The Guest Panel starts a new competition with a clean slate. Check back on December 21 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 Orange Bowl (Clemson vs. Ohio State)
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
Colorado State vs. Washington State
Dec. 21 / 2 p.m. ESPN
2. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
Fresno State vs. USC
Dec. 21 / 3:30 p.m. ABC
3. Famous Idaho Potato
Buffalo vs. San Diego State
Dec. 21 / 5:30 p.m. ESPN
4. R+L Carriers New Orleans
Tulane vs. UL Lafayette
Dec. 21 / 9 p.m. ESPN
5. Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg
East Carolina vs. Ohio
Dec. 23 / 2 p.m. ESPN
6. Sheraton Hawaii
Boise State vs. Oregon State
Dec. 24 / 8 p.m. ESPN
7. Little Caesars Pizza
Bowling Green vs. Pittsburgh
Dec. 26 / 6 p.m. ESPN
8. San Diego County CU Poinsettia
Northern Illinois vs. Utah State
Dec. 26 / 9:30 p.m. ESPN
9. Military
Marshall vs. Maryland
Dec. 27 / 2:30 p.m. ESPN
10. Texas
Minnesota vs. Syracuse
Dec. 27 / 6 p.m. ESPN
11. Fight Hunger
BYU vs. Washington
Dec. 27 / 9:30 p.m. ESPN
12. New Era Pinstripe
Notre Dame vs. Rutgers
Dec. 28 / 12 p.m. ESPN
13. Belk
Cincinnati vs. North Carolina
Dec. 28 / 3:20 p.m. ESPN
14. Russell Athletic
Louisville vs. Miami, FL
Dec. 28 / 6:45 p.m. ESPN
15. Buffalo Wild Wings
Kansas State vs. Michigan
Dec. 28 / 10:15 p.m. ESPN
16. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Middle Tennessee vs. Navy
Dec. 30 / 11:45 a.m. ESPN
17. Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City
Georgia Tech vs. Ole Miss
Dec. 30 / 3:15 p.m. ESPN
18. Valero Alamo
Oregon vs. Texas
Dec. 30 / 6:45 p.m. ESPN
19. National University Holiday
Arizona State vs. Texas Tech
Dec. 30 / 10:15 p.m. ESPN
20. AdvoCare V100
Arizona vs. Boston College
Dec. 31 / 12:30 p.m. ESPN
21. Hyundai Sun
UCLA vs. Virginia Tech
Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. CBS
22. AutoZone Liberty
Mississippi State vs. Rice
Dec. 31 / 4 p.m. ESPN
23. Chick-fil-A
Duke vs. Texas A&M
Dec. 31 / 8 p.m. ESPN
24. TaxSlayer.com Gator
Georgia vs. Nebraska
Jan. 1 / 12 p.m. ESPN2
25. Heart of Dallas
North Texas vs. UNLV
Jan. 1 / 12 p.m. ESPNU
26. Capital One
South Carolina vs. Wisconsin
Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. ABC
27. Outback
Iowa vs. LSU
Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. ESPN
28. Rose Bowl Game
Michigan State vs. Stanford
Jan. 1 / 5 p.m. ESPN
29. Tostitos Fiesta
Baylor vs. UCF
Jan. 1 / 8:30 p.m. ESPN
30. Allstate Sugar
Alabama vs. Oklahoma
Jan. 2 / 8:30 p.m. ESPN
31. AT&T Cotton
Missouri vs. Oklahoma State
Jan. 3 / 8 p.m. FOX
32. Discover Orange
Clemson vs. Ohio State
Jan. 3 / 8 p.m. ESPN
33. BBVA Compass
Houston vs. Vanderbilt
Jan. 4 / 1 p.m. ESPN
34. GoDaddy
Arkansas State vs. Ball State
Jan. 5 / 9 p.m. ESPN
35. BCS National Championship
