Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Guest Panel-Bowl Games

The Guest Panel starts a new competition with the slate clean. Check back on December 18 for the picks/comments for all 34 bowl games.

NOTE-Panelists, please number your picks in the order in this post.

TIEBREAKER-Please list the total number of points scored for the Fiesta Bowl (OSU vs. Texas.) In the event of a tie for first place, I will look to the tiebreaker and the panelist closest to the total number of points, above or below, will break the tie and win. I will only use the tiebreaker for first place.

1. EagleBank Bowl
Wake Forest vs. Navy
Dec. 20, 11 a.m.
ESPN

2. New Mexico
Colorado State vs. Fresno State
Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m.
ESPN

3. magicJack St. Petersburg
Memphis vs. South Florida
Dec. 20, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN2

4. Pioneer Las Vegas
BYU vs. Arizona
Dec. 20, 8 p.m.
ESPN

5. R+L Carriers New Orleans
Southern Miss vs. Troy
Dec. 21, 8:15 p.m.
ESPN

6. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
Boise State vs. TCU
Dec. 23, 8 p.m.
ESPN

7. Sheraton Hawaii
Hawaii vs. Notre Dame
Dec. 24, 8 p.m.
ESPN

8. Motor City
Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan
Dec. 26, 8 p.m.
ESPN

9. Meineke Car Care
West Virginia vs. North Carolina
Dec. 27, 1 p.m.
ESPN

10. Champs Sports
Wisconsin vs. Florida State
Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN

11. Emerald
Miami (Fla.) vs. California
Dec. 27, 8 p.m.
ESPN

12. Independence
Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
Dec. 28, 8:15 p.m.
ESPN

13. Papajohns.com
NC State vs. Rutgers
Dec. 29, 3 p.m.
ESPN

14. Valero Alamo
Missouri vs. Northwestern
Dec. 29, 8 p.m.
ESPN

15. Roady's Humanitarian
Maryland vs. Nevada
Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m.
ESPN

16. Texas
Rice vs. Western Michigan
Dec. 30, 8 p.m.
NFL Network

17. Pacific Life Holiday
Oklahoma State vs. Oregon
Dec. 30, 8 p.m.
ESPN

18. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Houston vs. Air Force
Dec. 31, Noon
ESPN

19. Brut Sun
Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh
Dec. 31, 2 p.m.
CBS

20. Gaylord Hotels Music City
Boston College vs. Vanderbilt
Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m.
ESPN

21. Insight
Kansas vs. Minnesota
Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m.
NFL Network

22. Chick-fil-A
LSU vs. Georgia Tech
Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.
ESPN

23. Outback
South Carolina vs. Iowa
Jan. 1, 2009, 11 a.m.
ESPN

24. Capital One
Georgia vs. Michigan State
Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m.
ABC

25. Konica Minolta Gator
Clemson vs. Nebraska
Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m.
CBS

26. Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi
Penn State vs. USC
Jan. 1, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
ABC

27. FedEx Orange
Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
Jan. 1, 2009, 8:30 p.m.
FOX

28. AT&T Cotton
Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
Jan. 2, 2009, 2 p.m.
FOX

29. AutoZone Liberty
Kentucky vs. East Carolina
Jan. 2, 2009, 5 p.m.
ESPN

30. Allstate Sugar
Utah vs. Alabama
Jan. 2, 2009, 8 p.m.
FOX

31. International
Buffalo vs. Connecticut
Jan. 3, 2009, Noon
ESPN2

32. Tostitos Fiesta
Ohio State vs. Texas
TIEBREAKER-LIST TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS SCORED
Jan. 5, 2009, 8 p.m.
FOX

33. GMAC
Tulsa vs. Ball State
Jan. 6, 2009, 8 p.m.
ESPN

34. FedEx BCS National Championship Game
Florida vs. Oklahoma
Jan. 8, 2009, 8 p.m.
FOX

13 comments:

  1. OLD BAG OF MAN
    1) EAGLEBANK BOWL = WAKE FOREST.
    2) NEW MEXICO BOWL = FRESNO STATE
    3) ST. PETERSBURG = S. FLORIDA
    4) LAS VEGAS = BYU
    5) NEW ORLEANS = TROY
    6) POINSETTIA = TCU
    7) HAWAII = HAWAII
    8) MOTOR CITY = C. MICHIGAN
    9) CAR CARE = WEST VIRGINIA
    10) CHAMPS SPORTS = FLORIDA STATE
    11) EMERALD = CALIFORNIA
    12) INDEPENDENCE = LA TECH
    13) PAPAJOHNS = RUTGERS
    14) ALAMO = MISSOURI
    15) HUMANITARIUM = MARYLAND
    16) TEXAS = RICE
    17) HOLIDAY = OKLAHOMA STATE
    18) ARMED FORCES = AIR FORCE
    19) SUN = OREGON STATE
    20) MUSIC CITY = BOSTON COLLEGE
    21) INSIGHT = KANSAS
    22) CHICK-FIL-A = GEORGIA TECH
    23) OUTBACK = IOWA
    24) CAPITAL ONE = MICHIGAN STATE
    25) GATOR = NEBRASKA
    26) ROSE BOWL = USC
    27) ORANGE = UC
    28) COTTON = TEXAS TECH
    29) LIBERTY = UK
    30) SUGAR = ALABAMA
    31) INTERNATIONAL = BUFFALO
    32) FIESTA = OSU
    33) GMAC = BALL STATE
    34) NATL CHAMP = OKLAHOMA

