Well guys, its the end of the college football year once again and we are rapidly coming up on bowl week. We haven't done it much this year, but lets do it. Pick 'em!

GMAC Bowl -- Bowling Green vs. Memphis
Hawaii Bowl -- Hawaii vs. UAB
MPC Computers Bowl -- Virginia vs. Fresno State
Independence Bowl -- Miami (Ohio) vs. Iowa State
Insight Bowl -- Notre Dame vs. Oregon State
Alamo Bowl -- Oklahoma State vs. Ohio State
Holiday Bowl -- Texas Tech vs. Cal
Music City Bowl -- Alabama vs. Minnesota
Sun Bowl -- Arizona State vs. Purdue
Liberty Bowl -- Boise State vs. Louisville
Peach Bowl -- Florida vs. Miami
Outback Bowl -- Georgia vs. Wisconsin
Cotton Bowl -- Tennessee vs. Texas A&M
Gator Bowl -- Florida State vs. West Virginia
Capital One Bowl -- LSU vs. Iowa

[u]-BCS-[/u]

Rose Bowl -- Texas vs. Michigan
Fiesta Bowl -- Pitt vs. Utah
Sugar Bowl -- Virginia Tech vs. Auburn
Orange Bowl -- USC vs. Oklahoma

GMAC Bowl -- Bowling Green vs. Memphis
Hawaii Bowl -- Hawaii vs. UAB
MPC Computers Bowl -- Virginia vs. Fresno State
Independence Bowl -- Miami (Ohio) vs. Iowa State
Insight Bowl -- Notre Dame vs. Oregon State
Alamo Bowl -- Oklahoma State vs. Ohio State
Holiday Bowl -- Texas Tech vs. Cal
Music City Bowl -- Alabama vs. Minnesota
Sun Bowl -- Arizona State vs. Purdue
Liberty Bowl -- Boise State vs. Louisville
Peach Bowl -- Florida vs. Miami
Outback Bowl -- Georgia vs. Wisconsin
Cotton Bowl -- Tennessee vs. Texas A&M
Gator Bowl -- Florida State vs. West Virginia
Capital One Bowl -- LSU vs. Iowa

[u]-BCS-[/u]

Rose Bowl -- Texas vs. Michigan
Fiesta Bowl -- Pitt vs. Utah
Sugar Bowl -- Virginia Tech vs. Auburn
Orange Bowl -- USC vs. Oklahoma -- SOON TO COME

GMAC Bowl -- Bowling Green vs. Memphis
Hawaii Bowl -- Hawaii vs. UAB
MPC Computers Bowl -- Virginia vs. Fresno State
Independence Bowl -- Miami (Ohio) vs. Iowa State
Insight Bowl -- Notre Dame vs. Oregon State
Alamo Bowl -- Oklahoma State vs. Ohio State
Holiday Bowl -- Texas Tech vs. Cal
Music City Bowl -- Alabama vs. Minnesota
Sun Bowl -- Arizona State vs. Purdue
Liberty Bowl -- Boise State vs. Louisville
Peach Bowl -- Florida vs. Miami
Outback Bowl -- Georgia vs. Wisconsin
Cotton Bowl -- Tennessee vs. Texas A&M
Gator Bowl -- Florida State vs. West Virginia
Capital One Bowl -- LSU vs. Iowa

[u]-BCS-[/u]

Rose Bowl -- Texas vs. Michigan
Fiesta Bowl -- Pitt vs. Utah
Sugar Bowl -- Virginia Tech vs. Auburn
Orange Bowl -- USC vs. Oklahoma

GMAC Bowl -- Bowling Green vs. Memphis
Hawaii Bowl -- Hawaii vs. UAB
MPC Computers Bowl -- Virginia vs. Fresno State
Independence Bowl -- Miami (Ohio) vs. Iowa State
Insight Bowl -- Notre Dame vs. Oregon State
Alamo Bowl -- Oklahoma State vs. Ohio State
Holiday Bowl -- Texas Tech vs. Cal
Music City Bowl -- Alabama vs. Minnesota
Sun Bowl -- Arizona State vs. Purdue
Liberty Bowl -- Boise State vs. Louisville
Peach Bowl -- Florida vs. Miami
Outback Bowl -- Georgia vs. Wisconsin
Cotton Bowl -- Tennessee vs. Texas A&M
Gator Bowl -- Florida State vs. West Virginia
Capital One Bowl -- LSU vs. Iowa

