*chronological order
** noting potential coaching changes, injuries and possible post season suspensions could change pick, when/if they occur
Dec 26-
3:30 pm Indiana vs Duke- Pinstripe Bowl- Bronx, New York..... I feel Indiana is looking to turn the corner, and become a consistent low tier Bowl game attendee under Wilson. I like the Hoosier's offense, and think they win.
9:15pm Nebraska vs UCLA- Foster Farms Bowl- Santa Clara, California....Nebraska lacks the offense to win a scoring battle, they lack the ground game, to grind one out. If UCLA comes to play, they win by 14+
Dec 28
5:00pm Minnesota vs Central Michigan- Quick Lane Bowl- Detriot, Michigan.....Minnesota has a good defense, and I see them winning this. That said, who really wants to play or watch a Bowl game in Detriot?
Dec 30
10:30pm Wisconsin vs Southern Cal- Holiday Bowl- San Diego, California- ......I'm not sure USC's coaching staff is the strongest at X's and O's, but they do have undeniable talent at their disposal. I haven't watched much of Wisconsin this year. My thought is, if Wisconsin can't run the ball, like Melvin Gordon was there, Southern Cal will blow past them by a few TD's.
Dec 31
8:00pm Michigan State vs Alabama- Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas.....I think Sparty wins. Alabama's RB Henry may have a few long runs, but I think MSU is the overall stronger team.
Jan 1
12:00pm Northwestern vs Tennessee- Outback Bowl, Tampa, Florida- .......when it comes to Northwestern and Bowl Games, I've learned that each time I think they are outmatched (athletically) they play well, I think Tennessee outmatched them athletically, so I'm picking Northwestern to win. Butch Jones will have to wait another year (he would be a perfect coach for the Cleveland Browns).
1:00pm Michigan vs Florida- Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida-....... not sure on Michigan's QB situation, Ruddock was hurt vs OSU. If Speight is UM's QB, this may be 13-12 kind of game. Picking Florida to win, because Michigan can't stop anybody from running the football and Florida has a horrible QB, so they'll be forced to run.
1:00pm Ohio State vs Notre Dame- Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Arizona- .....Buckeyes, as long as they stay out of the fast food joints they've bloated up on the past few times out in Pheonix. ND has some fantastic WR's so here's to hoping OSU pressures the QB all day, not giving enough time to throw.
5:00pm Iowa vs Stanford- Rose Bowl, Pasedena, California- .....Iowa had a good season and play tough defense, but I'm not sure they will have any answer for Stanford's McCafferty. Iowa's offense isn't out scoring anybody, so picking the Pac12's Champ to beat the B1G's 3rd best team.
Jan 2
12:00pm Penn State vs Georgia- Taxslayer Bowl- Jacksonville, Florida- ever hear "give Franklin 3 weeks to prepare for a game, and he's tough to beat"? Me neither. Georgia, without a coach, could beat Penn State, and will.
Got the B1G going 5-5
