OUR PETS HEADS ARE STILL FALLING OFF BUT NOT AS QUICKLY IT SEEMS

 

OUR PETS HEADS ARE FALLING OFF

 

incoherent mumbling grows louder, more manic

 

mumbling incoherently

 

CRISES

Here they are, baby. Your picks are first (because they're better). Power points in parentheses.

12/18

(20) Boca Raton: Western Kentucky v Appalacian St.

(51) Independence: UAB v BYU

(43) LA: Oregon St. v Utah St.

(41) New Orleans: Marshall v UL-Lafayette

12/22

(38) Armed Forces: Armied Forces v Mizzou

12/23

(32) 2 Frisco 2 Furious: Miami (OH) v North Texas

12/24

(24) Hawaii: Hawaii v Memphis

12/28

(37) Birmingham: Auburn v Houston

(25) Holiday: NC St. v UCLA

12/29

(16) Fenway: SMU v Virginia

(21) Pinstripe: Virginia Tech v Maryland

(21) Alamo: Oklahoma v Oregon

12/30

(29) Duke's Mayo: North Carolina v South Carolina

(54) Peach: Pitt (peach pitt lol) v Michigan St.

12/31

(30) Sun: Miami (FL) v Washington St.

(66) Orange: Michigan v Georgia

1/1

(44) Fiesta: Oklahoma St. v Notre Dame

(57) Citrus: Kentucky v Iowa

(26) Sugar: Old Mist v Baylor

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Here are all the games ranked by POWER POINTS (as above, the combined points wagered in CRISIS games or the difference in wagers in agreed games). POWER POINTS are the driving force behind the POWER FACTOR. He who hath the most POWER POINTS wins.

For all games, the winner that would benefit you is listed first. For CRISES that's pretty clear. For agreed games: if you have more points on the line, a shared win benefits you so our mutual pick is listed first. If I have more wagered, you benefit if we lose. For agreed games, our mutual pick is italicized.

1. Orange: Michigan v Georgia, 66

2. Citrus: Kentucky v Iowa, 57

3. Peach: Pitt v Michigan St., 54

4. Independence: UAB v BYU, 51

5. Fiesta: Oklahoma St. v Notre Dame, 44

6. LA: Oregon St. v Utah St., 43

7. New Orleans: Marshall v UL-Lafayette, 41

8. Armed Forces: Army v Mizzou, 38

9. Birmingham: Auburn v Houston, 37

10. 2 Frisco 2 Furious: Miami (OH) v North Texas, 32

11. Sun: Miami (FL) v Washington St., 30

12. Duke's Mayo: North Carolina v South Carolina, 29

13. Sugar: Old Mist v Baylor, 26

14. Libearty: Mississippi St. v Texas Tech, 25

14. Holiday: NC St. v UCLA, 25

16. Hawaii: Hawaii v Memphis, 24

17. Pinstripe: Virginia Tech v Maryland, 21

17. Alamo: Oklahoma v Oregon, 21

19. Boca Raton: WKU v Appalachian St., 20

20. Gator: TAMU v Wake Forest, 18

21. Music City: Tennessee v Purdue, 17

21. Outback: Arkansas v Penn St., 17

23. Fenway: SMU v Virginia, 16

23. Texas: Kansas St. v LSU, 16

25. Bahamas: Toledo v MTSU, 14

26. Frisco: UTSA v SDSU, 10

27. Las Vegas: Arizona St. v Wisconsin, 9

28. Camellia: Ball St. v Georgia St., 8

29. Cotton: Cincinnati v Alabama, 7

30. Myrtle Beach: Tulsa v ODU, 6

31. Cure: Coastal Carolina v NIU, 5

32. LendingTree: Liberty v EMU, 3

32. Quick Lane: WMU v Nevada, 3

32. Arizona: CMU v Boise St., 3

35. Military: Boston College v ECU, 2

36. Gasparilla: UCF v Florida, 1

36. 1st Responder: Louisville v Air Force, 1

36. Cheez-It: Clemson v Iowa St., 1

36. Rose: Ohio St. v Utah, 1

40. New Mexico: Fresno St. v UTEP, 0

41. Potato: Wyoming v Kent St., 0

42. Guaranteed Rate: Minnesota v West Virginia, 0

Oh, sorry, I didn't see you standing there. I was too focused on picking 42 correct winners for the Bowl Pick Them 2021

It's time to pick some bowl games. All of these are certified. 

