In a perfect world the Armed Forces Bowl would go to a service academy school, in this case the Air Force Falcons (9-3) who are looking for their second straight double-digit win season. Getting this victory is not going to be easy though, as the Falcons find themselves over a FG underdog against the Baylor Bears (6-6), which isn’t saying an upset is not possible either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are two interesting intangibles about this game for Baylor. First, the game is being played on the campus of TCU in Ft. Worth, Texas, which is only about an hour North of Waco so there should be a lot of Bears fans in attendance. That being said, this is a Baylor squad that was 12-2 last season and played in an NY6 bowl beating #8 Ole Miss 21-7<\/a>. Does this team consider the Armed Forces Bowl berth a disappointment? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Baylor lost a 1,601 yard rusher last year with Abram Smith declaring for the NFL draft (which proved to be a mistake as he was undrafted) and they also had a top 20 rush defense. That run defense has dipped to 44th in the nation this year, which could haunt them on Thursday night considering Air Force has the #1 rush attack in the country with an astounding 335.3 yards\/game. Brad Roberts<\/strong> does a lot of that damage with 1,612 yards, the third most in the FBS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n