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  2. OLD BAG OF TIEBREAKERS:
    FIESTA BOWL TOTAL POINTS = 65

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  3. The Hudy Delights Bowl Picks

    1) Eagle Bank Bowl
    Navy over Wake Forest

    2) New Mexico Bowl
    Colorado State over Fresno State

    3) St Petersburg Bowl
    South Florida over Memphis

    4) Las Vegas Bowl
    BYU over Arizona

    5) New Orleans Bowl
    Troy over So. Miss

    6)Pointsettia Bowl
    Boise State over TCU

    7) Hawaii Bowl
    Notre Dame over Hawaii - It is time that the drought ends

    8) Motor City Bowl
    Central Michigan over FAU

    9) Mieneke Bowl
    West Virginia over No. Carolina

    10)Chammps Sports Bowl
    Wisconsin over Fla. State

    11)Emerald Bowl
    Cal over Miami

    12) Independence Bowl
    No. Illinois over La. Tech

    13) Papajohns.com
    Rutgers over NC State

    14) Alamo
    Mizzou over Northwestern

    15) Humanitarian Bowl
    Maryland over Nevada

    16) Texas Bowl
    Rice over Western Michigan

    17)Holiday Bowl
    Ok State over Oregon

    18) Armed Forces Bowl
    Air Force over Houston

    19) Sun Bowl
    Pitt over Oregon State

    20) Music City Bowl
    Vanderbilt over BC - BC cannot win a big game unless it is Notre Dame

    21)Insight
    Minnesota over Kansas

    22)Chick Fil A
    LSU over Ga Tech

    23) Outback Bowl
    So. Carolina over Iowa

    24) Capital One Bowl
    Georgia over Michigan State

    25) Gator Bowl
    Clemson over Nebraska - Who knew Nebraska could make it to New Years day bowl again so soon.

    26) Rose Bowl
    USC over Penn State

    27) Orange Bowl
    Cincinnati over Va Tech - The ACC just plain sucks

    28) Cotton Bowl
    Tex Tech over Ole Miss

    29) Liberty Bowl
    Kentucky over East Carolina

    30) Sugar Bowl
    Alabama over Utah - I mean C'mon now.

    31) International Bowl
    UCONN over Buffalo

    32) Fiesta Bowl
    Texas over OSU - total points scored, 38 - I hope I lose this one.

    33) National Championship
    Oklahoma over Florida - Oklahoma needs to win one and I hate Florida

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  4. spamsandwichsan says...

    1. EagleBank Bowl
    Wake Forest vs. Navy
    W-Navy... again!

    2. New Mexico
    Colorado State vs. Fresno State
    W-Fresno State

    3. magicJack St. Petersburg
    Memphis vs. South Florida
    W-South Florida - if players are healthy, the defense should be able to shut memphis down

    4. Pioneer Las Vegas
    BYU vs. Arizona
    W-BYU - after that nasty loss to Utah, they will totally redeem themselves! BYU must have some big gamblers on their team for vegas to choose them so many times in the last few years!

    5. R+L Carriers New Orleans
    Southern Miss vs. Troy
    W-Southern Miss - cut the non-BCS stat's and reducing them to sub-par teams (yes, even I have been guilty of this in the past)... S. Miss ended regular season on fire, and they also seem to fare well as the underdog!

    6. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
    Boise State vs. TCU
    W-TCU

    7. Sheraton Hawaii
    Hawaii vs. Notre Dame
    W-Hawaii - Charlie will be too worried about paying for his shiney new knee's after he's fired and looses his ND health insurance!!

    8. Motor City
    Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan
    W-Florida Atlantic - i have some friends that went to CMU, and there wasn't a whole lot of football going on... just a bunch of toppless women having pillow fights!

    9. Meineke Car Care
    West Virginia vs. North Carolina
    W-NC - tar heels looking to upset another Big East, especially with such a let down year for Pat White (maybe he should have followed his old coach to that team up north)

    10. Champs Sports
    Wisconsin vs. Florida State
    W-Wisonsin - I think they 'got their groove back' at the end of the regular season. Now what they do with that re-discovered mojo is up to them, as long as they don't Lydell Ross it up and try to spend fake stripper dollars at the club!

