The Only Bowl I Really Care About

Sitting in my San Antonio hotel room after a couple of days in New Orleans, I realized that it has been quite a few days and several bowl games since I posted. Sorry folks but today is the Bowl Game that I bleed for, the team that I will fly anywhere in the country to see, just because it is Northwestern where I went to undergrad for 4 marginal years of football in the early 90's. So on that note, I am hopeful that the Cats will be able to keep up or slow down and explosive Missouri Tigers in the Valero Alamo Bowl tonight. If not it will have been fun to see friends and there is always next season.

Hopeful prediction: Northwestern 34 - Missouri 31.

On the Rebound: Bowl Season.

Okay, after sputtering with a case of burnout to finish the college regular season, I am going to back with a vengence covering the bowls. In addition, I am excited to announce that I will be attending the Alamo Bowl in person as well.

So lets get down to it since we have 5 bowl games this weekend.

My favorite game of the weekend is:

Wake Forest -2.5 over Navy. Rematch. Wake was embarassed to lose this early season game to Navy and it seems to be that in college same season rematches most often are won by the loser of round one.

I also like. Memphis +12. Underdogs of 7 to 13.5 points are 52-24 ats since 2000.

Colorado St. +3.

BYU+3.

Sothern Miss +4.5.

Also over 61 in BYU/Arizona.

Good luck and have a nice weekend.

Tonight

Sorry about taking last saturday off but you did not miss much.

Take Rutgers -10 tonight and over 52. Rutgers is hot and have never lost to Louisville at home. Not much defense going on tonight either.

Tomorrow night take Ball St -14. Pride in going undefeated will lead Ball St. to dominate early as Buffalo is already guaranteed its first real bowl game.

Fridays plays

My favorites are west virginia -3 and central michigan -10. Also like the over in temple/akron, utep +6 and ole miss -18.

Good luck.
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Week 13 - The rest of my picks

The games I really like this saturday and sunday are:

Vanderbilt -3. Favored against their instate rival for the first time since ??. Lame duck Fulmer will go out with a wimper as Vandy works to improve a Cinderella season.

Rice -9. Rice is rested coming off a bye and has too much offense to blow it this week against the Thundering Turds of Marshall.

Boise -6. Boise St plays before the Big Mountain West showdown so they will need to keep winning to keep their BCS hopes alive. A loss and it looks like they will be spending Bowl season at the Boise Bowl.

Connecticut +3. U Conn has a great running game and healthier situation at QB. Both HC's are subject to be getting new jobs next season, but Edsall of UConn is still on his way up while by the recent on field performance it looks like USF peaked last year.

Other games.

Rutgers -19.

NC State +10.5. Also upset alert!!

Arkansas -1.

Notre Dame -20.

Texas Tech +7. I think they will win straight up also.

Akron -2.

BYU +7.5.

Minnesota +6. I just hope they will win.

UNLV -10.

Mississippi +4.

Week 13 - The Last Real Week

Well after this week Big Ten Play is over for the season, at least one week before most teams in the country. I am not sure I agree with this tradition but it is what it is so I guess we have no choice. At least Northwestern is bowl eligible and pretty much guaranteed a bowl with 8 wins already. It is much better then sitting up til 2:30 in the AM to see NU lose to Hawaii in the last week of the season and lose their shot at a bowl, several years ago.

Tonight, take Georgia Tech -3 (buy the half). I think Miami might be too young to deal with this Tech triple option.

Also in the NFL take the Bengals +11. Pittsburgh is coming off a really tough win and looks a little banged up. They will not risk key players for their stretch run and the playoffs so I think Cincy keeps it somewhat close.

Week 12

Last night was another good start. I am very happy for the Jets too. Seeing New England be so good year after year gets so old.

The games I really like:

U Conn -10. Syracuse still sucks and U Conn has had their bye week to stew after their beat down the other week.

Vanderbilt +4. Maybe this year Vandy actually gets to a bowl game after a 5-0 start, this will be the game to get them over the hump.

Georgia -9. Aurburn sucks.

Boise St./ Idaho over 58. Boise State should put up close to 50 on their own and probably allow at least 10 points late to the home side in the Kibbie Dome.

Other pics.

Wake Forest -3.

Western Michigan -15.5

La Tech -14.

Oregon St. -3

South Carolina +22.

Nevada -14.

Marshall -7.

USC -24.

Rutgers +8.

Ohio St. -9.

U L Monroe +22.5.

Notre Dame/Navy over 52.

Texas/Kansas over 67.

Good Luck!! Go Cats!!

Week 12

Well the week did not end so bad last weekend with all those games. Although I also had several totals that I played and failed to post on the site.

Tonight I like Va Tech +5 and the Jets +3.5.