Bahamas Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Toledo

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 37

This is a good “unusual but not particularly interesting mascot” game to start bowl season. Also a resounding “sure” pick for me. Toledo has a running back named Bryant Roback that looks someone was trying to give a fake name and couldn’t think of a good one while looking at the word “Rocket.”

 

Cure Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. Northern Illinois

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 42

Pretty boring vs pretty interesting mascot contest. If it were the actual animals, I would give the Huskies a big advantage.

 

Boca Raton Bowl: Appalachian State vs. Western Kentucky

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 2

Hey remember those guys

 

New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State vs. Texas-El Paso

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 41

I assume Pat Hill is still coaching Fresno State. I do not feel comfortable about big lines for bowl games.

 

Independence Bowl: BYU vs. UAB

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 11

BLAZUHS. I would feel good about betting UAB to cover. BYU is going to be disappointed and UAB is playing with the proverbial chip on their shoulder. Not super confident about them actually winning but we’ll see.

 

LendingTree Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. Libearty

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 39

They’re overrated but not that overrated. It is time for Malik Willis to shine like a star.

 

LA Bowl: Oregon State vs. Utah State

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 32

The Famous Beavers

 

New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. We Are Marshall

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 6

Seems like a good pick. I went back and looked at the oldest blog-hosted Bowl Pick Them, and I referenced Pete Carroll at USC and Brian Kelly at Cincinnati.

 

Myrtle Beach Bowl: Old Dominion vs. Tulsa

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 27

Excellent mascot match-up.

 

Idaho Potato Bowl: Kent State vs. Wyoming  

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 17

POE TAY TOE. Pat Dye coached at Wyoming. They shot those kids at Kent State.

 

Frisco Bowl: San Diego State vs. UTSA

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 3

Ciudad Universitaria is the only school that is allowed to be called the Aztecs. I like it on Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? when Chief says "Greetings, gumshoes!"

 

Armed Forces Bowl: Army vs. Missouri

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 14

Army of One

 

Frisco Football Classic: Miami (Ohio) vs. North Texas

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 24

Looks like I neglected to write a spread for this game, nefarious I am sure. This is the game they just decided to have, which makes me wonder how late I can decide to host a bowl game.

 

Gasparilla Bowl: Central Florida vs. Florida

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 13

lol

 

Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii vs. Memphis

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 4

There are so many bowl games.

 

Camellia Bowl: Ball State vs. Georgia State

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 26

Two Sad Universities

 

Quick Lane Bowl: Nevada vs. Western Michigan

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 16

If I were forced to do this honestly, all of my picks would have a confidence rating of between 3 and 5.

 

Military Bowl: Boston College vs. East Carolina

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 9

As usual, an insult to the troops

 

Birmingham Bowl: Auburn (-3) vs. Houston

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 10

I was fully prepared to pick against My Tigers, but I really like the new OC hire, the first time in a long time that Harsin has done something that gives me confidence about the direction of the program. It’s very surprising to me that Auburn is favored, though. I guess I am committed to this bit.

 

First Responder Bowl: Air Force vs. Louisville

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 5

I am Very Patriotic

 

Liberty Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 30

I remember some number of Pick Thems ago saying I thought Leach was better in bowl games, or maybe it was worse in bowl games. Not looking it up. Leach does seem like the vindictive type, though.

 

Holiday Bowl: North Carolina State vs. UCLA

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 15

UCLA is high on my “inexcusable how bad they usually are” rankings.

 

Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota vs. West Virginia

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 29

A lot of these lines don’t look right. Maybe I did something wrong.

 

Fenway Bowl: SMU vs. Virginia

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 1

It would be cool if SMU got good again.

 

Pinstripe Bowl: Maryland vs. Virginia Tech

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 7

pretty quotidian matchup imo

 

Cheez-It Bowl: Clemson vs. Iowa State

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 31

lol

 

Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Oregon

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 20

I guess you feel better about Oklahoma’s situation here? Yuck, what a bad end of the season for these programs.

