Bowl Predictions

**Ranger** · 12-09-2002, 08:39 PM

Let's hear everyone's prediction for the bowl games...

All prediction must be made before kick-off of the New Orleans Bowl. No one is allowed to edit there after. And include a final score for the National Championship game for a tie breaker (if needed).

Code:

Date	        Matchup and Results	         	Bowl Game
12/17/02	Cincinnati (7-6) vs North Texas (7-5)	New Orleans Bowl
12/18/02	Marshall (10-2) vs Louisville (7-5)	GMAC Bowl
12/23/02	Clemson (7-5) vs Texas Tech (8-5)	Mazda Tangerine Bowl
12/25/02	UCLA (7-5) vs New Mexico (7-6)	        Sega Sports Las Vegas Bowl
12/25/02	Hawaii (10-3) vs Tulane (7-5)	        ConAgra Foods Hawaii Bowl
12/26/02	Boston College (8-4) vs Toledo (9-4)	Motor City Bowl
12/26/02	Pittsburgh (8-4) vs Oregon State (8-4)	Insight Bowl
12/27/02	Southern Miss (7-5) vs Oklahoma State (7-5)	Houston Bowl
12/27/02	Nebraska (7-6) vs Mississippi (6-6)	MainStay Independence Bowl
12/27/02	Kansas State (10-2) vs Arizona State (8-5)	Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
12/28/02	West Virginia (9-3) vs Virginia (8-5)	Continental Tire Bowl
12/28/02	Colorado (9-4) vs Wisconsin (7-6)	2002 Alamo Bowl
12/30/02	Arkansas (9-4) vs Minnesota (7-5)	Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
12/30/02	Oregon (7-5) vs Wake Forest (6-6)	Seattle Bowl
12/31/02	Iowa State (7-6) vs Boise State (11-1)	Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl
12/31/02	Purdue (6-6) vs Washington (7-5)	Wells Fargo Sun Bowl
12/31/02	Colorado State (10-3) vs TCU (9-2)	AXA Liberty Bowl
12/31/02	Georgia Tech (7-5) vs Fresno State (8-5)	Silicon Valley Football Classic
12/31/02	Tennessee (8-4) vs Maryland (10-3)	Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl
12/31/02	Air Force (8-4) vs Virginia Tech (9-4)	Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl
01/01/03	Florida (8-4) vs Michigan (9-3)	Outback Bowl
01/01/03	Texas (10-2) vs LSU (8-4)	SBC Cotton Bowl
01/01/03	NC State (10-3) vs Notre Dame (10-2)	Toyota Gator Bowl
01/01/03	Penn State (9-3) vs Auburn (8-4)	Capital One Bowl
01/01/03	Oklahoma (11-2) vs Washington State (10-2)	Rose Bowl
01/01/03	Georgia (12-1) vs Florida State (9-4)	Nokia Sugar Bowl
01/02/03	Iowa (11-1) vs USC (10-2)	        FedEx Orange Bowl
01/03/03	Ohio State (13-0) vs Miami (12-0)	Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

PS.... I did my best job with the spacing... it ain't perfect but it ought to do.

**Ranger** · 12-09-2002, 08:40 PM

My picks....

Cincinnati
Marshall
Texas Tech
UCLA
Hawaii
Toledo
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Kansas State
West Virginia
Colorado
Minnesota
Oregon
Iowa State
Purdue
TCU
Georgia Tech
Maryland
VaTech
Michigan
Texas
NC State
Penn State
Washington State
Georgia
Iowa
Ohio State

Ohio State - 24
Miami - 21

**Todd** · 12-10-2002, 01:08 AM

north Texas
Marshall
Texas Tech
UCLA
Hawaii
Boston College
Pittsburgh
southern Miss
Nebraska
Kansas State
Virgina
Colorado
Arkansas
Oregon
Iowa State
Washington
Colorado State
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Va Tech
Michigan
Texas
Notre Dame
Auburn
Oklahoma
Georgia
USC
Miami

Miami 35 Ohio State 17

**MotownRandy** · 12-10-2002, 02:53 AM

Cincy
Marshall
Clemson
New Mexico
Hawaii
Toledo
Pitt
Oklahoma St.
Mississippi St.
Kansas State
W. Virginia
Colorado
Minnesota
Oregon
Boise St.
Washington
Colorado St.
G'Tech
Tennessee
Va Tech
MICHIGAN
Texas
Notre Dame
Penn State
Washington St.
Florida St.
Iowa
Miami
(36-20)

