GMAC BOWL Miami heavy favorite against Louisville

The No. 14 RedHawks shoot for their 13th straight win tonight.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Miami (Ohio) already has the nation's longest winning streak, a Mid-American Conference championship and the program's first bowl berth since 1986.
The No. 14 RedHawks have only one thing left to accomplish: beat Louisville in tonight's GMAC Bowl.
"We basically set two goals at the beginning of the year -- be MAC champs and play 14 [games]," Miami coach Terry Hoeppner said. "Well, we've accomplished those goals. Now, those goals have opened up the door for other goals and other opportunities."
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and a high-powered offense have helped the RedHawks (12-1) to 12 consecutive wins since a season-opening 21-3 loss to Iowa. Only two of their victories have even been close.
Big winning margin
The RedHawks' average margin of victory during their winning streak has been 26 points, and nobody has held them under 33 points.
"We're not by any means satisfied with this season -- 12-2 doesn't sound as good as 13-1," said Roethlisberger, who has thrown for 15 touchdowns and just one interception in the past four games. "Our goal is to get this win and come out and play Miami football one last time."
Miami hasn't won a bowl game since capturing three straight from 1973-75. It lost in its only subsequent postseason game, a 37-7 defeat to San Jose State in the 1986 California Bowl. With a victory over Louisville (9-3), the RedHawks would win 13 games in a season for the first time.
"I try to encourage these guys to take the attitude you've got a lot to prove everyday," Hoeppner said. "If you feel like you're satisfied and don't have anything to prove, then you're probably in trouble.
"We have a lot to prove."
So does Louisville, which is 1-4 in postseason games the past five years. That includes a 38-15 loss to Marshall and another high-profile MAC quarterback, Byron Leftwich, in last season's GMAC Bowl.