Wednesday, December 05, 2012

Guest Panel-Bowl Games

The Guest Panel starts a new competition with a clean slate. Check back on December 15 for the picks/comments for all 35 bowl games.

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 Rose Bowl (Stanford vs. Wisconsin) 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 Bowl
Arizona vs. Nevada
December 15, 7 p.m., ESPN

2.Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Toledo vs. Utah State
December 15, 4:30 p.m., ESPN

3.Poinsettia Bowl
BYU vs. San Diego State
December 20, 8 p.m., ESPN

4.Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
Ball State vs. UCF
December 21, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

5.R+L Carriers New Orleans
East Carolina vs. UL Lafayette
December 22, 12 p.m., ESPN

6.MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
Boise State vs. Washington
December 22, 3:30 p.m., ESPN

7.Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Fresno State vs. SMU
December 24, 8 p.m., ESPN

8.Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky
December 26, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

9.Military Bowl
Bowling Green vs. San Diego State
December 27, 3 p.m., ESPN

10.Belk Bowl
Cincinnati vs. Duke
December 27, 6:30 p.m., ESPN

11.Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
Baylor vs. UCLA
December 27, 9:45 p.m., ESPN

12.AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Ohio vs. ULM
December 28, 2 p.m., ESPN

13.Russell Atheltic Bowl
Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech
December 28, 5:30 p.m., ESPN

14.Meineke Car Care Bowl
Minnesota vs. Texas Tech
December 28, 9 p.m., ESPN

15.Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Air Force vs. Rice
December 29, 11:45 a.m., ESPN

16.New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Syracuse vs. West Virginia
December 29, 3:15 p.m., ESPN

17.Kraft Fight Hunger
Arizona State vs. Navy
December 29, 4 p.m., ESPN2

18.Valero Alama Bowl
Oregon State vs. Texas
December 29, 6:45 p.m., ESPN

19.Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Michigan State vs. TCU
December 29, 10:15 p.m. ESPN

20.Music City Bowl
NC State vs. Vanderbilt
December 31, 12 p.m., ESPN

21.Hyundai Sun Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. USC
December 31, 2 p.m., CBS

22.AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Iowa State vs. Tulsa
December 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

23.Chick-fil-A Bowl
Clemson vs. LSU
December 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

24.Heart of Dallas Bowl
Purdue vs. Oklahoma State
January 1, 12 p.m., ESPNU

25.TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Northwestern
January 1, 12 p.m., ESPN2

26.Capital One Bowl
Georgia vs. Nebraska
January 1, 1 p.m., ABC

27.Outback Bowl
Michigan vs. South Carolina
January 1, 1 p.m., ESPN

28.Rose Bowl
Stanford vs. Wisconsin
January 1, 5 p.m., ESPN

29.Discover Orange Bowl
Florida State vs. Northern Illinois
January 1, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

30.Allstate Sugar Bowl
Florida vs. Louisville
January 2, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

31.Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Kansas State vs. Oregon
January 3, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

32.AT&T Cotton Bowl
Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M
January 4, 8 p.m., FOX

33.BBVA Compass Bowl
Ole Miss vs. Pittsburgh
January 5, 1 p.m., ESPN

34.GoDaddy.com Bowl
Arkansas State vs. Kent State
January 6, 9 p.m., ESPN

35.BCS National Championship
Alabama vs. Notre Dame
January 7, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

14 comments:

  1. Coaches resurrecting dormant programs, only to jumps ship once they finally reach a bowl game? Million dollar buyouts of contracts all over America? Teams with losing conference records (we're looking at you, Golden Gophers) playing in a bowl game? A New Years Day game with two teams combining for a record of 13-11? But Lord knows, a few poor black kids sell their trophies for some tattoos, lets treat that school like its some genocidal, third world dictatorship...

    Gotta love the NCAA...

    Arizona
    Utah State
    San Diego State
    UCF
    UL Lafayette
    Washington - but watch how Boise dupes two TDs out of the gullible U-Dubs defense
    Fresno State
    Central Michigan
    San Jose State
    Cincinnati
    UCLA
    ULM - Talk about a Sports Illustrated jinx. OUs ship has sunk...
    Virginia Tech - Rutgers couldn't beat a one legged QB in their season finale
    Texas Tech
    Rice
    West Virginia
    Arizona State
    Oregon State
    Michigan State
    Vandy
    USC
    Iowa State
    LSU
    Oklahoma State
    Mississippi State
    Georgia
    South Carolina
    Stanford
    Florida State
    Florida
    Oregon
    Texas A&M
    Ole Miss
    Arkansas State
    Alabama

    37 points in the tiebreaker.

