Peach Bowl a.k.a The Atlanta Beat Down

Finally, thew new big six bowl games have arrived - these should be tremendous games, very close, right down to the wire.

Or not. And what's the deal with the silver peach in this new logo?  I want peach colored peaches.

#9 Ole Miss vs. #6 TCU

If you're a fan who follows all the post-season news, you know that somehow the playoff selection committee decided that in one week TCU should go from the third ranked team to the sixth and be out of the four team playoff.  The only blemish on their record was a loss to No. 5 Baylor by a couple points (unlike losing to Virginia Tech at home).

Their reward, the Peach Bowl. 

Now imagine if you were Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze and were told TCU would turn over the ball three times in the first half. You'd likely be pretty excited for that news and being that this time traveler might have scores of other games, you might place a bet or two.

Of course, the time traveler forgot to tell Hugh those turnovers wouldn't mean a damn thing and his team was about to take the worst SEC bowl game beating since Nebraska beat Georgia in the 1969 Sun Bowl.  (I do my homework.)

TCU was out to make their case that they belonged in the four team playoff and not Ohio State.  I would say Alabama, FSU and Oregon are probably grateful TCU was left out.

This was a "take 'em out to the woodshed" beating  you don't often see between top 10 teams.  I watched the first quarter while eating lunch at work. We have a nice TV set up  and people kept walking by looking at me like I was nuts to be watching a bowl game.  Hey, you do what you like at lunch, I'll do BowlQuest wherever it needs to be done.

Really, not much to see after the first quarter - totally one sided for TCU.  Interceptions, fumbles - those TCU miscues had no effect for Ole Miss.

And Coach Freeze, I get that you kicked the meaningless field goal in the fourth quarter to avoid the shutout, but actually the lone score really just amplifies how badly you were thrashed. 

If this were a boxing match, it would have been called at the end of the third quarter.

TCU 42  Ole Miss 0 (3)

Notes

-This game holds a milkshake making contest.

-Maybe the Ole Miss players were sick from drinking all their milkshakes.  Or just drinking, they actually did look drunk out there.

-Bowl swag:  Peach Bowl treats the players right. $300 Vanilla Visa gift card; Chick-fil-A gift card; Apple TV; Fossil watch; football.

My pick:  TCU  Better be, I've run my mouth enough about the Frogs getting jobbed. The record improves to 19-6.

Fiesta Bowl, up next.