The Guest Panel starts a new competition with a clean slate. Check back on December 18 for the picks/comments for all 35 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 Sugar Bowl (OSU vs. Arkansas) 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. New Mexico Bowl
Dec. 18 Albuquerque, NM 2:00 pm
Brigham Young vs. Texas-El Paso
2. uDrove Humanitarian Bowl
Dec. 18 Boise, ID 5:30 pm
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State
3. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Dec. 18 New Orleans, LA9:00 pm
Ohio vs. Troy
4. Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg
Dec. 21 St. Petersburg, FL8:00 pm
Southern Mississippi vs. Louisville
5. Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
Dec. 22 Whitney, NV 8:00 pm
Utah vs. Boise State
6. SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl
Dec. 23 San Diego, CA 8:00 pm
Navy vs. San Diego State
7. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Dec. 24 Honolulu, HI 8:00 pm
Hawaii vs. Tulsa
8. Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Dec. 26 Detroit, MI 8:30 pm
Florida International vs. Toledo
9. AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Dec. 27 Shreveport, LA 5:00 pm
Air Force vs. Georgia Tech
10. Champs Sports Bowl
Dec. 28 Orlando, FL 6:30 pm
West Virginia vs. North Carolina State
11. Insight Bowl
Dec. 28 Tempe, AZ10:00 pm
Missouri vs. Iowa
12. Military Bowl Pres. By Northrop Grumman
Dec. 29 Washington, DC 2:30 pm
East Carolina vs. Maryland
13. Texas Bowl
Dec. 29 Houston, TX 6:00 pm
Illinois vs. Baylor
14. Valero Alamo Bowl
Dec. 29 San Antonio, TX 9:15 pm
Oklahoma State vs. Arizona
15. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Dec. 30 University Park, TX 12:00 pm
Army vs. Southern Methodist
16. New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Dec. 30 New York, NY 3:20 pm
Kansas State vs. Syracuse
17. Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Dec. 30 Nashville, TN 6:40 pm
North Carolina vs. Tennessee
18. Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Dec. 30 San Diego, CA 10:00 pm
Nebraska vs. Washington
19. Meineke Car Care Bowl
Dec. 31 Charlotte, NC 12:00 pm
South Florida vs. Clemson
20. Hyundai Sun Bowl
Dec. 31 El Paso, TX 2:00 pm
Notre Dame vs. Miami (FL)
21. AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Dec. 31 Memphis, TN 3:30 pm
Georgia vs. Central Florida
22. Chick-fil-A Bowl
Dec. 31 Atlanta, GA7:30 pm
South Carolina vs. Florida State
23. TicketCity Bowl
Jan. 1 Dallas, TX 12:00 pm
Northwestern vs. Texas Tech
24. Outback Bowl
Jan. 1 Tampa, FL 1:00 pm
Florida vs. Penn State
25. Capital One Bowl
Jan. 1 Orlando, FL 1:00 pm
Alabama vs. Michigan State
26. Gator Bowl
Jan. 1 Jacksonville, FL1:30 pm
Mississippi State vs. Michigan
27. Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Jan. 1 Pasadena, CA 4:30 pm
Wisconsin vs. Texas Christian
28. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 1 Glendale, AZ 8:30 pm
Connecticut vs. Oklahoma
29. Discover Orange Bowl
Jan. 3 Miami Gardens, FL 8:30 pm
Stanford vs. Virginia Tech
30. Allstate Sugar Bowl
Jan. 4 New Orleans, LA 8:30 pm
Ohio State vs. Arkansas
31. GoDaddy.com Bowl
Jan. 6 Mobile, AL 8:00 pm
Middle Tennessee vs. Miami (OH)
32. AT&T Cotton Bowl
Jan. 7 Arlington, TX 8:00 pm
Louisiana State vs. Texas A&M
33. BBVA Compass Bowl
Jan. 8 Birmingham, AL 12:00 pm
Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky
34. Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Jan. 9 San Francisco, CA 9:00 pm
Nevada vs. Boston College
35. Tostitos BCS National Championship Game
Jan. 10 Glendale, AZ 8:30 pm
Oregon vs. Auburn
12 comments:
1. New Mexico Bowl
Brigham Young vs. Texas-El Paso
BYU Wins
2. uDrove Humanitarian Bowl
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State
Northern Illinois Wins
3. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Ohio vs. Troy
Ohio Wins
4. Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg
Southern Mississippi vs. Louisville
Louisville Wins
5. Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
Utah vs. Boise State
Boise State Wins
6. SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl
Navy vs. San Diego State
Navy Wins
7. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Hawaii vs. Tulsa
Hawaii Wins
8. Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Florida International vs. Toledo
Toledo Wins
9. AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Air Force vs. Georgia Tech
