“I’d like to take this opportunity on this 8th anniversary of September 11, 2001, one of the most tragic days in American history, to express my deepest sympathies and prayers to all of those who lost friends or family members on that horrific day. Those of us who are left to pick up the pieces and carry on have become stronger as a nation because of it and we will carry the collective burden of the losses together and persevere as one.”Now on to the college gridiron…. I consider myself somewhat of a football buff and enjoy making predictions at the beginning of the season to test my skills and then see how I did at the end. I always do NFL picks but I'v enever tried NCAA before. There are so many bowls out there and it's not as easy as you might think. Figuring out who is eligible for what game is a kin to rocket science.
Here are my predictions for matchups in this year’s NCAA Football Division-I Bowl Games. (This is going to be a long post [lots of games] so hang with me....)
New Mexico Bowl
December 19th, Albuquerque NM, 2:30 pm ESPN
Mountain West vs. WAC
Projection: Fresno State vs. UNLV
St. Petersburg Bowl
December 19th, St. Petersburg FL, 8 pm, ESPN
Big East vs. C-USA
Projection: South Florida vs. UCF
R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
December 20th, New Orleans LA, 8 pm ESPN
C-USA vs. Sun Belt No. 1
Projection: Marshall vs. Florida Atlantic
MAACO Las Vegas Bowl
December 22nd, Las Vegas NV, 8 pm, ESPN
Mountain West No. 1 vs. Pac 10 No. 4
Projection: TCU vs. Arizona
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
December 23rd, San Diego CA, 8 pm, ESPN
Mountain West vs. Pac 10
Projection: Utah vs. UCLA
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
December 24th, Honolulu HI, 8 pm, ESPN
C-USA vs. WAC
Projection: Southern Miss vs. Nevada
Emerald Bowl
December 26th, San Francisco CA, 8:30 pm, ESPN
ACC No. 7 vs. Pac 10 No. 5
Projection: Clemson vs. Stanford
Meineke Car Care Bowl
December 26th, Charlotte NC, 4 pm, ESPN
ACC No. 6 vs. Big East
Projection: North Carolina vs. Cincinnati
Motor City Bowl
December 26th, Detroit MI, 5 pm, ESPN
Big Ten No. 7 vs. MAC
Projection: Northwestern vs. Central Michigan
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
December 27th, Nashville TN, 8 pm, ESPN
ACC vs. SEC
Projection: NC State vs. Auburn
Independence Bowl
December 28th, Shreveport LA, 5 pm ESPN
Big 12 No. 7 vs. SEC No. 8
Projection: Colorado vs. South Carolina
Champs Sports Bowl
December 29th, Orlando FL, 8 pm, ESPN
ACC No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4 or 5
Projection: Florida State vs. Iowa
EagleBank Bowl
December 30th, Washington DC, 4:30 pm ESPN
ACC No. 8 vs. Army or C-USA
Projection: Boston College vs. Army
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
December 30th, San Diego CA, 8 pm ESPN
Big 12 No. 3 vs. Pac 10 No. 2
Projection: Missouri vs. Oregon State
Roady's Humanitarian Bowl
December 30th, Boise ID, 4:30 pm ESPN
Mountain West vs. WAC
Projection: Colorado State vs. Boise State
Texas Bowl
December 30th, Houston TX, NFL Network
Big 12 vs. Navy or C-USA
Projection: Texas A&M vs. Navy
Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl
December 31st, Fort Worth TX, TBD, ESPN
Mountain West vs. C-USA
Projection: Air Force vs. East Carolina
Brut Sun Bowl
December 31st, El Paso TX, Noon, CBS
Pac 10 No. 3 vs. Big East or Big 12 or Notre Dame
Projection: Oregon vs. Texas Tech
Insight Bowl
December 31, Tempe AZ, 5:30 pm, NFL Network
Big Ten No. 6 vs. Big 12 No. 6
Projection: Michigan vs. Kansas
Chick-fil-A Bowl
December 31, Atlanta GA, 7:30 pm ESPN
ACC No. 2 vs. SEC
Projection: Miami vs. Arkansas
Outback Bowl
January 1, Tampa FL, 11 am, ESPN
Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC
Projection: Michigan State vs. Ole Miss
Capital One Bowl
January 1, Orlando FL, 1 pm, ABC
Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2
Projection: Ohio State vs. Georgia
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl
January 1, Jacksonville FL, 1 pm CBS
ACC No. 3 vs. Big East, Big 12, or Notre Dame
Projection: Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
January 2, Memphis TN 5:30 pm ESPN
C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 6
Projection: Houston vs. Tennessee
International Bowl
January 2, Toronto, Canada, Noon, ESPN2
Big East vs. MAC No. 4 or 5
Projection: Pitt vs. Bowling Green
AT&T Cotton Bowl
January 2, Arlington TX, 2 pm Fox
Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC
Projection: Oklahoma vs. LSU
Papajohns.com Bowl
January 2, Birmingham AL 2 pm ESPN
Big East vs. SEC
Projection: Connecticut vs. Kentucky
Valero Alamo Bowl
January 2, San Antonio TX 8 pm ESPN
Big Ten No. 4 or 5 vs. Big 12 No. 4
Projection: Wisconsin vs. Nebraska
GMAC Bowl
January 6, Mobile AL 7 pm ESPN
ACC vs. MAC
Projection: Wake Forest vs. Western Michigan
Rose Bowl presented by Citi
January 1, Pasadena, CA 5 pm ABC
BCS vs. BCS (Big Ten vs. Pac 10 champion, if available)
Projection: Penn State vs. California
Allstate Sugar Bowl
January 1, New Orleans, LA 8:30 pm Fox
BCS vs. BCS (SEC Champion, if available)
Projection: Alabama vs. Texas
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
January 4, Phoenix, AZ 8 pm Fox
BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 Champion, if available)
Projection: Oklahoma State vs. West Virginia
FedEx Orange Bowl
January 5, Miami Gardens, FL, 8 pm Fox
BCS vs. BCS (ACC Champion, if available)
Projection: Virginia Tech vs. BYU
Citi BCS National Championship
January 7, Pasadena, CA, 8 pm
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: Florida vs. USC
Think you can do better? Take a shot at it and e-mail them to us. If you get more total participants in games correct then me we will send you an Extra Point T-Shirt.
Mike Cardano is the founder of the Around The Horn (Baseball Blogs) and Extra Point (Football Blogs). Mike is also the founder of the fantasy sports games Ultimate Franchise Baseball™ and Ultimate Franchise Football™.----------
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