    Got the SEC winning em all, with the Big Ten (except for the Top Two) winning only one (and that's gonna be iffy...), and the MAC only getting one win. Dennis Downer, signing off...

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  2. OLD BAG OF MAN HAD A DISAPPOINTING SEASON BUT HE'S GOT A CHANCE AT REDEMPTION.

    1) ARIZONA
    2) TOLEDO
    3) BYU
    4) UCF
    5) UL LAFAYETTE
    6) BOISE ST.
    7) FRESNO ST.
    8) CENTRAL MICH
    9) BGSU
    10) UC
    11) UCLA
    12) OHIO
    13) VA TECH
    14) TEXAS TECH
    15) AIR FORCE
    16) WEST VIRGINA
    17) ARIZONA ST.
    18) TEXAS
    19) TCU
    20) NC STATE
    21) USC
    22) TULSA
    23) LSU
    24) OKLAHOMA ST.
    25) NORTHWESTERN
    26) GEORGIA
    27) SOUTH CAROLINA
    28) STANFORD
    29) FSU
    30) FLORIDA
    31) OREGON
    32) TEXAS A&M
    33) OLE MISS
    34) KENT ST.
    35) ALABAMA

    TIEBREAKER: 52

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  3. Philly Cheese

    Arizona
    Utah State
    BYU
    UCF
    UL Lafayette
    Boise State
    Fresno State
    Central Michigan
    San Jose State?
    Duke
    Baylor
    Ohio
    Rutgers
    Texas Tech
    Air Force
    West Virginia
    Navy
    Texas
    TCU
    Vanderbilt
    USC
    Tulsa
    LSU
    Oklahoma State
    Northwestern
    Georgia
    South Carolina
    Stanford 81
    Florida State
    Florida
    Oregon
    Texas A&M
    Ole Miss
    Kent State
    Alabama

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  4. Batman

    1.Gildan New Mexico Bowl
    Arizona

    2.Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
    Utah State

    3.Poinsettia Bowl
    San Diego State

    4.Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
    UCF

    5.R+L Carriers New Orleans
    UL Lafayette

    6.MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
    Boise State

    7.Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
    Fresno State

    8.Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
    Western Kentucky

    9.Military Bowl
    San Jose State

    10.Belk Bowl
    Cincinnati

    11.Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
    UCLA

    12.AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
    ULM

    13.Russell Atheltic Bowl
    Rutgers

    14.Meineke Car Care Bowl
    Texas Tech

    15.Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
    Rice

    16.New Era Pinstripe Bowl
    West Virginia

    17.Kraft Fight Hunger
    Arizona State

    18.Valero Alama Bowl
    Texas

    19.Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
    TCU

    20.Music City Bowl
    Vanderbilt

    21.Hyundai Sun Bowl
    USC

    22.AutoZone Liberty Bowl
    Tulsa

    23.Chick-fil-A Bowl
    LSU

    24.Heart of Dallas Bowl
    Oklahoma State

    25.TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
    Northwestern

    26.Capital One Bowl
    Georgia

    27.Outback Bowl
    Michigan

    28.Rose Bowl
    Stanford

    29.Discover Orange Bowl
    Florida State

    30.Allstate Sugar Bowl
    Florida

    31.Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
    Oregon

    32.AT&T Cotton Bowl
    Oklahoma

    33.BBVA Compass Bowl
    Ole Miss

    34.GoDaddy.com Bowl
    Arkansas State

    35.BCS National Championship
    Alabama

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  5. Batman's Rose Bowl Tie Breaker is 53.

    Also took a big dive in the regular season standings.

    Hope was still there and if I would have gone 6-0 in the final week, I would have won. But the dogs didn't come through.

    It's a different feeling going into this bowl season without Ohio State and Penn State. Just don't care quite as much.

    Good luck to the panel!

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  6. Hudy Picks:
    My NAtl Championship pick is made in protest.

