Thundering of hooves in the distance; a bowl pick them nears

For some reason, we're making this even more involved. There are three ongoing contests of wit and strength:

-Straight up homie Bowl Pick Them

-Confidence Rankings, with a higher number indicating more confidence

-Straight up homie Playoff Pick Them

Picks for the Bowl Pick Them/Confidence Ranking and the first round of the Playoff Pick Them are due by Friday, December 13, at 5:00 pm.

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IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl: South Alabama vs. Western Michigan

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl: Memphis vs. West Virginia

Boca Raton Bowl: Western Kentucky vs. James Madison

Art of Sport LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk: California vs. UNLV

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston

StaffDNA Cure Bowl: Ohio vs. Jacksonville State

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: Tulane vs. Florida

Myrtle Beach Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State

Hawai’i Bowl: South Florida vs. San Jose State

GameAbove Sports Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Toledo

Rate Bowl: Rutgers vs. Kansas State

68 Ventures Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Navy

Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt

AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Arkansas

DIRECTV Holiday Bowl: Syracuse vs. Washington State

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl: Texas A&M vs. USC

Wasabi Fenway Bowl: North Carolina vs. UConn

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College vs. Nebraska

Isleta New Mexico Bowl: TCU vs. Louisiana

Pop-Tarts Bowl: Iowa State vs. Miami

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop: Miami (OH) vs. Colorado State

Go Bowling Military Bowl: East Carolina vs. NC State

Valero Alamo Bowl: BYU vs. Colorado

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Marshall vs. Army

Transperfect Music City Bowl: Iowa vs. Missouri

Reliaquest Bowl: Alabama vs. Michigan

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl: Louisville vs. Washington

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl: South Carolina vs. Illinois

Kinder’s Texas Bowl: Baylor vs. LSU

Taxpayer Gator Bowl: Duke vs. Ole Miss

Servpro First Responder Bowl: North Texas vs. Texas State

Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech

Bahamas Bowl: Buffalo vs. Liberty

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Playoff Round One

#10 Indiana @ #7 Notre Dame

#11 SMU @ #6 Penn State

#12 Clemson @ #5 Texas

#9 Tennessee @ #8 Ohio State