College Bowl Prediction Thread

[pawpaw]

The line up

New Orleans Bowl
S. Mississippi ( 6-5 ) vs Arkansas St. ( 6-5 ) Southern Miss

GMAC Bowl
UTEP ( 8-3 ) vs Toledo ( 8-3 )UTEP

Las Vegas Bowl
BYU ( 6-5 ) vs California ( 7-4 )BYU

Poinsettia Bowl
Colorado St. ( 6-5 ) vs Navy ( 7-4 )Navy

Fort Worth Bowl
Kansas ( 6-5 ) vs Houston ( 6-5 )Kansas

Hawaii Bowl
Nevada ( 6-5 ) vs UCF ( 8-4 )Nevada

Motor City Bowl
Memphis ( 6-5 ) vs Akron ( 7-5 )Akron

Champs Sports Bowl
Clemson ( 7-4 ) vs Colorado ( 7-5 )Clemson

Insight Bowl
Arizona St. ( 6-5 ) vs Rutgers ( 7-4 )Rutgers

MPC Computers Bowl
Boise St. ( 9-3 ) vs Boston college ( 8-3 )Boise St.

Alamo Bowl
Michigan ( 7-4 ) vs Nebraska ( 7-4 )Nebraska

Emerald Bowl
Georgia Tech ( 7-4 ) vs Utah ( 6-5 )Georgia Tech

Holiday Bowl
Oregon ( 10-1 ) vs Oklahoma ( 7-4 )Oklahoma

Music City Bowl
Minnesota ( 7-4 ) vs Virginia ( 6-5 )Minnesota

Sun Bowl
Northwestern ( 7-4 ) vs UCLA ( 9-2 )Northwestern

Independence Bowl
South Carolina ( 7-4 ) vs Missouri ( 6-5 )South Carolina

Peach Bowl
Miami ( 9-2 ) vs LSU ( 10-2 )Miami

Meineke Car Care Bowl
South Florida ( 6-5 ) vs N.C. St. ( 6-5 )South Florida

Liberty Bowl
Tulsa ( 8-4 ) vs Fresno St. ( 8-4 )Tulsa

Houston Bowl
TCU ( 10-1 ) vs Iowa St. ( 7-4 )TCU

Cotton Bowl
Texas Tech ( 9-2 ) vs Alabama ( 9-2 )Texas Tech

Outback Bowl
Iowa ( 7-4 ) vs Florida ( 8-3 )Iowa

Gator Bowl
Louisville ( 9-2 ) vs Virginia Tech ( 10-2 )Virgina Tech

Capital One Bowl
Wisconsin ( 9-3 ) vs Auburn ( 9-2 )Wisconsin

Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame ( 9-2 ) vs Ohio St. ( 9-2 )Notre Dame

Sugar Bowl
West Virginia ( 10-1 ) vs Georgia ( 10-2 )Georgia

Orange Bowl
Penn St. ( 10-1 ) vs Florida St. ( 8-4 )Penn St.

Rose Bowl
USC ( 12-0 ) vs Texas ( 12-0 )USC

 

[Red Door]

New Orleanes-Southern Mississippi
GMAC-UTEP
Las Vegas-California
Poinsettia-Navy
Fort Worth-Kansas
Hawaii-Nevada
Motor City-Memphis
Champ Sports-Colorado
Insight-Arizona State
MPC Computers-Boston College
Alamo-Michigan
Emerald-Georgia Tech
Holiday-Oklahoma
Music City-Virginia
Sun-UCLA
Independence-South Carolina
Peach-LSU
Meineke Car Care-North Carolina State
Liberty-Fresno State
Houston-Iowa State
Cotton-Alabama
Outback-Florida
Gator-Virginia Tech
Capital One-Auburn
Fiesta-Ohio State
Sugar-Georgia
Orange-Florida State
Rose-USC

 

[RedFusion]

How about we add another twist to this and assign points to the bowl picks(1 for the least confident, 28 for the most). I'll post my predictions once I finish up with my finals.

