College Football Bowl Game Predictions

[edro]

I predict OSU will remain undefeated!

 

[dbk]

Rutgers is going to beat us.

 

[tmc]

go BAMA! roll tide!

 

[Pr0d1gy]

I predict that this will be the worst bowl season in history. Horrible BCS matchups, absolutely terrible.

And if Bama doesn't win, you know the fix is in.

 

[Fern]

I predict that this will be the worst bowl season in history. Horrible BCS matchups, absolutely terrible.

And if Bama doesn't win, you know the fix is in.

Bama was beaten by TA&M. If ND has good QB play I think they could win. No fix necessary.

But, yeah, a lot of bad match ups, and several good teams got left out of the BCS bowls.

Fern

 

[tornadog]

Quote the OP, underline (ctrl-u) your pick for each game.

Bowl Game Matchup
Gildan New Mexico Arizona vs. Nevada
Famous Idaho Potato Toledo vs. Utah State
San Diego County CU Poinsettia BYU vs. San Diego State
Beef 'O' Brady's Ball State vs. UCF
R+L Carriers New Orleans East Carolina vs. UL Lafayette
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Boise State vs. Washington
Sheraton Hawaii Fresno State vs. SMU
Little Caesars Pizza Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky
Military Bowling Green vs. San Jose State
Belk Cincinnati vs. Duke
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Baylor vs. UCLA
AdvoCare V100 Independence Ohio vs. ULM
Russell Athletic Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Minnesota vs. Texas Tech
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Air Force vs. Rice
New Era Pinstripe Syracuse vs. West Virginia
Kraft Fight Hunger Arizona State vs. Navy
Valero Alamo Oregon State vs. Texas
Buffalo Wild Wings Michigan State vs. TCU
Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City NC State vs. Vanderbilt
Hyundai Sun Georgia Tech vs. USC
AutoZone Liberty Iowa State vs. Tulsa
Chick-fil-A Clemson vs. LSU
Heart of Dallas Purdue vs. Oklahoma State
TaxSlayer.com Gator Mississippi State vs. Northwestern
Capital One Georgia vs. Nebraska
Outback Michigan vs. South Carolina
Rose Bowl Game Stanford vs. Wisconsin
Discover Orange Florida State vs. Northern Illinois
Allstate Sugar Florida vs. Louisville
Tostitos Fiesta Kansas State vs. Oregon
AT&T Cotton Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M
BBVA Compass Ole Miss vs. Pittsburgh
GoDaddy.com Arkansas State vs. Kent State
BCS National Championship Alabama vs. Notre Dame

4char

 

[AMDZen]

I predict that this will be the worst bowl season in history. Horrible BCS matchups, absolutely terrible.

And if Bama doesn't win, you know the fix is in.

First sentence = truth

Second is bullshit. Anyone who names their team after a women's time of the month deserves to lose.

 

[Childs]

Quote the OP, underline (ctrl-u) your pick for each game.

Bowl Game Matchup
Gildan New Mexico Arizona vs. Nevada
Famous Idaho Potato Toledo vs. Utah State
San Diego County CU Poinsettia BYU vs. San Diego State
Beef 'O' Brady's Ball State vs. UCF
R+L Carriers New Orleans East Carolina vs. UL Lafayette
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Boise State vs. Washington
Sheraton Hawaii Fresno State vs. SMU
Little Caesars Pizza Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky
Military Bowling Green vs. San Jose State
Belk Cincinnati vs. Duke
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Baylor vs. UCLA
AdvoCare V100 Independence Ohio vs. ULM
Russell Athletic Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Minnesota vs. Texas Tech
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Air Force vs. Rice
New Era Pinstripe Syracuse vs. West Virginia
Kraft Fight Hunger Arizona State vs. Navy
Valero Alamo Oregon State vs. Texas
Buffalo Wild Wings Michigan State vs. TCU
Franklin Amer. Mort. Music City NC State vs. Vanderbilt
Hyundai Sun Georgia Tech vs. USC
AutoZone Liberty Iowa State vs. Tulsa
Chick-fil-A Clemson vs. LSU
Heart of Dallas Purdue vs. Oklahoma State
TaxSlayer.com Gator Mississippi State vs. Northwestern
Capital One Georgia vs. Nebraska
Outback Michigan vs. South Carolina
Rose Bowl Game Stanford vs. Wisconsin
Discover Orange Florida State vs. Northern Illinois
Allstate Sugar Florida vs. Louisville
Tostitos Fiesta Kansas State vs. Oregon
AT&T Cotton Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M
BBVA Compass Ole Miss vs. Pittsburgh
GoDaddy.com Arkansas State vs. Kent State
BCS National Championship Alabama vs. Notre Dame

