It's finally here
The best time of year
With many forms of jeer
And all sorts of cheer
So put on your headgear
Because College Football's bowl season is here
The best time of year
With many forms of jeer
And all sorts of cheer
So put on your headgear
Because College Football's bowl season is here
During the next three weeks (starting on the 15th), 70 of college football's top teams will play for bowl trophies, conference pride and bragging rights. At the start of each week, this blog will post its picks for the winner of each and every bowl game that week, including the best team nicknames in each. At the end of each week we will tally the correct and incorrect picks and explain where we went wrong. |
Week 1: December 15 - 22
GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL ESPN - DEC. 15, 10AM PT MWC vs PAC-12 LOCATION Albuquerque, NM University Stadium AWAY Nevada Wolfpack HOME Arizona Wildcats NAME CHAMP Wolfpack GAME CHAMP Wildcats | A pack of wolves against a clowder of wildcats? Advantage: Nevada Wolfpack, but not for the game itself. The Gildan New Mexico Bowl features the 1st and 3rd best running backs in the country in terms of total rushing yards. |
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL ESPN - DEC. 15, 1:30PM PT MAC vs WAC LOCATION Boise, ID Bronco Stadium AWAY Toledo Rockets HOME Utah State Aggies NAME CHAMP Rockets GAME CHAMP Aggies | Rockets is an explosive nickname for a team. That’s why they win the name contest. They can also have a devastating effect. That’s why they win the battle, but not the game. This season was Utah State's first appearance in the BCS rankings in school history (#24, #22). |
SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL ESPN - DEC. 20, 5PM PT INDEPENDENT vs MWC LOCATION San Diego, CA Qualcomm Stadium AWAY BYU Cougars HOME SDSU Aztecs NAME CHAMP Aztecs GAME CHAMP Aztecs | Aztecs are considered warriors. It has been a while since San Diego State fielded a team with the ability to beat their former conference rivals. That team is here this year. Fear the spear! The Aztecs won their first conference championship in 26 years. |
BEEF 'O' BRADY'S ST. PETERSBURG BOWL ESPN - DEC. 21, 4:30PM PT C-USA vs MAC LOCATION St. Petersburg, FL Tropicana Field AWAY UCF Golden Knights HOME Ball State Cardinals NAME CHAMP Golden Knights GAME CHAMP Cardinals | At the end of this game, the Golden Knights will be eating at the round table at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s because a free meal is the consolation prize. UCF is playing in their fifth bowl game since 2005. |
R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL ESPN - DEC. 22, 9AM PT C-USA vs SUN BELT LOCATION New Orleans, LA Mercedes-Benz Superdome AWAY East Carolina Pirates HOME UL-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns NAME CHAMP Ragin' Cajuns GAME CHAMP Ragin' Cajuns | Pirates have been known to pillage and plunder many villages. Back when pirates were mainstream, New Orleans was a prime village to raid. However, when the Ragin’ Cajuns are playing in their own backyard, they have a significant advantage. The Ragin' Cajuns won this bowl game last year on a last second field goal. |
MAACO LAS VEGAS BOWL ESPN - DEC. 22, 12:30PM PT PAC-12 vs MWC LOCATION Las Vegas, NV Sam Boyd Stadium AWAY Washington Huskies HOME Boise State Broncos NAME CHAMP Huskies GAME CHAMP Broncos | With Washington losing to their rivals in the Palouse on the last week of their season, a taste for Bronco blood will be in the air. Unfortunately for the Huskies, Boise State is better. The Broncos are appearing in their 11th-straight bowl game and third consecutive MAACO Las Vegas Bowl. |
That caps the picks for week one of the 2012 college football bowl season. Check in next week on the 23rd for the set of picks for week #2.
Happy Bowling!
Happy Bowling!