 

[Fetus4188]

New Orleans Bowl
S. Mississippi ( 6-5 ) vs Arkansas St. ( 6-5 )

GMAC Bowl
UTEP ( 8-3 ) vs Toledo ( 8-3 )

Las Vegas Bowl
BYU ( 6-5 ) vs California ( 7-4 )

Poinsettia Bowl
Colorado St. ( 6-5 ) vs Navy ( 7-4 )

Fort Worth Bowl
Kansas ( 6-5 ) vs Houston ( 6-5 )

Hawaii Bowl
Nevada ( 6-5 ) vs UCF ( 8-4 )

Motor City Bowl
Memphis ( 6-5 ) vs Akron ( 7-5 )

Champs Sports Bowl
Clemson ( 7-4 ) vs Colorado ( 7-5 )

Insight Bowl
Arizona St. ( 6-5 ) vs Rutgers ( 7-4 )

MPC Computers Bowl
Boise St. ( 9-3 ) vs Boston college ( 8-3 )

Alamo Bowl
Michigan ( 7-4 ) vs Nebraska ( 7-4 )

Emerald Bowl
Georgia Tech ( 7-4 ) vs Utah ( 6-5 )

Holiday Bowl
Oregon ( 10-1 ) vs Oklahoma ( 7-4 )

Music City Bowl
Minnesota ( 7-4 ) vs Virginia ( 6-5 )

Sun Bowl
Northwestern ( 7-4 ) vs UCLA ( 9-2 )

Independence Bowl
South Carolina ( 7-4 ) vs Missouri ( 6-5 )

Peach Bowl
Miami ( 9-2 ) vs LSU ( 10-2 )

Meineke Car Care Bowl
South Florida ( 6-5 ) vs N.C. St. ( 6-5 )

Liberty Bowl
Tulsa ( 8-4 ) vs Fresno St. ( 8-4 )

Houston Bowl
TCU ( 10-1 ) vs Iowa St. ( 7-4 )

Cotton Bowl
Texas Tech ( 9-2 ) vs Alabama ( 9-2 )

Outback Bowl
Iowa ( 7-4 ) vs Florida ( 8-3 )

Gator Bowl
Louisville ( 9-2 ) vs Virginia Tech ( 10-2 )

Capital One Bowl
Wisconsin ( 9-3 ) vs Auburn ( 9-2 )

Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame ( 9-2 ) vs Ohio St. ( 9-2 )

Sugar Bowl
West Virginia ( 10-1 ) vs Georgia ( 10-2 )

Orange Bowl
Penn St. ( 10-1 ) vs Florida St. ( 8-4 )

Rose Bowl
USC ( 12-0 ) vs Texas ( 12-0 )

winners in bold

 

[blindside]

New Orleans Bowl
S. Mississippi ( 6-5 ) vs Arkansas St. ( 6-5 ) Southern Miss

GMAC Bowl
UTEP ( 8-3 ) vs Toledo ( 8-3 )UTEP

Las Vegas Bowl
BYU ( 6-5 ) vs California ( 7-4 )Cal

Poinsettia Bowl
Colorado St. ( 6-5 ) vs Navy ( 7-4 )Navy

Fort Worth Bowl
Kansas ( 6-5 ) vs Houston ( 6-5 )Kansas

Hawaii Bowl
Nevada ( 6-5 ) vs UCF ( 8-4 )UCF

Motor City Bowl
Memphis ( 6-5 ) vs Akron ( 7-5 )Akron

Champs Sports Bowl
Clemson ( 7-4 ) vs Colorado ( 7-5 )Clemson

Insight Bowl
Arizona St. ( 6-5 ) vs Rutgers ( 7-4 )Rutgers

MPC Computers Bowl: Boston College 28 - 13

Alamo Bowl: Michigan 38 - 17

Emerald Bowl: Georgia Tech BLAH don't care 17 - 14

Holiday Bowl: Oklahoma 30 - 24

Music City Bowl: Minnesota 35 - 18

Sun Bowl: Northwestern 647 - 239 real score: 45 - 24

Independence Bowl: South Carolina 31 - 17

Peach Bowl: Miami 16 - 10

Meineke Car Care Bowl: NC State 23 - 12

Liberty Bowl: Fresno State 38 - 27

Houston Bowl: TCU 16 - 13

Cotton Bowl: Texas Tech 28 - 13

Outback Bowl: Iowa 24 - 16

Gator Bowl: Virginia Tech 34 - 21

Capital One Bowl: Auburn 20 - 17

Fiesta: Ohio State 24 - 21

Sugar: WVA 23-17

Orange: Penn State 23-13

Rose: USC 38-33

 

[shortguy]

New Orleans Bowl
S. Mississippi ( 6-5 ) vs Arkansas St. ( 6-5 )

GMAC Bowl
UTEP ( 8-3 ) vs Toledo ( 8-3 )

Las Vegas Bowl
BYU ( 6-5 ) vs California ( 7-4 )

Poinsettia Bowl
Colorado St. ( 6-5 ) vs Navy ( 7-4 )