-BCS-

Rose Bowl -- Texas vs. Michigan
Fiesta Bowl -- Pitt vs. Utah
Sugar Bowl -- Virginia Tech vs. Auburn
Orange Bowl -- USC vs. Oklahoma

GMAC Bowl -- Bowling Green vs. Memphis
Hawaii Bowl -- Hawaii vs. UAB
MPC Computers Bowl -- Virginia vs. Fresno State
Independence Bowl -- Miami (Ohio) vs. Iowa State
Insight Bowl -- Notre Dame vs. Oregon State
Alamo Bowl -- Oklahoma State vs. Ohio State
Holiday Bowl -- Texas Tech vs.  Cal
Music City Bowl -- Alabama vs. Minnesota
Sun Bowl -- Arizona State vs. Purdue
Liberty Bowl -- Boise State vs. Louisville
Peach Bowl -- Florida vs. Miami
Outback Bowl -- Georgia vs. Wisconsin
Cotton Bowl -- Tennessee vs. Texas A&M
Gator Bowl -- Florida State vs. West Virginia
Capital One Bowl -- LSU vs. Iowa

-BCS-

Rose Bowl -- Texas vs. Michigan
Fiesta Bowl -- Pitt vs. Utah
Sugar Bowl -- Virginia Tech vs. Auburn
Orange Bowl -- USC vs. Oklahoma

I'm late, so I'm omitting the 2 bowls in the list already played...although I would've picked both winners

MPC Computers Bowl -- Virginia vs. Fresno State - Virginia has too much speed + weapons on offense to lose this game
Independence Bowl -- Miami (Ohio) vs. Iowa State - Miami, OH would've won this game last year, but I just don't see it this year
Insight Bowl -- Notre Dame vs. Oregon State - I absolutely despise Notre Dame, possibly more than any other team besides my own team's rivals, but I have to pick them here
Alamo Bowl -- Oklahoma State vs. Ohio State - Oklahoma State is not nearly as good as they are hyped up to be (for some odd reason).  They have nothing but a somewhat decent running game, no passing game to speak of.  Ohio State wins this one running away
Holiday Bowl -- Texas Tech vs.  Cal - Tough game for me to pick because I'm a homer....but for that very reason I'll pick TT.
Music City Bowl -- Alabama vs. Minnesota - Golden Goobers win this one, 'Bama just isn't the 'Bama of old anymore.
Sun Bowl -- Arizona State vs. Purdue - Sun Devils find it tough to stop Orton & Co., Purdue by 7
Liberty Bowl -- Boise State vs. Louisville - Boise State is overrated, I watched them play BYU and I was not impressed.  Louisville is a rising team and they definately belong in a BCS conference, not stuck in that crappy Conference USA.  Louisville wins this one running away
Peach Bowl -- Florida vs. Miami - Hate both teams, but I hate the Gators less, plus Miami isn't nearly as good as they have been recently
Outback Bowl -- Georgia vs. Wisconsin - Wisconsin's weak schedule and very suspect defense was exposed vs. Michigan State, Georgia will rip it apart, although it may be a close game due to Wisconsin's good running attack
Cotton Bowl -- Tennessee vs. Texas A&M - A&M's Reggie McNeal is tough to contain, and the Aggies defense is not too shabby,  A&M wins a close one
Gator Bowl -- Florida State vs. West Virginia - Tough game to pick, but I'll take FSU's big game experience in this one
Capital One Bowl -- LSU vs. Iowa - LSU has proven themselves to be overrated time and again this season, they've just had more than their fair share of luck.  Drew Tate and Iowa sneak up and steal this one away from Nick Saban & Co.