Florida State vs. Auburn
Jan. 6 / 8:30 p.m. ESPN
Hudy's T-Shirt Winning Picks:
ReplyDelete1. Gildan New Mexico - Wash State
2. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl - USC
3. Famous Idaho Potato- SDSU
4. R+L Carriers New Orleans -
UL Lafayette
5. Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg - ECU
6. Sheraton Hawaii - Boise State (PS, Boise is not a state, I looked it up)
7. Little Caesars Pizza - Bowling Green
8. San Diego County CU Poinsettia -
No. Illinois
9. Military - Maryland
10. Texas - Minnesota
11. Fight Hunger - Washington
12. New Era Pinstripe - Notre Dame
13. Belk -
Cincinnati
14. Russell Athletic -
Louisville
15. Buffalo Wild Wings -
Michigan
16. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
- Navy
17. Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City
- Ole Miss
18. Valero Alamo -
Oregon
19. National University Holiday =
AZ State
20. AdvoCare V100 -
Arizona
21. Hyundai Sun -
UCLA
22. AutoZone Liberty -
Mississippi State
23. Chick-fil-A =
Texas A&M
24. TaxSlayer.com Gator -
Georgia
25. Heart of Dallas -
UNLV
26. Capital One -
Wisconsin
27. Outback - LSU
28. Rose Bowl Game -
Michigan State
29. Tostitos Fiesta -
Baylor
30. Allstate Sugar -
Alabama
31. AT&T Cotton - Oklahoma State
32. Discover Orange - Ohio State (55points)
33. BBVA Compass -
Vanderbilt
34. GoDaddy -
Ball State
35. BCS National Championship -
Auburn
The senile, mascot-head-wearer greedily returns in hopes of a season sweep, though win or lose I nevertheless look forward to adding a t-shirt to my current collection of 300+ (none of which, trust me, have anything to do with winning a college bowl pool...)
ReplyDeleteHeavy on the PAC-10/SEC in these picks...
Washington State
Fresno State
San Diego State
Tulane
ECU
ORegon State
BG
Northern Illinois
Maryland
Minnesota
Washington
Notre Dame
North Carolina
Louisville
Michigan
Navy
Ole Miss
Oregon
Arizona State
Arizona
UCLA
Mississippi State
Texas A&M
Georgia
UNLV
South Carolina
LSU
Stanford
Baylor
Alabama
Mizzou
Ohio State, 45-42 (Only stop of the game is by the Bucks, and that spells the difference...)
Vandy
Ball State
Auburn
Best of luck to all, and thanks, Mod, for putting this together every year!
Batman
ReplyDelete1. Washington State
2. USC
3. Buffalo
4.UL Lafayette
5. East Carolina
6. Boise State
7. Bowling Green
8. Utah State
9. Maryland
10.Syracuse
11. BYU
12. Notre Dame
13. Cincinnati
14. Louisville
15. Michigan
16. Navy
17. Ole Miss
18. Texas
One last pick for the Fighting Mack Browns! I loved this coach and program over the last few years, they won me a lot games and a few picks contests.
19. Arizona State
20. Arizona
21. UCLA
22. Mississippi State
23. Texas A&M
24. Georgia
25. North Texas
26. South Carolina
This is going to be an interesting game to watch.