    11. Emerald
    Miami (Fla.) vs. California
    W-Cal - turnover margin is huge and miami's defense is having some trouble

    12. Independence
    Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
    W-Northern Illinois - I pick their defense to help eek them by

    13. Papajohns.com
    NC State vs. Rutgers
    W-NC State - might be the highest scoring bowl game (browns-bengal's 2007 style).

    14. Valero Alamo
    Missouri vs. Northwestern
    W-Northwestern - I want to see sutton make a nice come back. plus, missouri will have a tough time coming back after the big 12 title embarassment!

    15. Roady's Humanitarian
    Maryland vs. Nevada
    W-Nevada - hopefully they can score more points than their defense gives up (sorry for the generic Madden-style comment)

    16. Texas
    Rice vs. Western Michigan
    W-Rice - I made it to the 16th bowl game before ranting about the bowl names (not sure how I made it past the Humanitarian bowl). Seriously, the Texas bowl? If it wasn't the middle of December, I might mistake some of the listings for a shitty Nascar race.

    17. Pacific Life Holiday
    Oklahoma State vs. Oregon
    W-Oregon - they've got the offensive edge

    18. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
    Houston vs. Air Force
    W-Air Force - gotta pick for my buds flying over the sandbox this holiday season!

    19. Brut Sun
    Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh
    W-Pitt

    20. Gaylord Hotels Music City
    Boston College vs. Vanderbilt
    W-BC - Merkle! Finally, a bowl game that was established in your honor!

    21. Insight
    Kansas vs. Minnesota
    W-Kansas - Not to hate on the big ten, but Minnesota's bowl history is not stellar, and their offense is still struggling.

    22. Chick-fil-A
    LSU vs. Georgia Tech
    W-GT - man, why couldn't have LSU sucked this bad last year?

    23. Outback
    South Carolina vs. Iowa
    W-Iowa - I still hate the gamecocks after driving to tampa two years in a row for nothing!

    24. Capital One
    Georgia vs. Michigan State
    W-State - I think Georgia is still somewhat over rated

    25. Konica Minolta Gator
    Clemson vs. Nebraska
    W-Nebraska

    26. Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi
    Penn State vs. USC
    W-Penn State - to eliminate the possibility of another sideline injury, Joe Pa will be coaching live via satalite from his secure beach bungalow... which will be conveniently located next to the cabana bathroom in case of any emergencies...

    27. FedEx Orange
    Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
    W-Cincy - silence the only-BCS-football-matters! of course, if they loose then the BCS will add a 'non-BCS-team' to their poll calculation which will keep this from happening in the future.

    28. AT&T Cotton
    Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
    W-Tech - What a way to end the season! Tech should have no problem winning this one, which will make most of the team think about what could have been...

    29. AutoZone Liberty
    Kentucky vs. East Carolina
    W - Kentucky

    30. Allstate Sugar
    Utah vs. Alabama
    W-Utah - just to show Saban that football is football.

    31. International
    Buffalo vs. Connecticut
    W-Buffalo

    32. Tostitos Fiesta
    Ohio State vs. Texas
    TIEBREAKER-LIST TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS SCORED
    W-OSU (48 total points) - man, OSU really needs to win this one or they may never get a good bowl game pick again! oh wait, football skills are not used to pick BCS games, it boils down to which team match up will bring in the most money! with that in mind, i'm suprised the BCS doesn't just put ND in a game against itself in order to raise money to buy out Charlie's contract!

    33. GMAC
    Tulsa vs. Ball State
    W-Ball State

    34. FedEx BCS National Championship Game
    Florida vs. Oklahoma
    W-Florida - tebow is mad and bradford will have the heisman hangover.

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  5. Buckeye Cock would have rather played anyone but Texas. On to the games:

    1. Wake Forest
    2. Fresno State
    3. South Florida
    4. BYU
    5. Troy
    6. TCU
    7. Notre Dame - It will be really interesting if they lose again.
    8. Central Michigan
    9. West Virginia - Farewell Pat White, thanks for the good times.
    10. Florida State
    11. Miami (FL)
    12. LA Tech
    13. Rutgers
    14. Mizzou - No upset, bad times for the Big 10 this bowl season.
    15. Maryland
    16. Rice
    17. OK State
    18. Air Force
    19. PITT
    20. BC
    21. Kansas
    22. GA Tech
    23. Iowa - Run the ball Hawks!
    24. Georgia
    25. Nebraska
    26. USC - Good job Trojans, another Rose bowl win, yippee. Pete Caroll should be fired!
    27. Cincy
    28. Texas Tech
    29. E Carolina
    30. Alabama
    31. Buffalo
    32. Texas - So, I want to pick the Buckeyes, but I don't see it here. How pissed is Texas! Hook 'em at 35-14.
    33. Ball State
    34. Florida