Fort Worth Bowl
Kansas ( 6-5 ) vs Houston ( 6-5 )

Hawaii Bowl
Nevada ( 6-5 ) vs UCF ( 8-4 )

Motor City Bowl
Memphis ( 6-5 ) vs Akron ( 7-5 )

Champs Sports Bowl
Clemson ( 7-4 ) vs Colorado ( 7-5 )

Insight Bowl
Arizona St. ( 6-5 ) vs Rutgers ( 7-4 )

MPC Computers Bowl
Boise St. ( 9-3 ) vs Boston college ( 8-3 )

Alamo Bowl
Michigan ( 7-4 ) vs Nebraska ( 7-4 )

Emerald Bowl
Georgia Tech ( 7-4 ) vs Utah ( 6-5 )

Holiday Bowl
Oregon ( 10-1 ) vs Oklahoma ( 7-4 )

Music City Bowl
Minnesota ( 7-4 ) vs Virginia ( 6-5 )

Sun Bowl
Northwestern ( 7-4 ) vs UCLA ( 9-2 )

Independence Bowl
South Carolina ( 7-4 ) vs Missouri ( 6-5 )

Peach Bowl
Miami ( 9-2 ) vs LSU ( 10-2 )

Meineke Car Care Bowl
South Florida ( 6-5 ) vs N.C. St. ( 6-5 )

Liberty Bowl
Tulsa ( 8-4 ) vs Fresno St. ( 8-4 )

Houston Bowl
TCU ( 10-1 ) vs Iowa St. ( 7-4 )

Cotton Bowl
Texas Tech ( 9-2 ) vs Alabama ( 9-2 )

Outback Bowl
Iowa ( 7-4 ) vs Florida ( 8-3 )

Gator Bowl
Louisville ( 9-2 ) vs Virginia Tech ( 10-2 )

Capital One Bowl
Wisconsin ( 9-3 ) vs Auburn ( 9-2 )

Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame ( 9-2 ) vs Ohio St. ( 9-2 )

Sugar Bowl
West Virginia ( 10-1 ) vs Georgia ( 10-2 )

Orange Bowl
Penn St. ( 10-1 ) vs Florida St. ( 8-4 )

Rose Bowl
USC ( 12-0 ) vs Texas ( 12-0 )

EDIT: Forgot Independence Bowl

 

[Fetus4188]

You missed one.

 

[downtown]

S. Mississipi
Toledo
BYU!!
Colorado St
Kansas
Nevada
Akron
Colorado
ASU
BC
Michigan
G tech
Oregon
Minn
UCLA
SC
Maimi
South Florida
Fresno
TCU
Florida
V Tech
Auburn
OH! IO! OHIO STATE
georgia
PSU
USC

T

 

[ummmm........]

You left out a Cotton Bowl pick there. I'm still working on mine list . . .

 

[ummmm........]

New Orleans Bowl - 19
S. Mississippi ( 6-5 ) vs Arkansas St. ( 6-5 )

GMAC Bowl - 1
UTEP ( 8-3 ) vs Toledo ( 8-3 )

Las Vegas Bowl - 22
BYU ( 6-5 ) vs California ( 7-4 )

Poinsettia Bowl - 2
Colorado St. ( 6-5 ) vs Navy ( 7-4 )

Fort Worth Bowl - 12
Kansas ( 6-5 ) vs Houston ( 6-5 )

Hawaii Bowl - 10
Nevada ( 6-5 ) vs UCF ( 8-4 )

Motor City Bowl - 20
Memphis ( 6-5 ) vs Akron ( 7-5 )

Champs Sports Bowl - 25
Clemson ( 7-4 ) vs Colorado ( 7-5 )

Insight Bowl - 13
Arizona St. ( 6-5 ) vs Rutgers ( 7-4 )

MPC Computers Bowl - 5
Boise St. ( 9-3 ) vs Boston College ( 8-3 )

Alamo Bowl - 23
Michigan ( 7-4 ) vs Nebraska ( 7-4 )

Emerald Bowl - 16
Georgia Tech ( 7-4 ) vs Utah ( 6-5 )

Holiday Bowl - 14
Oregon ( 10-1 ) vs Oklahoma ( 7-4 )

Music City Bowl - 24
Minnesota ( 7-4 ) vs Virginia ( 6-5 )

Sun Bowl - 3
Northwestern ( 7-4 ) vs UCLA ( 9-2 )

Independence Bowl - 28
South Carolina ( 7-4 ) vs Missouri ( 6-5 )

