Just for funsies, I thought I'd take a look around the media world and see what people are saying about the Motor City Bowl. Here's some of the highlights:
Purdue vs. Central Michigan:
This will be a rematch of the Sept. 15 meeting that Purdue won 45-22. Who in Detroit could be responsible for scheduling this horrible matchup again? My only guess: Matt Millen.
-D J Gallo, ESPN
The Chippewas won four of their last five games and beat Miami (Ohio) 35-10 in the MAC championship game. Quarterback Dan LeFevour is a dual threat, with 3,360 passing yards and 1,008 rushing. The Boilermakers lost their last three games, after an impressive 5-0 start, and finished 3-5 in Big Ten play.
- Mark Schlabach, ESPN
Do you think when Purdue's Joe Tiller and Central Michigan's Butch Jones walked off the field following the Boilermakers' 45-22 rout on Sept. 15, one of them said, "Good game -- hope we see you again in Detroit?" At least we get to see CMU's 3,000-yard passer/1,000-yard rusher, Dan LeFevour.
-Stewart Mandel, SI
1. The Boilers already beat the Chips this season. 2. It's the Motor City Bowl. How on earth is Joe Tiller supposed to get his team up for this game?
-Steve Greenberg, SportingNews
CBSSPORTS.COM POLL: Motor City Bowl match-up is this year's worst bowl game
-Detroit Free Press headline
If the idea of the bowl system is to create an interesting game in a great location featuring teams that otherwise wouldn't play each other, this matchup is zero-for-three.
-Detroit in December is not my idea of a holiday.
And while the two offenses can put up points, these two teams played already this season. Purdue beat Central Michigan 45-22 on September 15th
-Not many people watched it then, and I doubt many more will be ready to spend the night after Christmas glued to their television sets.
-Jared Reback
My personal favorite would have to be the one blaming Matt Millen. I wonder how many "Fire Millen" games will appear at this game. More or less than the Lions game on the 23rd? I can't wait to find out!
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