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  6. 1. Navy over Wake Forest
    2. Fresno State over Colorado State
    3. South Florida over Memphis
    4. BYU over Arizona
    5. Troy over Southern Miss
    6. TCU over Boise State
    7. Hawaii over Notre Dame
    8. Central Michigan over Florida Atlantic
    9. North Carolina over West Virginia
    10. Florida State over Wisconsin
    11. California over Miami
    12. Northern Illinois over Louisiana Tech
    13. Rutgers over NC State
    14. Missouri over Northwestern
    15. Nevada over Maryland
    16. Western Michigan over Rice
    17. Oregon over Oklahoma State
    18. Air Force over Houston
    19. Oregon State over Pittsburgh
    20. Vanderbilt over Boston College
    21. Minnesota over Kansas
    22. Georgia Tech over LSU
    23. Iowa over South Carolina
    24. Michigan State over Georgia
    25. Clemson over Nebraska
    26. USC over Penn State
    27. Cincinnati over Virginia Tech
    28. Texas Tech over Ole Miss
    29. Kentucky over East Carolina
    30. Alabama over Utah
    31. Buffalo over Connecticut
    32. Ohio State over Texas, 43 points
    33. Tulsa over Ball State
    34. Oklahoma over Florida

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  7. Nostrapigskinus Predicts (after finishing in a tie for 3rd place in the regular season standings, for shame!!!):

    1. EagleBank Bowl
    Navy def. Wake Forest: Playing in front of (pretty much) a home crowd, having their starting QB back from injury (with the second coolest name in major college football, Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada), finishing the season on a 5-2 roll, and having already beaten Wake Forest once this season, I'll go with the Mids.

    2. New Mexico
    Colorado State def. Fresno State: Fresno State just lost to Boise State 61-10. I'm not too sure how many people can pick a team that lost its final game of the regular season by that score, but, I'm sure some people will, just based on the total and utter complete coolness of Pat Hill's moustache.

    3. magicJack St. Petersburg
    South Florida def. Memphis: South Florida is playing the game 30 miles from their campus, and, they'll be a lot healthier than they have been recently come game time. But, most importantly, can someone tell who or what magicJack is?

    4. Pioneer Las Vegas
    BYU def. Arizona: Related to my comment about Mormons and New Orleans not really mixing well, the same can be applied in this game, just replace New Orleans with Las Vegas. But Arizona sucks, and Alabama doesn't. Go with the Cougars and the points.

    5. R+L Carriers New Orleans
    Troy def. Southern Miss: Really nothing to say here...not all of my commentary can always be chock full of humorous insights and/or strong, take it to the bank analysis. Sorry folks.

    6. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
    TCU def. Boise State: For diehard college football fans, this will probably be one of the better and more entertaining non-BCS bowl games of the entire bowl season. Expect many more San Diego County Credit Union customer accounts after the conclusion of this game.

    7. Sheraton Hawaii
    Hawaii def. Notre Dame: Notre Dame lost to Syracuse (my graduate school alma mater, by the way. Go 'CUSE!). In South Bend. On Senior Day. When they led in the 4th quarter. Need I say more?

    8. Motor City
    Central Michigan def. Florida Atlantic: When is the city of Detroit going to realize that college football teams, as a reward for a great season, really don't want to be "rewarded" with a late December game in the worst major city in America. I think the only reason any team accepts an invitation to this game is that each player and coach gets either a brand new Ford, GM, or Chrysler car in their bowl game schwag bag.

    9. Meineke Car Care
    West Virginia def. North Carolina: What do the players/coaches get in their schwag bag from this game, a coupon for a free oil change?!

    10. Champs Sports
    Florida State def. Wisconsin: Sorry Badgers, when you barely beat Cal Poly to finish your regular season, you're not getting Nostra's pick.

    11. Emerald
    California def. Miami (Fla.): Miami isn't back quite yet to the days of Dorsey, Portis, Sean Taylor, Ed Reed, Andre Johnson & Co. from the early part of the decade, but give them 2-3 years, and they'll be back up at the top of the ACC and the college football world.

    12. Independence
    Louisiana Tech def. Northern Illinois: Another bowl game that pretty much has a de facto home team. Really though Independence Bowl officials, this is the best match-up that you could come up with???

    13. Papajohns.com
    Rutgers def. NC State: Why isn't this just the Papa John's bowl? Did the company really feel the need to add the dot com part in there? Well, whatever the case, their schwag bag is a heckuva lot better than the Meineke Car Care Bowl one (free pizza vs. free oil changes...ummmmm yea, I'll go with the free pizza).

    14. Valero Alamo
    Missouri def. Northwestern: Whatever the over/under is for this game, take the over.

    15. Roady's Humanitarian
    Nevada def. Maryland: I know my relatives who are UMD alumni are going to be upset with me for this pick, but, there are no familial allegiances when it comes to the Guest Panel bowl game picks.