Picks. Historically I dont think much of Notre Dame, but I think they have the luck of the Irish on their side this year, although I would be just as happy if they got stomped.

 

[Muse]

FYI, of the dozens of bowl games only 3 will be on network television:

2012 OTA college football bowl games
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Hyundai Sun Georgia Tech vs. USC El Paso, TX Mon., Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. CBS

Capital One Georgia vs. Nebraska Orlando, FL Tue., Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. ABC

AT&T Cotton Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M Arlington, TX Fri., Jan. 4 / 8 p.m. FOX
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All but three of the rest are on ESPN.

Full Schedule

 

[Childs]

FYI, of the dozens of bowl games only 3 will be on network television:

2012 OTA college football bowl games
--------------------------------------------------------------
Hyundai Sun Georgia Tech vs. USC El Paso, TX Mon., Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. CBS

Capital One Georgia vs. Nebraska Orlando, FL Tue., Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. ABC

AT&T Cotton Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M Arlington, TX Fri., Jan. 4 / 8 p.m. FOX
- -
All but three of the rest are on ESPN.

Full Schedule

Man...this sucks. I guess if one of the games is really good I can watch it later via other means. F*cking ESPN.

 

[Pr0d1gy]

Bama was beaten by TA&M. If ND has good QB play I think they could win. No fix necessary.

But, yeah, a lot of bad match ups, and several good teams got left out of the BCS bowls.

Fern

That game was a fluke. Bama had just played the game of the decade the week before against LSu for the right to go to the Championship game.

I went to UGA, but it's true. UGA will lose to Nebraska, you can bet the house on that one. We have a lot of guys going into the draft that cannot afford to get hurt before the combine, and a serious history of not showing up to play under Richt when we get screwed in bowl game placement. I won't be watching any of the bowl games for the first time since probably the late 80's.

 

[slag]

That game was a fluke. Bama had just played the game of the decade the week before against LSu for the right to go to the Championship game.

I went to UGA, but it's true. UGA will lose to Nebraska, you can bet the house on that one. We have a lot of guys going into the draft that cannot afford to get hurt before the combine, and a serious history of not showing up to play under Richt when we get screwed in bowl game placement. I won't be watching any of the bowl games for the first time since probably the late 80's.

I seriously doubt UGA will lose to Nebraska after Nebraska just got stomped by Wisconsin. Georgia is not a bad team. Also, the Kstate/Oregon game looks to be great as does ND/ALabama.

 

[fustercluck]

Arizona/Nevada starting in 5 mins. Been a lifelong UofA fan. Rich Rod did an amazing job with this team in his first year, exceeding everyone's expectations. Somehow we got the leading rusher in the nation also (Ka'Deem ftw!)

Obviously not much interest in this game nationally (like most bowl games) but...nothing else is on, it's Saturday morning

 

[fustercluck]

Arizona late comeback win! FUCK YEAH! 14 points in 50 seconds thanks to a successful onside kick. If you missed that game I feel bad for you (can catch the highlights, though ) That was a great game. Nevada had like 700 yards of offense and 40 first downs and still lost. Not to mention Nevada got out to a 21-0 start in the first quarter.

 

[Fingolfin269]

That game was a fluke. Bama had just played the game of the decade the week before against LSu for the right to go to the Championship game.

