The Bowl Picks

[dlgood]

This week, I am apparently all drabbled out. So instead, I will go ahead and post my predictions for this season's Bowl Games - something almost none of my Friendslist will care about. However, those who care in the slightest, may certainly use this as a way to come back and mock me on January 5, when my picks fail to pan.

Keep in mind, I have no particular expertise beyond having watched several of the regular season major conference games. Predicitons should not be used as the basis for cash wagers, and I won't be betting on any of these anyway. Picks in Bold.

Tuesday, December 16
NEW ORLEANS BOWL
Memphis at North Texas

Thursday, December 18
GMAC BOWL
Miami (OHIO) at Louisville, 8:00 PM ET

Friday, December 19
DI-AA CHAMPIONSHIP
Delaware at Colgate

Monday, December 22
MAZDA TANGERINE BOWL
N.C. State at Kansas

Tuesday, December 23
PLAINS CAPITAL FORT WORTH BOWL
TCU at Boise State

Wednesday, December 24
LAS VEGAS BOWL
Oregon State at New Mexico

Thursday, December 25
SHERATON HAWAII BOWL
Houston at Hawaii

Friday, December 26
MOTOR CITY BOWL
Northwestern at Bowling Green

INSIGHT BOWL
Virginia Tech at California

Saturday, December 27
CONTINENTAL TIRE BOWL
Pittsburgh at Virginia

Monday, December 29
MASTERCARD ALAMO BOWL
Michigan State at Nebraska

Tuesday, December 30
EV1.NET HOUSTON BOWL
Navy at Texas Tech

PACIFIC LIFE HOLIDAY BOWL
Texas at Washington State

SILICON VALLEY FOOTBALL CLASSIC
UCLA at Fresno State

Wednesday, December 31
GAYLORD HOTELS MUSIC CITY BOWL
Wisconsin at Auburn

WELLS FARGO SUN BOWL
Oregon at Minnesota

AXA LIBERTY BOWL
Utah at Southern Miss

MAINSTAY INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Missouri at Arkansas

DIAMOND WALNUT SF BOWL
Boston College at Colorado State

Thursday, January 1
OUTBACK BOWL
Iowa at Florida

CAPITAL ONE BOWL
Georgia at Purdue

TOYOTA GATOR BOWL
Maryland at West Virginia

ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY CITI
Michigan at USC

FEDEX ORANGE BOWL
Miami at Florida State

Friday, January 2
SBC COTTON BOWL CLASSIC
Mississippi at Oklahoma State

CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL
Tennessee at Clemson

TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL
Kansas State at Ohio State

Saturday, January 3
HUMANITARIAN BOWL
Georgia Tech at Tulsa

Sunday, January 4
NOKIA SUGAR BOWL
Oklahoma at LSU

National Champion
ESPN/Coaches: LSU
Associated Press: USC

Comments

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

As a resident of Ann Arbor, I should probably protest your pick for the Rose Bowl, but I've seen Michigan blow it too many times in the clutch.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

As a resident of Ann Arbor, I should probably protest your pick for the Rose Bowl

My first game as a student at Michigan was the disastrous 1998 Season opener at Notre Dame where the Michigan Offense (featuring 11 NFL players) committed 6 turnovers en-route to a 36-23 come-from-ahead defeat.

In fact, you might note that I also selected West Virginia to beat Maryland in the Gator Bowl, thus picking against both of my Alma Maters.

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

I don't follow this at all (I don't even know who the hell these teams are!) but you comment about betting made me laugh.

When I started my current job, seven years ago, it turned out that I was sitting next to the department's unofficial bookie - he ran all the football/basketball pools. Inside of a month I had met almost everyone in the entire department.

[canadiangirl-86.livejournal.com]

*clueless*

Sounds like fun! :D

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Tis the season for College Football Bowl games. Basically, teams are invited to "Bowl" games, usually based upon how they perform in their conferences.

Since there are 115 Division I-A college teams, most of these games are exhibitions, except that this year's Sugar Bowl winner will likely be voted "National Champion".

Because unlike almost every sports league in exisence, there is no playoff in Division I-A Men's College Football.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

And to think, I just put that "wager" comment out as a "wacky" disclaimer.

[anonymous_sibyl]

LSU. ::nods:: You are wise.

USC. ::shakes just a little in memory of the bad seasons:: It's good to see Pete Carroll happy. Clearly pro was not his universe, while college is.

[dlgood.livejournal.com]

Indeed - it is strange that Pete Carroll could do so poorly with all those NFL players in the pros, yet do so well with all of those NFL players in college.