The day after bowl selections usually brings with it the first of what will be many, many days of analysis, over-analysis and then a period to analyze the analysis.
Despite being left out of the College Football Playoff, the Pac-12 still has several fun and intriguing matchups. And writers have taken notice.
Stewart Mandel of Fox Sports called the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl an “under-the-radar gem” in his bowl game breakdowns. Writes Mandel:
Four Pac-12 bowls passed on the 9-3 Utes, infuriating their fans but allowing Vegas to bring back the Holy War a year earlier than expected.