3E Bowl Pick Them 2008: Tha Captainz Choicez

All of them. In one place. No bowl is more important than any other bowl. Except the PPJ.C.

EagleBank Bowl
Wake Forest vs. Navy
Washington, D.C.
RFK Stadium Dec. 20, 11 a.m. ESPN

WINNAR: Wake Forest
THE WHY FOR: In bowl game rematches, you ALWAYS pick the team that lost the first meeting.

New Mexico
Colorado State vs. Fresno State
Albuquerque
University Stadium Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: Fresno
THE WHY FOR: I forgot CSU still had a football team. Also too, forgot New Mexico was still a state.

magicJack St. Petersburg
Memphis vs. South Florida
St. Petersburg. Fla.
Tropicana Field Dec. 20, 4:30 p.m. ESPN2

WINNAR: USF
THE WHY FOR: Speed don't slump.

Pioneer Las Vegas
BYU vs. Arizona
Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium Dec. 20, 8 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: BYU (dog)
THE WHY FOR: BYU 59 - 0 UCLA, UCLA 10 - 31 Arizona. It's math, bitches.

R+L Carriers New Orleans
Southern Miss vs. Troy
New Orleans
Superdome Dec. 21, 8:15 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: Troy
THE WHY FOR: USM lost to Auburn. A unique distinction among the fine teams representing their schools this bowl season.

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
Boise State vs. TCU
San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 23, 8 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: TCU
THE WHY FOR: Mah gut. SHE SPEAKS TO ME.

Sheraton Hawaii
Hawaii vs. Notre Dame
Honolulu
Aloha Stadium Dec. 24, 8 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: ND (dog)
THE WHY FOR: I hate them.

Motor City
Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan
Detroit
Ford Field Dec. 26, 8 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: Central Michigan
THE WHY FOR: 2 obvious.

Meineke Car Care
West Virginia vs. North Carolina
Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America Stadium Dec. 27, 1 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: UNC
THE WHY FOR: Tough call. Flipped a coin. It came up heels.

Champs Sports
Wisconsin vs. Florida State
Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: Wisconsin (dog)
THE WHY FOR: Just accept it, okay.

Emerald
Miami (Fla.) vs. California
San Francisco
AT&T Park Dec. 27, 8 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: Cal
THE WHY FOR: Gayer uniforms.

Independence
Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
Shreveport, La.
Independence Stadium Dec. 28, 8:15 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: Louisiana Tech (dog)
THE WHY FOR: Did you know that either one of these teams was bowl eligible? I really hoped we would disagree on this one.

Papajohns.com
NC State vs. Rutgers
Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field Dec. 29, 3 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: Rutgers
THE WHY FOR: I barely remember the last time NC State won in Birmingham.
ADDITIONAL COMMENT: OMG, so excited. Also too: the creeping horror of the PPJ.C mascots:




Valero Alamo
Missouri vs. Northwestern
San Antonio
Alamodome Dec. 29, 8 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: Mizzou
THE WHY FOR: Missouri thunderdomes teams that aren't as good as them. Plus, Charles has a history of picking NW and I wanted this to be the ultimate showdown.

Roady's Humanitarian
Maryland vs. Nevada
Boise, Idaho
Bronco Stadium Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: Nevada
THE WHY FOR: Redemption, baby.

Texas
Rice vs. Western Michigan
Houston
Reliant Stadium Dec. 30, 8 p.m. NFL Network

WINNAR: Rice
THE WHY FOR: I regret deciding I would give reasons.

Pacific Life Holiday
Oklahoma State vs. Oregon
San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 30, 8 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: THE Oklahoma State University
THE WHY FOR: Cowboys probably could have won the PAC-10 this year.

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Houston vs. Air Force
Fort Worth, Texas
Amon G. Carter Stadium Dec. 31, Noon ESPN

WINNAR: Houston
THE WHY FOR: In bowl game rematches, you ALWAYS pick the team that won the first meeting.

Brut Sun
Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh
El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl Dec. 31, 2 p.m. CBS

WINNAR: THE Oregon State University
THE WHY FOR: I don't know, I really think Pitt will win!

Gaylord Hotels Music City
Boston College vs. Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tenn.
LP Field Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: BC
THE WHY FOR: While not that many of them, BC does, on occasion, score points.

Insight
Kansas vs. Minnesota
Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m. NFL Network

WINNAR: Kansas
THE WHY FOR: Minnesota isn't very good.

Chick-fil-A
LSU vs. Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Georgia Dome Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: LSU (dog)
THE WHY FOR: TRIPLE OPTION CAN'T WORK AGAINST SEC SPEED.

Outback
South Carolina vs. Iowa
Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium Jan. 1, 2009, 11 a.m. ESPN

WINNAR: Iowa
THE WHY FOR: Three quarterbacks who are each a lock for two or three interceptions in every game, that's why.

Capital One
Georgia vs. Michigan State
Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m. ABC

WINNAR: THE Michigan State University (dog)
THE WHY FOR: The Big-10 always wins the Citrus Bowl.

Konica Minolta Gator
Clemson vs. Nebraska
Jacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m. CBS

WINNAR: Nebraska (dog)
THE WHY FOR: Dabo is not a real name.

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi
Penn State vs. USC
Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl Jan. 1, 2009, 4:30 p.m. ABC

WINNAR: USC
THE WHY FOR: Picking them is the least I can do, really.

FedEx Orange
Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
Miami
Dolphin Stadium Jan. 1, 2009, 8:30 p.m. FOX

WINNAR: Virginia Tech (dog)
THE WHY FOR: Not sure.

AT&T Cotton
Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
Dallas
Cotton Bowl Jan. 2, 2009, 2 p.m. FOX

WINNAR: Texas Tech
THE WHY FOR: Offense wins Cotton Bowls.

AutoZone Liberty
Kentucky vs. East Carolina
Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Jan. 2, 2009, 5 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: ECU
THE WHY FOR: Who(m) did Kentucky beat this season?

Allstate Sugar
Utah vs. Alabama
New Orleans
Superdome Jan. 2, 2009, 8 p.m. FOX

WINNAR: Alabammy
THE WHY FOR: I shouldn't have to explain this.

International
Buffalo vs. Connecticut
Toronto
Rogers Centre Jan. 3, 2009, Noon ESPN2

WINNAR: UConn
THE WHY FOR: Turner Gill's not a good coach! No Gene Chizik, anyway.

Tostitos Fiesta
Ohio State vs. Texas
Glendale, Ariz.
University of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 5, 2009, 8 p.m. FOX

WINNAR: Tosu (dog)
THE WHY FOR: I don't know. I really don't.

GMAC
Tulsa vs. Ball State
Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium Jan. 6, 2009, 8 p.m. ESPN

WINNAR: Tulsa (dog)
THE WHY FOR: Almost done.

FedEx BCS National Championship Game
Florida vs. Oklahoma
Miami
Dolphin Stadium Jan. 8, 2009, 8 p.m. FOX

WINNAR: Oklahoma (dog)
THE WHY FOR: Heisman jinx FAIL.