    1.Gildan New Mexico Bowl
    Arizona vs. Nevada - (Arizona)
    December 15, 7 p.m., ESPN

    2.Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
    Toledo vs. Utah State - (Utah State)
    December 15, 4:30 p.m., ESPN

    3.Poinsettia Bowl
    BYU vs. San Diego State - (BYU)
    December 20, 8 p.m., ESPN

    4.Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
    Ball State vs. UCF - (UCF)
    December 21, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

    5.R+L Carriers New Orleans
    East Carolina vs. UL Lafayette (UL Lafayette)
    December 22, 12 p.m., ESPN

    6.MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
    Boise State vs. Washington - (Washington)
    December 22, 3:30 p.m., ESPN

    7.Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
    Fresno State vs. SMU - (SMU)
    December 24, 8 p.m., ESPN

    8.Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
    Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky - (Central Michigan)
    December 26, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

    9.Military Bowl
    Bowling Green vs. San Diego State - (San Diego State)
    December 27, 3 p.m., ESPN

    10.Belk Bowl
    Cincinnati vs. Duke - (Cincinnati)
    December 27, 6:30 p.m., ESPN

    11.Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
    Baylor vs. UCLA - (Baylor)
    December 27, 9:45 p.m., ESPN

    12.AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
    Ohio vs. ULM - (Ohio)
    December 28, 2 p.m., ESPN

    13.Russell Atheltic Bowl
    Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech - (Va Tech)
    December 28, 5:30 p.m., ESPN

    14.Meineke Car Care Bowl
    Minnesota vs. Texas Tech - (tx tech)
    December 28, 9 p.m., ESPN

    15.Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
    Air Force vs. Rice - (Air Force)
    December 29, 11:45 a.m., ESPN

    16.New Era Pinstripe Bowl
    Syracuse vs. West Virginia - (West Virginia)
    December 29, 3:15 p.m., ESPN

    17.Kraft Fight Hunger
    Arizona State vs. Navy - (AZ State)
    December 29, 4 p.m., ESPN2

    18.Valero Alama Bowl
    Oregon State vs. Texas - (Texas)
    December 29, 6:45 p.m., ESPN

    19.Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
    Michigan State vs. TCU -(Mich state)
    December 29, 10:15 p.m. ESPN

    20.Music City Bowl
    NC State vs. Vanderbilt - (Vanderbilt)
    December 31, 12 p.m., ESPN

    21.Hyundai Sun Bowl
    Georgia Tech vs. USC -(USC)
    December 31, 2 p.m., CBS

    22.AutoZone Liberty Bowl
    Iowa State vs. Tulsa - (Iowa State)
    December 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

    23.Chick-fil-A Bowl
    Clemson vs. LSU - (LSU)
    December 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

    24.Heart of Dallas Bowl
    Purdue vs. Oklahoma State - (OK State)
    January 1, 12 p.m., ESPNU

    25.TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
    Mississippi State vs. Northwestern - (Miss State)
    January 1, 12 p.m., ESPN2

    26.Capital One Bowl
    Georgia vs. Nebraska - (Georgia)
    January 1, 1 p.m., ABC

    27.Outback Bowl
    Michigan vs. South Carolina - (Michigan)
    January 1, 1 p.m., ESPN

    28.Rose Bowl
    Stanford vs. Wisconsin - (Wisconsin) - (Rose Score 30-23)
    January 1, 5 p.m., ESPN

    29.Discover Orange Bowl
    Florida State vs. Northern Illinois - (NIU)
    January 1, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

    30.Allstate Sugar Bowl
    Florida vs. Louisville - (Florida)
    January 2, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

    31.Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
    Kansas State vs. Oregon -(Oregon)
    January 3, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

    32.AT&T Cotton Bowl
    Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M - (Tex A&M)
    January 4, 8 p.m., FOX

    33.BBVA Compass Bowl
    Ole Miss vs. Pittsburgh - (OLE MISS)
    January 5, 1 p.m., ESPN

    34.GoDaddy.com Bowl
    Arkansas State vs. Kent State - (Kent Read, Kent Write Kent State)
    January 6, 9 p.m., ESPN

    35.BCS National Championship
    Alabama vs. Notre Dame - OHIO STATE
    January 7, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