Air Force Wins
10. Champs Sports Bowl
West Virginia vs. North Carolina State
West Virginia Wins
11. Insight Bowl
Missouri vs. Iowa
Iowa Wins
12. Military Bowl Pres. By Northrop Grumman
East Carolina vs. Maryland
Maryland Wins
13. Texas Bowl
Illinois vs. Baylor
Illinois Wins
14. Valero Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma State vs. Arizona
Arizona Wins
15. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Army vs. Southern Methodist
Army Wins
16. New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Kansas State vs. Syracuse
Syracuse Wins
17. Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
North Carolina vs. Tennessee
North Carolina Wins
18. Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Nebraska vs. Washington
Nebraska Wins
19. Meineke Car Care Bowl
South Florida vs. Clemson
South Florida Wins
20. Hyundai Sun Bowl
Notre Dame vs. Miami (FL)
Miami Wins
21. AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Georgia vs. Central Florida
Georgia Wins
22. Chick-fil-A Bowl
South Carolina vs. Florida State
South Carolina Wins
23. TicketCity Bowl
Northwestern vs. Texas Tech
Northwestern Wins
24. Outback Bowl
Florida vs. Penn State
Florida Wins
25. Capital One Bowl
Alabama vs. Michigan State
Alabama Wins
26. Gator Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Michigan
Mississippi State Wins
27. Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Wisconsin vs. Texas Christian
Wisconsin Wins
28. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Connecticut vs. Oklahoma
Oklahoma Wins
29. Discover Orange Bowl
Stanford vs. Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Wins
30. Allstate Sugar Bowl
Ohio State vs. Arkansas
Buckeyes Win - 57 Points
31. GoDaddy.com Bowl
Middle Tennessee vs. Miami (OH)
Middle Tennessee Wins
32. AT&T Cotton Bowl
Louisiana State vs. Texas A&M
LSU Wins
33. BBVA Compass Bowl
Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky
Kentucky Wins
34. Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Nevada vs. Boston College
Nevada Wins
35. Tostitos BCS National Championship Game
Oregon vs. Auburn
Auburn Wins
Old Bag of Man picks his nose and picks his bowl winners:
1) BYU
2) NORTHERN ILLINOIS
3) TROY
4) S. MISS.
5) BOISE ST.
6) NAVY
7) HAWAII
8) TOLEDO
9) GA TECH
10) WVU
11) IOWA
12) MARYLAD
13) ILLINOIS
14) OKLAHOMA ST.
15) SMU
16) K STATE
17) TENN
18) NEBRASKA
19) CLEMSON
20) MIAMI
21) GEORGIA
22) SOUTH CAROLINA
23) TEXAS TECH
24) PENN STATE
25) ALABAMA
26) MICHIGAN
27) WISCONSIN
28) OKLAHOMA
29) STANFORD
30) OSU
31) MIAMI
32) LSU
33) PITT
34) NEVADA
35) AUBURN
TIEBREAKER: 42 PTS
Hudy Delights Picks
1. New Mexico Bowl
Brigham Young
2. uDrove Humanitarian Bowl
Fresno State
3. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Troy
4. Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg
Louisville
5. Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
Boise State
6. SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl
Navy
7. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Hawaii
8. Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Toledo
9. AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
.Georgia Tech
10. Champs Sports Bowl
West Virginia
11. Insight Bowl
Iowa
12. Military Bowl Pres. By Northrop Grumman
Maryland
13. Texas Bowl
Illinois
14. Valero Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma State
15. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Army
16. New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Syracuse
17. Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
North Carolina
18. Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Nebraska
19. Meineke Car Care Bowl
South Florida
20. Hyundai Sun Bowl
Notre Dame
21. AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Georgia a
22. Chick-fil-A Bowl
South Carolina
23. TicketCity Bowl
Texas Tech
24. Outback Bowl
Penn State
25. Capital One Bowl
Alabama
26. Gator Bowl
Michigan
27. Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Wisconsin
28. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma
29. Discover Orange Bowl
Stanford
30. Allstate Sugar Bowl
Ohio State Combined score 52 points
31. GoDaddy.com Bowl
Middle Tennessee
32. AT&T Cotton Bowl
Louisiana State
33. BBVA Compass Bowl
Pittsburgh
34. Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Nevada
35. Tostitos BCS National Championship Game
Auburn
spamsandwichsan says...
