NOTE-Panelists, please number your picks in the order in this post. Please delete the game date and time from your picks.
TIEBREAKER-Please list the total number of combined points scored for the Gator Bowl (OSU vs. Florida) 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. Gildan New Mexico
Temple vs. Wyoming
Dec. 17, 2 p.m.
2. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio vs. Utah State
Dec. 17, 5:30 p.m.
3. R+L Carriers New Orleans
San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Dec. 17, 9 p.m.
4. Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg
Florida International vs. Marshall
Dec. 20, 8 p.m.
5. S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
TCU vs. Louisiana Tech
Dec. 21, 8 p.m.
6. MAACO Las Vegas
Arizona State vs. Boise State
Dec. 22, 8 p.m.
7. Sheraton Hawaii
Nevada vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 24, 8 p.m.
8. AdvoCare V100 Independence
Missouri vs. North Carolina
Dec. 26, 5 p.m.
9. Little Caesars
Western Michigan vs. Purdue
Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m.
10. Belk
Louisville vs. NC State
Dec. 27, 8 p.m.
11. Military Bowl
Toledo vs. Air Force
Dec. 28, 4:30 p.m.
12. Bridgepoint Education Holiday
California vs. Texas
Dec. 28, 8 p.m.
13. Champs Sports
Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m.
14. Valero Alamo
Washington vs. Baylor
Dec. 29, 9 p.m.
15. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
BYU vs. Tulsa
Dec. 30, Noon
16. New Era Pinstripe
Rutgers vs. Iowa State
Dec. 30, 3:20 p.m.
17. Franklin American Mortgage Music City
Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest
Dec. 30, 6:40 p.m.
18. Insight
Iowa vs. Oklahoma
Dec. 30, 10 p.m.
19. Meineke Car Care of Texas
Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Dec. 31, Noon
20. Hyundai Sun
Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Dec. 31, 2 p.m.
21. AutoZone Liberty
Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m.
22. Kraft Fight Hunger
Illinois vs. UCLA
Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m.
23. Chick-fil-A
Virginia vs. Auburn
Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.
24. TicketCity
Houston vs. Penn State
Jan. 2, Noon
25. Outback
Michigan State vs. Georgia
Jan. 2, 1 p.m.
26. Capital One
Nebraska vs. South Carolina
Jan. 2, 1 p.m.
27. Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Ohio State vs. Florida
(LIST TIEBREAKER TOTAL COMBINED SCORE)
Jan. 2, 1 p.m.
28. Rose Bowl Game
Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Jan. 2, 5 p.m.
29. Tostitos Fiesta
Stanford vs. Oklahoma State
Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m.
30. Allstate Sugar
Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m.
31. Discover Orange
West Virginia vs. Clemson
Jan. 4, 8:30 p.m.
32. AT&T Cotton
Kansas State vs. Arkansas
Jan. 6, 8 p.m.
33. BBVA Compass Bowl
SMU vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 7, 1 p.m.
34. GoDaddy.com
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
Jan. 8, 9 p.m.
35. Allstate BCS National Championship Game
LSU vs. Alabama
Jan. 9, 8:30 p.m.