Miami has very little homefield advantage now that they are out of the Orange Bowl and Va Tech seems to have the solid ground game they have been looking for.

The Jets should be much better when they played a much healthier New England and Farve will put together a nice game tonight.

I know I have not posted an NFL pick yet, but since it coincides with college tonight I will. I also like Buffalo but can't pull the trigger.

Week 11: I must be on crack.

Well I got off to a good start last night and actually won both games on Wednesday night so I should be smart but for some reason I have a zillion games on the card for the weekend.

Rutgers -14.

Wisconsin -9.5.

Georgia Tech +4.

Western Michigan +7.5. (Possible upset here).

Virginia +3.5. (They have only won this season as a dog. Wierd huh.)

Duke -4.

Texas Tech -3. Luck to get another big home game. No chance for a let down here after last weeks battle.

Florida -23.

South Caroilina -13.

Georgia -12.

Bowling Green -3.

Boise St -35.

Oklahoma -27.

Kansas +1.5.

Alabama -3.

Arizona St. -14.

Arizona -41.

West Virginia -6.

SJSU -7.

New Mexico -5.

U La-Laffayette -10.

Nu/Ohio St. under 41.5.

Sorry for so much action.

I think my favorites are Texas Tech and Kansas.

Week 11

Ouch week 10 kind of hurt. It was not fun to give up all the winnings from the world series in one weekend. Oh well, we live to fight another day.

Tonight.

Take the home teams, Virginia Tech -3 and Utah +1. Both should be close games but Tech comes home after two tough road losses and Utah is not getting any respect here as the number 8 team in the land playing at home.

Friday.

Nevada (PK) coming off a bye against a Frenso team that keeps play to the level of their opponent.

Good Luck, more tomorrow.

Week 10

Well last was pretty profitable in the football picks and then with the phillies winning the world series. I can't believe that I got 6.5 to 1 on them to win the series at the beginning of the playoffs.

Big Games.

Iowa +3. Iowa is on a roll with one of the best ground games in the country.

Tulsa -7. Tulsa looks to stay undefeated against their first and only BCS opponent. They will have to win big to stay in the race for big bowl game.

Notre Dame -4. I hate calling for them to win, but ND seems to be on a roll and playing their best football in two years.

Other games.

Kent St. +7.
Army +7.5.
Louisville -13
Virginia -2.
Duke +8.
Oklahoma St. -30.
Texas A&M +3.
Hawaii -6.
South Carolina -6.
USC -46.
Kansas St +9.
Boise St -21.
LSU -26.5
Rice -2.
Oregon St. -14.
ECU -4.

Totals.

Duke/Wake Forest under 42.
Northwestern/Minnesota under 46.

Good luck.

Week 9

Sorry for the lack of contact lately but I have been traveling a ton and watch too much of the Phillies. I tried to post yesterday but it would not let me do it.

Big Picks for the weekend.

Minnesota -1. After watching Purdue play last weekend in person against Northwestern I am not impressed.

Penn St -2. Penn State's lines are just too dominant. OSU will need Prior to show off his arm to keep close and I am not sure he is really ready to execute.

Nevada -3. Another team ready to take out some frustration on a weak Hawaii after losses the last few years.

Tulsa -23.5. Unstoppable offense against a team whose offense has been weak all year.

Other plays

SJSU+7.

Army -2.5.

NC State +11.

Northwestern -8.

Illinois -2.

Pitt -9.

Iowa State -3.

Florida -26.

Vandy -10.

Rice +3.

Alabama -6.

Georgia Tech -13.

LSU -1.

Michigan St. -3.

Virginia Tech +5.

TCU -31.

Texas Tech (PK).

Notre Dame -10.

Arizona +16.

Also OK St./Texas OVER 70.5 and Tulsa/UCF over 71.5.

Good Luck and Go Phillies.

Plays for this weekend

Sorry that it has been some time since I have written but things just get busy. I has been a great week of sports for me, flying out to san fran for the eagles game and then seeing the phillies win the pennant. I am on my way to catch northwestern play purdue. Hopefully they will be bowl eligible after saturday.

Friday. Take boise. I am seeing a nice revenge play after last years loss.

Sat

Georgia tech

Virginia tech

Arkansas

Army

Iowa

Western mich

Mississippi

Virginia

Northwestern

Miss st.

New mexico

Kansas/Oklahoma over 60.5

Missouri/Texas over 68

Good luck to you all.
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Week 7

I did have a bit of a recovery over the weekend after have some bad weeknight plays to start things off.

I don't have any time for a write up this second since I am heading to the Phillies playoff this afternoon. As always, good luck out there.

Tonight
Memphis +7.

