Showing posts with label 2008 Bowl Game Previews Picks and Predictions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008 Bowl Game Previews Picks and Predictions. Show all posts
January 07, 2009

BCS Championship Game -- Florida (12-1) vs. Oklahoma (12-1) (Dolphin Stadium Miami, Florida January 8, 2009 8pm FOX)

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Dan: Florida -3 Florida -3? Seriously? Am I missing something? I don’t care what Okahoma’s offense has looked liked against the inept defens...
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December 30, 2008

International Bowl -- Buffalo (8-5) vs. Connecticut (7-5) (Toronto Rogers Centre Toronto, Ontario January 3, 2009 12pm ESPN2)

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Tie Ins: Big East #4-5 vs. MAC #3 Dan: UConn -4.5 I don’t care if Mike Brey’s son plays for Buffalo. You can be damn sure I’ll be watching B...

AllState Sugar Bowl -- Utah (12-0) vs. Alabama (11-1) (Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana January 2, 2009 8pm FOX)

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Tie Ins: SEC Champ vs. At-Large Dan: Utah +10.5 I really have to feel sorry for Alabama. They had one hell of a season, and if they had play...

AutoZone Liberty Bowl -- Kentucky (6-6) vs. East Carolina (9-4) (Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee January 2, 2009 5pm E

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Tie Ins: CUSA #1 vs. SEC #6-8 Dan: East Carolina -1.5 Ugh. Am I the only one that hates these random crappy bowl games thrown in to the mix ...

AT&T Cotton Bowl -- Mississippi (8-4) vs. Texas Tech (11-1) (Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas January 2, 2009 2pm FOX)

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Tie Ins: SEC vs Big 12 Dan: Texas Tech -5.5 At this point, my faith in the Big 12 is looking misplaced after Missou’s struggles with Northwe...
December 29, 2008

FedEx Orange Bowl -- Cincinnati (11-2) vs. Virginia Tech (9-4) (Dolphin Stadium Miami, Florida January 1, 2009 8:30pm FOX)

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Tie Ins: Big East Champ vs. ACC Champ Dan: Cincy -1.5 I have gone with Va Tech a couple times this year. Each time though, I kept getting...

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi -- Penn State (11-1) vs. USC (11-1) (Rose Bowl Pasadena, California January 1, 2009 4:30pm ABC)

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Tie Ins: Big Ten Champ vs. Pac Ten Champ Dan: USC -10 Easiest pick of all the games. USC is such a predictable team it is almost unfair. T...
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Konica Minolta Gator Bowl -- Nebraska (8-4) vs. Clemson (7-5) (Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, Florida January 1, 2009 1pm

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Tie Ins: ACC #3 vs. Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame Dan: Nebraska +2.5 I thought for sure Clemson had packed it in mid-season, but they won the...

Capital One Bowl -- Georgia (9-3) vs. Michigan State (9-3) (Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida January 1, 2009 1pm ABC)

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Tie Ins: Big 10 #2 vs. SEC #2 Dan: Michigan State +7.5 Georgia is just not as good as people expected them to be. At the end of the year the...

Outback Bowl -- South Carolina (7-5) vs Iowa (8-4) (Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida January 1, 2009 11 am ESPN)

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Tie Ins: Big Ten #3 vs SEC Dan: South Carolina +3.5 Iowa was hot at the end of the season, but other than Penn State did not really beat any...

Chick-fil-A Bowl -- LSU (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (9-3) (Georgia Dome Atlanta December 31, 2008 7:30pm ESPN)

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Tie In: ACC #2 vs SEC Dan: Georgia Tech -4 I’m still riding the Paul Johnson bandwagon hard while avoiding the Les Miles train at all cost. ...
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Insight Bowl -- Kansas (7-5) vs. Minnesota (7-5) (Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona December 31, 2008 5:30pm NFL Network)

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Tie Ins: Big 10 #6 vs. Big 12 #6 Dan: Kansas -10.5 For the most part Kansas blew out inferior teams and got blown out by superior teams. ...

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Boston College (9-4) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6) (LP Field Nashville, Tennessee December 31, 2008 3:30pm ESPN)

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Tie Ins: ACC vs SEC #5 Dan: BC -4 I don’t expect this one to be very close. Vandy has lost 6 of its last 7 including Duke and Tennessee. BC ...

Brut Sun Bowl -- Oregon State (8-4) vs. Pitt (9-3) (Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas December 31, 2008 2pm CBS)

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Tie Ins: Big 12/Big East/Notre Dame vs. Pac 10 #3 Dan: Pitt +3 It sounds like Jacquizz Rodgers is not 100% healthy, so I’m going to go with ...

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl -- Houston (7-5) vs. Air Force (8-4) (Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas December 31, 2008

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Tie Ins: Mountain West vs CUSA Dan: Air Force +2.5 Points, points, and more points. This stretch of bowls is definitely offense driven. Hous...

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl – Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Oregon (9-3) (Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California December 30, 2008 8pm ESPN)

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Tie Ins: Big 12 #3 vs. Pac 10 #2 Dan: Oregon +3 Two more high powered offenses square off in the holiday bowl. My initial inclination was...

Texas Bowl -- Western Michigan (9-3) vs. Rice (9-3) (Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas December 30, 2008 8pm NFL Network)

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Tie Ins: Big 12 vs CUSA Dan: Rice -3 Here is a shoot-out that should be fun to watch. It is also another game where I like the favorite. Ric...

Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl – Maryland (7-5) vs. Nevada (7-5) (Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho December 30, 2008 4:30pm ESPN)

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Tie Ins: ACC #8 vs. WAC Dan: Nevada -1.5 Nevada is an underrated team. Their spread offense will cause the inconsistent Maryland defense pro...

Valero Alamo Bowl – Missouri (9-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3) (Alamodome San Antonio, Texas December 29, 2008 8pm ESPN)

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Tie Ins: Big 10 #4 or #5 vs Big 12 #4 Dan: Missouri -12.5 Let’s see… Big 10 v. Big 12, one time Heisman hopeful against Northwestern defense...

Papajohns.com Bowl - NC State (6-6) vs. Rutgers (7-5) (Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama December 29, 2008 3pm ESPN)

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Tie Ins: Big East vs ACC or SEC Dan: Rutgers -7 PapaJohns.com bowl! Why the “.com”? I don’t get it. As for the game, each team is riding a w...