[OutsiderFan]

More evidence of how bowl games can be emotional mismatches.

I didn't see but a few mins of the game, but what I saw was an emotionally fired up squad and an unfocused, WSU going through the motions. Makes me think Minny players were all in due to their situation, and WSU expected a team in shambles.

Minny had a good D all year.  Cougs needed to be focused and play with intensity. They didn't do either. That was not the team that whipped Stanford.

[OutsiderFan]

More evidence of how bowl games can be emotional mismatches.

I didn't see but a few mins of the game, but what I saw was an emotionally fired up squad and an unfocused, WSU going through the motions. Makes me think Minny players were all in due to their situation, and WSU expected a team in shambles.

Minny had a good D all year.  Cougs needed to be focused and play with intensity. They didn't do either. That was not the team that whipped Stanford.