    16. Texas
    Rice def. Western Michigan: I really like the logos for both of these teams. On a side note, of all the bowl games that the NFL Network could have picked to broadcast, it chose this one?

    17. Pacific Life Holiday
    Oklahoma State def. Oregon: The Cowboys have been a bit more battle tested than the Ducks this season, having beaten Mizzou when they were a national title contender, and playing Oklahoma tough for at least a quarter or two. But, both teams are the absolute biggest losers in the entire country when it comes to uniforms. Whatever genius at Nike drew up the Ducks' uniforms, he/she should be immediately fired.

    18. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
    Houston def. Air Force: Yea, sure, why not.

    19. Brut Sun
    Pittsburgh def. Oregon State: I know I said I wouldn't pick Pittsburgh for the rest of the season a few weeks ago, but, after the fightin' Beaves got destroyed by Oregon's running game, the smart money says that the Pittsburgh RB McCoy is going to run all over them.

    20. Gaylord Hotels Music City
    Boston College def. Vanderbilt: Battle of the Brainiacs. The slightly less brainy school wins in Nashville.

    21. Insight
    Kansas def. Minnesota: How does a team that finishes the season with 4 consecutive losses make a (relatively decent) bowl game?

    22. Chick-fil-A
    Georgia Tech def. LSU: Oh, how the mighty have fallen. The Tigers' failures this season can't all be blamed on Les Miles (hello, Ryan Perilloux), but, makes you wonder, if Lloyd Carr had retired this season instead of last season, would Michigan have been so quick to offer him (Miles) the head coaching job?

    23. Outback
    Iowa def. South Carolina: I'm not sure why people still jock Spurrier so much, seeing as he's been more or less a complete failure in two of his four head coaching stints (currently with SC, and with my beloved Washington Redskins). Should be a relatively easy win for the Hawkeyes.

    24. Capital One
    Georgia def. Michigan State: If Pryor/Wells can put up 42 against the Spartans D, I hate to see what Stafford/Moreno can do.

    25. Konica Minolta Gator
    Nebraska def. Clemson: This is a pretty big bowl game for two teams that were pretty mediocre for the first half of the season. How did Nebraska go to a New Year's Day bowl game while Mizzou was relegated to play in the Alamo Bowl?!

    26. Rose Bowl
    USC def. Penn State: Insert obligatory JoePa pooping his pants in the middle of the game joke here.

    27. FedEx Orange
    Cincinnati def. Virginia Tech: Yes, this is me picking against my beloved Hokies for the second straight time. I was wrong the first time, and I'll probably be wrong again.

    28. AT&T Cotton
    Texas Tech def. Ole Miss: I'll be the first to admit that Texas Tech (along with Boise State) got hosed out of BCS berths by Ohio State, but, the BCS Rules Gods have proclaimed it as such, so, that is what we all must live by. I'll definitely miss the Harrell to Crabtree connection; some NFL teams (are you listening, Detroit Lions?), would be well served to draft both players and hire Mike "Blackbeard Jr." Leach, and have them run their offense for the next decade.

    29. AutoZone Liberty
    East Carolina def. Kentucky: Does anyone remember that East Carolina beat my beloved Hokies AND West Virginia in the beginning of the season (not to mention Tulsa at the end of the season)? This Guest Panelist does. Take the Pirates and the points.

    30. Allstate Sugar
    Alabama def. Utah: Call me crazy, but methinks that Mormons and New Orleans don't mix too well.

    31. International
    Connecticut def. Buffalo: How is Buffalo rewarded for gaining its first ever trip to a bowl? By playing in Toronto in the dead of winter. Come on bowl committee officials, at least give them a trip to Orlando or Miami or somewhere at least above 60 degrees. Sheesh.

    32. Tostitos Fiesta
    Texas def. Ohio State (Final Score: Texas 31, Ohio State 20): For only the second time in my 4 year Guest Panelist career, I pick against Ohio State. As much as I love my Buckeyes and the Sweater Vest, let's be realistic, the Longhorns are superior in all aspects of the game, not to mention OSU's recent track record in "big games" is pretty poor (losses to UF, LSU, USC, and PSU). A friend of Nostra's (Miss Cleo) commented that if Tressel loses this game, there are going to start to be some questions raised in Columbus about Tressel's ability to coach in the big game. To be continued...

    33. GMAC
    Ball State def. Tulsa: I firmly believe that if Ball State had gone undefeated, it would have been Ball State vs. Utah in the national championship game. Now, for eonce, there's actually something to be proud of at Ball State other than being the alma mater of Letterman.

    34. FedEx BCS National Championship Game
    Florida def. Oklahoma: We saw what Florida's defense did to another supposedly unstoppable offense (OSU, circa 2006) in the 2007 national title game. Perhaps I'm putting too much stock in past results, but Bradford & Co. haven't faced a defense like Florida's in the Big 12 or anywhere else this season. Not to mention Stoops has a bit Tressel-big game-itis as well, having lost his last 4 BCS games. Close through 3 quarters, but Gators pull through in the 4th.