1. BYU
2. Fresno State - not being just a clever bowl name, the fans will also be asking themselves ‘uDrove to Boise in the middle of winter for this???’
3. Ohio - gotta go 2-0 for ohio teams in the Big Easy!
4. Southern Miss - i hope they play a ‘Where’s the Beef?’ clip from that 80’s Wendy’s commercial
5. BSU - it’s *almost* as good as playing a BCS bowl, right??? maybe next year, suckers!
6. SDSU - if navy wins, i hope a bunch of seamen don’t spill onto the field after the game!!
7. Hawaii
8. Toledo - does the team get to stay in a Detroit hotel? i didn’t think so.
9. Air Force - i will enjoy this game, as I (and Woody) despise the invention of the forward pass (even though it was a few years before my time)
10. North Carolina State
11. Missouri - Stanzi won’t be able to get his pregame high (i.e. cocaine) without his WR and RB
12. Maryland - Northrop Grumman earns enough profit to sponsor a damn bowl game??? it’s 2010 and we’re not traveling in tubes or flying in cars yet??? what have they been doing with all of that government contract money???
13. Illinois - gotta root for big ten, eleven-teen, or twelve, or whatever the hell we’re called now.
14. Oklahoma State
15. SMU
16. Syracuse
17. UNC - Tennessee fans will regret their decision to ‘invite’ UNC to play them, after deeming them ‘too difficult’ to play in the regular season next year.
18. Nebraska - 45 yards in penalties for bo pelini arguring with the refs.
19. South Florida
20. Miami - brian kelly is a joke (i guess miami is too)
21. Georgia
22. South Carolina - game cocks will be fired up when the ‘eat more chicken’ cows parachute on the field during half time
23. Texas Tech - Mike Leach sneaks onto the sidelines dressed as a pirate carrying a bottle of sailor jerry and unloads a new type of offense that no one has seen before!
24. Florida - paterno is too busy trying to hear what the coaches in the box are telling him... wait.. he doesn’t wear head gear... he doesn’t talk to anyone on the sidelines during the game... he doesn’t show any emotion (when they are up by 50 or down by 50)... he just walks from 20 to 20 whenever the band is playing the fight song... isn’t this sounding a lot like Weekend at Joe Pa’s???
25. Michigan State - sucks for them with BCS rules, but a good chance for them to show Alabama how strong the Big Ten was this year
26. Mississippi State - congrats Michigan for making it to a bowl game... if they win, look for them to follow suite (as did with carr) and fire rich rod after the game!
27. Wisconsin - line is TCU by 2.5?? right.... TCU will not be able to stop this caliber of running game... maybe a slow start, but i look for badgers to open this one up in the fourth
28. Oklahoma
29. Stanford - it’s gonna take more than ‘Luck’ to win this one, ha!
30. Ohio State (37-24) - forget all of the naysayers. mr. mullet and his hogs will be no match for OSU defense. look for at least 5 sacks in the game and at least one pick six.
31. Miami (OH)
32. LSU
33. Pittsburgh - sounds like a good basketball game... not so much a good football game.
34. Nevada - Reno meets San Fran??? my guess is there will be a few ‘unspecified conduct violations’ before the game, so some players may be out!
35. Auburn - i would rather see Oregon loose than Auburn win, but it should be a high flying game!
Pat Head's Picks:
Bowl season has arrived at last!
1. BYU over Texas-El Paso
2. Northern Illinois over Fresno State
3. Troy over Ohio
4. Louisville over Southern Miss
5. Boise State over Utah - Poor Boise State. What a shitty bowl for a 1-loss team.
6. Navy over San Diego State - Although this will be practically a home game for SD State, I'm rooting for the Midshipmen!
