Poinsettia Bowl Tickets

2009 Poinsettia Bowl Predictions The undefeated Boise State Broncos will take on the Texas Christian Horned Frogs in the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego on December 23 at 8 p.m.

This is a fantastic matchup between Boise State's explosive, high-powered offense and the stingy TCU defense. Believe it or not, this is a game featuring the No. 10 and No. 11 ranked teams in the country.

This is a tough situation for the Broncos, who missed out on a BCS berth and now must play in underrated team in bowl game that lacks a lot of luster. The Broncos are used to playing in big bowl games, especially after their huge upset over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl just a few seasons back.

It's essentially a lose-lose situation, as a win over TCU would be the expected outcome but a loss would prove to prognosticators that Boise State was overrated all along.

Make no mistake about it, TCU is no pushover. They went 10-2 while playing in a difficult conference, losing out to Utah because of a 13-10 loss. Their only other loss on the year came at Oklahoma, losing a respectable 35-10.

However, the Boise State offense and their moxie from playing in big games should be enough to get past the pesky Horned Frogs.

Prediction: Boise State 27, TCU 20