The GoDaddy Of Them All: Miami (Ohio) Caps Historic Turnaround With .Com Bowl Win

The Miami RedHawks made history in the GoDaddy.com Bowl with interim head coach Lance Guidry at the helm. The RedHawks went from double-digit losses in 2009 to double-digit wins in 2010 with a 35-21 win over Middle Tennessee State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl, the first time such a feat has been accomplished in Division One football. After winning just one game last season, the RedHawks made a remarkable turnaround, finishing with 10 wins and a bowl game trophy.

And speaking of the trophy, what an impressive award it is (via BubbaProg).

The 2010 college football postseason rolls on as it wonderful Mobile, Alabama. It’s time to start your betting engines as Miami of Ohio and Middle Tennessee State hit the field in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. With bowl season slowly winding down, chances to blow money on meaningless college games are at a premium, so act fast..

The line: Middle Tennessee State by a field goal. Miami opened as a three-point favorite, but Mike Haywood left for Pitt. Weeks later, the line has swung in Middle Tennessee State’s favor and Haywood is out of a job. Funny how things change.

As bowl season begins to wind down, we continue our look at each and every bowl to prepare make you, dear reader, the most knowledgeable college football fan in the land. Up next: The 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl on Jan. 6.

Proper name: The GoDaddy.com Bowl, brought to you by the makers of those cute little ads that usual air during the Super Bowl.

The distressingly named GoDaddy.com Bowl pairs the MAC champion Miami (Ohio) RedHawks, a team in the middle of a coaching change, with the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders, whose quarterback empowers all 22 players on the field to potentially score a touchdown.

New Miami coach Don Treadwell was the offensive coordinator at Michigan State before Mike Haywood’s brief stint as Pitt coach opened up the RedHawks job. He’ll attend the game, taking over the program shortly after.