7. Hawaii over Tulsa
8. Toledo over Florida International
9. Air Force over Georgia Tech
10. West Virginia over North Carolina State - I'm definitely not positive on this one after the coaching announcement at WVU.
11. Iowa over Missouri
12. Maryland over East Carolina
13. Baylor over Illinois - I'm going w/ Baylor since this will be a home game for them.
14. Oklahoma State over Arizona
15. Southern Methodist over Army
16. Kansas State over Syracuse
17. Tennessee over North Carolina - Dooley ended the season on a high note and I'm hoping this will be another game in which our team can grow and develop and hopefully beat up on the ACC!
18. Nebraska over Washington - Unless Nebraska blows off practicing for this game, they should be able to handle beating Washington twice this season.
19. Clemson over South Florida
20. Notre Dame over Miami (FL)
21. Georgia over Central Florida
22. South Carolina over Florida State
23. Texas Tech over Northwestern - Northwestern was a different team w/ QB Persa. Not sure they can pull this one out.
24. Penn State over Florida - Joe Pa always shows up to play in bowl games.
25. Alabama over Michigan State
26. Mississippi State over Michigan
27. Wisconsin over TCU
28. Oklahoma over UCONN - Oklahoma could totally lose this game if they aren't focused. They have done it before.
29. Stanford over Virginia Tech
30. Ohio State over Arkansas (42 Total Points)
31. MTSU over Miami (OH) - Go Blue Raiders!
32. LSU over Texas A&M - LSU should lose this game, but I'm not sure they will.
33. Kentucky over Pitt
34. Nevada over Boston College
35. Auburn over Oregon
Batman:
1. Brigham Young
2. Fresno State
3. Ohio
4. Louisville
5. Boise State
6. San Diego State
7. Hawaii
8. Florida International
9. Air Force
10. West Virginia
11. Missouri
12. Maryland
13. Baylor
14. Oklahoma State
15. Southern Methodist
16. Syracuse
17. Tennessee
18. Nebraska
19. Clemson
20. Notre Dame
21. Georgia
22. Florida State
23. Texas Tech
24. Florida
25. Alabama
26. Mississippi State
27. Wisconsin
28. Oklahoma
29. Stanford
30. Ohio State 49
31. Miami (OH)
32. Texas A&M
33. Kentucky
34. Nevada
35. Oregon
Philly Cheese
1. New Mexico Bowl
Brigham Young
2. uDrove Humanitarian Bowl
Northern Illinois
3. New Orleans Bowl
Ohio
4. Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
Southern Mississippi
5. Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
Boise State
6. SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl
Navy
7. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Hawaii
8. Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Toledo
9. AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Georgia Tech
10. Champs Sports Bowl
North Carolina State
11. Insight Bowl
Missouri
12. Military Bowl
Maryland
13. Texas Bowl
Baylor
14. Valero Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma State
15. Bell Heli. Armed Forces Bowl
Southern Methodist
16. New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Kansas State
17. Music City Bowl
North Carolina
18. Bridgepoint Ed Holiday Bowl
Nebraska
19. Meineke Car Care Bowl
Clemson
20. Hyundai Sun Bowl
Miami (FL)
21. AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Georgia
22. Chick-fil-A Bowl
South Carolina
23. TicketCity Bowl
Northwestern
24. Outback Bowl
Penn State
25. Capital One Bowl
Alabama
26. Gator Bowl
Michigan
27. Rose Bowl
Wisconsin
28. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma
29. Discover Orange Bowl
Stanford
30. Allstate Sugar Bowl
Ohio State 55
31. GoDaddy.com Bowl
Miami (OH)
32. AT&T Cotton Bowl
Louisiana State
33. BBVA Compass Bowl
Pittsburgh
34. Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Nevada
35. BCS National Championship Game
Auburn
1.BYU
2.Fresno St.
3.Ohio
4.Southern Miss
5.Boise St.
6.San Diego St.
7.Hawaii
8.Toledo
9.Air Force
10.West Virginia
11.Iowa
12.Maryland
13.Illinois
14.Oklahoma St.
15.SMU
16.Kansas St.