27. LSU
28. Michigan State
29. Baylor
30. Alabama
31. Oklahoma State
32. Ohio State
33. Houston
34. Ball State
35. Florida State
Philly Cheese
ReplyDelete1. Gildan New Mexico - Washington State
2. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl - USC
3. Famous Idaho Potato - Buffalo
4. R+L Carriers New Orleans -Tulane
5. Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg - East Carolina
6. Sheraton Hawaii - Boise State
7. Little Caesars Pizza - Bowling Green
8. San Diego County CU Poinsettia - Northern Illinois
9. Military - Marshall
10. Texas - Minnesota
11. Fight Hunger - Washington
12. New Era Pinstripe - Notre Dame
13. Belk - North Carolina
14. Russell Athletic - Louisville
15. Buffalo Wild Wings - Michigan
16. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces - Navy
17. Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City - Georgia Tech
18. Valero Alamo - Oregon
19. National University Holiday - Arizona State
20. AdvoCare V100 - Boston College
21. Hyundai Sun - UCLA
22. AutoZone Liberty - Mississippi State
23. Chick-fil-A - Texas A&M
24. TaxSlayer.com Gator - Georgia
25. Heart of Dallas - North Texas
26. Capital One - South Carolina
27. Outback - LSU
28. Rose Bowl Game - Michigan State
29. Tostitos Fiesta - Baylor
30. Allstate Sugar - Alabama
31. AT&T Cotton - Missouri
32. Discover Orange - Ohio State 105
33. BBVA Compass - Vanderbilt
34. GoDaddy - Ball State
35. BCS National Championship - Florida State
Colorado State beats Washington State
ReplyDeleteFresno State loses to USC
Buffalo loses to San Diego State
Tulane loses to UL Lafayette
East Carolina loses to Ohio
Boise State beats Oregon State
Bowling Green beats Pittsburgh
Northern Illinois beats Utah State
Marshall beats Maryland
Minnesota beats Syracuse
BYU beats Washington
Notre Dame loses to Rutgers
Cincinnati beats North Carolina
Louisville loses to Miami, FL
Kansas State loses to Michigan
Middle Tennessee loses to Navy
Georgia Tech beats Ole Miss
Oregon beatsTexas
Arizona State loses to Texas Tech
Arizona beats Boston College
UCLA beats Virginia Tech
Mississippi State beats Rice
Duke loses to Texas A&M
Georgia beats Nebraska
North Texas loses to UNLV
South Carolina beats Wisconsin
Iowa loses to LSU
Michigan State beats Stanford
Baylor beats UCF
Alabama beats Oklahoma
Missouri beats Oklahoma State
Clemson loses to Ohio State - 72 points
Houston beats Vanderbilt
Arkansas State loses to Ball State
Florida State loses to Auburn
OLD BAG OF MAN IS IN POSTSEASON FORM.
ReplyDelete1) WASU. GO FIGHTING MIKE LEACHES
2) USC. GO FIGHTING FORMER KIFFINS
3) BUFFALO. A BATTLE OF TWO OSU OPPONENTS. THEY PLAYED US TOUGHER.
4) UL LAFAYETTE.
5) OU.
6) OREGON ST.
7) BGSU. MY WIFE SAYS SO.
8) N.ILL. SO CLOSE TO A BCS BOWL.
9) MARYLAND. THE FUTURE BIG 10 NEEDS THIS.
10) MINN. GO FIGHTING KILLS. WAIT THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT.
11) WASH. GO FIGHTING FORMER SARKESIANS.
12) RUTGERS. THE FUTURE BIG 10 NEEDS THIS AND I CAN'T STAND THOSE WHO CHEAT IN SCHOOL.
13) UC.
14) LOUISVILLE.
15) MICHIGAN. MY SKIN IS CRAWLING TYPING THIS.
16) NAVY. CUE THE VILLAGE PEOPLE SONG.
17) OLE MISS.
18) OREGON.
19) ASU.
20) ARIZONA. GO FIGHTING RODRIGUEZS
21) UCLA.
22) MISS ST.
23) TEXAS A&M.
24) NEBRASKA. BATTLE OF THE BACK-UP QB'S.
25) N. TEXAS. IS KATHY IRELAND STILL THE KICKER?
26) WISCONSIN. THE BIG 10 REALLY NEEDS THIS.
27) LSU. COMPLETE MISMATCH.
28) MSU. TAKE IT TO THOSE SMART KIDS.
29) BAYLOR.
30) BAMA. ANOTHER COMPLETE MISMATCH.
31) MIZZOU.
32) OSU. WE NEED THIS BADLY.
33) HOUSTON. GO OILERS.
34) BALL ST. GO FIGHTING LETTERMANS.
35) FSU. BEST CHANCE TO STOP THE SEC.