HUDY DELIGHTS BOWL PICKS
ReplyDelete1. Gildan New Mexico
Temple vs. Wyoming
Dec. 17, 2 p.m. - TEMPLE
2. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio vs. Utah State
Dec. 17, 5:30 p.m. - AMERICAS TEAM The Ohio University Bobcats
3. R+L Carriers New Orleans
San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Dec. 17, 9 p.m. - San Diego State
4. Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg
Florida International vs. Marshall
Dec. 20, 8 p.m. - Florida International
5. S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
TCU vs. Louisiana Tech
Dec. 21, 8 p.m. - TCU
6. MAACO Las Vegas
Arizona State vs. Boise State
Dec. 22, 8 p.m. - BOISE STATE
7. Sheraton Hawaii
Nevada vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 24, 8 p.m. - SO MISS
8. AdvoCare V100 Independence
Missouri vs. North Carolina
Dec. 26, 5 p.m. - NORTH CAROLINA
9. Little Caesars
Western Michigan vs. Purdue
Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m. - W. MICHIGAN
10. Belk
Louisville vs. NC State
Dec. 27, 8 p.m. - LOUISVILLE
11. Military Bowl
Toledo vs. Air Force
Dec. 28, 4:30 p.m. - TOLEDO
12. Bridgepoint Education Holiday
California vs. Texas
Dec. 28, 8 p.m. - TEXAS
13. Champs Sports
Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m. - NOTRE DAME
14. Valero Alamo
Washington vs. Baylor
Dec. 29, 9 p.m. - BAYLOR
15. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
BYU vs. Tulsa
Dec. 30, Noon - BYU
16. New Era Pinstripe
Rutgers vs. Iowa State
Dec. 30, 3:20 p.m. - RUTGERS
17. Franklin American Mortgage Music City
Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest
Dec. 30, 6:40 p.m. - MISS STATE
18. Insight
Iowa vs. Oklahoma
Dec. 30, 10 p.m. - OKLAHOMA
19. Meineke Car Care of Texas
Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
Dec. 31, Noon - TEX AM
20. Hyundai Sun
Georgia Tech vs. Utah
Dec. 31, 2 p.m. - GA TECH
21. AutoZone Liberty
Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. - CINCINNATI
22. Kraft Fight Hunger
Illinois vs. UCLA
Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. - ILLINOIS
23. Chick-fil-A
Virginia vs. Auburn
Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. - AUBURN
24. TicketCity
Houston vs. Penn State
Jan. 2, Noon - PENN STATE
25. Outback
Michigan State vs. Georgia
Jan. 2, 1 p.m. - MICH STATE
26. Capital One
Nebraska vs. South Carolina
Jan. 2, 1 p.m. - SO CAROLINA
27. Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Ohio State vs. Florida - OHIO STATE
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28. Rose Bowl Game
Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Jan. 2, 5 p.m. -WISCONSIN
29. Tostitos Fiesta
Stanford vs. Oklahoma State
Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m. = OK STATE
30. Allstate Sugar
Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m. - SCUM
31. Discover Orange
West Virginia vs. Clemson
Jan. 4, 8:30 p.m. - WEST VIRGINIA
32. AT&T Cotton
Kansas State vs. Arkansas
Jan. 6, 8 p.m. - ARKANSAS
33. BBVA Compass Bowl
SMU vs. Pittsburgh
Jan. 7, 1 p.m. - SMU
34. GoDaddy.com
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois - NO IL
35. Allstate BCS National Championship Game
LSU vs. Alabama
Jan. 9, 8:30 p.m. - ALABAMA
Your Wok of the Falls Bowl Selection, courtesy of Corso. It has been a tough year, with a tenth place regular season finish (I feel like Northwestern in basketball...), and dropping the f-bomb on live, national television. Here is to redemption:
ReplyDeleteTemple: John Chaney's 5:00 AM practices and stifling zone defense slows Fennis Dembo and the Cowboys.
Ohio: No riots on Court Street after this win, as the students are on their 15-week-long Xmas break. But watch out, Athens residents, when Solich gets behind the wheel after celebrating this one...
San Diego State: In what would certainly be a candidate for Oddball Game of the Week if this were the regular season.
Florida International: Not to be confused with Florida Atlantic, which made a few appearances in this pool this year.
TCU: Horned Frogs have come a long way from their humiliation at the hands of RGIII.
Boise State: A mockery that these guys are playing a pre-Xmas bowl game.
Southern Miss
Missouri: Pinkel calls Solich to celebrate after this one...Columbia, MO taxi drivers rejoice for the business...
Purdue
Louisville: What is 'Belk?' I thought that department store was defunct.
Toledo: Sacrilige to pick a MAC team to beat a service academy in the "Military Bowl." Come to think of it, sort of sacrilige to pick a MAC team to win ANY bowl game.
Texas: Urban Meyer gets a scouting report in for its Sept. battle v. Berkeley.
Florida State: They beat Notre Dame in the "Used to be" Champs Bowl
Baylor: Send off for an outstanding college player.
BYU: Seems like the first time in ages BYU hasn't played a bowl game in Vegas
Iowa State: Goin' against the Big Least in this one.
Mississippi State: Only game this season with a 6:40 PM kickoff. At least it has that going for it...
Oklahoma: Losing to the Hawks would be a real downer for the preseason #2 team.
Northwestern: Not real high on NW, but TA&M has betrayed me soooo badly in this contest this year.
Georgia Tech: Sun Bowl is my favorite bowl. Will make it down there someday...
Vanderbilt: Never go against the SEC in a bowl pool.
