Bowl Game Predictions
 

Make picks on all the bowl games. After the results come in... we'll tally up the scores and see who made the best predictions.

Orange - Oklahoma

Sugar - Va. Tech

Rose - Texas

Fiesta - Utah
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New Orleans - Southern Miss
Champs Sports - Georgia Tech
GMAC - Bowling Green
Fort Worth - Marshall
Las Vegas - Wyoming
Hawaii - Hawaii
MPC Computers - Virginia
Motor City - Toledo
Independence - Iowa State
Insight - Notre Dame
Houston - UTEP
Alamo - Oklahoma State
Continental Tire - Boston College
Emerald - Navy
Holiday - Texas Tech
Silicon Valley - Troy
Music City - Alabama
Sun - Purdue
Liberty - Boise State
Peach - Miami
Cotton - Texas A&M
Outback - Georgia
Gator - Florida State
Capital One - LSU

Who is to judge which team is favoured?

i was counting on taking the vegas line unless there is some list of predictions published by the AP or USA today closer to the games.

texas > blue
ttu > cal

and of course, OU > USC.

pac10 is almost as bad as big east =D

I usually do pretty well with bowl predictions, because I always pick the team that has the better scoring defense. "White" means I got it right; "red" means I missed it; "yellow" means the game hasn't come up yet.

New Orleans - Southern Miss
Champs Sports - Georgia Tech
GMAC - Bowling Green
Fort Worth - Marshall
Las Vegas - Wyoming
Hawaii - UAB
MPC Computers - Virginia
Motor City - Connecticut
Independence - Iowa State
Insight - Notre Dame
Houston - UTEP
Alamo - Ohio State
Continental Tire - Boston College
Emerald - New Mexico
Holiday - California
Silicon Valley - Troy
Music City - Alabama (God, it's hard to type that)
Sun - Purdue
Liberty - Louisville
Peach - Miami
Cotton - Texas A&M
Outback - Wisconsin
Gator - Florida State
Capital One - LSU
Rose - Texas
Fiesta - Utah
Sugar - Auburn
Orange - USC

several issues:
1. there are multiple Vegas lines (e.g., Stardust, Mirage, etc.)... which one will be used, and when will it be used (see item #3)?
2. some of the lines are either off the board or haven't been set (e.g., Marshall-Cincinnati, UConn-Toledo).
3. the closer you get to game-time, the more the lines tend to move. a team that is currently listed as the favorite may suddenly become the underdog, or vice-versa (e.g., Okie St. is currently -1.5 over Ohio St.; by game-time, the Buckeyes will likely be favored). how would these types of situations be scored?
4. what's the deadline for making picks?

Since irateplatypus started this thread, I'll let him pick the odds source. It's not like there's any cash involved, or anything...

New Orleans - UNT
Champs Sports - Georgia Tech
GMAC - Bowling Green
Fort Worth - Cincy
Las Vegas - UCLA
Hawaii - Hawaii
MPC Computers - Virginia
Motor City - Toledo
Independence - Miami (Ohio)
Insight - Oregon State
Houston - UTEP
Alamo - Ohio State
Continental Tire - Boston College
Emerald - Navy
Holiday - California
Silicon Valley - Troy
Music City - Minnesota
Sun - Purdue (Boo Yah! Stupid mid season slump)
Liberty - Louisville
Peach - Miami
Cotton - Tennessee
Outback - Wisconsin
Gator - Florida State
Capital One - Iowa
Rose - Michigan
Fiesta - Utah
Sugar - Auburn
Orange - OU

yeah, i didn't think this would be such an issue a month away from the games... but this is what we'll do.

let's just use Anderson & Hester's BCS rankings. it's one of the computer polls that the BCS uses to figure the official rankings.

so... don't worry about odds or spreads. if the anderson & hester computer rates a team higher on their Dec 6th list, they are the favored team. this way we'll have a common set of ranking criteria to start off with and one that will be static throughout the rest of the year.

http://www.andersonsports.com/football/ACF_frnk.html

the only statute of limitations is that all submissions must be made the day before the start of the first bowl game. feel free to edit your submissions until then.