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  8. Mr. Potato Head...

    1. EagleBank Bowl
    Wake Forest vs. Navy
    W-Navy: And so begins my random pick of winners...

    2. New Mexico
    Colorado State vs. Fresno State
    W-Colorado State

    3. magicJack St. Petersburg
    Memphis vs. South Florida
    W-Memphis: Ah yes, the famed magicJack Bowl. Finally!!

    4. Pioneer Las Vegas
    BYU vs. Arizona
    W-BYU: Arizona's team will be hung over from a long night of gambling.

    5. R+L Carriers New Orleans
    Southern Miss vs. Troy
    W-Southern Miss: R&L Carriers? As in the trucking company from Wilmington, Ohio!?

    6. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
    Boise State vs. TCU
    W-Boise State

    7. Sheraton Hawaii
    Hawaii vs. Notre Dame
    W-Hawaii

    8. Motor City
    Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan
    W-Florida Atlantic

    9. Meineke Car Care
    West Virginia vs. North Carolina
    W-North Carolina

    10. Champs Sports
    Wisconsin vs. Florida State
    W-Wisconsin

    11. Emerald
    Miami (Fla.) vs. California
    W-Cal

    12. Independence
    Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
    W-Louisiana Tech

    13. Papajohns.com
    NC State vs. Rutgers
    W-NC State

    14. Valero Alamo
    Missouri vs. Northwestern
    W-Northwestern

    15. Roady's Humanitarian
    Maryland vs. Nevada
    W-Maryland

    16. Texas
    Rice vs. Western Michigan
    W-Western Michigan

    17. Pacific Life Holiday
    Oklahoma State vs. Oregon
    W-Oklahoma State

    18. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
    Houston vs. Air Force
    W-Houston

    19. Brut Sun
    Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh
    W-Pitt

    20. Gaylord Hotels Music City
    Boston College vs. Vanderbilt
    W-BC: Haha, you said Gaylord.

    21. Insight
    Kansas vs. Minnesota
    W-Kansas

    22. Chick-fil-A
    LSU vs. Georgia Tech
    W-LSU

    23. Outback
    South Carolina vs. Iowa
    W-Iowa

    24. Capital One
    Georgia vs. Michigan State
    W-Georgia

    25. Konica Minolta Gator
    Clemson vs. Nebraska
    W-Nebraska

    26. Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi
    Penn State vs. USC
    W-Penn State

    27. FedEx Orange
    Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
    W-Virginia Tech

    28. AT&T Cotton
    Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
    W-Texas Tech

    29. AutoZone Liberty
    Kentucky vs. East Carolina
    W-Kentucky

    30. Allstate Sugar
    Utah vs. Alabama
    W-Alabama

    31. International
    Buffalo vs. Connecticut
    W-Buffalo

    32. Tostitos Fiesta
    Ohio State vs. Texas
    TIEBREAKER-LIST TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS SCORED
    W-Ohio State: OSU better win so I don't have to read a dozen articles on how OSU was overrated again. I don't have a good feeling about this.
    Total points scored: 52

    33. GMAC
    Tulsa vs. Ball State
    W-Ball State

    34. FedEx BCS National Championship Game
    Florida vs. Oklahoma
    W-Oklahoma

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  9. Pat Head's Picks:

    1. Eagle Bank Bowl: Navy over Wake - Go Midshipmen!

    2. New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State over Colorado State – I’m going w/ the majority.

    3. Magicjack Bowl: South Florida over Memphis – home team advantage.

    4. Pioneer Bowl: BYU over AZ – the Pac 10 is overrated.

    5. R&L Carriers Bowl: Troy over SoMiss – I thought R&L was home based between Cinci and C-bus, they certainly have a nice conference center there.

    6. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: TCU Horned Frogs over Boise State – this certainly has to win the longest bowl name award.

    7. Sheraton Bowl: Hawaii over the Irish – I had ND picked, but then I remembered my edict.

    8. Motor City Bowl: Central Michigan over Fl Atlantic. Finally, a bowl I have heard of before.

    9. Meineke Car Care Bowl: UNC over WVU.

    10. Champs Sports Bowl: Wisconsin over FSU – FSU probably won’t have a team left by the bowl game.

    11. Emerald Bowl: Cal over Miami (FL)

    12. Independence Bowl: La Tech over Northern Illinois – I forget why.

    13. Papajohns.com Bowl: NC State over Rutgers – I’m taking a gamble.

    14. Valero Alamo Bowl: Missouri over Northwestern.

    15. Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl: Nevada over Maryland – what the hell is Roady’s?

