College Bowl Game Picks

The college football regular season is finally over, with Navy defeating Army for the 10th straight year. I finished with a record of 548-193, for a percentage of .740. My high school results, by comparison, were 214-36 for the regular season (.856) and 14-3 in the playoffs (.824). Now it's time for bowl picks. Not always easy to pick, even straight up, these games should provide a challenge as far as attaining a winning record goes. So here it is:

Sat. Dec.17 New Mexico Bowl-Temple (8-4) vs. Wyoming (8-4) Pick: Wyoming
Sat. Dec.17 Idaho Potato Bowl-Ohio U. (9-4) vs. Utah State (7-5) Pick: Ohio U.
Sat. Dec.17 New Orleans Bowl-Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) vs. San Diego State (8-4) Pick: San Diego St.
Tue.Dec.20 Beef O'Brady's Bowl-Florida International (8-4) vs. Marshall (6-6) Pick: Florida International
WedDec.21 Poinsettia Bowl-Louisiana Tech (8-4) vs. Texas Christian (10-2) Pick: Texas Christian
Thu. Dec.22 Maaco Bowl-Arizona State (6-6) vs. Boise State (11-1) Pick: Boise State
Sat. Dec.24 Hawaii Bowl- Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2) Pick: Southern Mississippi
Mon.Dec26 Independence Bowl-Missouri (7-5) vs. North Carolina (7-5) Pick: Missouri
Tue. Dec.27 Little Caesar's Bowl-Purdue (6-6) vs. Western Michigan (7-5) Pick: Purdue
Tue. Dec.27 Belk Bowl-Louisville (7-5) vs. North Carolina State (7-5) Pick: Louisville
WedDec.28 Military Bowl-Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4) Pick: Air Force
WedDec.28 Holiday Bowl-California (7-5) vs. Texas (7-5) Pick: Texas
Thu. Dec.29 Champs Sports Bowl- Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4) Pick: Florida State
Thu. Dec.29 Alamo Bowl- Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5) Pick: Baylor
Fri. Dec.30 Armed Forces Bowl- Brigham Young (9-3) vs. Tulsa (8-4) Pick: Brigham Young
Fri. Dec.30 Pinstripe Bowl-Iowa State (6-6) vs. Rutgers (8-4) Pick: Iowa State
Fri. Dec.30 Music City Bowl- Mississippi State (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6) Pick: Mississippi State
Fri. Dec.30 Insight Bowl- Iowa (7-5) vs. Oklahoma (9-3) Pick: Oklahoma
Sat. Dec.31 Meineke Car Care Bowl- Northwestern (6-6) vs. Texas A&M (6-6) Pick: Texas A&M
Sat. Dec.31 Sun Bowl- Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5) Pick: Georgia Tech
Sat. Dec.31 Liberty Bowl-Cincinnati (9-3) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6) Pick: Vanderbilt
Sat. Dec.31 Fight Hunger Bowl-Illinois (6-6) vs. UCLA (6-7) Pick: Illinois
Sat. Dec.31 Chick-Fil-A Bowl- Auburn (7-5) vs. Virginia (8-4) Pick: Virginia
Mon.Jan.2   TicketCity Bowl- Houston (12-1) vs. Penn State (9-3) Pick: Houston
Mon.Jan.2   Outback Bowl- Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan State (10-3) Pick: Michigan State
Mon.Jan.2   Capital One Bowl- Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2) Pick: South Carolina
Mon.Jan.2   Gator Bowl- Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio State (6-6) Pick: Ohio State
Mon.Jan.2   Rose Bowl- Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2) Pick: Wisconsin
Mon.Jan.2   Fiesta Bowl- Oklahoma State (11-1) vs. Stanford (11-1) Pick: Stanford
Tue. Jan.3   Sugar Bowl- Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2) Pick: Virginia Tech
WedJan.4   Orange Bowl- Clemson (10-3) vs. West Virginia (9-3) Pick: Clemson
Fri.  Jan.6   Cotton Bowl- Arkansas (10-2) vs. Kansas State (10-2) Pick: Arkansas
Sat. Jan.7    BBVA Compass Bowl- Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Southern Methodist (7-5) Pick: SMU
Sun. Jan.8   GoDaddy.com Bowl- Arkansas State (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3) Pick: Ark.State
Mon.Jan.9   BCS Title- Alabama (11-1) vs. Louisiana State (13-0) Pick: Lousiana State