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  7. 1. Arizona
    2. Toledo
    3. San Diego St
    4. UCF
    5. East Carolina
    6. Boise St
    7. Fresno St
    8. Central Michigan
    9. Bowling green
    10. Cincy
    11. UCLA
    12. OU
    13. Virginia tech
    14. Texas tech
    15. Rice
    16. West Virginia
    17. Arizona St
    18. Texas
    19. Tcu
    20. Nc state
    21. USC
    22. Iowa St
    23. LSU
    24. Oklahoma St
    25. Northwestern
    26. Georgia
    27. South Carolina
    28. Stanford
    29. Florida St
    30. Florida
    31. Kansas St
    32. Oklahoma
    33. Ole miss
    34. Kent St
    35. Alabama

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  8. dr. funkenstein12/13/2012 11:50 PM

    1.Gildan New Mexico Bowl - Nevada
    2.Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Utah State
    3.Poinsettia Bowl -
    BYU
    4.Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl - UCF
    5.R+L Carriers New Orleans - UL Lafayette
    6.MAACO Bowl Las Vegas -
    Boise State
    7.Sheraton Hawaii Bowl -
    Fresno State
    8.Little Caesars Pizza Bowl - Western Kentucky
    9.Military Bowl - San Diego State
    10.Belk Bowl - Cincinnati
    11.Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl - UCLA
    12.AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl - Ohio
    13.Russell Atheltic Bowl - Virginia Tech
    14.Meineke Car Care Bowl - Minnesota
    15.Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl - Rice
    16.New Era Pinstripe Bowl - West Virginia
    17.Kraft Fight Hunger - Arizona State
    18.Valero Alamo Bowl - Oregon State
    19.Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl -
    Michigan State
    20.Music City Bowl - Vanderbilt
    21.Hyundai Sun Bowl - USC
    22.AutoZone Liberty Bowl - Iowa State
    23.Chick-fil-A Bowl - Clemson
    24.Heart of Dallas Bowl - Oklahoma State
    25.TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl - Northwestern
    26.Capital One Bowl - Georgia
    27.Outback Bowl - Michigan
    28.Rose Bowl - Wisconsin
    29.Discover Orange Bowl - Florida State
    30.Allstate Sugar Bowl - Florida
    31.Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - Kansas State
    32.AT&T Cotton Bowl - Oklahoma
    33.BBVA Compass Bowl - Ole Miss
    34.GoDaddy.com Bowl - Kent State
    35.BCS National Championship - Notre Dame

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  9. Tiebreaker: 29

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  10. dr. funkenstein12/14/2012 8:29 AM

    Rose Bowl - 75 points scored

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  11. Funtik the Hog12/14/2012 9:56 PM

    Funtik the Hog
    Post 1 of 2

    1.Gildan New Mexico Bowl
    Arizona def. Nevada: Arizona has the leading rusher in the entire nation. Nevada does not. They ONLY have the 2nd leading rusher in the entire nation. What a bunch of losers.

    2.Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
    Utah State def. Toledo: Not sure why this bowl has earned the nickname of being “famous,” but whatever. Potatoes are pretty awesome, in any form. Going with the Aggies here because they’re ranked, and their QB is named Chuckie. Anyone with the nickname of Chuckie and has made it as far in life as this guy has, has Funtik’s respect.

    3.Poinsettia Bowl
    San Diego State def. BYU: Tough game to pick; after all, BYU did lose to Notre Dame by a FG. But, this is a default home for the Aztecs, so, home field advantage wins out over the luck o’ the Mormons.

    4.Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
    Ball State def. UCF: The Fightin’ David Lettermans win a close game over the Mickey Mouses.

    5.R+L Carriers New Orleans
    UL Lafayette def. East Carolina: A game involving Funtik’s two favorite FBS college football team nicknames, in one of Funtik’s favorite cities in the world!!! Does life get any more grand?!?! Oh yes…a Buckeye Pregame Bowl Season Guest Panel championship, that’s how!

    6.MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
    Boise State def. Washington: In spite of the fact that Funtik the Hog’s College Football Hog Crush of the 2011 season (Kellen Moore) no longer plays for the Smurf Turfs, they still somehow find a way to win this game.

    7.Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
    Fresno State def. SMU: Remember when Fresno State was THE mid-major college football team in the early ‘00s? So does SMU.