 

Duke's Mayo Bowl: North Carolina vs. South Carolina

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 25

MAYO BOWL. "Hello. Yeah, this Head Ball Coach. He ran a what? Hey, I told you he can really go. Yeeaah, click clack."

 

Music City Bowl: Purdue vs. Tennessee

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 33

How many dying children does Purdue have????

 

Peach Bowl: Michigan State vs. Pittsburgh

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 28

I think Michigan State is actually not that good, but I am usually wrong.

 

Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State vs. Wisconsin

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 22

I think Wisconsin is my least favorite “not a major villain” school.

 

Gator Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 40

I have been wrong about TAMU a lot this year but I feel like they’re gonna Blast Em even without that Calzone quarterback.

 

Sun Bowl: Miami (Fla.) vs. Washington State

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 21

They should ban WSU from bowl games. This has to be among the match-ups furthest 1-A colleges on the continent, right? Regular Washington is further, and I guess both Oregon schools are further.

 

Cotton Bowl: Alabama vs. Cincinnati

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 35

File this one under "I" for "I hate it."

 

Arizona Bowl: Boise State vs. Central Michigan

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 36

take your potato loving scientologist back, you freaks

 

Orange Bowl: Michigan vs. Georgia

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 38

I actually think it’s more likely Cincinnati beats Alabama but I know both Georgia and Alabama will win and I will be unhappy. This is like that Hans Christian Anderson story where the little girl freezes to death hallucinating about her grandmother, except in my case the grandmother is Big Dumb Jim Hardballs.

 

Outback Bowl: Arkansas vs. Penn State

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 8

Transitive property re: Auburn. It’s sad, those boy-hungry perverts taking out their lusts on the poor piggums.

 

Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma State

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 12

You can throw out the records when these two juggernauts collide

 

Citrus Bowl: Iowa vs. Kentucky

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 19

Kentucky has a better recruiting class than Auburn, awesome. I guess whichever Stoops is at Kentucky is going to stay there. It’s not natural for Kentucky to be good at football.

 

Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. Utah

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 34

nah, I'm good. thanks though

 

Sugar Bowl: Baylor vs. Mississippi

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 23

Two awful programs staffed by terrible people, hateful. Almost every fan base deserves to lose, but these really deserve it. Fun fact: Baylor University is named after General Thomas University, who despite his name did not invent the University; instead he funded the institution's early years through sales of a novelty sex toy that was sold, to get around censorship and obscenity laws, as an automatic sheep milking machine.

 

Texas Bowl: Kansas State vs. LSU

CONFIDENCE RANKING: 18

Saving the best for last.

Tha Captainz 2021 PICK THEM PIX: Mamba Mia!!!!

Sorry about this.

BAHAMAS

(23) Toledo v MTSU

Toledo, Jamaica, oooh I wanna take ya to Toledo, Bahamas. whatever 

CURE

(37) Coastal Carolina v NIU

I thought they decided Chanticleers vs Huskies 65 million years ago

BOCA RATON

(18) Appalachian St. v WKU

Boc of Raton

NEW MEXICO

(41) Fresno St. v UTEP

Pat Hill's mustache. Mike Price's healthy libido. This matchup would've had it all in 2005 or whatever.

INDEPENDENCE

(40) BYU v UAB

Mormons vs Med Schools

LENDINGTREE

(36) Libearty v EMU

li-mu emuuuu

LA

(11) Utah St. v Oregon St.

Ok, busy, so the ones where I haven't written anything yet i'm just going to paste from the wikipedia article of the day: that's right it's Jameson's Mamba, baby.

NEW ORLEANS

(35) UL Lafayette v Marshall

Jameson's mamba (Dendroaspis jamesoni) is a species of highly venomous snake native to equatorial Africa. A member of the mamba genus Dendroaspis, it is slender with dull green upper parts and cream underparts and generally ranges from 1.5 to 2.2 m (4 ft 11 in to 7 ft 3 in) in length. Described by Scottish naturalist Thomas Traill in 1843, it has two recognised subspecies; the nominate subspecies from central and west Sub-Saharan Africa and the eastern black-tailed subspecies from eastern Sub-Saharan Africa, mainly western Kenya.

