Friday, December 27, 2019

2019 SDCCU Holiday Bowl

Later today in the SDCCU Holiday Bowl the Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big 10 Conference face the Southern California Trojans from the Pacific 12 Conference.  Here is my analysis of based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model, which uses data provided at www.cfbstats.com.

Here are the details of the Complex Invasion College Football production model.

Prediction
Given the overall productivity of the two programs, the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model gives the edge to the Iowa Hawkeyes.  Below is a "tale of the tape" for each of these two football programs this season.

Iowa Hawkeyes (9-3) of the Big 10 Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule: Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #24 currently ranked Minnesota
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #26 currently ranked Michigan
Current Total Production Rank:  #28
Current Offense Production Rank:  #85
Current Defense Production Rank:  #7

Southern California Trojans (8-4) of the Pacific 12 Conference
Based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model:
Strength of Schedule:  Average
Highest Ranked Victory:  #6 currently ranked Utah
Lowest Ranked Loss:  #54 currently ranked BYU
Current Total Production Rank:  #45
Current Offense Production Rank:  #25
Current Defense Production Rank:  #77

2019 Bowl Game Analysis
Makers Wanted Bahamas
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco
New Mexico 
FBC Mortgage Cure 
Cheribundi Boca Raton 
Camellia
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas
Bad Boys Mowers Gasparilla
SoFi Hawai'i
Walk-On's Independence
Quick Lane
Military
New Era Pinstripe
Academy Sports & Outdoor Texas