    8.Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
    Central Michigan def. Western Kentucky: For Mr. Moderator, a special bowl game involving a directional Michigan team, AND a directional team from his neighboring state. He will have a wide smile on his face for the entirety of this game.

    9.Military Bowl
    San Jose State def. Bowling Green: The Moderator seems to think that San Diego State is playing in this game instead of San Jose State. Too much of your own special homemade holiday brew there, Mr. Moderator?

    10.Belk Bowl
    Cincinnati def. Duke: Just look at the opponent. And no, this is not men’s basketball. Easy choice.

    11.Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
    UCLA def. Baylor: A really tough game to pick. UCLA, despite on much less of a roll than Baylor right now, lost 4 games the entire season, two of them to Stanford in a span of six days, and in one of those games they had nothing to play for. There’s no shame in losing to the Rose Bowl representative and conqueror of Oregon. Whichever team has the ball last wins this game.

    12.AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
    ULM def. Ohio: Wasn’t ULM a de facto SEC conference team this season? They certainly played better than Auburn and Arkansas for most of the season.

    13.Russell Atheltic Bowl
    Rutgers def. Virginia Tech: Rutgers was one game away from losing to Florida in a BCS bowl game. VA Tech, despite being one of Funtik’s favorite teams, struggled mightily all season, and had to scrap and claw its way to a bowl game.

    14.Meineke Car Care Bowl
    Texas Tech def. Minnesota: Texas Tech, still one of the coolest logos in all of college football. Based on that fact alone, they win this game.

    15.Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
    Air Force def. Rice: Thankfully, a service academy is properly placed in a military-oriented bowl game. And as such, the service academy actually wins said bowl game.

    16.New Era Pinstripe Bowl
    West Virginia def. Syracuse: Funtik picking against one of his alma maters. The wild, crazy, and likely intoxicated Mountaineers won’t soon forget the beatdown that the Orange laid upon them in their last season as a member of the Big East conference. Syracuse will have a big de facto home field advantage though.

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  12. Funtik the Hog12/14/2012 9:57 PM

    Funtik the Hog
    Post 2 of 3

    17.Kraft Fight Hunger
    Arizona State def. Navy: Shouldn’t Navy automatically be playing in one of those military-oriented bowl games?

    18.Valero Alama Bowl
    Oregon State def. Texas: Texas has been a thorn in Funtik’s side all Guest Panel season, missing (either way) on most of the games that we’ve been assigned to pick for them. Here’s yet another huge middle finger to the Longhorns and Mack Brown

    19.Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
    TCU def. Michigan State: The most delicious bowl game of them all!


    20.Music City Bowl
    Vanderbilt def. NC State: I am going to abide by my strict rule in picking games for the entire bowl season – when in doubt, pick for the SEC, and pick against the ACC. Those two rules apply themselves nicely in this game.

    21.Hyundai Sun Bowl
    USC def. Georgia Tech: Why was Georgia Tech allowed to play in a bowl game again, let alone a halfway decent one?

    22.AutoZone Liberty Bowl
    Tulsa def. Iowa State: This is purely a gut pick, especially because Iowa State had a convincing victory over Tulsa in the season opener.

    23.Chick-fil-A Bowl
    LSU def. Clemson: Please see my Music City Bowl comment above.

    24.Heart of Dallas Bowl
    Oklahoma State def. Purdue: The Cowboys were a deceptively good team this year that suffered some close losses to very highly ranked teams. The Boilermakers were not deceptively average, and that is why their former head coach is now unemployed.

    25.TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
    Northwestern def. Mississippi State: I know I’m going against my SEC rule here, but, Miss. State won all of its games against teams not participating in bowl games. Once they started playing big boy teams, well, we all saw what happened.

    26.Capital One Bowl
    Georgia def. Nebraska: Georgia was a tipped pass and some poor clock management away from playing for the national championship, and they get relegated to a second tier New Year’s Day bowl game. Take the Bulldogs, and the points, in this game.

    27.Outback Bowl
    South Carolina def. Michigan: Loyal readers of the Guest Panel should know of my total lack of respect for Shoelace Robinson. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t respect the Wolverine football program, I just think that Robinson is the most overrated college football player of the last half decade. That trend continues here in his last collegiate football game. Look for him to have a wonderful Eric Crouch-esque career in the NFL.

