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Thursday, 30 December 2004 - 11:00pm
San Jose, California

Troy (7-4) versus Northern Illinois (8-3)

Southern California is being drenched with rain and that usually means that the team with the better passing game wins. Just look at what Navy did to New Mexico, and what Texas Tech has done to Cal in the first half of the Holiday Bowl. Northern Illinois has by far the more balanced offense with QB Josh Haldi and RB Garrett Wolfe. Troy lost it’s quarterback, Aaron Leak, two months ago and will start a true freshman in their first ever bowl appearance. Since playing on a sloppy field turns into a disadvantage for the defensive backs, I feel the need to ignore NIU’s pitiful schedule. And while I’m sure these are both fine schools, with excellent young men excited about being in a bowl game, this game only really deserves one paragraph.

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Northern Illinois +3

UPDATE: 34-21 Northern Illinois.

Current 2004 Beach Bowl record 8-10, 1-0 in best bets. Regular season college football 23-15, pro 44-31, 75-56 overall.

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