-BCS-

Rose Bowl -- Texas vs. Michigan - Michigan is a good team, but Cedric Benson and Vince Young will prove hard to contain, and the Longhorns' defense is salty
Fiesta Bowl -- Pitt vs. Utah - God, what a freakin' yawner.  This bowl game is a testament to what a joke the BCS is.  The only way it could've been worse is if Notre Dame had somehow managed 9 wins
Sugar Bowl -- Virginia Tech vs. Auburn - Auburn's ground attack is devastating, I think this will be a good game, Auburn seals the game midway to late in the 4th
Orange Bowl -- USC vs. Oklahoma - Tough game to pick, both teams are just so good.  Being a fan of the Big XII, I'll take the Sooners

Eh, not bad so far, rounding out a nice 11-4 so far....Hazard unfortunately is batting 8-9 so far, mostly due to his complete inability to look past rankings and hype.

On a lighter note, how about them Seminoles and Red Raiders?

[quote author=DarkMinion link=topic=9891.msg94103#msg94103 date=1104645241]
Eh, not bad so far, rounding out a nice 11-4 so far....Hazard unfortunately is batting 8-9 so far, mostly due to his complete inability to look past rankings and hype.

On a lighter note, how about them Seminoles and Red Raiders?
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When do we play?  :p  Oh that's right, August.

[quote author=DarkMinion link=topic=9891.msg94103#msg94103 date=1104645241]
mostly due to his complete inability to look past rankings and hype
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You idiot, you picked some of the same losses I had. If you want me to explain why I picked the teams I did just like your little synopsis just ask.

I'm just messin' with ya man, lighten up a bit, you'll live longer.

Yeah, I'd love to hear your analysis, I love discussing CFB, go ahead

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MPC Computers Bowl -- Virginia vs. Fresno State[/quote]

Easy. Virginia flat out should have won this game regardless of any kind of hype or rankings. They had Fresno beat and fucked themselves, again.

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Independence Bowl -- Miami (Ohio) vs. Iowa State[/quote]

Iowa State is just not a good football team, and I liked what I had seen out of Miami this year. The Cyclones had to come roaring back to win this one.

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Insight Bowl -- Notre Dame vs. Oregon State[/quote]

Should have seen this one coming. ND has lost all the games that they were supposed to win and upset teams that were supposed to stick it to them, with really the exception of Southern Cal. But, I figured they would show up to play as they have in most of their big games and hoped they would be vying for their positions next year under their new head coach.

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Alamo Bowl -- Oklahoma State vs. Ohio State[/quote]

Okalhoma State had one of the best rushers in the country with Morency and Ohio State barely even played this year.

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Holiday Bowl -- Texas Tech vs. Cal[/quote]

I expected big games from Rodgers and J.J. Arrington, and with Texas Tech being a blatantly not-so-good football team, this should have been a slam dunk especially with the incosistent play of the Red Raiders.

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Music City Bowl -- Alabama vs. Minnesota[/quote]

Bama is not a bad ball club, they hung with Auburn for quite a while. Minnesota seems to have trouble showing up to play, and I expected this to happen again.

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Sun Bowl -- Arizona State vs. Purdue[/quote]

Another example of Purdue just dropping the ball in a less-than-difficult game. Thanks a lot to Kyle Orton, again.

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Peach Bowl -- Florida vs. Miami[/quote]

As with Notre Dame, I hoped to see Florida play their hearts out for Charlie Strong, who really did have the defense playing extremely well, and to impress Urban Meyer who is on his way in. Special teams killed the Gators who should have crushed a misguided and ill-prepared Miami team.

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Cotton Bowl -- Tennessee vs. Texas A&M[/quote]

Texas A&M hung with Texas for a long time, and they are also a very good team. Tennessee flat out sucks. They are inconsistent and won games thanks to some stupid, stupid officals who made some poor decisions that determined the outcome of their games. They can thank the ref's for at least two of their wins.

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Orange Bowl -- USC vs. Oklahoma -- SOON TO COME
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The hypocrits banned me and kept me from publishing this pick. I was leaning Oklahoma at first but my offical pick in my pool, which only covered the BCS games (it includes the spreads), was USC. Why? For the reasons that glared in the game.

Yeah I got burned on some of those same ones

Although I do find something funny....finishing in the top 20, beating the #4 team in the country in their own backyard in their bowl game, not just getting lucky either, flat out dominating them, and they're still a bad team?  Come on, you're starting to sound biased...

There are better teams ranked lower.

I guess it all depends on your opinion