    16. Texas Bowl: Rice over Western Michigan – home team advantage.

    17. Pacific Life Holiday Bowl: Oklahoma State over Oregon.

    18. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Houston over Air Force

    19. Brut Sun Bowl: Oregon State over Pitt

    20. Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl: Vandy over BC – Vandy will be playing at home in their first bowl game in 26 years…they’ll be ready for the ACC’s No. 2 team.

    21. Insight Bowl: Kansas over Minnesota.

    22. Chick-Fil-A Bowl: LSU over Georgia Tech – LSU will redeem itself against Tech who will have home field advantage.

    23. Outback Bowl: Iowa over South Carolina – can we see Spurrier throw his visor please???

    24. Capital One Bowl: Georgia over Michigan State.

    25. Konica Minolta Gator Bowl: Clemson over Nebraska – what happened to Nebraska?

    26. Rose Bowl: PSU over USC. Joe Pa for president!

    27. Orange Bowl: UC over Va Tech - Go Bearcats!

    28. Cotton Bowl: Texas Tech over Ole Miss – I would love it if Ole Miss kicked the snot out of TT, but it probably ain’t gonna happen.

    29. Liberty Bowl: East Carolina over Kentucky – Kentucky is a basketball school…well it used to be.

    30. Sugar Bowl: BAMA over Utah – hopefully Bama won’t get too cocky and embarrass the SEC.

    31. International Bowl: Buffalo over Connecticut.

    32. Fiesta Bowl: OSU over Texas – this will probably be the best game this bowl season. OSU will win by less than 7. Total score: 73.

    33. GMAC Bowl: Ball State over Tulsa.

    34. Nat’l Championship Game: Florida over Oklahoma. The sooners are doomed now that Bradford won the Heisman.

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  10. Philly Cheese

    1. EagleBank Bowl
    Wake Forest

    2. New Mexico
    Fresno State

    3. magicJack St. Petersburg
    South Florida

    4. Pioneer Las Vegas
    BYU

    5. R+L Carriers New Orleans
    Southern Miss

    6. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
    Boise State

    7. Sheraton Hawaii
    Hawaii

    8. Motor City
    Central Michigan

    9. Meineke Car Care
    North Carolina

    10. Champs Sports
    Florida State

    11. Emerald
    California

    12. Independence
    Northern Illinois

    13. Papajohns.com
    NC State

    14. Valero Alamo
    Missouri

    15. Roady's Humanitarian
    Maryland

    16. Texas
    Rice

    17. Pacific Life Holiday
    Oklahoma State

    18. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
    Air Force

    19. Brut Sun
    Oregon State

    20. Gaylord Hotels Music City
    Boston College

    21. Insight
    Kansas

    22. Chick-fil-A
    LSU

    23. Outback
    Iowa

    24. Capital One
    Georgia

    25. Konica Minolta Gator
    Clemson

    26. Rose Bowl
    USC

    27. FedEx Orange
    Cincinnati

    28. AT&T Cotton
    Texas Tech

    29. AutoZone Liberty
    East Carolina

    30. Allstate Sugar
    Alabama

    31. International
    Connecticut

    32. Tostitos Fiesta
    Texas
    35 Points

    33. GMAC
    Ball State

    34. FedEx BCS National Championship Game
    Oklahoma

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  11. Batman
    Commentary to follow...

    1. EagleBank Bowl
    Wake Forest

    2. New Mexico
    Colorado State

    3. magicJack St. Petersburg
    South Florida

    4. Pioneer Las Vegas
    BYU

    5. R+L Carriers New Orleans
    Troy

    6. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
    Boise State

    7. Sheraton Hawaii
    Notre Dame

    8. Motor City
    Central Michigan

    9. Meineke Car Care
    West Virginia

    10. Champs Sports
    Florida State

    11. Emerald
    California

    12. Independence
    Northern Illinois

    13. Papajohns.com
    Rutgers

    14. Valero Alamo
    Missouri

    15. Roady's Humanitarian
    Nevada

    16. Texas
    Rice

    17. Pacific Life Holiday
    Oklahoma State

    18. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
    Houston

    19. Brut Sun
    Oregon State

    20. Gaylord Hotels Music City
    Boston College

    21. Insight
    Kansas

    22. Chick-fil-A
    LSU

    23. Outback
    South Carolina

    24. Capital One
    Georgia

    25. Konica Minolta Gator
    Nebraska

    26. Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi
    USC

    27. FedEx Orange
    Virginia Tech

    28. AT&T Cotton
    Texas Tech

    29. AutoZone Liberty
    East Carolina

    30. Allstate Sugar
    Alabama

    31. International
    Connecticut

    32. Tostitos Fiesta
    Texas 53

    33. GMAC
    Tulsa

    34. FedEx BCS National Championship Game
    Oklahoma

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  12. TEAM BIG DOG SEZ.......

