The 2010 version of the Pearl Bowl will be held on Thursday, July 1st at the Tokyo Dome.
Perennial rivals Obic Seagulls will face off against the Fujitsu Frontiers beginning at 19:00.
While I am never much of a fan of indoor football, and the Bigg Egg is certainly one of my least favorite places to watch a football game, the recent hot muggy weather, and the high probability of rain and lightening probably justify the use of the Tokyo Dome indoors facility in this case.
The two team's fate was decided on 6/13 when Obic handily defeated the Pirates; and Fujitsu defeated their other main rivals Kajima by a much closer 20-17 score. In that game Fujitsu only completed 5 passes (albeit for 85 yards), but gained 252 yards on the ground.
There are four Americans appearing on the rosters of the two teams. University of Hawaii alumni DEs Kevin Jackson (#11) and Karl Noa (#12), and OL Frank Fernandez (#67) will play again this year for the Seagulls; while former Arizona Wildcats WR Brad "Boo" Brennan (#15) returns for yet another season with the Frontiers.
