#6 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl,
Nevada vs SMU, 7:00 Dec 24th ESPN

June Jones will be a big part of the story as he is bringing his SMU Mustangs back to Hawaii after leaving 2 years ago and the Mustangs not reaching a bowl game in 25 years.  It could be a VERY long day for the Wolfpack when their 119th ranked passing defense tries to shut down SMU's 28th ranked run and shoot offense.  When the Wolf Pack has the ball, you are going to see some running by their #1 ranked rushing offense with the threats of Taua, Kaepernick and Lippincott (ranked 9th, 27th and 42nd in NCAA rushing) challenging SMU's 88th ranked run defense to stop them. 

Pick: Nevada is favored by 13.  I'll take SMU to keep it close.