TIEBREAKER: 78
1. Gildan New Mexico Bowl - Washington State
ReplyDelete2. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl - Fresno State
3. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Buffalo
4. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl - Tulane
5. Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl - Ohio
6. Sheraton Hawaii Bowl - Oregon State
7. Little Caesars Pizza Bowl - Bowling Green
8. San Diego County CU Poinsettia Bowl - Northern Illinois
9. Military Bowl - Marshall
10. Texas Bowl - Minnesota
11. Fight Hunger Bowl - Washington
12. New Era Pinstripe Bowl - Rutgers
13. Belk Bowl - Cincinnati
14. Russell Athletic Bowl - Louisville
15. Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl - Kansas State
16. Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl - Navy
17. Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City Bowl - Ole Miss
18. Valero Alamo Bowl - Texas
19. National University Holiday Bowl - Arizona State
20. AdvoCare V100 Bowl - Arizona
21. Hyundai Sun Bowl - UCLA
22. AutoZone Liberty Bowl - Rice
23. Chick-fil-A Bowl - Texas A&M
24. TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl - Georgia
25. Heart of Dallas Bowl - UNLV
26. Capital One Bowl - Wisconsin
27. Outback Bowl - LSU
28. Rose Bowl Game Bowl - Michigan State
29. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - Baylor
30. Allstate Sugar Bowl - Alabama
31. AT&T Cotton Bowl - Oklahoma State
32. Discover Orange Bowl - Ohio State
33. BBVA Compass Bowl - Vanderbilt
34. GoDaddy Bowl - Ball State
35. BCS National Championship - Florida State
Orange Bowl Tiebreaker - 99 points
ReplyDeleteFuntik the Hog's 2013 Bowl Game Picks, Batch #1:
ReplyDeleteA somewhat disappointing end to the regular season, but much kudos to the senile mascot head wearing AARP member for grabbing the Guest Panel mid-way through the season and never relinquishing it.
Gildan New Mexico
Washington State def. Colorado State: The first week of bowl games usually has a few hidden gems amongst the steaming dog pile of games. This one is a good candidate to be one of those gems. Be sure to have your TV tuned to ESPN at 2 PM to catch this one.
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
USC def. Fresno State: To USC's credit, if they win this game, they'll have a 10 win season. Considering the fiasco that was their season in 2012 and the beginning of the 2013 season, that's saying something.
Famous Idaho Potato
San Diego State def. Buffalo: The starchiest bowl game of them all!
R+L Carriers New Orleans
UL Lafayette def. Tulane: The personal favorite bowl game of mine and The Hairs', based on the location and the presenting sponsor.
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg
ReplyDeleteEast Carolina def. Ohio: Any intercollegiate or professional sports team with a nickname of Pirates is an automatic winner in my book.
Sheraton Hawaii
Oregon State def. Boise State: Hehehe...beavers.
Little Caesars Pizza
Pittsburgh def. Bowling Green: One of the more difficult early season bowl games to predict. The Panthers win because they'll be getting Larry Fitzgerald Jr. (Devin Street) back from injury and BGSU will be coached by an interim head coach.
San Diego County CU Poinsettia
Northern Illinois def. Utah State: Huskies beat Mormons 10 times out of 10.
Military Bowl
Maryland def. Marshall: Too many teams that begin with "Ma" in this game. But fear the turtle in this game, regardless.
10. Texas
Minnesota def. Syracuse: Funtik actually saw the Orange (one of his alma maters) play live in person in early October, and it was not pretty (granted, it was vs. Clemson when they were undefeated and in the top five). They don't fare all that much better versus a slightly underrated Gophers team, although the Orange have been known to pull off bowl game surprises in the past, so who knows...
Fight Hunger
Washington def. BYU: One of those games that falls under the category of yea sure, why not.
New Era Pinstripe
Notre Dame def. Rutgers: Didn't Notre Dame play in the national title game last year, and it's best player was a national punchline? Did they even play any games this season?
Belk
North Carolina def. Cincinnati: Going with the Tar Heels because it's pretty much a home game for them, and the Bearcats play in the AAC, which is an automatic two strikes against any team participating in a bowl game.
Russell Athletic
Louisville def. Miami, FL: Also known as the Teddy Bridgewater 2014 NFL Draft #1 Pick Audition Bowl.
15. Buffalo Wild Wings
Kansas State def. Michigan: The Moderator will have to settle for a non-directional Michigan team in this bowl season, as none of his favorite Michigan directional teams made a bowl game. It was a down year for the compass teams...