17.Nebraska
18.Tennessee
19.Clemson
20.Notre Dame
21.UCF
22.Florida St.
23.Northwestern
24.Florida
25.Michigan St.
26.Mississippi St.
27.Wisconsin
28.Oklahoma
29.Stanford
30.Ohio St.
31.Miami
32.Texas A&M
33.Pittsburgh
34.Nevada
35.Oregon
Ohio State 27, Arkansas 17 --> 44
Carl's Stone Cold Lead Pipe Locks of the Century (of the Bowl Season Weeks):
1. New Mexico Bowl
Brigham Young def. Texas-El Paso: There's always to be said for the first bowl game of the season..are these first few games considered to be "oddball games," per the Guest Panel Moderator's definition? I'll have to see if there are any games involving the directional Michigan schools. Those are the Moderator's favorites. As for this game, I'll go with the soon-to-be independent Mormons over the conference geographically misplaced Miners.
2. uDrove Humanitarian Bowl
Northern Illinois def. Fresno State: Even though the Huskies lost their head coach to Minnesota (i.e. the cemetery of college football head coaches), Carl thinks that they show a little "corazon" and beat the Bulldogs. But Bulldog head coach Pat Hill will always win the battle of best mustache, which is really the most victory to be had, after all.
3. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Troy def. Ohio: There was a time earlier this year that Carl and the Hair were going to be attending this game together, and enjoying everything that is the Big Easy. As I've said previously, the Guest Panelists aren't just colleagues and competitors, we're also friends.
Carl's Stone Cold Lead Pipe Locks of the Century (of the Bowl Season Week):
4. Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg
Southern Mississippi def. Louisville: For Pete's Sake, if Beef 'O' Brady's can afford to sponsor a bowl game, I'm pretty sure I can afford to do so too. I think I'll call it the Carl's Friggin' Stone Cold Lead Pipe Lock of the Century (of the Week) Bowl.
5. Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
Boise State def. Utah: Carl is still in complete and utter shock that Boise State lost a game this season. If one looks at the stats, there's no way that they should have even come close to losing a game. They're like the UConn women's basketball team of college football. Well, not quite, but durn close. Then again, of course all of those fancy stats don't account for a manic-depressive schizophrenic placekicker.
6. SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego State def. Navy: I know it's un-American (i.e. un-Carlian) to pick against the Midshipmen, but, it's a home game for the Aztecs, and well, San Diego is a pretty nice place to be.
7. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Hawaii def. Tulsa: For those of you degenerate penniless gamblers that read the Buckeye Pregame Blogspot for gambling purposes only (i.e. 99.9% of you, including yours truly), take the over in this game.
8. Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Toledo def. Florida International: Congrats Toledo and Florida International! Your reward for outstanding turnaround seasons: a trip to Detroit at the end of December!!! I sure hope that the schwag bags for this bowl include a lifetime supply of Little Caesar's, and a military grade Kevlar bulletproof vest. BTW, just a thought: it'd be pretty hilarious if IBM or Berkshire Hathaway or some company like that was the sponsor of this game. Just imagine, the Ernst & Young Pizza Bowl...that'd be spectacular.
9. AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Air Force def. Georgia Tech: Carl makes the all-American (i.e., all-Carlian) pick in this game.
10. Champs Sports Bowl
West Virginia def. North Carolina State: Carl sure hopes that the WVU mascot, that crazy Davy Crockett lookin' guy, gets on camera a lot during the TV broadcast of this game. Carl would love to attend this game, for the simple fact that there will be probably be at least 15,000 drunken, rowdy, redneck WVU fans running around Orlando/Disney World. Sounds like a fun time!
11. Insight Bowl
Missouri def. Iowa: Since basically all of Iowa's starting offense is suspended for this game, the Tigers should have a pretty easy game on their hands, so sayeth Carl.
12. Military Bowl Pres. By Northrop Grumman
Maryland def. East Carolina: Even though Carl is a huge fan of Pirates in general (in every way, shape, and form), they get beaten out by the Fightin' Terrapins in this bowl game.
13. Texas Bowl
Baylor def. Illinois: Practically a home game for the Bears in Houston. Don't expect a lot of defense to be played in this game folks; for the gambling degenerates, go with the over.
