Meineke Car Care Bowl Preview

Both teams appeared to be heading to bigger bowls then the Meinke Bowl, until they both struggled down the stretch, West Virginia and North Carolina both competed for the top spot in their conferences, but neither team finished strong. So now, both teams meet today.

West Virginia's QB, Pat White, has a chance to win his 4th bowl game in his 4 years at West Virginia. This will be a school-best seventh-straight bowl appearance for the Mountaineers. Pat White and Noel Devine are one of the best backfield tandems in the nation. Both have blazing speeed that defenses can't stop. North Carolina's Linebackers will have to be able to prevent them from getting outside.

North Carolina opened its season with 7 wins in 9 games, a run that included impressive victories over Top 25 foes Connecticut, Boston College and Georgia Tech by an average of 22.6 points. QB T.J Yates has been great for the Tar Heels since coming off a broken ankle injury. In six games, Yates completed 60.0 percent of his passes for 957 yards with nine touchdowns and three interceptions. If Yates struggles, don't be surprised to see Cameron Sexton to come in. Sexton threw for 1,261 yards with 9 TD's while Yates was injured.

Flip's Pick: West Virginia, 37-26

Chris's Pick: West Virginia 23-17

Xbox 360 NCAA 09 Pick: West Virginia, 20-16

Flip's Player 2 Watch: RB Noel Devine

Chris's Player 2 Watch: QB Pat White