UCLA: Great job matching these two teams. If anyone wants to hang out and watch this, let me know.
Auburn: SEC vs. the Rest of College Football
Penn State: Keenum/Klingler/Ware got a glimpse of a real defense last week. Penn State's is better than Southern Miss' was.
Georgia: Just saw a documentary about Herschel Walker. The guy has Multiple Personality Disoder. Youtube it...
South Carolina: Amazing this team ended up #9 in the country with the trouble they had with Garcia's drunkeness and Lattimore's injury
Florida: 6-and-7 still beats that 4-6-1 in '88...
(LIST TIEBREAKER TOTAL COMBINED SCORE) 38
Oregon: Both teams score on every possession in this one. Unfortunately for Bucky, Phil Knight wins the coin toss...
Oklahoma State: Hey Brownies--are you seeking that playmaking WR? Check out some guy named Blackmon.
Michigan: Pathetic showing for Va Tech vs. Clemson. Mediocre team loses to a hot one.
Clemson
Arkansas
Pittsburgh
Northern Illinois: Third MAC team I predicted to win a bowl game. Which means someone else will win this contest...
Alabama: LSU misses four FG's, misplay a punt, and lose a battle for a goal-line interception, and lose in OT, 9-6.
Thanks for a lot of fun this year! I enjoyed being a part of it!
Old Bag of Bowl Pickers (beats nose pickers)
ReplyDelete1) Temple
2) Ohio
3) Louisiana-Lafayette
4) Florida International
5) TCU
6) Boise St.
7) Southern Miss.
8) Missouri
9) Purdue
10) NC St.
11) Toledo
12) Texas
13) FSU
14) Baylor
15) BYU
16) Iowa St.
17) Miss St.
18) Oklahoma
19) Texas A&M
20) Ga Tech
21) Cincy
22) UCLA
23) Auburn
24) Penn St.
25) MSU
26) Nebraska
27) OSU. 65 pts.
28) Oregon
29) Oklahoma St.
30) Va Tech
31) Clemson
32) Arkansas
33) Pitt
34) N. ILL
35) Alabama
Buckeye Cock:
ReplyDelete1. Temple
2. Ohio
3. San Diego State
4. Florida International
5. TCU
6. Boise State
7. Southern Miss
8. Missouri
9. Purdue
10. Louisville
11. Toledo
12. Texas
13. Notre Dame
14. Baylor
15. Tulsa
16. Iowa State
17. Mississippi State
18. Oklahoma
19. Texas A&M
20. Georgia Tech
21. Cincinnati
22. Illinois
23. Auburn
24. Houston
25. Georgia
26. Nebraska
27. Ohio State (59)
28. Oregon
29. Oklahoma State
30. Michigan
31. West Virginia
32. Arkansas
33. Pittsburgh
34. Northern Illinois
35. LSU
1. Temple
ReplyDelete2. Utah State
3. Louisiana-Lafayette
4. Florida International
5. TCU
6. Boise State
7. Nevada
8. Missouri
9. Purdue
10. NC State
11. Toledo
12. Texas
13. Notre Dame
14. Baylor
15. BYU
16. Iowa State
17. Mississippi State
18. Oklahoma
19. Northwestern
20. Georgia Tech
21. Vanderbilt
22. Illinois
23. Auburn
24. Penn State
25. Michigan State
26. Nebraska
27. Ohio State (56)
28. Wisconsin
29. Oklahoma State
30. Michigan
31. Clemson
32. Kansas State
33. SMU
34. Arkansas State
35. LSU
Philly Cheese
ReplyDelete1. Gildan New Mexico
Wyoming
2. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Utah State
3. R+L Carriers New Orleans
San Diego State
4. Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg
Marshall
5. S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
TCU
6. MAACO Las Vegas
Boise State
7. Sheraton Hawaii
Southern Miss
8. AdvoCare V100 Independence
Missouri
9. Little Caesars
Purdue
10. Belk
NC State
11. Military Bowl
Toledo
12. Bridgepoint Education Holiday
Texas
13. Champs Sports
Florida State
14. Valero Alamo
Baylor
15. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
BYU
16. New Era Pinstripe
Iowa State
17. Franklin American Mortgage Music City
Wake Forest
18. Insight
Oklahoma
19. Meineke Car Care of Texas
Texas A&M
20. Hyundai Sun
Georgia Tech
21. AutoZone Liberty
Cincinnati
22. Kraft Fight Hunger
UCLA
23. Chick-fil-A
Auburn
24. TicketCity
Houston
25. Outback
Georgia
26. Capital One
South Carolina
27. Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Ohio State 55
28. Rose Bowl Game
Oregon
29. Tostitos Fiesta
Oklahoma State
30. Allstate Sugar
Michigan
31. Discover Orange
West Virginia
32. AT&T Cotton
Arkansas
33. BBVA Compass Bowl
SMU
34. GoDaddy.com
Northern Illinois
35. Allstate BCS National Championship Game
LSU
Batman:
ReplyDelete1. Temple
2. Utah State
3. SDSU
4. FI
5. TCU
6. Boise
7. Southern Miss
8. Missouri
9. Purdue
10. NC State
11. Toledo
12. Tx
13. FSU
14. Baylor
15. Tulsa
16. Rutgers
17. Miss St
18. Ok
19. Texas A&M
20. Utah
21. Cincinnati
22. Illinois
23. Auburn
24. Houston
25. MSU
26. SC
