December 29, 2008

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...

A turning point for the Irish?

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Just wanted to throw out some thoughts on the big ND victory in the Aloha Bowl: 1) Loose, relaxed, healthy, and motivated can go a long way...
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December 23, 2008

Independence Bowl -- Northern Illinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (7-5) (Independence Stadium Shreveport December 28, 2008 8:15pm ESPN)

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Tie Ins: Big 12 #7 vs SEC #8 (Or WAC & the third choice of Sun Belt teams if no Big 12 or SEC team available) Dan: Northern Illinois -1....

Emerald Bowl -- Miami (FL) (7-5) vs. California (8-4) (AT&T Park San Francisco December 27, 2008 8pm ESPN)

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Tie Ins: ACC #7 vs Pac 10 #5 Dan: Miami +7.5 I realize the Canes dropped the last 2 games of the season. But they had won 5 straight before ...

Champs Sports Bowl - Wisconsin (7-5) vs. Florida State (8-4) (Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando December 27, 2008 4:30pm ESPN)

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Tie Ins: ACC #4 vs Big Ten #4 or #5 Dan: FSU -5 These are two teams that I have generally been betting against all year. However, Wisconsin ...

Meineke Car Care Bowl - West Virginia (8-4) vs North Carolina (8-4) (Bank of America Stadium Charlotte December 27, 2008 1pm ESPN)

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Tie Ins: ACC #6 vs Big East Dan: UNC (pick em) Finally, the games start improving once we hit the Saturday between Christmas and New Year’s....

Teixeira to the Yanks

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I don't even know where to begin on this Teixeira thing. What an absolute joke. $8 years, $180 million to go along with the $85 millio...
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Mike Haywood to Miami(Ohio)

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Yikes, color me nervous about Mike Haywood going to Miami(Ohio) as the new head coach of the Redhaws. Don't get me wrong, I am rooting ...
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Motor City Bowl – Florida Atlantic (6-6) vs. Central Michigan (8-4) (Ford Field Detroit December 26, 2008 7:30pm ESPN)

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Tie Ins: Big Ten #7 vs MAC Dan: Central Michigan -7.5 Central Michigan gets to play in state against a Sun Belt team. I watched Central Mich...
December 22, 2008

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl - Hawaii (7-6) vs Notre Dame (6-6) (Aloha Stadium Honolulu December 24, 2008 8pm ESPN)

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Tie Ins: Pac 10 vs WAC Dan: Hawaii +1.5 I don’t know why, but I am going to watch this game. I don’t know who will be angrier as a result. M...

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (Qualcomm Stadium San Diego December 23, 2008 8pm ESPN)

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Bowl Tie Ins: Mountain West vs. Pac 10 (WAC if no Pac 10 team available) Dan: TCU -2.5 Finally! A decent game! Two mid-major powers from the...
December 19, 2008

Friday Book Review: War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest

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Since Christmas is right around the corner, I figured I would put in a plug for an outstanding book in case anyone is still searching for a ...

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl - Southern Miss (6-6) vs. Troy (8-4) (Superdome New Orleans December 21, 2008 8:15pm ESPN)

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Bowl Tie Ins – Sun Belt #1 vs CUSA Dan: Troy -4.5 Ugh really? I really don’t know anything about either of these teams. If it were earlier o...

Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl - BYU (10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5) (Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas – December 20, 2008 8pm ESPN)

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Tie-Ins: Mountain West #1 vs. Pac 10 #4 Dan: BYU +3 I realize BYU lost to the only two decent teams it played. But I don’t have much faith i...
December 18, 2008

magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl - Memphis (6-6) vs South Florida (7-5) (St. Petersburg December 20, 2008 4:30pm ESPN2)

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Dan: Memphis +12.5 The game is in St. Petersburg. But can USF really beat anyone (even Memphis) by two touchdowns? Memphis hasn’t really bee...
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