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:
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
OLD BAG OF TIEBREAKERS:
FIESTA BOWL TOTAL POINTS = 65
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
Hudy Delights GMAC Bowl Pick
Tulsa over Ball State
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