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MWC teams bowl games

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New Mexico vs. Nevada - Not a stellar or intruiging matchup, but one the Lobos need to win if for nothing other than knocking off a WAC team.................a win will be OK, a loss would be as embarassing as last seasons Lobo loss to SJSU...........at home even!??!?!

TCU vs. Houston - If you live in Texas and follow the 2nd tier schools, then you might care about this game...........another one the MWC needs to win if for nothing other than knocking off a CUSA team.............again not a great win, but a cringing loss for the MWC entry.

Air Force vs. California - Possibly the most interesting matchup in the MWC bowl lineup...........Cal was the nations early darling to be playing for the title, but they come limping into this game losing 6 of 7...............AFA, conversly, has been resurgent and seems to be carrying momentum into this game...........regardless, this would be a good win for AFA & the MWC.

Utah vs. Navy - This one is sort of a ho-hum matchup...........Utah is playing well and should be able to handle the USNA regardless of how many Navy personell are ORDERED to attend this game...........similar to the New Mexico & TCU bowls. in that a loss looks much worse than any positive that comes from this win.

BYU vs. UCLA - Sort of an ugly situation here.............a rematch of a regular season game and for the second time in a LV Bowl appearance, UCLA will come in after firing the HC............so a surging BYU program gets to tussle with a UCLA program that probably doesn't want to be in the bowl, has in interim head coach, and most likely an apathetic fan base.................another situation where a BYU loss would look hideous and a win would result in "who cares -sholder shrugs"..........should be plenty of seats for BYU fans to make this a home game with 90% of the crowd being BYU fans.

Final analysis - New Mexico, TCU, Utah & BYU need to win just so they can say they won and get on with basketball season............AFA has the most to gain and the least to lose in their bowl game.

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