Peach Bowl - 17
Miami ( 9-2 ) vs LSU ( 10-2 )

Meineke Car Care Bowl - 26
South Florida ( 6-5 ) vs N.C. St. ( 6-5 )

Liberty Bowl - 11
Tulsa ( 8-4 ) vs Fresno St. ( 8-4 )

Houston Bowl - 21
TCU ( 10-1 ) vs Iowa St. ( 7-4 )

Cotton Bowl - 6
Texas Tech ( 9-2 ) vs Alabama ( 9-2 )

Outback Bowl - 18
Iowa ( 7-4 ) vs Florida ( 8-3 )

Gator Bowl - 27
Louisville ( 9-2 ) vs Virginia Tech ( 10-2 )

Capital One Bowl - 7
Wisconsin ( 9-3 ) vs Auburn ( 9-2 )

Fiesta Bowl - 9
Notre Dame ( 9-2 ) vs Ohio St. ( 9-2 )

Sugar Bowl - 8
West Virginia ( 10-1 ) vs Georgia ( 10-2 )

Orange Bowl - 15
Penn St. ( 10-1 ) vs Florida St. ( 8-4 )

Rose Bowl - 4
USC ( 12-0 ) vs Texas ( 12-0 )

An undefeated SEC!

 

[pawpaw]

How about we add another twist to this and assign points to the bowl picks(1 for the least confident, 28 for the most). I'll post my predictions once I finish up with my finals.

1 pt for bowl games
2 pts for BCS games
3 pts for title game
?????????

 

[pawpaw]

Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame ( 9-2 ) vs Ohio St. ( 9-2 )

At least you got the important one right

 

[ummmm........]

It actually goes against my instincts a little bit to pick ND there, but I'm giving them the edge based on ol' Chuck having a month to come up with a game plan . . .

 

[blindside]

How about we add another twist to this and assign points to the bowl picks(1 for the least confident, 28 for the most). I'll post my predictions once I finish up with my finals.

Did you borrow that system from ESPN? We could just set up a civfanatics ESPN pool and have send in their entry. (No money involved).

http://games.espn.go.com/frontpage?&lpos=globalnav&lid=gn_Fantasy_Fantasy
click on College Bowl Mania. If you have an account with ESPN you can create your entry, if you don't have an account, create one!

 

[ummmm........]

I'm really not that confident about any of my picks. I'd say two thirds of them are little more than educated guesses . . .

EDIT: But my 28-point game is definitely South Carolina.

EDIT EDIT: Or maybe VT . . .

I'm becoming strangely motivated by this idea all of a sudden . . .

Okay, I've ranked my bowls from 28 to 1 with 28 being my most confident pick.

 

[RedFusion]

Did you borrow that system from ESPN? We could just set up a civfanatics ESPN pool and have send in their entry. (No money involved).

http://games.espn.go.com/frontpage?&lpos=globalnav&lid=gn_Fantasy_Fantasy
click on College Bowl Mania. If you have an account with ESPN you can create your entry, if you don't have an account, create one!

Actually I borrowed it from something some buddies and I have done for a couple years now. We each put $20 into a pot and the person who gets the most right wins all the cash.

But the ESPN thing would work well for this. I went ahead and created a group:

The group name is "Civfanatics pool"
the password is "civrules"

my picks are already in there under redfusion02

 

[ummmm........]

I don't understand. Do I have to create an account, or do I just use the civfanatics thing?

 

[RedFusion]

I don't understand. Do I have to create an account, or do I just use the civfanatics thing?

If you don't want to go through the hassle of creating an espn account, you can just post your picks here, which is fine.

 

[LLXerxes]

