Oh, yeah, bowls. Obviously I\u2019ve been more out of it than usual this year…<\/p>\n
1\/1, Outback (ne\u00e9 Hall of Fame): Northwestern vs. Auburn(-8)<\/em> 1\/1, Gator: West Virginia vs. Florida State(+2.5)<\/em> 1\/1, Capital One (ne\u00e9 Citrus): Penn State vs. LSU(-1)<\/em> 1\/1, Rose: OSU vs. Oregon(-4)<\/em> 1\/1, Sugar: Cincinnati vs. Florida(-12.5)<\/em> 1\/2, International: South Florida vs. Northern Illinois(+7)<\/em> 1\/2, Papajohns.com: South Carolina vs. UConn(+4)<\/em> 1\/2, Cotton: Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss(-3)<\/em> 1\/2, Liberty: Arkansas vs. East Carolina(+7.5)<\/em> 1\/2, Alamo: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech(-7.5)<\/em> 1\/4, Fiesta: Boise State vs. TCU(-7.5)<\/em> 1\/5, Orange: Iowa vs. Georgia Tech(-4)<\/em> 1\/6, GMAC: Central Michigan vs. Troy(+3.5)<\/em> 1\/7, BCS Title: Texas vs. Alabama(-4)<\/em> Oh, yeah, bowls. Obviously I\u2019ve been more out of it than usual this year… 1\/1, Outback (ne\u00e9 Hall of Fame): Northwestern vs. Auburn(-8) If there\u2019s a reason to think Northwestern will be in this game, I can\u2019t come up with it. Give \u2018em. 1\/1, Gator: West Virginia vs. Florida State(+2.5) Ah, yes, the \u201cBobby Bowden … Continue reading Bowl Picks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIf there\u2019s a reason to think Northwestern will be in this game, I can\u2019t come up with it. Give \u2018em.<\/p>\n
\nAh, yes, the \u201cBobby Bowden is retiring so he\u2019ll get special treatment\u201d bowl. VA Tech should be ticked, they should have gotten this bid. How much more compelling would VATech vs. WVU have been? Seriously. Mountaineers roll.<\/p>\n
\nWhen in doubt, pick against the Big Ten.<\/p>\n
\nSame rule as last game. Plus, there is simply no way I can root for the Buckeyes, , so I have to pick this way.<\/p>\n
\nWow, I figure Florida as a lock for this one, but that\u2019s a boatload of points. Too many for me.<\/p>\n
\nWow, Directional State U as a bowl game. In Canada. If ever evidence was needed that there are too many bowls, this has to be it. Give the points, the MAC sucks.<\/p>\n
\nFor no good reason, I\u2019ll take UConn and the points.<\/p>\n
\nI have no idea why the Rebels are favored here\u2014I would have guessed the other way around\u2014so I\u2019ll take the points.<\/p>\n
\nUgh, a C-USA team in a bowl. Gotta go with the team that actually plays somebody, so I\u2019m going Razorbacks.<\/p>\n
\nWell, the Mike Leach media feeding frenzy is in full swing. You\u2019d think that\u2019d be a distraction, but Texas Tech will have the stadium packed and MSU sucks, so I\u2019ll take the Red Raiders.<\/p>\n
\nTCU is better and will probably win. However, I like Boise to keep it close enough to be interesting from a point spread perspective, so I\u2019m going with the Broncos.<\/p>\n
\nTech has that gimmick option offense. That\u2019s great when you never see it and have only a week to prepare, but Iowa is a well-coached team (they certainly aren\u2019t in a BCS bowl on talent) and they have time to prepare. I like getting more than a FG here, so I\u2019m picking the Hawkeyes… but rooting for Tech! Go Jackets!<\/p>\n
\nWhatever the O\/U is, take the over. The Trojans will have a strong home-field advantage as nobody in Michigan has any money to travel. CMU\u2019s losing their coach and sucks in bowls, but this is Troy State we\u2019re talking about here. Nope, can\u2019t talk myself into it, taking the points.<\/p>\n
\nSmaller spread than I would have thought. Frankly, I think the UT offense will struggle like they did against Nebraska, only Bama has a better offense. Again, picking the Tide, but rooting for the Longhorns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"