Saturday

Indiana +5

Northwestern +1

South Carolina -3

Western Michigan +1

Vandy -2

Utah -23.5

Kansas St -3

Michigan -6

Nevada -20

Arizona -7

Texas Tech -20.5

Penn State -6

Florida -6

Tulsa -24

UL Laffayette -21

Week 6

Last night sucked. Oh well at least I got to see the Phillies win in person.

Tonight. I really like BYU -28. I bought the 1/2. Utah State is relatively hapless and BYU is rested.

Picks for Saturday.

Games I really like.

Michigan St -6.5. Iowa is beat up and Michigan St. looks like the real deal with Ringer.

Illinois +2.5. I know I am taking a big chance here with Illinois on the road for a second week in a row but I think Michigan might be a little over confident after a ridiculous win last week.

Texas -12.5. Texas will be out to show how good they are going into the Oklahoma game next weekend.

Florida -24. Bounce back big.

Bowling Green -20. Eastern is 0-4 ats so far.

Nevada -24. Idaho is 0-4 ats and has not been within 10 points of covering yet.

Akron -3. Kent St barely covered at Ball St last week for their first spread win of the year. Akron has played well every time out this season.

Fresno St. - 21. Revenge against a very weak Hawaii.


Other games I also took and over unders too.

Over 69 in Missou/Nebraska and Over 80 in Rice/Tulsa. Two games that will be all about the offense.

Penn St. -13

Minn -7

Maryland -13

UConn +7.5

Mississippi -2.5

Texas Tech -7

Duke +13.5

Vandy +3.5

Missou -10

Alabama -15

Arizona St +9

Air Force -4.5

Oklahoma St -25

Good luck and have good weekend. Go Phillies.

Week 5 Wrap up and Early Week 6

Hurray for the Phillies. I hope they can keep it up today against CC. I have to say that this continuing baseball season will keep me from watching as much football as I have planned.

Last saturday was a great one for the picks. After losing on Thursday and Friday I think I went 14-5 on Saturday.

Take South Florida -14 and Utah -11.5 tonight. Both teams look good. Pitt has lots of problems and Oregon State is very weak on the road.

NCAA Week 5

Damn, USC got spanked. Maybe Penn St. is better then we thought after killing Oregon St. Tune in next week for our second year in a row of "As The Number One Turns".

Tonight I actually like Louisville -3. Buy the half.

Games I love for saturday.

Western Mich -4.5. Temple has to be demoralized and they now have to start a virgin QB. Not the winning formula against an experience Bronco team.

Mississippi +22. Ole Miss just needs to stop the turnovers and they will keep it close. Could even maybe be an upset here.

Northwestern +8. Yeah I am such a homer but NU is a great dog. In addition, they are 4-0 without hitting their stride on offense. I think they might this week.

Bowling Green -3. Wyoming is terrible and Bowling Green has had a week to get regrouped.

Arkansas St. -2. Much better then Memphis.

Oklahoma St -17. Big revenge game here from the ESPN thursday night loss at Troy a couple of years back.

Other Picks.

Duke -7. I can't believe I picking them but it is more that Virginia is bad.

No. Ill. -6.

Purdue +1.5

Alabama +7.

Wisconsin -5.5.

Fresno St. -7

Oklahoma -18.5.

Illinois +15.

SJSU +3.

Toledo -19.5.

Louisiana-Lafayette +21.

Texas -27.

North Texas/Rice over 68.

Good luck.

Week 4 wrap and Early Week 5 plays

Well last week was the first trip to negative territory this season but those things happen.

For tonight I am just going to tease USC and the OVER. So USC +18.5 and Over 46.5.

More tomorrow.

Week 4

Wow can you believe it is week 4 already. Last week was an okay week, I believe going 8-7 with a push. Also no wins on the straight up dogs but I was close on a couple of them.

Penn St -28. I bought the half from 28.5. Temple has tried but not really had the luck of last season so far. Penn State is on a strong roll and this will not be the game that slows them down.

Vanderbilt +7. Both teams are looking better then expected. I look for a close game this week.

BYU -28. Wyoming is terrible and BYU had a strong awakening last weekend.

Auburn +3. Buy the half to 3 if you can. I like Auburn at home here. LSU's inexperience at QB might hurt them in their first big road game of the year.

Souothern Miss -7.5. This team will have an easier time against Marshall.

Houston -6.5. Colorado St. is terrible too.

Rutgers -5. Navy will be a good opportunity to stop the bleeding for the Scarlet Knights.

Utah -10

Tulsa -10

Purdue -10 bought the half.

Akron -10

ECU -7

Florida -7 bought the half

Arizona St +7

San Jose St. +8

Minnesota -6.5

The two straight up dogs of the week are San Jose St +285 and Miami Oh +400.

Good luck you all.

Wednesday night

Sorry for the lack of a weekend recap but I will have tomorrow. In the meantime, I like Kansas St.(-4) tonight.
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