Category College Football

How about we wrap up the Bowl picks

And away we go

Discover Orange
Clemson vs. Ohio State		 Miami
Sun Life Stadium		 Jan. 3
8:30 p.m.

 

Big coaching edge to the Buckeyes, and on that alone, I am picking them

AT&T Cotton
Oklahoma State vs. Missouri		 Arlington, Texas
AT&T Stadium		 Jan. 3
7:30 p.m.

 

Looking forward to this one . I will give the slightest edge to OK State

BBVA Compass
Vanderbilt vs. Houston		 Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field		 Jan. 4
1 p.m.

 

Vandy

GoDaddy
Arkansas State vs. Ball State		 Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium		 Jan. 5
9 p.m.

 

Arky State in a classic no one will watch

And then there was one game, which i will pick later this weekend

Bowl Picks for New Years Day

TaxSlayer.com Gator
Nebraska vs. Georgia		 Jacksonville, Fla.
Everbank Field		 Jan. 1
Noon

 

Will Nebraska ever get rid of Bo Pelini? Eventually, and this loss to Georgia might hasten his departure

Heart of Dallas
UNLV vs. North Texas		 Dallas
Cotton Bowl		 Jan. 1
Noon

 

A game no one cares about. Take UNT

Capital One
Wisconsin vs. South Carolina		 Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl		 Jan. 1
1 p.m.

This one should rock. Gamecocks win

Outback
Iowa vs. LSU		 Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium		 Jan. 1
1 p.m.

 

Iowa gets rolled

Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO
Stanford vs. Michigan State		 Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl		 Jan. 1
5 p.m.

A great one, maybe the best of all the bowl games. Stanford close

Tostitos Fiesta
UCF vs. Baylor		 Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium		 Jan. 1
8:30 p.m.

 

Baylor wins, but UCF hangs tough

Allstate Sugar
Oklahoma vs. Alabama		 New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome		 Jan. 2
8:30 p.m.

 

Two legendary programs collide. But, face facts here, ‘Bama will roll the Sooners

 

 

Bowl picks for Dec. 30-31

Here we go, more bowls, more picks

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Middle Tennessee vs. Navy		 Fort Worth, Texas
Amon G. Carter Stadium		 Dec. 30
11:45 a.m.

 

Would I pick against Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl? No

Franklin American Mortgage Music City
Ole Miss vs. Georgia Tech		 Nashville, Tenn.
LP Field		 Dec. 30
3:15 p.m.

Gotta go Ole Miss here SEC!

Valero Alamo
Oregon vs. Texas		 San Antonio
Alamodome		 Dec. 30
6:45 p.m.

Oregon sends Mack Brown off by hanging 50 plus on the Horns

National University Holiday
Arizona State vs. Texas Tech		 San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium		 Dec. 30
10:15 p.m.

 

Remember when Tech was 7-0? That was a loooonggg time ago, Sun Devils roll

AdvoCare V100
Arizona vs. Boston College		 Shreveport, La.
Independence Stadium		 Dec. 31
12:30 p.m.

 

Zona or BC? Who really cares? No one! Zona!

Hyundai Sun
Virginia Tech vs. UCLA		 El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl		 Dec. 31
2 p.m.

UCLA runs away from Tech

AutoZone Liberty
Rice vs. Mississippi State		 Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl		 Dec. 31
4 p.m.

 

Wait, RICE? Rice is in a bowl game? Go with the Dogs

Chick-fil-A
Duke vs. Texas A&M		 Atlanta
Georgia Dome		 Dec. 31
8 p.m.

 

Duke will cap a great season by hanging with the Aggies, but losing in a shootout

 

How about some more bowl games and my picks of said bowl games?

The games for Dec. 27th & 28th

Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman
Marshall vs. Maryland		 Annapolis, Md.
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium		 Dec. 27
2:30 p.m.

My initial thoughts on this game? UGH! But, since i HAVE to,pick someone, let’s go Terrapins

Texas
Syracuse vs. Minnesota		 Houston
Reliant Stadium		 Dec. 27
6 p.m.

 

Minnesota tops off a nice season with a win

Fight Hunger
BYU vs. Washington		 San Francisco
AT&T Park		 Dec. 27
9:30 p.m.

Pretty good matchup here. But Washington proves a tad too much for the Cougars

New Era Pinstripe
Rutgers vs. Notre Dame		 Bronx, N.Y.
Yankee Stadium		 Dec. 28
Noon

 

For those wondering, YES, I will be rooting against Notre Dame and no, it will not help Rutgers

Belk
Cincinnati vs. North Carolina		 Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America Stadium

 

Let’s just be honest here. Is there any greater honor than playing in the Belk Bowl?

Cincy wins!

Russell Athletic
Miami vs. Louisville		 Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl		 Dec. 28
6:45 p.m.

Next year these teams will be conference rivals, this year, Louisville will expose Miami as an over rated team

Buffalo Wild Wings
Michigan vs. Kansas State		 Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium		 Dec. 28
10:15 p.m.

Looking forward to this tilt, should be a shoot out with Michigan triumphing Triumphing, is that even a word? If it is it should be

 

More Bowl picks

Here we go folks, more meaningless, but still entertaining bowl games

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg
Ohio vs. East Carolina		 St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tropicana Field		 Dec. 23
2 p.m.

A side note. At one time Beef O Bradys was a sports bar/pub on Kings Avenue in Brandon Florida. And their wings are still the best I have ever had. Of course Beefs was bought out by some corporation, and I have not eaten at one in years. 

Anyway, Ohio wins

Sheraton Hawaii
Boise State vs. Oregon State		 Honolulu
Aloha Stadium

 

Should be a good game, with the Beavers edging the Broncos

Little Caesars Pizza
Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green		 Detroit
Ford Field

The loser of the game has to eat Little Caesar’s pizza. Pitt wins

S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
Utah State vs. Northern Illinois		 San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium

Utah State wins a good, close game