I know you’ve been anxiously anticipating my bowl picks, so without further delay, here they are — with the bowls’ older, traditional names where at all possible. Screw the sponsors.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
- EagleBank Bowl: WAKE FOREST over Navy | Result: CORRECT! | Wake 29-19 | 1-0
- New Mexico Bowl: FRESNO STATE over Colorado State | Result: ROBBED! | CSU 40-35 | 1-1
- St. Petersburg Bowl: SOUTH FLORIDA over Memphis | Result: CORRECT! | USF 41-14 | 2-1
- Las Vegas Bowl: BYU over Arizona | Result: SPURNED! | Zona 31-21 | 2-2
Sunday, December 21, 2008
- New Orleans Bowl: TROY over Southern Miss | Result: BLOCKED! | Southern Miss 30-27 | 2-3
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
- Poinsettia Bowl: BOISE STATE over Texas Christian | Result: CHEATED! | TCU 17-16 | 2-4
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
- Hawai’i Bowl: NOTRE DAME over Hawai’i | Result: REDEEMED! | ND 49-21 | 3-4
Friday, December 26, 2008
- Motor City Bowl: CENTRAL MICHIGAN over Florida Atlantic | Result: SCHNELLENBERGERED! | FAU 24-21 | 3-5
Saturday, December 27, 2008
- Meineke Car Care Bowl: NORTH CAROLINA over West Virginia | Result: FUMBLED! | WVU 31-30 | 3-6
- Tangerine Bowl: FLORIDA STATE over Wisconsin | Result: DADGUM GOOD PICK! | FSU 42-13 | 4-6
- Emerald Bowl: MIAMI (FL) over California | Result: FUMBLE-AYA! | Cal 24-17 | 4-7
Sunday, December 28, 2008
- Independence Bowl: NORTHERN ILLINOIS over Louisiana Tech | Result: I SUCK! | LaTech 17-10 | 4-8
Monday, December 29, 2008
- papajohns.com Bowl: N.C. STATE over Rutgers | Result: FRIGGIN’ JERSEY | Rutgers 29-23 | 4-9
- Alamo Bowl: MISSOURI over Northwestern | Result: CORRECT! | MIZZOU 30-23 | 5-9
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
- Humanitarian Bowl: NEVADA over Maryland | Result: I TRULY DON’T REMEMBER MAKING THIS PICK | Terps 42-35 | 5-10
- Texas Bowl: WESTERN MICHIGAN over Rice | Result: GETTING RIDICULOUS | Rice 38-14 | 5-11
- Holiday Bowl: OKLAHOMA STATE over Oregon | Result: I REALLY, REALLY SUCK | Ducks 42-31 | 5-12
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
- Armed Forces Bowl: HOUSTON over Air Force | Result: CORRECT! | Houston 34-28 | 6-12
- Sun Bowl: OREGON STATE over Pittsburgh | Result: QUACK! | Ducks 3-0 | 7-12
- Music City Bowl: VANDERBILT over Boston College | Result: MY HOMETOWN TEAM! | Dores 16-14 | 8-12
- Insight Bowl: KANSAS over Minnesota | Result: WINNER! | Jayhawks 42-21 | 9-12
- Peach Bowl: GEORGIA TECH over Louisiana State | Result: GO SEC! | Tigers 38-3 | 9-13
Thursday, January 1, 2009
- Hall of Fame Bowl: SOUTH CAROLINA over Iowa | Result: SPUR-DOG? WHAT’S UP?!? | Hawkeyes 31-10 | 9-14
- Citrus Bowl: GEORGIA over Michigan State | Result: SEC! SEC! | Dawgs 24-12 | 10-14
- Gator Bowl: CLEMSON over Nebraska | Result: WHAT IDIOT PICKS CLEMSON? | Huskers 26-21 | 10-15
- Rose Bowl: USC over Penn State | Result: CORRECT! | Trojans 38-24 | 11-15
- Orange Bowl: VIRGINIA TECH over Cincinnati | Result: GO HOKIES! | VT 20-7 | 12-15
Friday, January 2, 2009
- Cotton Bowl: TEXAS TECH over Ole Miss | Result: SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH GUT | Rebs 47-34 | 12-16
- Liberty Bowl: EAST CAROLINA over Kentucky | Result: SEC ON A ROLL | Cats 25-19 | 12-17
- Sugar Bowl: ALABAMA over Utah | Result: POP! GOES THE TIDE | Utes 31-17 | 12-18
Saturday, January 3, 2009
- International Bowl: BUFFALO over Connecticut | Result: I NEED TO REVOKE MY PICKING RIGHTS | UConn 38-20 | 12-19
Monday, January 5, 2008
- Fiesta Bowl: TEXAS over Ohio State | Result: WINNER! | Horns 24-21 | 13-19
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
- GMAC Bowl: BALL STATE over Tulsa | Result: UGGGHHH | Tulsa 45-13 | 13-20
Thursday, January 8, 2009
- BCS Championship Game: THE MIGHTY FLORIDA GATORS over Oklahoma | Result: ALL THOSE BAD PICKS ARE MEANINGLESS! | Gators 24-14 | 14-20