The beginning of bowl season provided us with six bowl games as to not overload us with football. There are 17 bowl games this week. Get your popcorn ready.
Bowl Pick Record
Week 1: 4-2
Overall: 4-2
Overall: 4-2
Conference Records
Independent: 1-0 Sun Belt: 1-0 WAC: 1-0 Pac-12: 1-1 | C-USA: 1-1 MWC: 1-2 ACC: 0-0 Big East: 0-0 | Big Ten: 0-0 Big-12: 0-0 SEC: 0-0 MAC: 0-2 |
Week 2: December 24 - 31
SHERATON HAWAI'I BOWL ESPN - DEC. 24, 5PM PT MWC vs C-USA LOCATION Honolulu, HI Aloha Stadium AWAY Fresno State Bulldogs HOME SMU Mustangs NAME CHAMP Mustangs GAME CHAMP Bulldogs | A thundering herd of mustangs would beat a group of bulldogs any day, except for the day of this bowl game. June Jones (SMU) returns to the stadium for the 2nd time where he made a name for himself as the University of Hawai'i's head coach. |
LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL ESPN - DEC. 26, 4:30PM PT SUN BELT vs MAC LOCATION Detroit, MI Ford Field AWAY WKU Hilltoppers HOME CMU Chippewas NAME CHAMP Chippewas GAME CHAMP Hilltoppers | What is a Hilltopper? Based on the picture on the right, it's quite difficult to tell whether it is a red Jabba the Hut or a red cookie monster. ...Still haven't found out what a Hilltopper is. |
MILITARY BOWL ESPN - DEC. 27, 12PM PT WAC vs MAC LOCATION Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium AWAY San Jose State Spartans HOME Bowling Green Falcons NAME CHAMP Spartans GAME CHAMP Spartans | "THIS IS SPARTA!" The Military Bowl is SJSU's first bowl game in six years and BGU's first since 2009. |
BELK BOWL ESPN - DEC. 27, 3:30PM PT BIG EAST vs ACC LOCATION Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium AWAY Cincinnati Bearcats HOME Duke Blue Devils NAME CHAMP Blue Devils GAME CHAMP Bearcats | Blue Devils is a cool mascot; named after a French military unit that helped the Allies win in WWI. The Bearcats win although Duke should have a huge crowd. The Belk Bowl is Duke's first bowl in 17 years. |
BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION HOLIDAY BOWL ESPN - DEC. 27, 6:45PM PT BIG-12 vs PAC-12 LOCATION San Diego, CA Qualcomm Stadium AWAY Baylor Bears HOME UCLA Bruins NAME CHAMP Bruins GAME CHAMP Bruins | Both of these mascots are bears. The difference is that the Baylor Bears are black bears while the UCLA Bruins are brown bears. Brown bears are bigger, faster and stronger than black bears. UCLA wins. UCLA compiled a 5-3 record against 2012 bowl teams, including Nebraska. |
ADVOCARE V1OO INDEPENDENCE BOWL ESPN - DEC. 28, 11AM PT MAC vs SUN BELT LOCATION Shreveport, LA Independence Stadium AWAY Ohio University Bobcats HOME UL-Monroe Warhawks NAME CHAMP Warhawks GAME CHAMP Bobcats | Played in Shreveport, Louisiana, the Warhawks should have a significant home-field advantage, but the Bobcats have a better team. Ohio University is in its fifth consecutive bowl game. |
RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL ESPN - DEC. 28, 2:30PM PT BIG EAST vs ACC LOCATION Orlanda, FL Florida Citrus Bowl AWAY Rutgers Scarlet Knights HOME Virginia Tech Hokies NAME CHAMP Hokies GAME CHAMP Scarlet Knights | Hokies are cool. Scarlet Knights are better. Rutgers is 9-3 in its first season under head coach Kyle Flood. |
MEINEKE CAR CARE OF TEXAS BOWL ESPN - DEC. 28, 6PM PT BIG TEN vs BIG-12 LOCATION Houston, TX Reliant Stadium AWAY Minnesota Golden Gophers HOME Texas Tech Red Raiders NAME CHAMP Red Raiders GAME CHAMP Red Raiders | Gophers are no match for Red Raiders, especially in this game. After a three-year bowl drought, the Golden Gophers are in search of their first bowl win since beating Alabama in the 2004 Music City Bowl. |
BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL ESPN - DEC. 29, 8:45AM PT MWC vs C-USA LOCATION Fort Worth, TX Amon G. Carter Stadium AWAY Air Force Falcons HOME Rice Owls NAME CHAMP Falcons GAME CHAMP Falcons | The Falcons are dangerous. Triple option offense has a way of confusing some teams. Watch out for Cody Getz (#28), 5'7" RB for the Falcons who has 1,200 yds this season. Air Force has been to a bowl game every year since hiring head coach Troy Calhoun in 2007. |
NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL ESPN - DEC. 29, 12:15PM PT BIG-12 vs BIG EAST LOCATION Bronx, NY Yankee Stadium AWAY West Virginia Mountaineers HOME Syracuse Orange NAME CHAMP Mountaineers GAME CHAMP Mountaineers | Failing to eat fruit will result in scurvy, so the Mountaineers would lose to the Orange if they neglect to eat the fruit...wait a minute, scurvy is for pirates. Nevermind; Mountaineers all the way. WVU and SU have played each other every year since 1955 for the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy, but it is the first bowl game matchup. |
KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL ESPN2 - DEC. 29, 1PM PT INDEPENDENT vs PAC-12 LOCATION San Francisco, CA AT&T Park AWAY Navy Midshipmen HOME Arizona State Sundevils NAME CHAMP Midshipmen GAME CHAMP Sundevils | Sundevils are no match for America’s Navy, by nickname or by skirmish. However, the Sundevils win the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl by either six, six, or six. Navy won the Commander-in-Chief's trophy for the first time since the 2009 season. |
VALERO ALAMO BOWL ESPN - DEC. 29, 3:45PM PT BIG-12 vs PAC-12 LOCATION San Antonio, TX Alamodome AWAY Texas Longhorns HOME Oregon State Beavers NAME CHAMP Longhorns GAME CHAMP Beavers | Last year's Alamo Bowl was more of an intramural football game with a total of 123 points. There is no RGIII in this year's game, so expect a 31-23 game this year. Texas is expected to have a significant home field advantage with San Antonio only 80 miles away from the university. |
BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL ESPN - DEC. 29, 7:15PM PT BIG-12 vs BIG TEN LOCATION Tempe, AZ Sun Devil Stadium AWAY TCU Horned Frogs HOME Michigan State Spartans NAME CHAMP Horned Frogs GAME CHAMP Horned Frogs | Spartans usually beat any mascot. When you’re dealing with purple Horned Frogs however, the Spartans lose. TCU is in its 8th-straight bowl game under head coach Gary Patterson. |
FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL ESPN - DEC. 31, 9AM PT ACC vs SEC LOCATION Nashville, TN LP Field AWAY NC State Wolfpack HOME Vanderbilt Commodores NAME CHAMP Commodores GAME CHAMP Commodores | Vanderbilt is commanding this matchup from their home base. A home crowd and one of the best mascots carry out a victory for Vandy. When mascots go rogue. (Check the video above) |
HYUNDAI SUN BOWL CBS - DEC. 31, 11AM PT PAC-12 vs ACC LOCATION El Paso, TX Sun Bowl AWAY USC Trojans HOME Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets NAME CHAMP Yellow Jackets GAME CHAMP Trojans | Yellow jackets are dangerous. In the times of Troy there was no such thing as bug spray. There was no Matt Barkley either. Marqise Lee will be a top draft pick when he eventually enters the draft. Look for him to weave a 100+ yard receiving game against the Yellow Jackets. |
AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL ESPN - DEC. 31, 12:30PM PT BIG-12 vs C-USA LOCATION Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl AWAY Iowa State Cyclones HOME Tulsa Golden Hurricane NAME CHAMP Golden Hurricane GAME CHAMP Golden Hurricane | You don’t want to get stuck in a cyclone. You definitely don’t want to get caught in a hurricane, even it’s in the middle of Oklahoma. The all-weather bowl features a rematch of a game in September, where Iowa State won 38-23. It's hard to beat a team twice. |
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL ESPN - DEC. 31, 4:30PM PT SEC vs ACC LOCATION Atlanta, GA Georgia Dome AWAY LSU Tigers HOME Clemson Tigers NAME CHAMP Isn't it obvious? GAME CHAMP Tigers (LSU) | When tigers go up against tigers, tigers always win. The Tigers will win the Chick-fil-A Bowl by double digits against the Tigers from Death Valley. But they both play in Death Valley. This is confusing. Go Tigers. LSU is in its 13th-consecutive bowl game. |
That caps the picks for week two of the 2012 college football bowl season. Check in on the morning of the 1st of January for the set of picks for week #3.
Happy Bowling!
Happy Bowling!