Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2002 Reminder.. Teams on Probation: Bama Kentucky Cal Teams I think might be on probation: Texas A&M and now onto the predictions.. New Orleans Bowl New Orleans Tuesday, Dec. 17 7 p.m. (ESPN2) North Texas vs. UAB REASONING: UAB gets to go to Orleans for reasons revealed later. GMAC Bowl Mobile, Ala. Wednesday, Dec. 18 8 p.m. (ESPN2) Louisville vs. Northern Illinois REASONING: Northern Illinois' schedule is more padded than an average bra, they had close games with MiamiOhio and a close win over Bowling Green. Marshall should beat them in a close game Tangerine Bowl Orlando Monday, Dec. 23 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) North Carolina State vs. Oklahoma State REASONING: For the sake of not insulting the Cowboys, we'll assume they will beat Baylor. If they manage to lose to Baylor, then Nebraska gets this spot (or Texas A&M, unless A&M is on probation again or something) Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas Wednesday, Dec. 25 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) New Mexico vs. Oregon ConAgra Foods Hawaii Bowl Honolulu Wednesday, Dec. 25 8 p.m. (ESPN) Cincinnati vs. Hawaii REASONING: Cincy is the better known university, most likely from an easier place to get flights to Hawaii, and who doesn't think XMas and think of the Bearcats? Motor City Bowl Detroit Thursday, Dec. 26 5 p.m. (ESPN) Marshall vs. Wisconsin REASONING: Marshall wins the MAC Insight Bowl Phoenix Thursday, Dec. 26 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) W. Virginia vs. Oregon St. Houston Bowl Houston Friday, Dec. 27 1 p.m. (ESPN) Southern Miss. vs. Texas Tech REASONING: Out of OSU/ISU/TTU, the Texas team will be going to a Texas bowl game. That is just how it will be. MainStay Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. Friday, Dec. 27 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Iowa State vs. Bowling Green (AT-LARGE) REASONING: Oklahoma State will most likely not win enough games unless they can beat the Sooners after beating Baylor, therefore Iowa State gets the nod. But, I doubt either Ol' Miss or South Carolina will get six. Ol' Miss has LSU and Miss. St. (who has the motive of denying Ol' Miss) and SC has Clemson. SC would be higher if they didn't pull off the best melting performance since the Wicked Witch of the West met the Water in Wizard of Oz. Pacific Life Holiday Bowl San Diego Friday, Dec. 27 8 p.m. (ESPN) UCLA vs. Texas 2002 Alamo Bowl Presented by MasterCard San Antonio Saturday, Dec. 28 8 p.m. (ESPN) Penn St. vs. Kansas St. POSSIBILITY: Kansas State goes to the Holiday Bowl if they beat Mizzou and A&M beats Texas. If KSU goes to the Holiday Bowl, it could be a rematch between the Purple and Gray and the Trojans (unless Wash-St goes to the Fiesta Bowl). Checking the CFDWH, the last time the Nittanys and KSU played was in 1969. Speaking as a KSU supporter, I'd rather have K-State pound on Joe Paterno's team than have them beat USC again. Go Horns. Continental Tire Bowl Charlotte, N.C. Saturday, Dec. 28 TBA (TBA) Boston College vs. Clemson REASONING: There is NO WAY ON EARTH that Boston College should go to a Bowl game this year, they probably will get in despite a disappointing conference record, due to their wins over crappy teams like UConn, CMU and other scrubs, but that one 1 in 100 win over Notre Dame will help them alot. Unless they manage to lose to Temple or the worst team ever in Div. 1-A, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, BC should be ranked high enough to get to the Tire Bowl. Clemson gets to go to the Tire Bowl out of bias, since Clemson is close to Charlotte. Hopefully the Tire Bowl won't put the crowd to sleep. Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Monday, Dec. 30 2 p.m. (ESPN) Purdue vs. Tennessee REASONING: Purdue is actually #6 in the Big 10, while Tennessee is adequate enough to be in this game. Either way, the Vols will spank Purdue in their state. Seattle Bowl Seattle Monday, Dec. 30 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) South Florida vs. Ga. Tech REASONING: BYU doesn't get to go to a bowl unless they beat Utah. Assuming they don't, then the best Indy team not BCS-guaranteed should go, and that is South Florida. Heck, even if BYU did win, I wouldn't select them to go to the Seattle Bowl. When do you figure they will have Starbucks sponsoring the Seattle Bowl? Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl Boise, Idaho Tuesday, Dec. 31 Noon (ESPN) Fresno St. vs. Nebraska REASONING: On the blue turf of Boise (what's up with that?), I doubt that Boise will play on their home field for a bowl game. They could have a good shot against NU if they played there. Fresno State will be the consolation pick from the WAC Wells Fargo Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Tuesday, Dec. 31 2 p.m. (CBS) Minnesota vs. Arizona State Silicon Valley Football Classic San Jose, Calif. Tuesday, Dec. 31 3:30 p.m. (TBD) Boise St. vs. Washington REASONING: SJSU does not go to the bowl game in their home stadium, instead Boise State will get to go to the Silicon Bowl. Since Cal isn't gonna go to a bowl, Washington will slip in to the Silicon Classic. AXA Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. Tuesday, Dec. 31 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) TCU vs. Colorado State Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Atlanta Tuesday, Dec. 31 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Virginia vs. Auburn Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl San Francisco Tuesday, Dec. 31 10:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Air Force vs. Virginia Tech REASONING: VeeTech gets San Francisco and they better like it also. Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Wednesday, Jan. 1 11 a.m. (ESPN) Michigan vs. Florida SBC Cotton Bowl Dallas Wednesday, Jan.1 11 a.m. (FOX) Colorado vs. LSU REASONING: LSU loses to Arkansas in Fayetteville, the Hogs go to the title game (having beaten LSU and Auburn) and LSU goes to the Cotton Bowl Toyota Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Wednesday, Jan. 1 12:30 p.m. (NBC) Pittsburgh vs. Maryland REASONING: Unless hell freezes over and Pitt beats Miami (which would screw up alot of picks), this is where Pitt goes. Capital One Bowl Orlando, Fla. Wednesday, Jan. 1 1 p.m. (ABC) Notre Dame vs. Arkansas Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. Wednesday, Jan. 1 5 p.m. (ABC) Iowa vs. USC Nokia Sugar Bowl New Orleans Wednesday, Jan. 1 8:30 p.m. (ABC) BCS (Florida St.) vs. BCS (Ohio State) REASONING: Michigan WILL beat Ohio State. This sinks the Buckeyes and puts Iowa into the top Six for the BCS. Wanna know why I think Ohio State will lose? because they have lost over and over to Michigan with high stakes. It will happen again. I think that Iowa HAS to play in the Rose Bowl if they are ranked low in the BCS. If not, then switch Iowa and Ohio State. FedEx Orange Bowl Miami Thursday, Jan. 2 8 p.m. (ABC) BCS (Oklahoma) vs. BCS (Georgia) Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Tempe, Ariz. Friday, Jan. 3 8 p.m. (ABC) BCS No. 1 (Miami) vs. BCS No. 2 (Washington St) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest phoenixrising Report post Posted November 19, 2002 USC's only chances for a BCS bowl is if Washington State slips into the championship game or if USC manages to beat UCLA and Notre Dame. The BCS will have to take Iowa if they stay in the top five, and the BCS is falling all over themselves to get Notre Dame in a BCS game, they could even get into the Rose if they beat USC and WSU gets into the Fiesta. Just a few other thoughts... About the Hawaii Bowl - Cincy and Hawaii play each other this week in Hawaii, I don't know if the Hawaii Bowl will go ahead with a rematch unless they draw a nice crowd. The Hawaii Bowl has its pick of the C-USA #3, 4 and 5 seeds so I suppose they might take another C-USA team, maybe Southern Miss or UAB. And the bowls had better damn well find a way to get 8-2 South Florida in, it's a shame that teams like South Florida (and very good Hawaii, Rice and Boise State teams last year) get shafted in favor of a 6-6 team from a major conference. I wouldn't be surprised if BYU gets picked over them if they are eligible, BYU is a much more well-known team than South Florida. And we might not even have a Silicon Valley Bowl...FOX pulled it's coverage of the game, so we'll have to see if that still goes on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Report post Posted November 19, 2002 Florida State can lose to NC State and give Maryland that Sugar Bowl bid...FEAR THE TURTLE! Also, I predict horrible ratings if the Title game is Washington St. vs Miami. Miami would have to be favored by what, 40 pts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted November 19, 2002 No chance Iowa isn't in the Rose Bowl. They'll bring tons of fans, more so than Notre Dame and that's what they care about. Texas has been in the Holiday Bowl 2 straight years. Maybe the Cotton Bowl this year. Anyone else think it's a joke that Wisconsin can make a bowl with a conference record of 2-6. They seriously have to drop about 6 bowl games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