MYRTLE BEACH

(21) Tulsa v Old Dominion

My cousin knew a girl named Tulsa, I think. Which is funny because I knew a girl named Old Dominion.

POTATO

(17) Wyoming v Kent St.

It's easy and fun to make fun of the potato bowl, but potatoes are great and they deserve our respect.

FRISCO

(13) SDSU v UTSA

I thought they decided Aztecs vs Roadrunners 65 million years ago

ARMED FORCES

(24) Mizzou v Army

Some of those in armed forces (bowl), are the same who run crosses (crossing routes)

2 FRISCO 2 FURIOUS

(8) UNT v Miami (OH)

Predominantly arboreal, Jameson's mamba preys mainly on birds and mammals. Its venom consists of both neurotoxins and cardiotoxins. Symptoms of envenomation in humans include pain and swelling at the bite site, followed by swelling, chills, sweating, abdominal pain and vomiting, with subsequent slurred speech, difficulty breathing and paralysis. Fatalities have been recorded within three to four hours of being bitten. The venom of the eastern subspecies is around twice as potent as that of the nominate subspecies.

GASPARILLA

(12) UCF v Florida

Gusparilla

HAWAI'I

(20) Memphi's v Hawai'i

Look out! It's the Hawaii bowl.

CAMELLIA

(34) Georgia St. v Ball St.

I'll be there! Not.

QUICK LANE

(19) Nevada v WMU

Jameson's mamba was first described as Elaps jamesoni in 1843 by Thomas Traill, a Scottish doctor, zoologist and scholar of medical jurisprudence.[4] The specific epithet is in honour of Robert Jameson, Traill's contemporary and the Regius Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh where Traill studied.[5] In 1848, German naturalist Hermann Schlegel created the genus Dendroaspis, designating Jameson's mamba as the type species.[6] The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek words δένδρον (dendron, 'tree') and ἀσπίς (aspis 'asp').[7] The genus was misspelt as Dendraspis by French zoologist Auguste Duméril in 1856,[8] and went generally uncorrected by subsequent authors. In 1936, Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma corrected the spelling to the original.[9]

MILITARY

(7) Boston College v ECU

In 1936, British biologist Arthur Loveridge described a new subspecies D. jamesoni kaimosae, from a specimen collected from the Kaimosi Forest in western Kenya, observing that it had fewer subcaudal scales and a black (rather than green) tail.[10] Analysis of the components of the venom of all mambas places Jameson's mamba as sister species to the western green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis), as shown in the cladogram below.[11]

BIRMINGHAM

(27) Houston v Auburn

cat fight!

1ST RESPONDER

(6) Air Force v Louisville

bird fight!

LIBEARTY

(5) Mississippi St. v Texas Tech

Jameson's mamba is a long and slender snake with smooth scales and a tail which typically accounts for 20 to 25% of its total length. The total length (including tail) of an adult snake is approximately 1.5–2.2 m (4 ft 11 in–7 ft 3 in). It may grow as large as 2.64 m (8 ft 8 in).[12] The general consensus is that the sexes are of similar sizes, although fieldwork in southeastern Nigeria found that males were significantly larger than females.[13] Adults tend to be dull green across the back, blending to pale green towards the underbelly with scales generally edged with black. The neck, throat and underparts are typically cream or yellowish in colour. Jameson's mamba has a narrow and elongated head containing small eyes and round pupils. Like the western green mamba, the neck may be flattened. The subspecies D. jamesoni kaimosae, which is found in the eastern part of the species' range, features a black tail, while central and western examples typically have a pale green or yellow tail.[12] The thin fangs are attached to the upper jaw and have a furrow running down their anterior surface.[4]

HOLIDAY

(10) UCLA v NC St.