New Orleans Bowl
S. Mississippi ( 6-5 ) vs Arkansas St. ( 6-5 )
GMAC Bowl
UTEP ( 8-3 ) vs Toledo ( 8-3 )
Las Vegas Bowl
BYU ( 6-5 ) vs California ( 7-4 )
Poinsettia Bowl
Colorado St. ( 6-5 ) vs Navy ( 7-4 )
Fort Worth Bowl
Kansas ( 6-5 ) vs Houston ( 6-5 )
Hawaii Bowl
Nevada ( 6-5 ) vs UCF ( 8-4 )
Motor City Bowl
Memphis ( 6-5 ) vs Akron ( 7-5 )
Champs Sports Bowl
Clemson ( 7-4 ) vs Colorado ( 7-5 )
Insight Bowl
Arizona St. ( 6-5 ) vs Rutgers ( 7-4 )
MPC Computers Bowl
Boise St. ( 9-3 ) vs Boston college ( 8-3 )
Alamo Bowl
Michigan ( 7-4 ) vs Nebraska ( 7-4 )
Emerald Bowl
Georgia Tech ( 7-4 ) vs Utah ( 6-5 )
Holiday Bowl
Oregon ( 10-1 ) vs Oklahoma ( 7-4 )
Music City Bowl
Minnesota ( 7-4 ) vs Virginia ( 6-5 )
Sun Bowl
Northwestern ( 7-4 ) vs UCLA ( 9-2 )
Independence Bowl
South Carolina ( 7-4 ) vs Missouri ( 6-5 )
Peach Bowl
Miami ( 9-2 ) vs LSU ( 10-2 )
Meineke Car Care Bowl
South Florida ( 6-5 ) vs N.C. St. ( 6-5 )
Liberty Bowl
Tulsa ( 8-4 ) vs Fresno St. ( 8-4 )
Houston Bowl
TCU ( 10-1 ) vs Iowa St. ( 7-4 )
Cotton Bowl
Texas Tech ( 9-2 ) vs Alabama ( 9-2 )
Outback Bowl
Iowa ( 7-4 ) vs Florida ( 8-3 )
Gator Bowl
Louisville ( 9-2 ) vs Virginia Tech ( 10-2 )
Capital One Bowl
Wisconsin ( 9-3 ) vs Auburn ( 9-2 )
Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame ( 9-2 ) vs Ohio St. ( 9-2 )
Sugar Bowl
West Virginia ( 10-1 ) vs Georgia ( 10-2 )
Orange Bowl
Penn St. ( 10-1 ) vs Florida St. ( 8-4 )
Rose Bowl
USC ( 12-0 ) vs Texas ( 12-0 )

 

[Azale]

New Orleans Bowl
S. Mississippi ( 6-5 ) vs Arkansas St. ( 6-5 )

GMAC Bowl
UTEP ( 8-3 ) vs Toledo ( 8-3 )

Las Vegas Bowl
BYU ( 6-5 ) vs California ( 7-4 )

Poinsettia Bowl
Colorado St. ( 6-5 ) vs Navy ( 7-4 )

Fort Worth Bowl
Kansas ( 6-5 ) vs Houston ( 6-5 )

Hawaii Bowl
Nevada ( 6-5 ) vs UCF ( 8-4 )

Motor City Bowl
Memphis ( 6-5 ) vs Akron ( 7-5 )

Champs Sports Bowl
Clemson ( 7-4 ) vs Colorado ( 7-5 )

Insight Bowl
Arizona St. ( 6-5 ) vs Rutgers ( 7-4 )

MPC Computers Bowl
Boise St. ( 9-3 ) vs Boston College ( 8-3 )

Alamo Bowl
Michigan ( 7-4 ) vs Nebraska ( 7-4 )

Emerald Bowl
Georgia Tech ( 7-4 ) vs Utah ( 6-5 )

Holiday Bowl
Oregon ( 10-1 ) vs Oklahoma ( 7-4 )

Music City Bowl
Minnesota ( 7-4 ) vs Virginia ( 6-5 )

Sun Bowl
Northwestern ( 7-4 ) vs UCLA ( 9-2 )

Independence Bowl
South Carolina ( 7-4 ) vs Missouri ( 6-5 )

Peach Bowl
Miami ( 9-2 ) vs LSU ( 10-2 )

Meineke Car Care Bowl
South Florida ( 6-5 ) vs N.C. St. ( 6-5 )

Liberty Bowl
Tulsa ( 8-4 ) vs Fresno St. ( 8-4 )

Houston Bowl
TCU ( 10-1 ) vs Iowa St. ( 7-4 )

Cotton Bowl
Texas Tech ( 9-2 ) vs Alabama ( 9-2 )

Outback Bowl
Iowa ( 7-4 ) vs Florida ( 8-3 )

Gator Bowl
Louisville ( 9-2 ) vs Virginia Tech ( 10-2 )

Capital One Bowl
Wisconsin ( 9-3 ) vs Auburn ( 9-2 )

Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame ( 9-2 ) vs Ohio St. ( 9-2 )

Sugar Bowl
West Virginia ( 10-1 ) vs Georgia ( 10-2 )

Orange Bowl
Penn St. ( 10-1 ) vs Florida St. ( 8-4 )

Rose Bowl
USC ( 12-0 ) vs Texas ( 12-0 )