Bowl-A-Rama: The Final Chapter

Bowl-A-Rama…the Final Chapter

After a hapless 2nd round of picks I entered into the 3rd round with 9 correct picks verses 8 incorrect picks; let’s hope for an improvement.

Humanitarian Bowl…boycott worked for me and Fresno won, win-win (1-0)
Sun Bowl…Oregon won and I got a grilled pork loin sandwich, another win-win (2-0)
Music City…the Cats tried to give it away, but pulled it out (3-0)
Insight…OSU did try to stop playing in the 2nd half, but pulled it out (4-0)
Chick-fil-A…Tigers win (5-0)
Outback…UT get’s the V (6-0)
Cotton…Sorry Hawgs, Mizzou wins big (7-0)
Gator…TT comes from behind, I didn’t really care (8-0)
Capital One…Big Blue pulls the big upset for Carr! (8-1)

This takes my record to 19 correct and 9 wrong…
Now on to the all important BCS picks:

Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA
Thanks to a hissy-fit between Dish Network and our local ABC affiliate, I won’t be able to watch this one (or the Capital One!!!); but seeing how it is USC (10-2) against the surprising Illinois Illini (9-3)…I may not miss much. I personally hate USC as much as the next guy, maybe even more; but I’m not sure how much of a chance Zook’s boys have. Sure they beat Ohio State in Columbus, but I’m not convinced the Acorns are all that good anyway.
MY PICK: Holding my nose and picking the Trojans

Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, LA
The Hawaii Warriors crash the BCS party with an undefeated 12-0 season and no victories against any decent teams to face the University of GA Bulldogs (10-2) out of the SEC. Some think (especially in Athens) that the Dogs should be playing next week in New Orleans, even though they lost to the team that LSU destroyed in the SEC championship game. Hawaii on the other hand…well, is Hawaii and plays glorified high school football. When it is all said and done, I don’t think Hawaii will know what to do against a real defense and will learn that “Aloha” also means goodbye when it comes to their hopes of winning.
MY PICK: UGA

Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, AZ
The OU Sooners (11-2) bring their Big 12 title back down to the desert in hopes of avenging last year’s loss to Boise State by beating West Virginia (10-2) who not only lost their national championship hopes against Pitt, but also lost their head coach in Michigan a week later. I’m not sure the Mountaineers will be able to handle the drama with Rich Rodriquez leaving and now being sued along with handling a pretty good Sooner team which may be bitter about missing out on the BCS championship.
MY PICK: A close one, but I think the Sooners pull it out.

Orange Bowl in Miami, FL
Virginia Tech (11-2) matches up against the Kansas (11-1) Jayhawks, who apparently forgot they were a basketball school during most of the season. Kansas probably benefited from a weak conference, while the Hokies played pretty well in most games, but were handed their butts by LSU in Baton Rouge at the beginning of the season. It could be an intriguing match up.
MY PICK: Virginia Tech

BCS Championship Game in New Orleans, LA
LSU is the first 2 loss team to play in the BCS championship game as they travel across I-10 with an 11-2 record to face the Buckeyes of Ohio State (11-1) out of the Big 10. LSU should have a fully rested and fully recovered defense to take on a Buckeye team making a 2nd straight BCS title game appearance. LSU last won the BCS title in 2004, Ohio State lost last year to Florida in the title game and are 0-8 against the SEC in bowl games.
MY PICK: Tiger born, Tiger bred, and when I die I’ll be Tiger dead…Geaux Tigers! LSU will not let the crystal football leave the state of Louisiana!

That’ll take care of my bowl picks for this year…oh, wait, there are two more.
The International Bowl in Toronto on Jan. 5 with Rutgers playing Ball State and then the GMAC in Mobile, AL on Jan. 6 with Tulsa playing Bowling Green. Well, considering a college football bowl game shouldn’t be played in Canada and neither Tulsa nor Bowling Green should be playing in January…they don’t count and are automatic wins for me!