The number and pattern of scales on a snake's body play a key role in the identification and differentiation at the species level.[14] Jameson's mamba has between 15 and 17 rows of dorsal scales at midbody, 210 to 236 (Subsp.) jamesoni) or 202 to 227 ventral scales (Subsp. kaimosae), 94 to 122 (Subsp. jamesoni) or 94 to 113 (Subsp. kaimosae) divided subcaudal scales, and a divided anal scale.[a] Its mouth is lined with 7 to 9 (usually 8) supralabial scales above and 8 to 10 (usually 9) sublabial scales below, the fourth ones located over and under the eye.[16] Its eyes have three preocular, three postocular and one subocular scale.[12]

GUARANTEED RATE

(29) Minnesota v West Virginia

Jameson's mamba occurs mostly in Central Africa and West Africa, and in some parts of East Africa.[3] In Central Africa it can be found from Angola northwards to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, and as far north as the Imatong Mountains of South Sudan.[12] In West Africa it ranges from Ghana eastwards to Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.[3

FENWAY

(15) Virginia v SMU

In East Africa it can be found in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.

PINSTRIPE

(14) Maryland v Virginia Tech

The subspecies D. jamesoni kaimosae is endemic to East Africa and chiefly found in western Kenya, where its type locality is located, as well as in Uganda, Rwanda, and the adjacent Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3] It is a relatively common and widespread snake, particularly across its western range. Fieldwork in Nigeria indicated the species is sedentary.[13]

CHEEZ-IT

(30) Clemson v Iowa St.

Spending the rest of the day making one of those D&D good/neutral/evil alignment things but with Cheez-It flavors.

ALAMO

(1) Oregon v Oklahoma

This was a tough call! Not a joke.

DUKE'S MAYO

(4) South Carolina v North Carolina

They should do a Star Wars tie-in where it's Dookoo's Mayo. Count Dookoo from Star Wars.

MUSIC CITY

(16) Tennessee v Purdue

Found in primary and secondary rainforests, woodland, forest-savanna and deforested areas at elevations of up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) high,[12] Jameson's mamba is an adaptable species; it persists in areas where there has been extensive deforestation and human development.

PEACH

(26) Michigan St. v Pitt

It is often found around buildings, town parks, farmlands and plantations.[12] Jameson's mamba is a highly arboreal snake, more so than its close relatives the eastern green mamba and western green mamba, and significantly more so than the black mamba.[13

LAS VEGAS

(31) Wisconsin v Arizona St.

Jameson's mamba is a highly agile snake. Like other mambas it is capable of flattening its neck in mimicry of a cobra when it feels threatened, and its body shape and length give an ability to strike at significant range. Generally not aggressive, it will typically attempt to escape if confronted.

GATOR

(22) TAMU v Wake Forest

In Nigeria males fight each other for access to females (and then breed) over the dry season of December, January and February;[13] mating was recorded in September in the Kakamega Forest in Kenya.[17] Jameson's mamba is oviparous; the female lays a clutch of 5–16 eggs; in Nigeria laying was recorded from April to June, and most likely soon after November in Uganda.[17] Egg clutches have been recovered from abandoned termite colonies.

SUN

(9) Washington St. v Miami (FL)

Jameson's mamba has been difficult to study in the field due to its arboreal nature and green coloration. It has not been observed hunting but is thought to use a sit-and-wait strategy, which has been reported for the eastern green mamba.

COTTON

(42) Alabama v Cincinnati

The bulk of its diet is made up of birds and tree-dwelling mammals,[13] such as cisticolas, woodpeckers, doves, squirrels, shrews and mice.[17] Smaller individuals of under 100 cm (40 in) in length have been recorded feeding on lizards such as the common agama, and toads. There is no evidence they have adapted to hunting terrestrial rodents such as rats,[13] though they have been recorded eating rodents in Kenya, and have accepted them in captivity.

ARIZONA

(39) Boise St. v CMU

The main predators of this species are birds of prey, including the martial eagle, bateleur, and the Congo serpent eagle. Other predators may include the honey badger, other snakes, and species of mongoose may also occasionally prey on the Jameson's mamba.