14. Valero Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma State def. Arizona: The law firm of Hunter, Blackmon, and Weeden beats the law firm of, well, is there even a law firm in Arizona?
15. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Southern Methodist def. Army: Making another un-American (i.e. un-Carlian) pick in this game.
16. New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Syracuse def. Kansas State: Carl can't pick against his alma mater. Now THAT would be un-American. Plus, it's practically another home game for the Orange.
17. Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Tennessee def. North Carolina: Pat Head approves of this pick.
18. Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Nebraska def. Washington: According to espn.com, Holiday Bowl officials were "forced" to pick Washington to play in this game when no other Pac-10 conference teams were eligible. That's never a good sign.
19. Meineke Car Care Bowl
Dec. 31 Charlotte, NC 12:00 pm
Clemson def. South Florida: Isn't Clemson ALWAYS one of those teams that's highly ranked in the beginning of the season, goes 2-2 to begin the season (including at least one major upset), and struggles to 6 D-1 wins to become bowl eligible? See also University of Pittsburgh, and University of Miami.
20. Hyundai Sun Bowl
Notre Dame def. Miami (FL): On the subject of teams that are always highly ranked at the beginning of the season, go 2-2 to begin the season, and then struggle to 6 D-1 wins to become bowl eligible? And the U is an even better example than Clemson or Pittsburgh, since their team includes Jacory "Impending INT" Harris.
21. AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Georgia def. Central Florida: Call this pick BCS conference bias...but we'll go with it.
22. Chick-fil-A Bowl
South Carolina def. Florida State: Over/under on the number of visors thrown to the turf over the course of this game by the Ol' Ball Coach: 3.
23. TicketCity Bowl
Texas Tech def. Northwestern: The Texas Tech mascot (the Red Raider) rivals the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajun as the coolest D-1 college football around.
24. Outback Bowl
Florida def. Penn State: The Gators won't send "Pope" Urban out on a losing note...or will they?
25. Capital One Bowl
Alabama def. Michigan State: The Spartans will NOT be preparing for glory. Scratch that...they'll be preparing for it, but it will not be attained.
26. Gator Bowl
Mississippi State def. Michigan: Come on now...who did Rodriguez and Robinson both have to sleep with in order to get this prestigious of a bowl game?!?!
27. Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Texas Christian def. Wisconsin: I'll probably regret this pick later when Wisconsin wins by three TDs, but, something tells me that the Frogs have something to prove, being left out of the championship game picture.
28. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma def. Connecticut: Unless it's women's (and to a lesser extent, men's) basketball, always bet against the Huskies.
29. Discover Orange Bowl
Stanford def. Virginia Tech: Only picking against my Hokies because well, let's face it, the ACC sucks.
30. Allstate Sugar Bowl
Ohio State def. Arkansas: Over/under on the number of Ohio State players that'll be suspended for one reason or another for the bowl game: 2. Total points: 58. Carl is personally somewhat conflicted in this game, although his obvious loyalties lie with the Buckeyes, the 'Backs QB Mallett is Carl's official college football man crush for the 2010 season. Decisions, decisions...
31. GoDaddy.com Bowl
Miami (OH) def. Middle Tenn.: How the h*ll did this game get thrown in here this late in the bowl season?!?! Who the h*ll cares if the GoDaddy.com girl be making numerous appearances before, during, and after the game wearing next to nothing?!?!
32. AT&T Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M def. Louisiana State: Is picking against a team just based on spite for its head coach a good reason for making a particular selection? Maybe, maybe not...but Carl hates himself some Les Miles. Go Aggies!
33. BBVA Compass Bowl
Pittsburgh def. Kentucky: This game is basically one of the most ridiculous (and hence, difficult to pick) of the entire bowl season. Carl thinks that the Panthers send Dave "Just Wait Until Next Year" Wannstedt out on a winning note.
34. Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Nevada def. Boston College: Carl actually saw the Eagles play live in person this season, and they're not that good. At least not bowl game on Jan. 9 (WTF?!?!) good.
35. Tostitos BCS National Championship Game
Oregon def. Auburn: Simply put, the Tigers won too many games by the hair of their chinny chin chins this season for Carl's liking. The Ducks, meanwhile, have Lee Corso on their side. 'Nuff said.
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