Football matchup may be crappy for Week 16, and you’ll get to see a future start on Sunday’s, Clemson QB C.J. Spiller.

Matchup: Exceeded expectations perhaps? Clemson loyalists were tired of picking them to win the ACC Atlantic year after year for fear of disappointment. This year, Clemson and first year full time head coach Dabo Sweeney gave fans a Atlantic Division Championship and were very close to an ACC Title. However, there was that mix of Tiger disappointment, as they lost at reeling South Carolina late in the year and at pitiful Maryland. However, note the 5 losses from Clemson were by an average of less than a touchdown. Kentucky is one of 10 SEC teams going bowling, but they go bowling with a 3-5 conference record. However, all 3 victories were on the road, 2 against bowl teams, and were 6 points away from an undefeated road conference slate. The team that was known in the beginning of the season for giving golden boy Tim Tebow a concussion, finished the season 5-3, with all 3 losses by less than a touchdown. Kentucky looks for a 4th straight bowl victory here.

Who To Watch: How do I love Clemson RB CJ Spiller? Let me count thee ways. Is it the 1100 yards he had rushing this year? Is it the fact that in the ACC title game he had 233 yards on the ground? Maybe it’s the 9 TD’s he had in November and December? The answer to all of those questions is yes. For Kentucky, it’s Randall Cobb. The all everything of Kentucky had 15 TD’s of his own this year, whether it’s in the Wildcat, in normal formation, kickoffs, or punts. He can do it all.

Prediction: I feel like Clemson may be deflated being here, so I’m gonna pick the Wildcats. However, like the upsets before it, I’ll go low on confidence points, and make this one a 10.

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl- Dec 28th
Texas A&M (6-6) Vs. Georgia (7-5)

Why Watch: Because it’s two big name programs and two big name coaches, despite expectations not being anywhere near met in 2009.

Matchup: Starting with A & M, they are back in the bowl picture after a year absence. The Aggies, and former NFL head coach Mike Sherman, started the season 3-0 (all against non bowl teams), then would drop their next 3 (all against teams .500 or better), then would go on to win their next 2 (but only one more win after that). A & M wins with one thing: offense. They are in the Top 25 in the nation in both passing and running, even though they did a lot of those stats against some poor defenses. Good thing the Georgia Bulldogs have a poor defense though. At the end of the regular season, Georgia had to fire their defensive coordinator, their Linebackers Coach and their D Ends Coach. Of course, this was after their upset at ACC Champs Georgia Tech. However, 5 losses is the most of Coach Marc Richt’s tenure (including whoppings by rivals Tennessee and Florida), and the Independence Bowl bid is the teams first since 1991.

Who To Watch: When you’re TD-INT ratio is 28/6, I kinda notice that. That’s why Aggie Junior QB Jerrod Johnson gets the spotlight, especially after his 342 yard, 4 TD performance vs Texas. It’s Georgia Bulldogs’ QB Joe Cox’s last game, but he looks to make it count. A 22/14 TD/INT ratio this year is not spectacular, and when you add that 4 out of his last 5 games he passed for under 200 yards, that’s not great either. However, he only had 2 INT’s in his last 4 games, and 12 for the other 8, so Joe Cox is becoming a game manager.

Prediction: Not confident either way here, I like Georgia though cause when A & M played Arkansas this season, they got shellacked. I’ll give the Bulldogs this one with 11.

EagleBank Bowl- Dec 29th
UCLA (6-6) Vs. Temple (9-3)

Why Watch: Temple and bowl don’t go in the same sentence everyday, but when they do, you should watch.

Matchup: Just a few years ago, Temple was kicked OUT of the Big East, but after they were an independent, they moved over to the MAC this year. Good call. Even though they lost their first two games against state rivals (Villanova and Penn St.), Temple responded to win the next 9 in a row, and was one win away from a MAC Title game berth. They lost that game sadly to Ohio on Thanksgiving weekend. After a one year absence, UCLA is back in a bowl. Unlike the other 65 teams that qualified, UCLA had to wait till yesterday to get their spot, when Army lost to Navy. UCLA went 6-6 in 2009, with a 5 game losing streak (all to bowl teams) in the middle of the season. The only win UCLA had against a bowl team this year was back in Week 2 at Tennessee.

Who To Watch: Two defensive stars for UCLA: Pac 10 Defensive MVP Brian Price, and FS Rahim Moore, who has a nation leading 9 INT’s in 2009. For Temple, it’s running back Bernard Pierce. He landed on the first team Freshman All American team, and was the MAC Offensive Freshman of the year. 1,308 yards and 15 TD’s does that for you.

Prediction: I’ll go Temple, not too confident about this one either though, so I’ll add 8 to it.

Tuesday comes Part #5. We will see 4 ranked teams in the next part of the preview, so hang tight!