    28.Rose Bowl (total points: 48)
    Stanford def. Wisconsin: Is it just me, or are all the BCS bowl games much easier to pick than the lesser pre-New Year’s Day games?

    29.Discover Orange Bowl
    Florida State def. Northern Illinois: Hey Huskies, you tried and you were successful, and that’s all you can really ask for. Plus, you’ll be getting a nice big check after the game as well.

    30.Allstate Sugar Bowl
    Florida def. Louisville: Funtik has disrespected Florida all season, and (to an extent) somewhat rightly so. Against a pretty mediocre Big East champion though, they show Funtik and everyone else in the country that they are once again a team to be feared in the SEC and the country at large.

    31.Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
    Oregon def. Kansas State: Take the over in the game, whatever it might be. The Duck will be doing a lot of push-ups in this one!

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  13. Funtik the Hog12/14/2012 9:58 PM

    Funtik the Hog
    Post 3 of 3


    32.AT&T Cotton Bowl
    Texas A&M def. Oklahoma: The Aggies are friggin’ stacked – they have at least three high 1st round 2013 NFL Draft picks in Joeckel, Moore, and Matthews, plus the redshirt freshman Heisman Trophy winner. Sheesh! Tell me how this team lost two games again???

    33.BBVA Compass Bowl
    Ole Miss def. Pittsburgh: How do bowl games like this somehow get thrown in after the first wave of the BCS bowl games and before the national championship game? Funtik’s “when in doubt” rule also applies to the Big East versus the SEC as well.

    34.GoDaddy.com Bowl
    Kent State def. Arkansas State: The Golden Flashes (one of the weirder college football team nicknames in the country; but what do you really expect from Kent Read, Kent Write, Kent State?) were a double OT loss from potentially losing to Florida State in a BCS bowl game. Incidentally, both coaches will be coached by interim replacement head coaches. I guess that’s what happens when you’re a mid major team and you have a really good season, and you’re located geographically near a BCS bowl conference team that had a poor season.

    35.BCS National Championship
    Alabama def. Notre Dame: In yesterday’s news, the SEC wins yet another national championship.

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  14. Black Widow's Picks:

    1.Gildan New Mexico Bowl
    Arizona over Nevada

    2.Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
    Utah State over Toledo

    3.Poinsettia Bowl
    San Diego State over BYU

    4.Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
    UCF over Ball state

    5.R+L Carriers New Orleans
    UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns over E. Carolina

    6.MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
    Boise State over Washington

    7.Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
    Fresno State over SMU

    8.Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
    Western Kentucky over Central Michigan

    9.Military Bowl
    San Jose State over BG

    10.Belk Bowl
    Cincinnati over Duke

    11.Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
    UCLA over Baylor

    12.AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
    ULM over Ohio

    13.Russell Atheltic Bowl
    Rutgers over Virginia Tech

    14.Meineke Car Care Bowl
    Texas Tech over Minnesota

    15.Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
    Air Force over Rice

    16.New Era Pinstripe Bowl
    West Virginia over Syracuse

    17.Kraft Fight Hunger
    Arizona State over Navy

    18.Valero Alama Bowl
    Oregon State over Texas

    19.Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
    TCU over Mich State

    20.Music City Bowl
    Vanderbilt over NC State

    21.Hyundai Sun Bowl
    USC over GA Tech

    22.AutoZone Liberty Bowl
    Iowa State over Tulsa

    23.Chick-fil-A Bowl
    LSU over Clemson

    24.Heart of Dallas Bowl
    Oklahoma State over Purdue

    25.TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl
    Mississippi State over Northwestern

    26.Capital One Bowl
    Georgia over Nebraska

    27.Outback Bowl
    South Carolina over Michigan

    28.Rose Bowl
    Stanford over Wisconsin
    TOTAL SCORE: 65

    29.Discover Orange Bowl
    Florida State over Northern Illinois

    30.Allstate Sugar Bowl
    Florida over Louisville

    31.Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
    Oregon over K State

    32.AT&T Cotton Bowl
    Oklahoma over Texas A&M: Heisman curse!

    33.BBVA Compass Bowl
    Ole Miss over Pittsburgh

    34.GoDaddy.com Bowl
    Kent State over Arkansas State

    35.BCS National Championship
    Alabama over Notre Dame

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