New Orleans -- 59. Southern Miss over 67. North Texas
Champs Sports -- 33. Georgia Tech over 45. Syracuse
GMAC -- 66. Bowling Green over 44. Memphis
Fort Worth -- 60. Cincinnati over 83. Marshall
Las Vegas -- 37. UCLA over 62. Wyoming
Hawaii -- 61. Hawaii over 49. UAB
MPC Computers -- 38. Fresno State over 20. Virginia
Motor City -- 58. Toledo over 56. Connecticut
Independence -- 78. Miami-OH over 39. Iowa State
Insight -- 26. Oregon State over 27. Notre Dame
Houston -- 30. UTEP over 24. Colorado
Alamo -- 23. Ohio State over 21. Oklahoma State
Continental Tire -- 32. Boston College over 28. North Carolina
Emerald -- 40. Navy over 35. New Mexico
Holiday -- 6. California over 22. Texas Tech
Silicon Valley -- 71. Northern Illinois over 70. Troy
Music City -- 47. Minnesota over 46. Alabama
Sun -- 25. Purdue over 11. Arizona State
Liberty -- 17. Louisville over 7. Boise State
Peach -- 15. Miami-FL over 29. Florida
Cotton -- 14. Tennessee over 16. Texas A&M
Outback -- 9. Georgia over 19. Wisconsin
Gator -- 18. Florida State over 36. West Virginia
Capital One -- 10. LSU over 8. Iowa

Rose -- 5. Texas over 12. Michigan
Fiesta -- 4. Utah over 31. Pittsburgh
Sugar -- 3. Auburn over 13. Virginia Tech
Orange -- 2. USC over 1. Oklahoma

the dude, dont forget: Auburn > USC, OU

^^Good plan...it doesn't really matter as long as you pick the games right, anyway.

The New Orleans Bowl is Dec. 14, and then the rest of the bowl season starts Dec. 21.

Here's my list:

New Orleans-Southern Miss
Champs Sports-Syracuse
GMAC-Memphis
Fort Worth-Cincinnati
Las Vegas-UCLA
Hawaii-Hawaii
MPC Computers-Virginia
Motor City-Toledo
Independence-Miami(OH)
Insight-Oregon St.
Alamo-Ohio St.
Silicon Valley Classic-Troy
Continental Tire-North Carolina
Houston-UTEP
Emerald-Navy
Holiday-California
Music City-Alabama
Sun-Purdue
Liberty-Louisville
Peach-Miami
Outback-Georgia
Cotton-Tennessee
Gator-Florida St.
Capital One-Iowa
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Rose-Michigan
Fiesta-Utah
Sugar-Auburn
Orange-Oklahoma

Will we need a tiebreaker? Final Orange Bowl Points scored: 43

Bold = Wrong

Orange: USC
Sugar: VTech
Fiesta: Utah
Rose: Texas

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New Orleans: Southern Miss
Champs Sports: Syracuse
GMAC: Bowling Green
Fort Worth: Cincinnati
Las Vegas: UCLA
Hawaii: Hawaii
MPC Computers: Virginia
Motor City: Toledo
Independence: Miami (OH)
Insight: Notre Dame
Houston: UTEP
Alamo: Ohio State
Continental Tire: Boston College
Emerald: New Mexico
Holiday: California
Silican Valley Classic: Northern Illinois
Music City: Alabama
Sun: Purdue
Liberty: Boise State
Peach: Miami (FL)
Cotton: Tennessee
Outback: Wisconsin
Gator: Florida State
Capitol One: LSU


Status: 12/26 correct

New Orleans --Southern Miss
Champs Sports -- Georgia Tech
GMAC -- Memphis
Fort Worth -- Marshall
Las Vegas --UCLA
Hawaii -- UAB
MPC Computers -- Virginia
Motor City -- UCONN
Independence -- Miami (Oh)
Insight -- Notre Dame
Houston -- Colorado
Alamo -- Ohio State
Continental Tire -- Boston College
Emerald -- Navy
Holiday -- Cal
Silicon Valley -- Northern Illinois
Music City -- Minnesota
Sun -- Purdue
Liberty -- Louisville
Peach -- Miami Fl
Cotton -- Texas A&M
Outback -- Georgia
Gator -- Fla St.
Capital One -- LSU

Rose -- Michigan
Fiesta -- Utah
Sugar --Auburn
Orange -- USC

everyone so far has picked miami over florida in the peach bowl. mark my words, florida will win the peach bowl. you heard it here.

New Orleans -- Southern Miss
Champs Sports -- Georgia Tech
GMAC -- Memphis
Fort Worth -- Marshall
Las Vegas -- UCLA
Hawaii -- Hawaii
MPC Computers -- Virginia
Motor City -- Connecticut
Independence -- Iowa State
Insight -- Oregon State
Houston -- Colorado
Alamo -- Oklahoma State
Continental Tire -- UNC
Emerald -- Navy
Holiday -- California
Silicon Valley -- Northern Illinois
Music City -- Minnesota
Sun -- Arizona State
Liberty -- Louisville
Peach -- Miami
Cotton -- Tennessee
Outback -- Wisconsin
Gator -- Florida State
Capital One -- LSU

Rose -- Michigan
Fiesta -- Pittsburgh
Sugar -- Virginia Tech (GO HOKIES!)
Orange -- USC

Watching New Orleans Bowl right now.

you've obviously not watched many pac-10 games. and USC is going to win the Orange Bowl by at least 10.

does that account for their loss to usc last year?