ORANGE

(28) Georgia v Michigan

Jameson's mamba is classified as a Snake of Medical Importance in Sub-Saharan Africa by the World Health Organization,[b][19] although there are few records of snakebites.[17] Field observations over a 16-year period in the Niger Delta in southern Nigeria found that both humans and snakes were most active in rural areas during the rainy season, April to August, hence rendering this a peak period for snakebite. As well as succumbing to snakebites, workers were reported to have perished from falling from trees after encountering Jameson's mambas in the canopy of trees in palm oil plantations.[20] Snake bites are rare in cities but more common in forested areas in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo; the country's poor infrastructure and lack of facilities render access to antivenom difficult.

OUTBACK

(25) Penn St. v Arkansas

Like other mambas, the venom of the Jameson's mamba is highly neurotoxic

FIESTA

(32) Notre Dame v Oklahoma St.

Symptoms of envenomation by this species include pain and swelling of the bite site. Systemic effects include generalised swelling, chills, sweating abdominal pain and vomiting, with subsequent slurred speech, difficulty breathing and paralysis. Death has been recorded within three to four hours of being bitten;[17] there is an unconfirmed report of a child dying within 30 minutes.[22] With an average intravenous murine median lethal dose (LD50) of 0.53 mg/kg,[c] the venom of the eastern subspecies kaimosae is twice as potent as that of the nominate subspecies jamesoni at 1.2 mg/kg. The reason for this is unclear as the venom compositions are similar between the two subspecies, though kaimosae has higher concentrations of the potent neurotoxin-1.

CITRUS

(38) Iowa v Kentucky

Similarly to the venom of most other mambas, Jameson's mamba's contains predominantly three-finger toxin agents as well as dendrotoxins. Other toxins of the three-finger family present include alpha-neurotoxin, cardiotoxins and fasciculins.[11] Dendrotoxins are akin to kunitz-type protease inhibitors that interact with voltage-dependent potassium channels, stimulating acetylcholine and causing an excitatory effect,[24] and are thought to cause symptoms such as sweating.[25] Unlike that of many snake species, the venom of mambas has little phospholipase A2.[11] Although cardiotoxins have been isolated in higher proportions from its venom than other mamba species, their role in toxicity is unclear and probably not prominent.[22] The speed of onset of envenomation means that urgent medical attention is needed.[17] Standard first aid treatment for any bite from a suspected venomous snake is the application of a pressure bandage, minimisation of the victim's movement, and rapid conveyance to a hospital or clinic. Due to the neurotoxic nature of green mamba venom, an arterial tourniquet may be beneficial.[26] Tetanus toxoid is sometimes administered, though the main treatment is the administration of the appropriate antivenom.[27] Trivalent and monovalent[d] antivenoms for the black, eastern green and Jameson's mambas became available in the 1950s and 1960s.

ROSE

(33) Ohio St. v Utah

baybaaaay, doobeedoobeedoobee kiss from a roooose blah bla blah

SUGAR

(3) Baylor v Old Mist

I was stuck on this one for a little while but then remembered that Old Mist lost to Auburn.

TEXAS

(2) Kansas St. v LSU

I was stuck on this one for a little while but then remembered that LSU lost to Auburn.

Very likely neither of us will remember why this was the scoreboard theme

 

The Big Bowl Schedule of Bowl Games

Picks for the bowl games are due by Friday, December 17, at 11:00 am Central. Picks will be straight up as they have always been and always will be, and each pick will have a number between one (1) and forty-two (42), indicating Confidence. 

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Dec. 17 - Bahamas Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Toledo (-10.5), ESPN, noon

Dec. 17 - Cure Bowl: Coastal Carolina (-10) vs. Northern Illinois, ESPN2, 6 p.m.

Dec. 18 - Boca Raton Bowl: Appalachian State (-3) vs. Western Kentucky, ESPN, 11 a.m.

Dec. 18 - New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State (-11.5) vs. Texas-El Paso, ESPN, 2:15 p.m.

Dec. 18 - Independence Bowl: BYU (-7) vs. UAB, ABC, 3:30 p.m.

Dec. 18 - LendingTree Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. Libearty (-9), ESPN, 5:45 p.m.

Dec. 18 - LA Bowl: Oregon State (-7) vs. Utah State, ABC, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 18 - New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette (-4.5) vs. Marshall, ESPN, 9:15 p.m.

