Proper name: The Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl, formerly known as The Pacific Life Holiday Bowl.
2010 Holiday Bowl Game: Time, Location, History And More
Setting: Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, home of the San Diego Chargers.
Traditional conference pairing: Pac-10 and Big 12
2010 matchup: The 6-6 Washington Huskies and the 10-3 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Announcers: ESPN A-Team assemble. Chris Fowler, Todd Blackledge and Erin Andrews are driving the ship in San Diego. Fine, it’s only the A-Team because Eric Andrews is in the house.
Neatest fact: Despite being named “Music City,” Nashville has not produced a listenable album in decades.
Closest finish: The depressing 2008 iteration saw the hometown Vanderbilt Commodores edge Boston College, 16-14.
Most lopsided finish: Virginia Tech walloped Alabama, 38-7, in the 1998 inaugural matchup.
Tidbits of interest: Former Music City Bowl MVPs include Jason Campbell, Marion Barber, and C.J. Spiller. Ever genteel, the Nashville organizers hosted a special “Wives & Daughters Tour” for the accompanying ladies this week, in which no major injuries or deaths were reported. Though the Tennessee team will make a mere 5-hour round trip from Knoxville to Nashville, this will mark the Vols’ first trip to the Music City Bowl.
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