Question of the Week: Which Non-BCS Bowl Game is the Most Intriguing?

As I looked through the list of bowl games, not too many of the matchups jumped out at me (of course, I always look for the ones with two highly ranked teams playing each other). I then stumbled upon the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, which annually is one of the most entertaining bowls of the season. It pits the Big 12 against the Pac-10 in a holiday fireworks display. This season, the No. 13 Cowboys of Oklahoma State head in to San Diego to play the No. 17 Oregon Ducks. When you look at this matchup you think lots of offense, but very little defense. The Cowboys and Ducks are among the top 10 nationally in scoring offense, with both teams scoring more than 40 points a game. Oklahoma State (9-3) finished second in the Big 12 South behind the big three. Quarterback Zach Robinson leads one of the most balanced offenses in the nation, averaging 240 yards passing and 260 rushing yards per game. Oregon (9-3) averages well over 470 yards of offense per game, much of which comes on the ground (277 per ... (link)