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[h=4]OUTBACK BOWL (36)[/h]
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[h=4]OUTBACK BOWL (36)[/h]
Where: Tampa, Florida
When: Jan. 1, noon ET
Who: Mississippi State vs. Iowa
Line: Mississippi State by 6½Why watch: To see whether Kirk Ferentz’s face has healed after being busted up in the celebration that followed the last-second win over Nebraska. And to see whether Joe Moorhead is still firing off cuss words like he was after the Egg Bowl.Dash pick: Mississippi State 17, Iowa 10. These are two top-10 defenses, so prepare accordingly. State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald doesn’t throw it terribly well or often, but he hasn’t thrown an interception since serving up four picks to LSU on Oct. 20. Unless the Bulldogs give the Hawkeyes short fields, Iowa will struggle to score.Corresponding dead bowl: The Corn Bowl was played in Central Illinois from 1947-55, sponsored by the Hybrid Seed Corn Breeders of Illinois. The connection to this Outback Bowl? Few programs can appreciate the premise of a Corn Bowl or hybrid seed breeding like Iowa.
When: Jan. 1, noon ET
Who: Mississippi State vs. Iowa
Line: Mississippi State by 6½Why watch: To see whether Kirk Ferentz’s face has healed after being busted up in the celebration that followed the last-second win over Nebraska. And to see whether Joe Moorhead is still firing off cuss words like he was after the Egg Bowl.Dash pick: Mississippi State 17, Iowa 10. These are two top-10 defenses, so prepare accordingly. State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald doesn’t throw it terribly well or often, but he hasn’t thrown an interception since serving up four picks to LSU on Oct. 20. Unless the Bulldogs give the Hawkeyes short fields, Iowa will struggle to score.Corresponding dead bowl: The Corn Bowl was played in Central Illinois from 1947-55, sponsored by the Hybrid Seed Corn Breeders of Illinois. The connection to this Outback Bowl? Few programs can appreciate the premise of a Corn Bowl or hybrid seed breeding like Iowa.
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