Just for the Record...My Remaining College Football Bowl Game Picks

This is not an article to elicit hits, responses, or to study, it's just putting on the record the remaining picks I promised to post. In my first 10 picks, with two remaining to be played today, Notre Dame both shocked and impressed me, while Troy blew chance after chance to salt away a win—as did Fresno State.

So with two remaining, I'm a dismal 5-3, matching my whole miss total for last year with just the first eight games gone. So to equal last year's mark, I'll have to get the rest perfect.

EMERALD BOWL—Miami vs California

Miami further demonstrates why the ACC sucks this year.

Cal by 9

INDEPENDENCE BOWL—La. Tech vs Northern Illinois

Otherwise known as the 'Who Cares Bowl' - Vegas calls it a pick 'em.  I say if it's even, the Southern teams usually win...

La. Tech by 6

PAPAJOHN'S BOWL—Rutgers vs N.C. State

Those scrappy guys for NC State give every coach chill bumps, they play with so much emotion sometimes, you can never count them out.  Rutgers has a better coach and team and it should pull them out.

Rutgers by 4

ALAMO BOWL—Northwestern vs Missouri

One team that wasn't supposed to make a bowl vs one who should have done better.  Class wins out.

Missouri by 10

HUMANITARIAN BOWL—Nevada Reno vs Maryland

A directional Nevada school favored against a usual class act? I don't think so...

Maryland by 7

Texas Bowl—Rice vs Western Michigan

A home game for Rice.

Rice by 4

HOLIDAY BOWL—Oregon vs Oklahoma State

I just think the Pac-10's "other" teams aren't as good as the Big 12's...

Okies by 11

ARMED FORCES BOWL - Air Force vs Houston

Another home-field advantage in an otherwise close game.

Houston by 4

SUN BOWL—Pitt vs Oregon State

Pitt's one of the little scrappy teams you better not turn your back on, but State is solid.

Oregon State by 8

MUSIC CITY BOWL—Vanderbilt vs Boston College

Vandy comes six blocks to play in their first bowl game in years, it will take them more to win one...

BC by 9

INSIGHT BOWL—Minnesota vs Kansas

What's happened to Kansas?

Gophers by 14

CHICK-FIL-A BOWL—LSU vs Ga. Tech

Does the home field rule apply? Yes! Les Miles doesn't pull the Tigers out of this season's tail spin...

Tech by 9

OUTBACK BOWL—Iowa vs South Carolina

The team that beat Penn State vs. the team that beat, uh, well...oh yeah—Ole Miss...

Iowa by 7

CAPITAL ONE BOWL—Georgia vs Michigan State

A good SEC team vs. a good Big 10, hmmmmm...

Georgia by 7

GATOR BOWL—Clemson vs Nebraska

Nebraska's headed back, but not yet. Dabo whips the boys up to "save a season"...

Clemson by 8

ROSE BOWL—USC vs Penn State

I want Joe Pa to win (rub the lamp), I want Joe Pa to win (rub again), damn cheap magic lamp replica...

USC by 14

ORANGE BOWL—Va. Tech vs Cincinnati

Vegas likes Cincy? Tech gets in going in the bowls baby...

Tech by 9

COTTON BOWL—Ole Miss vs Texas Tech

Tech's been throttled by SEC teams before, but this ain't no Alabama defense

Tech by 7

LIBERTY BOWL—East Carolina vs Kentucky

Skip Holtz has been getting this team to find the acorns this season and he'll steer these usual blind hogs to another one.

East Carolina by 4

SUGAR BOWL—Utah vs Alabama

One of the SEC's best against the Mountain West's best...oh please, I almost wet myself laughing so hard...

Bama by 17

INTERNATIONAL BOWL—Buffalo U. vs UConn

They're playing this one in Canada because they can't find anyone in the U.S. interested in watching it...

UConn, close

FIESTA BOWL—Ohio State vs Texas

Ohio State shows up for another embarrassment.

Texas by 21

GMAC BOWL—Ball State vs Tulsa

Tulsa pulls out a tough one.

Tulsa by 4

BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME—Florida vs Oklahoma

We saw the National Championship game a few weeks ago when Alabama played Florida...

Florida by 12

And there you have it, for the record. There have been some good bowl matchups this year and some surprises. We can only hope for more...