C Picks

New Mexico

Dec. 19           

Arizona vs. New Mexico         

Wildcats -10

Boring!

My pick: ARIZONA

Las Vegas       

Dec. 19           

BYU vs. Utah  

Utes -3

Holy war!

My pick: UTAH

Camellia          

Dec. 19           

Ohio vs. Appalachian State      

Mountaineers -8

See you in Monty, baby!

My pick: APPY STATE

Cure    

Dec. 19           

San Jose State vs. Georgia State          

Spartans -3.5

Georgia State ate my old place of employment. My first pick against Vegas.

My pick: GA ST

New Orleans   

Dec. 19           

Arkansas State vs. La. Tech    

Bulldogs -2

Driskelion!

My pick: LA TECH

Miami Beach   

Dec. 21           

Western Ky. vs. South Florida 

Hilltoppers -3

BSC is the Hilltop.

My pick: WESTERN KY

Potato 

Dec. 22           

Akron vs. Utah State   

Aggies -6.5

Potatoes! Fat little Terry can’t waddle his team to victory this time.

My pick: UTAH STATE

Boca Raton     

Dec. 22           

Temple vs. Toledo       

Owls -1.5

Temple is pretty good and Toledo lost their coach.

My pick: OWLS

Poinsettia         

Dec. 23           

Boise State vs. Northern Illinois           

Broncos -7.5

No. Illinois - Oh, they got this all screwed up. No, Illinois!

My pick: BOISE ST

GoDaddy        

Dec. 23           

Ga. Southern vs. Bowling Green          

Falcons -7.5

Bowling Green is the better team!

My pick: BOWLING GREEN

Bahamas         

Dec. 24           

Middle Tenn. St. vs. W. Mich. 

Broncos -3

I think the Bahamas is more exciting for a team from Michigan.

My pick: WESTERN MICHIGAN

Hawaii 

Dec. 24           

San Diego State vs. Cincinnati  

Bearcats -1.5

Be still my heart.

My pick: YOU KNOW IT’S CINCY TUBBY TIME BABY

St. Pete           

Dec. 26           

Connecticut vs. Marshall          

Thundering Herd -4.5

A second upset pick!

My pick: UCONN

Sun     

Dec. 26           

Miami vs. Washington State     

Cougars -3

I like Mike Leach, but I also feel like his offense is not bowl game friendly. A third upset pick!

My pick: MIAMI

Heart of Dallas

Dec. 26           

Washington vs. Southern Miss

Huskies -8.5

Boring!

My pick: WASHINGTON

Pinstripe          

Dec. 26           

Indiana vs. Duke          

Hooisers -2

Boring! Expect a bunch of basketball references if you watch this.

My pick: INDIANA JONES

Independence  

Dec. 26           

Tulsa vs. Va. Tech       

Hokies -13.5

Win one for the Beamer.

My pick: VA TECH

Foster Farms   

Dec. 26           

UCLA vs. Nebraska   

Bruins -7

Farms bowl? A fourth upset pick!

My pick: NEWBRASKA

Military

Dec. 28           

Pitt vs. Navy    

Midshipmen -3.5

My dad was in the Navy; now he’s in a home.

My pick: NAVEL

Quick Lane     

Dec. 28           

Central Michigan vs. Minnesota           

Golden Gophers -5.5

Boring!

My pick: MINNESOTA

Armed Forces 

Dec. 29           

Cal vs. Air Force         

Golden Bears -7

It seems unfair to me that the Air Force football squad should get to play in a bowl game at least partially named after them.

My pick: CALI

Russell Athletic

Dec. 29           

North Carolina vs. Baylor        

Bears -3

Chizik! A declining Baylor team! A fifth upset pick!

My pick: UNC

Arizona           

Dec. 29           

Nevada vs. Colorado State      

Rams -3

This pick is dedicated to my friend W. and his hero, Brad Lee Van Pelt.

My pick: COLORADO STATE

Texas  

Dec. 29           

LSU vs. Texas Tech    

Tigers -7.5

Coaching for his job!

My pick: LSU

Birmingham     

Dec. 30           

Auburn vs. Memphis    

Aub. Tigers -2.5

Coaching for his job! I cannot believe Auburn is favored in this. I should count this as an upset pick.

My pick: AUBRUN

Belk    

Dec. 30           

N.C. State vs. Mississippi State           

Bulldogs -5.5

Dak attack!

My pick: MSU

Music City       

Dec. 30           

Texas A&M vs. Louisville        

Aggies -2.5

Remember when Sumlin was a hot coaching prospect? A sixth upset pick!

My pick: THA LOU

Holiday           

Dec. 30           

USC vs. Wisconsin      

Trojans -3

New coach, new attitude!

My pick: USC

Peach  

Dec. 31           

Houston vs. Florida State         

Seminoles -7

If I were a gambling man, I’d take FSU and the points.

My pick: FREE SHOES UNIVERSITY

Orange

Dec. 31           

Oklahoma vs. Clemson

Sooners -4

Dude, I don’t know. I feel like this is a proverbial toss-up. Oklahoma did lose to a really bad Texas team. So, an seventh upset pick!

My pick: CLEM, SON

Cotton 

Dec. 31           

Michigan State vs. Alabama     

Tide -9.5

The only chance that Michigan State has is if life is just and fair.

My pick: Alabama

Outback          

Jan. 1  

Northwestern vs. Tennessee    

Vols -8.5

This line seems high, but I still pick the villains.

My pick: TENNESSEE

Citrus  

Jan. 1  

Michigan vs. Florida    

Wolverines -4

Florida is bad. Let me tell you, this is going to be a bad game to watch. More like Hardbore!

My pick: MICHICAN

Fiesta  

Jan. 1  

Notre Dame vs. Ohio State      

Buckeyes -6.5

Here’s a game that can go to heck!

My pick: LUCKEYES

Rose   

Jan. 1  

Stanford vs. Iowa        

Cardinal -6.5

I know people are allegedly excited over this Rose Bowl, inexplicable. At least it will get over relatively quickly.

My pick: SAMFORD

Sugar  

Jan. 1  

Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss   

Rebels -7

Oklahoma State is a team getting worse, and All Mitts is a team getting better, except the Mississippians seem committed to jumping out of windows. I would not put money on this one, folks.

My pick: OLD MIST

TaxSlayer        

Jan. 2  

Penn State vs. Georgia 

Bulldogs -7

Another stinker of a game between two teams who I don’t like that will be boring to watch. A eighth upset pick!

My pick: PENN STATION

Liberty Bowl   

Jan. 2  

Kansas State vs. Arkansas       

Razorbacks -11

Geee-ross.

My pick: ARKANSAW

Alamo Bowl    

Jan. 2  

Oregon vs. TCU          

Horned Frogs -1

I’ve seen this as a pick’em mostly, but still: ninth upset pick!

My pick: OREGON

Cactus Bowl    

Jan. 2  

West Virginia vs. Arizona State

Sun Devils -1

I like Holgo. A tenth upset pick!

My pick: WAVU