Dec. 20 - Myrtle Beach Bowl: Old Dominion vs. Tulsa (-9.5), ESPN, 2:30 p.m.

Dec. 21 - Idaho Potato Bowl: Kent State vs. Wyoming (-3), ESPN, 3:30 p.m.

Dec. 21 - Frisco Bowl: San Diego State vs. UTSA (-2.5), ESPN, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 22 - Armed Forces Bowl: Army (-3.5) vs. Missouri, ESPN, 8 p.m.

Dec. 23 - Frisco Football Classic: Miami (Ohio) vs. North Texas, ESPN, 3:30 p.m.

Dec. 23 - Gasparilla Bowl: Central Florida vs. Florida (6.5), ESPN, 7 p.m.

Dec. 24 - Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii vs. Memphis (-7), ESPN, 8 p.m.

Dec. 25 - Camellia Bowl: Ball State vs. Georgia State(-5), ESPN, 2:30 p.m.

Dec. 27 - Quick Lane Bowl: Nevada vs. Western Michigan (-3.5), ESPN, 11 a.m.

Dec. 27 - Military Bowl: Boston College (3) vs. East Carolina, ESPN, 2:30 p.m.

Dec. 28 - Birmingham Bowl: Auburn (-3) vs. Houston, ESPN, noon

Dec. 28 - First Responder Bowl: Air Force vs. Louisville (-1), ESPN, 3:15 p.m.

Dec. 28 - Liberty Bowl: Mississippi State (-8.5) vs. Texas Tech, ESPN, 6:45 p.m.

Dec. 28 - Holiday Bowl: North Carolina State (-1) vs. UCLA, Fox, 8 p.m.

Dec. 28 - Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Minnesota (-4) vs. West Virginia, ESPN, 10:15 p.m.

Dec. 29 - Fenway Bowl: SMU vs. Virginia (-1.5), ESPN, 11 a.m.

Dec. 29 - Pinstripe Bowl: Maryland vs. Virginia Tech (pk), ESPN, 2:15 p.m.

Dec. 29 - Cheez-It Bowl: Clemson vs. Iowa State (-1), ESPN, 5:45 p.m.

Dec. 29 - Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma (-4.5) vs. Oregon, ESPN, 9:15 p.m.

Dec. 30 - Duke's Mayo Bowl: North Carolina (-7.5) vs. South Carolina, ESPN, 11:30 a.m.

Dec. 30 - Music City Bowl: Purdue vs. Tennessee (-4.5), ESPN, 3 p.m.

Dec. 30 - Peach Bowl: Michigan State (-1.5) vs. Pittsburgh, ESPN, 7 p.m.

Dec. 30 - Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona State vs. Wisconsin (-7), ESPN, 10:30 p.m.

Dec. 31 - Gator Bowl: Texas A&M (-7) vs. Wake Forest, ESPN, 11 a.m.

Dec. 31 - Sun Bowl: Miami (Fla.) (-2.5) vs. Washington State, CBS, 12:30 p.m.

Dec. 31 - Cotton Bowl: Alabama (-13.5) vs. Cincinnati, ESPN, 3:30 p.m.

Dec. 31 - Arizona Bowl: Boise State (-8) vs. Central Michigan, 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 31 - Orange Bowl: Michigan vs. Georgia (-7.5), ESPN, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 1 - Outback Bowl: Arkansas vs. Penn State (-2.5), ESPN2, noon 

Jan. 1 - Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame (-2.5) vs. Oklahoma State, ESPN, 1 p.m.

Jan. 1 - Citrus Bowl: Iowa vs. Kentucky (-3), ABC, 1 p.m.

Jan. 1 - Rose Bowl: Ohio State (-6.5) vs. Utah, ESPN, 5 p.m.

Jan. 1 - Sugar Bowl: Baylor (-1.5) vs. Mississippi, ESPN, 8:45 p.m.

Jan. 4 - Texas Bowl: Kansas State (-1) vs. LSU, ESPN, 9 p.m.

T-T-T-T-TIEBREAKER (IF NEEDED): Jan. 10 - College Football Playoff championship game: Semifinal winners, ESPN, 8 p.m.