We have gone against the Pac-10 with great success in these bowls, as only USC has covered thus far and they were hardly dominant vs. Boston College. Now we have one of the best defenses in the country in the Nebraska Cornhuskers taking on a Pac-10 also-ran in the Arizona Wildcats.

***ERROR***Nebraska has probably the most dominant defensive player in the land in defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who was a Heisman Trophy finalist. Suh had 12 sacks and 82 tackles this season with 23 of those tackles resulting in losses, and the whole country saw just how great he is in the Big 12 Championship Game, where he had 4.5 sacks and 12 tackles as the Cornhuskers came within seconds of shocking second-ranked Texas.

Led by Suh, the Huskers allowed a microscopic 11.2 points per game this season, ranking second in the nation, and they rank ninth in total defense allowing just 284.5 yards per contest. They held the Longhorns to 202 yards in the Big 12 Championship and they are taking a considerable drop in class here facing the Wildcats.

Arizona finished at 8-4, but with the possible exception of Oregon (and even that is very debatable), their other three losses came vs. teams that are clearly inferior to this Nebraska team (California, Washington, Iowa). The Wildcats did average 29.7 points and 407.4 yards per game on offense, but that came vs. mostly weak Pac-10 defenses, and we feel that the Cats are in for a reality check here.

We do not take many favorites during bowl season, but Nebraska appears to hold a huge class edge here, so we will gladly lay a field goal.

Wednesday NCAA Bowl Pick: Nebraska -3