I hope everyone that picked Troy over Northern Illinois is wrong... :rolleyes: My Huskies are gonna pull through you wait and see :cool:

Top three bowl games to watch in my opinion:
USC and OU
Boise St. and Louisville
Texas Tech and Cal

VT is going to give Auburn a run. They might not win, but it'll be damn close.

I don't know about that, Auburn is coming into this game trying to prove that they should be playing USC in the Orange Bowl. Hard to tell on that game.

But they're playing a very, very underrated VT team, who have reeled off 8 straight wins.

And while they had a good season, you shouldn't be scared of a team that beat Louisiana Monroe, Miss. St., The Citadel (?!?!?), Louisiana Tech, Kentucky, and Mississippi for 6 of their wins.

But then again they have beat Tennessee twice, Georgia, and LSU.

Anyhow, Syracuse got their behinds handed to them today. :( I thought they'd do a little better considering they were coming off a win against BC.

Good job Bond, the only one of us who chose Fresno State over Virginia. That was an interesting game to say the least.

thanks, but I'm making up for it with my pick of Toledo in the Motor City Bowl.

Yeah, today wasn't a very good day for my picks. 0 out of 2.

I like your Org State pick tonight, but not too sure about the Iowa State/Miami O game... I will prolly stay away from that one. Good Luck

I'm not doing too hot. I guess I should do a little research before predicting next time.

For example, Toledo's QB had screws in his throwing hand which hindered him majorly.

I've only gotten four predictions right.

that's one of the downsides of trying to predict the outcome of games three weeks before they occur.

btw: yeah, yeah... hindsight's 20/20... whatever... but I can't believe I predicted the MAC to have a 4-1 bowl record!

Plus Notre Dame players didn't even want to play in the bowl game since Willingham was fired.

Haha, I gave them a 4-1 record too. I was 50/50 on the Miami game and just picked them randomly. I didn't really know much about either team.

irateplatypus... good call on the Holiday Bowl. you were the only one of us to correctly predict that Texas Tech would kick Cal's ass!

Heh, I felt obliged to pick New Mexico in the Emerald bowl considering I used to live right next to the campus in Albuquerque.

all i know is that Miami better beat the Crocs!!!!!

8 out of 20. Ow.

I'm sad that my Broncos lost today, but you must admit. The most exciting bowl game I've seen so far this year.

Anybody been able to scrape Mobo123 off the floor yet?

I just got back from the Cottonbowl and I can't describe it as anything but brutal. A&M's ass got handed to them, but as life goes they fumbled that too.

woo-hoo! Vince Young was simply amazing... way to go Longhorns!

Disappointing bowl year so far in my opinion. I watched the Texas-Michigan rose bowl, and I must say that I have never been so bored watching such a tight game. What is the point of the Auburn game? I see analysts on sports stations commenting that if Auburn loses it will prove the BCS got it right. In my opinion, it proves jack shit. People just do not realize that the problem is not whether or not the BCS puts the 2 best teams in the championship. The problem is that it still does give every team in the nation an equal shot to contend..which was a primary problem with tbe old system.

I was happy to see Saban go out with a loss. The only thing he ever had working for him was his ability to recruit. If Dinardo actually attempted to recruit, I guarantee the LSU fans would pick him any day over Saban. At the games the crowd hated him because of his shitty coaching decisions. I'm glad his coaching abilities were illustrated in the Iowa loss.

California beat one ranked team all year and that team pulled off a squeaker against Purdue. I don't know why people expected them to dominate so much. Was it because they played USC so well? If so, what about Stanford and UCLA?

So far, the only games I've enjoyed have been the Cotton Bowl and Fiesta Bowl. Even though the games were blow outs, it was exciting to see Tennessee shut up all the critics. Also, Utah's win really proved they could contend with top 3 teams.

well, at 48-10... I'd say it's pretty safe to say that USC's gonna win... so, here's the unofficial results of the Bowl Game Predictions:

bond007 (21) -- 91 points
indebut (17) -- 73 points
hokieian (17) -- 67 points
funkeodor (16) -- 66 points
warrrreagl (15) -- 65 points
quicksteal (15) -- 59 points
irateplatypus (14) -- 58 points
avail (13) -- 57 points

NOTE: the number of correct predictions is listed in parenthesis (out of 28 total games).

I'll take second....helluva job bond!

thank you!

Yeah, great job, Bond. So much for my "Scoring Defense" system. I barely broke .500.

And I still think Auburn could have beaten Southern Cal.

Haha, my predictions sucked this year. I did fairly better last year, getting over 70% right. I'm under 50% this year.