27. OSU 41
28. Oregon
29. OSU
30. Mich
31. Clemson
32. Arkansas
33. Pitt
34. NI
35. LSU
I’ve picked 5 upsets, so let’s talk about those games first and my reasons.
Tulsa is a team that won me the bowl contest 2 or 3 years ago, no one else picked them so I owe them some love.
Utah because they are solid.
Cincinnati is a team that is pretty damn good and I think they play well. Even without Brian Kelly, they have remained a solid program and I am on the bandwagon.
Ohio State’s offense will truly benefit with these extra weeks of bowl prep. Miller should be able to make some throws because the coaching staff will design some plays he will be successful with. Florida is pitiful but may get better. Florida State beat them badly, that was a tough pick at the time for me… turned out to be a great one.
As a side note, I’ve really enjoyed the commentary this year, probably more than any other. I should have jumped on the Octopus’ Lock of the Week early and made some money. I don’t think anyone expected OSU to lose 6 or 7 games this season. In previous years the records of the panelists were much better because Ohio State games were locks.
MKH and Paul, thanks for the compliments. Also have to acknowledge the stinger from Pryors Ego.
If I learned one thing this picks season it is that sometimes it is best to let the default picks ride!
A safe and happy 2012 to Moderator Neff and the panel and hope to see you back in August.
MKH trying to find consolation with a bowl-season victory after losing the regular season by 2 over/under points to Batman. Congrats on a great comeback!
ReplyDelete1. Gildan New Mexico
Temple vs. Wyoming - Temple
2. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Utah State
Ohio vs. Utah State
3. R+L Carriers New Orleans - San Diego State
San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
4. Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg - Florida International
Florida International vs. Marshall
5. S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia - TCU
TCU vs. Louisiana Tech
6. MAACO Las Vegas - Boise State
Arizona State vs. Boise State
7. Sheraton Hawaii - Southern Miss
Nevada vs. Southern Miss
8. AdvoCare V100 Independence - Missouri
Missouri vs. North Carolina
9. Little Caesars - Purdue
Western Michigan vs. Purdue
10. Belk - NC State
Louisville vs. NC State
11. Military Bowl - Toledo
Toledo vs. Air Force
12. Bridgepoint Education Holiday - Texas
California vs. Texas
13. Champs Sports - Florida State
Florida State vs. Notre Dame
14. Valero Alamo - Baylor
Washington vs. Baylor
15. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces - BYU
BYU vs. Tulsa
16. New Era Pinstripe - Rutgers
Rutgers vs. Iowa State
17. Franklin American Mortgage Music City - Mississippi State
Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest
18. Insight - Oklahoma
Iowa vs. Oklahoma
19. Meineke Car Care of Texas - Texas A&M
Texas A&M vs. Northwestern
20. Hyundai Sun - Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech vs. Utah
21. AutoZone Liberty - Vanderbilt
Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
22. Kraft Fight Hunger - Illinois
Illinois vs. UCLA
23. Chick-fil-A - Auburn
Virginia vs. Auburn
24. TicketCity - Houston
Houston vs. Penn State
25. Outback - Georgia
Michigan State vs. Georgia
26. Capital One - South Carolina
Nebraska vs. South Carolina
27. Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl - Getting 2 in this one seems like fair trade for Urban Meyer! OSU 44 total
Ohio State vs. Florida
28. Rose Bowl Game - Oregon
Wisconsin vs. Oregon
29. Tostitos Fiesta - Oklahoma State
Stanford vs. Oklahoma State
30. Allstate Sugar - Michigan
Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
31. Discover Orange - Clemson
West Virginia vs. Clemson
32. AT&T Cotton - Arkansas
Kansas State vs. Arkansas
33. BBVA Compass Bowl - Pittsburgh
SMU vs. Pittsburgh
34. GoDaddy.com - Arkansas State
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
35. Allstate BCS National Championship Game - LSU
LSU vs. Alabama
Happy Holidays - MKH
Paul Part One
ReplyDelete1. Gildan New Mexico
Temple def. Wyoming: Wyoming can’t stop the run, and the Fightin’ Owls have one of the best RBs in the entire nation. Do the math and make the logical pick. One of the rare instances in life where an owl will beat a cowboy.
2. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio def. Utah State: Best bowl game name of the entire bowl game. But is it the game itself that's famous, the Idaho potato, or both? Who knows, and who cares...but potatoes are delicious.
3. R+L Carriers New Orleans
San Diego State def. Louisiana-Lafayette: Despite playing only a few hours from home and having the best team nickname in all of college football, those two attributes will not be enough to defeat the Aztecs. Although it should.
4. Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg
Florida International def. Marshall: Remember the days when Marshall was producing 1st round NFL draft players like Randy Moss, Chad Pennington, and Byron Leftwich? Yea, neither do I. Go with the Golden Panthers.
5. S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
TCU def. Louisiana Tech: The Horned Frogs were 2 BCS ranking spots out of being automatically qualified for a BCS bowl game. LA Tech is, well, LA Tech. But they do have the 2011 Ray Guy Award winner. On that note, does anyone know the price of tea in China?
6. MAACO Las Vegas
Boise State def. Arizona State: Teams should not be allowed to participate in a bowl game if the school fires their head coach after the regular season is over. Please note that this is final game of the collegiate career of Paul the Octopus' 2011 college football heterosexual man crush, Kellen Moore. I already mailed my flowers and box of chocolates to his hotel in Las Vegas. Mark this game down as the Paul the Octopus Bowl Game 8 tentacle death hold pick for the Bowl Game Season (final regular season record of 11-3 in such games; for those of you loyal readers that put your kids through college based on that group of picks, feel free to share some of that love this way).
7. Sheraton Hawaii
Southern Miss def. Nevada: The Fightin' Brett Favres send out their departing head coach on a high note.
8. AdvoCare V100 Independence
Missouri def. North Carolina: When in doubt, go with the Big 12/soon-to-be SEC team over the ACC team that had A LOSING RECORD in the ACC. Yes, you read that right. How were they even allowed to play in a bowl game with a 3-5 conference record?!?!
9. Little Caesars
Western Michigan def. Purdue; Not that either of these teams are that great, but, come on, these players deserve something a little bit better than a bowl game trip to Detroit in late December. At least they'll get free all you can eat pizza. Our esteemed Guest Panel Moderator will definitely be tuned into this game, considering it involves a Michigan directional team (his favorites!).
10. Belk
NC State def. Louisville: Both teams were pretty inconsistent throughout the season. Go with the team with the de facto home field advantage.
Paul-Part Two
ReplyDelete11. Military Bowl
Toledo def. Air Force: Holy Toledo!
12. Bridgepoint Education Holiday
Texas def. California: As they say, everything's bigger in Texas. They also say there's nothing in Texas but steers and...well, it's a family website, so, I'm not going to finish that statement.
13. Champs Sports
Florida State def. Notre Dame: If only they could both lose...I know ties aren't allowed in the college football regular season. Is that same rule applied in the bowl games? Guest Panel Moderator, you have a new homework assignment.
14. Valero Alamo
Baylor def. Washington: Heisman curse, Sheisman curse! Ride RGIII and his mini dreadlocks to victory!
15. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
BYU def. Tulsa: Will the Cougars be sporting their "Mormon magic underwear" for this game? All signs point to yes!
16. New Era Pinstripe
Iowa State def. Rutgers: Steele Jantz (even though he's now the back-up QB for the Cyclones), very strong candidate to be Paul the Octopus' college football heterosexual man crash for the 2012season.
