EhhTee's Picks - Bowl Bonanza!

I finished the regular season strong at 6-1. I don't know what I was thinking when I picked that OKST upset. All I know is I was in a panic to get the Picks out before the first game that Saturday. So with that, EhhTee went 45-31 for the [partial] season. Next season I have high hopes of remembering to start them at the beginning of the season.

Speaking of delusions of grandeur, here I will attempt to pick all* thirty-four ridiculous bowl games. At this point, more than half of the 120 Division I-A teams make a bowl game. I still think they should pit Western Kentucky against North Texas in the Chrysler Toilet Bowl. On that note, unless your sponsors name is one to two words, you should not be able to call it the Felcher N' Sons Incorporated Dinky Bowl. I mean come on, what the heck is the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsetta Bowl? I honestly think the Rose Bowl did it right. It's not the Citi Rose Bowl, it's the Rose Bowl Presented by Citi...Wells Fargo...[insert financial institution here].

So without further ado, I present you all* thirty-four bowl game picks:

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EagleBank Bowl	Washington, D.C.
Wake Forest vs. Navy
RFK Stadium	Dec. 20, 11 a.m.
This is a rematch from earlier in the season. Wake Forest pretty much handed the game to Navy with four interceptions. It's essentially a Navy home game though.
Pick:
Tobbacco Kings 21 - Popeye 24
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New Mexico Bowl	Albuquerque
Colorado State vs. Fresno State
University Stadium	Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m.
Both teams have had shaky wins and questionable losses. Fresno does have a decent bowl record. But Ft. Collins is the home of the New Belgium Brewery
Pick:
Mmmmmm... Fat Tire 33 - California State Fresno 21
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magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl	St. Petersburg. Fla.
Memphis vs. South Florida
Tropicana Field	Dec. 20, 4:30 p.m.
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Pick:
Men-nefer Pyramid 10 - Mickey and the Gang 24
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Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl	Las Vegas
BYU vs. Arizona
Sam Boyd Stadium	Dec. 20, 8 p.m.
BYU has been pretty solid. This is definitely a mismatch and Arizona will be struggling.
Pick:
Salty Water 42 - McCain Country 10
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R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	New Orleans
Southern Miss vs. Troy
Superdome	Dec. 21, 8:15 p.m.
The Trojans had an amazing game against LSU. LSU was down 28 points in the third quarter and rallied to beat them. This to me says Troy doesn't have the stamina to hang with a SEC team. Southern Miss isn't in the SEC.
Pick:
Southern South 24 - Homer [not Simpson]'s City 33
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San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl	San Diego
Boise State vs. TCU
Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 23, 8 p.m.
Boise State's good. But TCU's better. Boise gets away with playing nobodies and Oregon was pretty much a nobody. Outside of Oklahoma (2) and Utah (8) TCU has demolished just about every team they've played.
Pick:
No, I will not marry you. You lost 17 - Horny Amphibians 42
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Sheraton Hawaii Bowl	Honolulu
Hawai'i vs. Notre Lame
Aloha Stadium	Dec. 24, 8 p.m.
Notre Lame bowling is a joke. This is a team that lost to Syracuse. Then again Hawai'i lost to SDSU.
Pick:
Aloha Mr. Weiss 55 - We Canz Have New Coach Plz 17
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Motor(less) City Bowl	Detroit
Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan
FordHonda Field	Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m.
Central Michigan's only advantage is proximity to the bowl game. Though FAU isn't the greatest of teams, it's still not a directional school. But, I must ask is central really a direction?
Pick:
Who? Who? 10 - Chip it in 13
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Meineke Car Care Bowl	Charlotte, N.C.
West Virginia vs. North Carolina
Bank of America Stadium	Dec. 27, 1 p.m.
Now we're talking. The first of the Big East/ACC matchups and it'll be a good one. WVU had a few stumbles but still have a decent team. Butch Davis has led the Tarheels into contention for the ACC title and looks to improve on that next year.
Pick:
Battery Throwers 28 - Butch Davis 31
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Champs Sports Bowl	Orlando, Fla.
Wisconsin vs. Florida State
Florida Citrus Bowl	Dec. 27, 4:30 p.m.
Florida State really has surge late in the season. Is FSU the real deal and are they "back?"
Pick:
You Betcha! 21 - Bobby Hill 35
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Emerald Bowl	San Francisco
Miami (Fla.) vs. California
AT&T Park	Dec. 27, 8 p.m.
Looks like the real games were picked well. A good post Xmas game between Miami which started out looking really good crumbled at the end. So did Cal though. Will Cal fall to another ACC team? It is a home game afterall!
Pick:
The |_| 17 - Soldiers of Berkeley 41
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Independence Bowl	Shreveport, La.
Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
Independence Stadium	Dec. 28, 8:15 p.m.
Uh-oh directional school...
Pick:
Should have chose Buy It Now option 12 - BFE Louisiana 28
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Papajohns.com Bowl	Birmingham, Ala.
NC State vs. Rutgers
Legion Field	Dec. 29, 3 p.m.
The second Big East/ACC match up has the (near) bottom of the ACC against a decent Big East team.
Pick:
Hillsborough St 3 - George St 24
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Valero Alamo Bowl	San Antonio
Missouri vs. Northwestern
Alamodome	Dec. 29, 8 p.m.
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Pick:
Mizorah 45 - [Bad Illinois Governor Joke Here] 21
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Roady's Humanitarian Bowl	Boise, Idaho
Maryland vs. Nevada
Bronco Stadium	Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m.
The Turtles aren't playing at home but that shouldn't matter. Nevada squeaked in with no real big victories.
Pick:
Fridge goes to the Blue Freezer 27 - Gaming Commision 17
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Texas Bowl	Houston
Western Michigan vs. Rice
Reliant Stadium	Dec. 30, 8 p.m.
Directional school takes it? Ask Uncle Ben.
Pick:
KalamaWho? 35 - Red Beans and ... Didn't Miss Her 23
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Pacific Life Holiday Bowl	San Diego
Oklahoma State vs. Oregon
Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 30, 8 p.m.
Sorry Ducks
Pick:
Okay! 55 - Quack 17
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Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl	Fort Worth, Texas
Houston vs. Air Force
Amon G. Carter Stadium	Dec. 31, Noon
This one actually might be a good game. Another rematch though. The fly boys won in a close one.
Pick:
Hot 40 somethings 28 - I fly planes 21
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Brut Sun Bowl	El Paso, Texas
Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh
Sun Bowl	Dec. 31, 2 p.m.
Brut??? Really??? REALLY???? Pittsburgh should win this one handily.
Pick:
I just had it stuffed 15 - Black Cats 37
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Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl	Nashville, Tenn.
Boston College vs. Vanderbilt
LP Field	Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m.
Hehe... he said gaylord. BC's QB situatuin may be better come the end of the month. Even still I think BC should be able to pull this one off.
Pick:
Jan Ullrich of the ACC 27 - Fancypants 21
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Insight Bowl	Tempe, Ariz.
Kansas vs. Minnesota
Sun Devil Stadium	Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m.
Kansas hasn't done well after last year's big Orange Bowl victory over Tech. Minnesota did pretty poorly in a not so great Big 10.
Pick:
Auntie Em! Auntie Em! 35 - How much wood could a wood chuck chuck... 17
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Chick-fil-A PEACH Bowl	Atlanta
LSU vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Dome	Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.
The key to this game is who's healthy. Georgia Tech picked apart Georgia. LSU's had a downward spiral without their starting QB.
Pick:
No Lee. No Hatch. No win. 17 - Bzzzz 24
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Outback Bowl	Tampa, Fla.
South Carolina vs. Iowa
Raymond James Stadium	Jan. 1, 2009, 11 a.m.
Lowly Iowa took Penn State out of contention. South Carolina had a late slide. But I think they recover.
Pick:
M*A*S*H'd 13 - Here comes the rooster 35
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Capital One Bowl	Orlando, Fla.
Georgia vs. Michigan State
Florida Citrus Bowl	Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m.
Oooh this is a decent matchup. Georgia stumbed against Georgia Tech but they're a decent team. Michigan State was solid all year round as well.
Pick:
Ugh-Ah 35 - 300 41
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Konica Minolta Gator Bowl	Jacksonville, Fla.
Nebraska vs. Clemson
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m.
Clemson was a disappointment to all the media. A darling that never came to be. However, they had a late surge and finished strong. Nebraska's name will bring fans, but not a victory.
Pick:
Corn fed 14 - Le Tigre 21
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Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi	Pasadena, Calif.
Penn State vs. USC
Rose Bowl	Jan. 1, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
Penn State really hadn't been challenged this season. Ohio State and Michigan State were their two biggest games. USC has been on fire of late. It's going to be ugly.
Pick:
Cowardly? 3 - Condoms 45
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FedEx Orange Bowl	Miami
Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
Dolphin Stadium	Jan. 1, 2009, 8:30 p.m.
*Fooled you. No I won't be picking this one...
Pick:
A good game
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AT&T Cotton Bowl	Dallas
Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
Cotton Bowl	Jan. 2, 2009, 2 p.m.
Two solid teams from two solid conferences. I think Tech has lost some steam over the course of the season after suffering the loss to Oklahoma.
Pick:
I-P-P-(hehe) 42 - Lost Arch 31
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AutoZone Liberty Bowl	Memphis, Tenn.
Kentucky vs. East Carolina
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Jan. 2, 2009, 5 p.m.
ECU showed spark early when they beat the Hokies and West Virginia. Kentucky showed that same spark giving Alabama a run for thier money.
Pick:
Fried Chicken 27 - Arrrgh 10
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Allstate Sugar Bowl	New Orleans
Utah vs. Alabama
Superdome	Jan. 2, 2009, 8 p.m.
Sorry Utah. This is going to be another ugly game.
Pick:
Joe Pesci 14 - Olephants 51
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International Bowl	Toronto
Buffalo vs. Connecticut
Rogers Centre	Jan. 3, 2009, Noon
Buffalo's come a long way. Actually both of these past Div 1AA teams have. Does Buffalo finish out it's Cinderella season?
Pick:
Spicy wings 10 - WWE country 34
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Tostitos Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, Ariz.
Ohio State vs. Texas
University of Phoenix Stadium	Jan. 5, 2009, 8 p.m.
Another year. Another OSU demolishing in the bowls. OSU has no place in the BCS, but the dumb rule that left Texas Tech out let them in.
Pick:
Poisonous nuts 0 - Pamplona Meat 63
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GMAC Bowl	Mobile, Ala.
Ball State vs. Tulsa
Ladd-Peebles Stadium	Jan. 6, 2009, 8 p.m.
I actually think this'll be a good game. Ball State was nearly [insert U-word here] before getting knocked off by Buffalo in the MAC Championship. Tulsa suffered a similar fate in their championship game, but also lost more.
Pick:
Ozzie Smith 25 - Sounds like salsa 17
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FedEx BCS National Championship Game	Miami
Florida vs. Oklahoma
Dolphin Stadium	Jan. 8, 2009, 8 p.m.
Okay. The big one. This will be a big game. Play this one 10 times and you'll probably get 5 wins a piece. But given just the one...
Pick:
Scaly Reptiles 35 - Covered Wagon Drivers 28
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