Football Bowl Picks
I know this is a little late since the bowl season has already started, but here are my bowl picks, including how I’ve fared thus far. (I put the list together before the bowls started.) The points beside each choice represent a number between 1 and 34 (the number of bowl games), something that was part of the pool I was playing in before it got disbanded. I’m just too lazy to go through and take them out. LOL.
Any college football fans among Ecstatic Days readers?
Jeff
BOWL
EagleBank Bowl – WAKE – 8 (Wake won)
Wake Forest vs. Navy
New Mexico – FRESNO STATE – 1 (Colorado State won)
Colorado State vs. Fresno State
magicJack St. Petersburg – SOUTH FLORIDA – 10 (South Florida won)
Memphis vs. South Florida
Pioneer Las Vegas – BYU – 5 (Arizona won)
BYU vs. Arizona
R+L Carriers New Orleans – SOUTHERN MISS – 2 (Southern Miss won)
Southern Miss vs. Troy
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia – BOISE STATE – 3 (TCU won)
Boise State vs. TCU
Sheraton Hawaii – NOTRE DAME – 4 (Notre Dame won)
Hawaii vs. Notre Dame
Motor City – FL ATLANTIC – 6
Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan
Meineke Car Care – NORTH CAROLINA – 7
West Virginia vs. North Carolina
Champs Sports – FSU – 12
Wisconsin vs. Florida State
Emerald – CALIFORNIA – 34
Miami (Fla.) vs. California
Independence – LA TECH – 9
Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
Papajohns.com – NC STATE – 33
NC State vs. Rutgers
Valero Alamo – MISSOURI – 11
Missouri vs. Northwestern
Roady’s Humanitarian – MARYLAND – 13
Maryland vs. Nevada
Texas- RICE – 14
Western Michigan vs. Rice
Pacific Life Holiday – OK STATE – 32
Oklahoma State vs. Oregon
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces – HOUSTON – 15
Houston vs. Air Force
Brut Sun – OREGON STATE – 16
Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh
Gaylord Hotels Music City – BOSTON COLLEGE – 17
Boston College vs. Vanderbilt
Insight – MINNESOTA – 18
Kansas vs. Minnesota
Chick-fil-a – GA TECH – 31
LSU vs. Georgia Tech
Outback – SOUTH CAROLINA – 19
South Carolina vs. Iowa
Capital One – GEORGIA – 30
Georgia vs. Michigan State
Konica Minolta Gator – NEBRASKA – 20
Nebraska vs. Clemson
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi – PENN STATE – 21
Penn State vs. USC
FedEx Orange – CINCINNATI – 29
Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
AT&T Cotton – TEXAS TECH – 27
Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
AutoZone Liberty – EAST CAROLINA – 22
Kentucky vs. East Carolina
Allstate Sugar – ALABAMA – 28
Utah vs. Alabama
International – CT – 25
Buffalo vs. Connecticut
Tostitos Fiesta – TEXAS – 23
Ohio State vs. Texas
GMAC – TULSA – 24
Ball State vs. Tulsa
FedEx BCS National Championship Game – FLORIDA – 26
Florida vs. Oklahoma
December 26, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Doing better than my brother and sister are with their ESPN picks (I think South Florida is the only one right so far for each, unless either one picked TCU). I’m not as much into it this year, solely because my beloved Vols went 5-7 and their coach got fired. But at least I can root for Florida against Oklahoma; I wouldn’t have dreamed of doing so if Alabama had won the SEC. Can you tell I’m not a Bama fan? :P
December 26, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Ha! You also get the prize for commenting on more posts in a row than anyone.
Anyone else follow football?
Jeff
December 26, 2008 at 2:04 pm
It’s a slow week and I didn’t feel like going out to brave the shopping crowds today :P But hey, it’s college football. What else makes the next few days bearable for non-sentimental people?
December 26, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Only a dabbler’s interest from this quarter. I don’t get really involved in sports until pitchers and catchers report. I do like your somewhat bold Penn State pick (I hope Paterno wins ten games a year until he’s a hundred) and I’d like to see Ball State cap off their unexpected season with a win. I’d care more about all of this if the schools would drop the hypocritical NCAA student/athlete nonsense and admit to being the football factories that they are. Although even that might not be enough after watching the Washington Huskies flounder their way through the worst major college season ever. I don’t know if you’re keeping up all the way across the national diagonal there, but this has probably been the worst sports year in Seattle history, all things considered.
December 26, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Yeah, that is a bold choice, the Penn State one–read: reckless–but my dad went to Penn State, and their offensive coordinator used to be Florida’s head coach back in the day.
And I agree re football factories.
December 26, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Well, this Cornhusker fan is flattered that you’ve picked Nebraska with such a high degree of confidence. Seems like most of the experts are picking it the other way.
Yes, our defense is suspect, but give us a small break–we’re in the Big XII. We’ve faced some of the most prolific offenses in college football this year. And we took one of them to the wire (that would be Texas Tech, for those not paying attention).
Not sure I would put so much confidence in your Florida pick. The Gators have looked impressive, but so has Oklahoma. And I think the SEC’s just a tad overrated this year. (Actually, I think that most years.)
But then, there is that Heisman Curse thing, so there you go.
December 26, 2008 at 7:18 pm
hey! I was factoring in the H Curse. I also think Tebow has the ability to will his team to the W. But it could also easily be a blow-out either way. I hate the long wait from regular season to championship game as neither will be the same team…
Re Nebraska–part me taking a risk, part me thinking a rested Nebraska is dangerous.
December 27, 2008 at 12:38 am
American football looks very strange to Aussie eyes. The footballers look like wimps compared to our Aussie Rules boys
December 27, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Yes, they are a bit. I watch it when soccer isn’t on. But I do enjoy college football quite a bit, since I feel like I have a personal stake in things, and it’s crazier than the pros.
Jeff