17. Franklin American Mortgage Music City
Mississippi State def. Wake Forest: I've said it before, and I'll say it again: when in doubt, go with the SEC team over the ACC team. In college football, and in life.
18. Insight
Oklahoma def. Iowa: Still amazed that Oklahoma somehow lost three games this season.
19. Meineke Car Care of Texas
Texas A&M def. Northwestern: Dammit, I was hoping A&M wouldn't make a bowl game this year, because this will be an automatic loss (please see my record in games involving Baylor, A&M, and Texas this season) for me. Ah well, 34-1 ain't bad.
20. Hyundai Sun
Georgia Tech def. Utah: Not much to say about this game, really. Moving on quickly...
21. AutoZone Liberty
Vanderbilt def. Cincinnati: When in doubt...just call it a hunch on this one. The Bearcats were this close to a BCS bowl berth, and they're Liberty Bowl. Yikes.
22. Kraft Fight Hunger
Illinois def. UCLA: Potential to be the worst game of the entire bowl game season...set your alarm clock for 7:30 PM that night for the Chick-Fil-A bowl, and get some sleep for your NYE night out during this game.
Paul-Part Three
ReplyDelete23. Chick-fil-A
Virginia def. Auburn: Michael Dyer suspended + home state bias + Paul the Octopus' sister's alma mater = a Virginia bowl game victory.
24. TicketCity
Houston def. Penn State: Keenum is on the Case! Okay...really bad pun. It's 11:15 on a Fri. night, cut me some slack.
25. Outback
Georgia def. Michigan State: When in doubt...
26. Capital One
South Carolina def. Nebraska: Trying to make a joke involving the South Carolina team nickname and the Nebraska team nickname, and I'm failing miserably. Apologies to the loyal Paul the Octopus readers.
27. Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Ohio State def. Florida (total points: 40): This game could very well come down to the leg of one Drew Basil. Or the Florida fans could just plant an explosive device in the Buckeyes' locker room and blow all the players and coaches to smithereens for "stealing" Pope Urban. Either way, Buckeyes will still win.
28. Rose Bowl Game
Oregon def. Wisconsin: We've all seen what happens when Oregon plays against non-Pac 12 teams. But, most of those teams have had really good D lines, which, surprisingly, Wisconsin does not possess this year. If a somewhat mediocre Michigan State offense can put up 39 points on Wisconsin, just wait 'til they see LJ and DAT.
29. Tostitos Fiesta
Oklahoma State def. Stanford: This one should be a lot of fun...don't still be nursing your NYE hangover during this game (yes, I'm talking to you, Buckeye Cock).
30. Allstate Sugar
Virginia Tech def. Michigan: My beloved Hokies make yet another BCS bowl game appearance, and make the Extincts look bad. Big Daddy Hoke will have to wait another year (and a lesser bowl game) to experience post-season success.
31. Discover Orange
Clemson def. WVU: Yikes...one of the more difficult bowl games to predict. Thanks for saving it for the end when my concentration is waning, Mr. Moderator! Jeez...methinks that there will be many an upset drunken coonskin cap wearin' drunken hillbillies come midnight on Jan. 4.
32. AT&T Cotton
Arkansas def. Kansas State: I saw KSU QB Collin Klein play in a few games this season, and he's a whole lotta fun to watch. Unfortunately, a little Paul the Octopus heterosexual man crush love does not a victory create (although it sure as h*ll should!).
33. BBVA Compass Bowl
Pittsburgh def. SMU: Does Pittsburgh even have a head coach? Is SMU still in NCAA death penalty h*ll? Does anyone know? Does anyone care?
34. GoDaddy.com
Northern Illinois def. Arkansas State: Are the GoDaddy.com girls the official mascots for this game? If so, consider this appointment television for Paul the Octopus.
35. Allstate BCS National Championship Game
LSU def. Alabama: My loyal readers and fans are well aware of my hatred and disgust for the head coach in this game that shall go unnamed. Unfortunately, Paul the Octopus hatred usually does not equal a loss for that respective team (although it should, dammit!). That lucky SOB will get his second national title, grass will start to be served in fine dining restaurants across the state of Louisiana, and, most importantly, the second of Paul the Octopus' crazy out on a limb preseason predictions will come to fruition. Paul the Octopus, OUT.