    1. EagleBank Bowl
    Wake Forest vs. Navy
    ~ WAKE FOREST
    Dec. 20, 11 a.m.
    ESPN

    2. New Mexico
    Colorado State vs. Fresno State
    ~ FRESNO STATE
    Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m.
    ESPN

    3. magicJack St. Petersburg
    ~ MEMPHIS
    Memphis vs. South Florida
    Dec. 20, 4:30 p.m.
    ESPN2

    4. Pioneer Las Vegas
    BYU vs. Arizona
    ~ ARIZONA
    Dec. 20, 8 p.m.
    ESPN

    5. R+L Carriers New Orleans
    Southern Miss vs. Troy
    ~ TROY
    Dec. 21, 8:15 p.m.
    ESPN

    6. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
    Boise State vs. TCU
    ~ BOISE STATE
    Dec. 23, 8 p.m.
    ESPN

    7. Sheraton Hawaii
    Hawaii vs. Notre Dame
    ~ HAWAII
    Dec. 24, 8 p.m.
    ESPN

    8. Motor City
    Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan
    ~ CENTRAL MICHIGAN
    Dec. 26, 8 p.m.
    ESPN

    9. Meineke Car Care
    West Virginia vs. North Carolina
    ~ NORTH CAROLINA
    Dec. 27, 1 p.m.
    ESPN

    10. Champs Sports
    Wisconsin vs. Florida State
    ~ FLORIDA STATE
    Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m.
    ESPN

    11. Emerald
    Miami (Fla.) vs. California
    ~ MIAMI
    Dec. 27, 8 p.m.
    ESPN

    12. Independence
    Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
    ~ NORTHERN ILLINOIS
    Dec. 28, 8:15 p.m.
    ESPN

    13. Papajohns.com
    NC State vs. Rutgers
    ~ RUTGERS
    Dec. 29, 3 p.m.
    ESPN

    14. Valero Alamo
    Missouri vs. Northwestern
    ~ MISSOURI
    Dec. 29, 8 p.m.
    ESPN

    15. Roady's Humanitarian
    Maryland vs. Nevada
    ~ NEVADA
    Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m.
    ESPN

    16. Texas
    Rice vs. Western Michigan
    ~ RICE
    Dec. 30, 8 p.m.
    NFL Network

    17. Pacific Life Holiday
    Oklahoma State vs. Oregon
    ~ OREGON
    Dec. 30, 8 p.m.
    ESPN

    18. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
    Houston vs. Air Force
    ~ HOUSTON
    Dec. 31, Noon
    ESPN

    19. Brut Sun
    Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh
    ~ OREGON STATE
    Dec. 31, 2 p.m.
    CBS

    20. Gaylord Hotels Music City
    Boston College vs. Vanderbilt
    ~ BOSTON COLLEGE
    Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m.
    ESPN

    21. Insight
    Kansas vs. Minnesota
    ~ KANSAS
    Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m.
    NFL Network

    22. Chick-fil-A
    LSU vs. Georgia Tech
    ~ LSU
    Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.
    ESPN

    23. Outback
    South Carolina vs. Iowa
    ~ IOWA
    Jan. 1, 2009, 11 a.m.
    ESPN

    24. Capital One
    Georgia vs. Michigan State
    ~ GEORGIA
    Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m.
    ABC

    25. Konica Minolta Gator
    Clemson vs. Nebraska
    ~ NEBRASKA
    Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m.
    CBS

    26. Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi
    Penn State vs. USC
    ~ USC
    Jan. 1, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
    ABC

    27. FedEx Orange
    Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
    ~ VIRGINIA TECH
    Jan. 1, 2009, 8:30 p.m.
    FOX

    28. AT&T Cotton
    Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
    ~ TEXAS TECH
    Jan. 2, 2009, 2 p.m.
    FOX

    29. AutoZone Liberty
    Kentucky vs. East Carolina
    ~ KENTUCKY
    Jan. 2, 2009, 5 p.m.
    ESPN

    30. Allstate Sugar
    Utah vs. Alabama
    ~ UTAH
    Jan. 2, 2009, 8 p.m.
    FOX

    31. International
    Buffalo vs. Connecticut
    ~ CONNECTICUT
    Jan. 3, 2009, Noon
    ESPN2

    32. Tostitos Fiesta
    Ohio State vs. Texas
    ~ OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
    TIEBREAKER-LIST TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS SCORED
    ~ 53 TOTAL POINTS
    Jan. 5, 2009, 8 p.m.
    FOX

    33. GMAC
    Tulsa vs. Ball State
    ~ BALL STATE
    Jan. 6, 2009, 8 p.m.
    ESPN

    34. FedEx BCS National Championship Game
    Florida vs. Oklahoma
    ~ OKLAHOMA
    Jan. 8, 2009, 8 p.m.
    FOX

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  13. Hudy Delights GMAC Bowl Pick

    Tulsa over Ball State

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