re: Bowl predictions

NON-BCS BOWL GAMES
DATE BOWL MATCHUP (PROJECTED RECORD)
Dec. 20 St. Petersburg Rutgers (7-5) vs Memphis (8-4)
Dec. 20 Congressional Navy (6-6) vs Ball State (7-5)
Dec. 20 New Mexico New Mexico (9-3) vs Nevada (8-4)
Dec. 20 Las Vegas Arizona (7-5) vs Utah (10-2)
Dec. 21 New Orleans FAU (8-4) vs Southern Miss (6-6)
Dec. 23 Poinsettia TCU (9-3) vs San Jose State (7-5)
Dec. 24 Hawaii Boise State (8-4) vs Oregon State (6-6)
Dec. 26 Motor City Central Michigan (8-4) vs Louisville (6-6)
Dec. 27 Car Care Wake Forest (9-3) vs Connecticut (9-3)
Dec. 27 Champs Sports North Carolina (8-4) vs Michigan St (7-5)
Dec. 27 Emerald Boston College (8-4) vs Arizona State (8-4)
Dec. 28 Independence UL-Monroe (7-5) vs South Carolina (6-6)
Dec. 29 PapaJohns.com Pittsburgh (8-4) vs Troy (7-5)
Dec. 29 Alamo Illinois (8-4) vs Oklahoma State (8-4)
Dec. 30 Humanitarian Fresno State (9-3) vs Maryland (6-6)
Dec. 30 Texas Texas A&M (7-5) vs UCF (9-3)
Dec. 30 Holiday Oregon (10-2) vs Kansas (8-4)
Dec. 31 Armed Forces BYU (11-1) vs Houston (9-3)
Dec. 31 Sun California (9-3) vs Notre Dame (7-5)
Dec. 31 Music City Mississippi State (8-4) vs Miami (7-5)
Dec. 31 Insight Iowa (6-6) vs Nebraska (7-5)
Dec. 31 Chick-Fil-A Alabama (8-4) vs Florida State (8-4)
Jan. 1 Outback Penn State (9-3) vs Auburn (9-3)
Jan. 1 Gator Virginia Tech (9-3) vs Texas (9-3)
Jan. 1 Capital One Purdue (9-3) vs Tennessee (10-2)
Jan. 2 Cotton Texas Tech (10-2) vs LSU (9-3)
Jan. 2 Liberty Tulsa (11-1) vs Kentucky (7-5)
Jan. 3 International Cincinnati (8-5) vs Miami-Ohio (7-5)
Jan. 6 GMAC East Carolina (9-3) vs Louisiana Tech (7-5)

BCS BOWL GAMES
DATE BOWL MATCHUP (PROJECTED RECORD)
Jan. 1 Rose Wisconsin (11-1) vs Southern Cal (10-2)
Jan. 1 Orange Clemson (11-1) vs USF (10-2)
Jan. 2 Sugar Missouri (11-1) vs Florida (10-2)
Jan. 5 Fiesta Oklahoma (11-1) vs West Virginia (11-1)
Jan. 8 BCS National Championship Georgia (12-0) vs Ohio State (11-1)

georgia won't be 12-0
oregon won't be 10-2
notre dame wont be 7-5
houston wont be 9-3
3 sun belt teams wont make bowls
......i can also argue a bunch more but these stuck out the most when i saw the predictions

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if i were an lsu fan i would definitely be happy with a cotton bowl berth against texas tech. thats very realistic and would mean a good season

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i agree. i expect a 10-2 season. 9-3 i would not be disapointed either

The GMAC bowl in in lovely Mobile, AL...it's not the better option.

unfortunately, 9-3 and 10-2 will probably both mean the same thing. i think auburn will put up the same sec record but beat yall, and get to the dome.

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Ohio State, Illinois, Penn State, Wsconsin, Michigan State, and maybe Northwestern finish higher than Michigan.

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I have Michigan 8th, behind all those teams (except Northwestern, who I think will be 9th) and also Indiana and Purdue.

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Ohio State, Illinois, Penn State, Wsconsin, Michigan State, and maybe Northwestern finish higher than Michigan.

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Looking at that I am more convinced that Tosu goes undefeated in the Big 10. They only lost one close league game last year and while they have gotten better everyone else got worse.

It Tosu beats USC pencil them in for Tempe...

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BCS National Chamnp--UF v Oklahoma
Sugar--Auburn versus Ohio State
Rose--USC versus Illinois
Fiesta--Georgia versus Texas
Orange--Clemson versus Kansas
Capital One--Tennessee v Michigan
Cotton--LSU V Texas Tech

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3 SEC teams, 3 Big 12 teams and 0 Big East teams. Do you even follow college football?

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I think TTech would be a helluva matchup. Very scary for us. That high-powered offense is fun to watch and hard to slow down.

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Offense hell, their defense was legit last year too.

Sorry, no link.

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After McNeill took over the Red Raider defense and turned it around, Tech finished first in various defensive categories in the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders finished with the best pass defense in the Big 12. In the final eight regular-season games, which were during McNeill's tenure, Tech finished first in total defense in the Big 12. Seven of those last eight games came against Big 12 opponents.

With McNeill as coordinator, the Red Raiders forced an average of 5.7 punts opposed to four to start the season. Tech also allowed fewer rushing and passing yards per game during the eight-game period, averaging 157.1 and 190.8, respectively.

"Ruffin took the reins of our defense and made it a more aggressive, successful unit than it had been," Leach said in a press release. "The players responded and played with enthusiasm the rest of the year. In nine games, Ruffin took our defense to the top of the Big 12 Conference rankings."

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Since when is the Capital One bowl a BCS game? Did I misread your post?

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BCS National Chamnp--UF v Oklahoma
Sugar--Auburn versus Ohio State
Rose--USC versus Illinois
Fiesta--Georgia versus Texas
Orange--Clemson versus Kansas
Capital One--Tennessee v Michigan
Cotton--LSU V Texas Tech

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