I went to UGA, but it's true. UGA will lose to Nebraska, you can bet the house on that one. We have a lot of guys going into the draft that cannot afford to get hurt before the combine, and a serious history of not showing up to play under Richt when we get screwed in bowl game placement. I won't be watching any of the bowl games for the first time since probably the late 80's.

The UGA scenario reminds me of the one Bama faced a few years ago. After losing what was basically a national title play in game they got paired up against Utah in their BCS game. Talk about a mental let down waiting to happen.

 

[cronos]

FYI, of the dozens of bowl games only 3 will be on network television:

That's fucked up.

 

[highland145]

Clemson is going to get the shit kicked out of them.....again.:'(



<--Clemson grad.

 

[sciencewhiz]

If you really think Syracuse can cover this year's version of Tavon Austin (should be a Heisman finalist with most all purpose yards in Div.1) or Stedman Bailey and possibly the nation's best offense, you're crazy:

Syracuse is getting blown the hell out like Clemson's "vaunted defense" gave up 70 pts last year to this offense that can score on any play. SU's only hope is to get in a shootout like Baylor/Oklahoma/Texas did since WVU's defense is shit.

Hmm...

 

[CPA]

If you really think Syracuse can cover this year's version of Tavon Austin (should be a Heisman finalist with most all purpose yards in Div.1) or Stedman Bailey and possibly the nation's best offense, you're crazy:

1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxzPryPMB74 (Austin 572 all purpose yards vs Oklahoma including 377 rushing, nation's most electric player)

2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9i0ZNwUURQ (Bailey leads country in receiving TDs, noone even close)

Austin will be a top 5 first round NFL pick and Bailey could now go late first round (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tony_pauline/11/25/week-13-risers-sliders/index.html)

Syracuse is getting blown the hell out like Clemson's "vaunted defense" gave up 70 pts last year to this offense that can score on any play. SU's only hope is to get in a shootout like Baylor/Oklahoma/Texas did since WVU's defense is shit.

I guess you can call me "crazy" from now on.

38-14 Syracuse!!!!! Let's Go Orange!

Syracuse is the most underrated team in the country.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

syracuse definitely surprised me.

happy that tx won

 

[Muse]

FYI, of the dozens of bowl games only 3 will be on network television:

2012 OTA college football bowl games
--------------------------------------------------------------
Hyundai Sun Georgia Tech vs. USC El Paso, TX Mon., Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. ET CBS

Capital One Georgia vs. Nebraska Orlando, FL Tue., Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. ET ABC

AT&T Cotton Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M Arlington, TX Fri., Jan. 4 / 8 p.m. ET FOX
- -
All but three of the rest are on ESPN.

Full Schedule

Man...this sucks. I guess if one of the games is really good I can watch it later via other means. F*cking ESPN.

I can't even watch the BCS championship game.

ESPN has lassoed the college bowl circuit, except for those 3 games. Very little NBA action can be found (almost none) on network television now in the S.F. Bay Area. It's a wonder that there's so many NFL games still broadcast, but that may disappear soon. Monday Night Football was a bye bye and so is Thursday.

 

[SearchMaster]

I guess you can call me "crazy" from now on.

38-14 Syracuse!!!!! Let's Go Orange!

Syracuse is the most underrated team in the country.

And I don't remember a team ever falling from grace as far as WVU did this year.

 

[Oil]

And I don't remember a team ever falling from grace as far as WVU did this year.

USC also

 

[Muse]

USC also

At least they're in a bowl game, and networked televized too. Now Cal fell on their face, typical. They haven't won their conference since the 1950's! Some great players, Marshawn Lynch, Arron Rogers, but roses? They smell 'em but never see 'em.

 

[manly]

At least they're in a bowl game, and networked televized too. Now Cal fell on their face, typical. They haven't won their conference since the 1950's! Some great players, Marshawn Lynch, Arron Rogers, but roses? They smell 'em but never see 'em.

I probably won't see Cal in The Rose Bowl (or any BCS bowl) in my lifetime; but we did tie SC for the conference title in 2003.

The Cotton Bowl on FOX is very watchable so far, apparently Bob Stoops doesn't know how to call a QB sneak to gain 2 feet.