In the final bowl game before the TBCSNCG,(The Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game...leave it to the BCS to come up with a confusing and convoluted name like that one), Tulsa and Bowling Green squared off in the GMAC Bowl. There was nothing confusing about this game as Paul Smith and Tulsa's high powered offense capitalized on costly turnovers by Bowling Green en route to a 63-7 victory. Four first half fumble recoveries turned into four touchdowns as the Golden Hurricanes (good thing they arent in the Sugar Bowl with that name) jumped out to a 35-0 halftime lead. Smith had a monster game throwing for five touchdowns and his fourteenth straight 300 yard passing performance. While many people probably missed this thriller to watch American Gladiators, those who did watch it got to see one of the better quarterbacks in the upcoming draft in Smith. But just how bad was this game historically? The 56 point margin of victory is the largest in bowl history eclipsing Alabama's 61-6 trouncing of Syracuse in the 1953 Orange Bowl. This one will probably sting for awhile in Bowling Green.
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