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
ReplyDeleteNavy def. Middle Tennessee State: It'd be sacrilegious if I picked against a team whose campus is about 45 mins. away from where I live. Go Navy, Beat Army! Whoops...about two weeks too late for that one.
Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City
Ole Miss def. Georgia Tech: Going with my standby rule of when in doubt, go with the SEC in most, if not all, situations.
Valero Alamo
Oregon def. Texas: Part of me really wants to pick Texas in Mack Brown's last game as head coach (personally, methinks he got a raw deal, but that's another story for another time), but Oregon just has too much on offense to lose to a clearly inferior team in Texas. On another note, I am upset that I still have yet to see my dream title game match-up of Oregon vs. Alabama.
National University Holiday
Arizona State def. Texas Tech: Although Texas Tech may have the GQ head coach, ASU is the far better team. Plus, much hotter co-eds too. Those two factors added together equal a big win for the Sun Devils.
AdvoCare V100
Arizona def. Boston College: I make one prediction for this game (other than the final result) - there will be a lot of rushing yards in this game (the game features the nation's two leading rushers). Yea...just a bit.
Hyundai Sun
UCLA def. Virginia Tech: It somewhat pains me to pick against my Hokies, but, let's keep in mind that this team has lost some BAD games this season - Duke, vs. Maryland in Blacksburg, etc. The Hokies will keep it close, but their QB Thomas makes one final bonehead play in his less than stellar career in the 4th quarter to lose the game.
AutoZone Liberty
Mississippi State def. Rice: Yea sure, why not.
Chick-fil-A
Texas A&M def. Duke: For all of his faults, Johnny Football sure is entertaining and fun to watch. I dunno about anyone else, but I'll certainly miss watching him play in college.
TaxSlayer.com Gator
Georgia def. Nebraska: Although the Bulldogs SHOULD win without much issue, judging by their games this season, this one will come down to the final play.
Heart of Dallas
North Texas def. UNLV: Near home field advantage gives the Meanest of all Greens the win.
Capital One
South Carolina def. Wisconsin: In the final act of his collegiate career, Jadeveon Clowney actually decapitates Badgers RB James White.
Outback
LSU def. Iowa: I remember how the Hawkeyes' running game and tight ends dominated the game vs. Ohio State for three quarters, and then the Buckeyes' sheer talent won out. I see a somewhat similar game here, even moreso with the Tigers' future first round draft pick QB Mettenberger out for this game.
Rose Bowl Game
Stanford def. Michigan State: For those of you that want to see offensive fireworks, do not watch this game.
Tostitos Fiesta
Baylor def. UCF: Since when did Baylor head coach Art Briles become a hot NFL head coaching candidate, and also when did UCF QB Blake Bortles become the #1 overall NFL draft in 2014?!?! Did I miss something?!?! Apparently yes...
Allstate Sugar
Alabama def. Oklahoma: This one could get really ugly for the Sooners...keep in mind that the Crimson Tide are one miracle play of the year (and numerous bonehead coaching decisions) away from playing for their third straight national title.
AT&T Cotton
ReplyDeleteMissouri def. Oklahoma State: Should be one of the more closely contested and entertaining non-BCS bowl games. Although the Tigers did screw Funtik over in the SEC championship game, I still give them a lot of respect and admiration, and gonna go with them in this game.
Discover Orange
Ohio State def. Clemson (total points: 79): For the degenerate gambler readers of the Buckeye Pregame Blog, whatever the over/under is in this game, take the over. The defenses in this game should just stay back at the team hotel.
BBVA Compass
Vanderbilt def. Houston: Even with Vanderbilt losing its starting QB, going with the Commodores here...remember, when in doubt, go with the SEC. James Franklin will likely not be in Nashville come this time next year, sorry Commodores fans.
GoDaddy
Ball State def. Arkansas State: The fighting David Lettermans beat up on the Red Wolves.
BCS National Championship
Florida State def. Auburn: It's tough to go against the SEC in most any BCS bowl game, but, Auburn's defense has been pretty much Swiss cheese, while FSU's is one of the best in the nation. Not to mention they have the Heisman Trophy winner under center. Nevertheless, a very entertaining game to be had here.