**Mark The Shark** · 12-10-2002, 09:03 AM

North Texas
Marshall
Texas Tech
UCLA
Hawaii
Toledo
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Kansas State
Virginia
Colorado
Minnesota
Oregon
Iowa State
Washington
Colorado State
Fresno State
Tennessee
Air Force
Michigan
LSU
NC State
Penn State
Oklahoma
Georgia
IOWA!
Ohio State

Buckeyes 13 Miami 10

**Mattingly70** · 12-10-2002, 09:58 AM

Cincinnati
Marshall
Texas Tech
UCLA
Hawaii
Boston College
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Kansas State
West Virginia
Colorado
Arkansas
Oregon
Iowa State
Washington
Colorado State
Fresno State (8-5)
Tennessee
Virginia Tech (9-4)
Michigan
Texas
NC State
Penn State
Oklahoma
Georgia
USC
Miami 36-12

**Amish Love Machine** · 12-10-2002, 03:29 PM

Cincy
Marshall
Texas Tech
UCLA
Hawaii
BC
Pitt
Oklahoma State
Mississippi
Kansas State
West Virginia (Continental Tire Bowl?!? WTF!)
Colorado
Arkansas
Oregon
Boise State
Washington
Colorado State
Georgia Tech
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Michigan!
Texas
NC State
Penn State
Oklahoma
Georgia
Iowa
Miami

Final Score-
UM- 28
osu- 17

**NJ Jackal** · 12-10-2002, 08:00 PM

Cincinnati
Louisville
Texas Tech
New Mexico
Hawaii
TOLEDO
Pitt
Oklahoma St.
Mississippi
Kansas St.
West Virginia
Colorado
Arkansas
Wake Forest
Boise St.
Washington
TCU
Fresno St.
Tennessee
Virginia Tech
Michigan
LSU
Notre Dame
Penn St.
Washington St.
Georgia
USC
Miami (21-12)

**Mattingly70** · 12-11-2002, 12:27 PM

Originally posted by Amish Love Machine

West Virginia (Continental Tire Bowl?!? WTF!)

at least i know what a tire is. wtf is an insight or mainstay bowl?

**Boilerfan** · 12-11-2002, 08:01 PM

Cincinnati
Marshall
Texas Tech
UCLA
Hawaii
Toledo
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Kansas State
Virginia
Colorado
Arkansas
Oregon
Boise State
Purdue
Colorado State
Fresno State
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Florida
Texas
Notre Dame
Penn State
Oklahoma
Georgia
Iowa
Ohio State (24-21)

3M · 12-11-2002, 10:06 PM

I'm only picking the New Years day bowls and the ones that follow. They are the only ones that matter.

Michigan (9-3) Outback Bowl
LSU (8-4) SBC Cotton Bowl
Notre Dame (10-2) Toyota Gator Bowl
Penn State (9-3) Capital One Bowl
Washington State (10-2) Rose Bowl
01/01/03 Georgia (12-1) vs Florida State (9-4) Nokia Sugar Bowl don'te care both schools can got to he!!
01/02/03 Iowa (11-1) FedEx Orange Bowl
01/03/03 Ohio State (13-0) vs Miami (12-0) final score Miami 42 OSU 14

**MotownRandy** · 12-24-2002, 03:21 AM

I didnt know Tech was that much better than Clemson. What a blowout. Well I am not doing very good right now, but its only 3 games. At least nobody is 0-3.

**dettigers2001** · 12-24-2002, 01:03 PM

I'll start my picks from right here since i didn't see this until now....

Las Vegas: UCLA
Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii
Motor City: Boston College
Insight: Pitt
Houston: Okla St.
Independence: Nebraska
Holiday: Kansas State
Continental: West Virginia
Alamo: Colorado
Music City: Arkansas
Seattle: Oregon
Humanitarian: Boise State
Sun: Purdue
Liberty: TCU
Silicon Valley: GA Tech
Peach: Tennessee
San Francisco: VA Tech
Outback:MICHIGAN
Cotton:Texas
Gator: NC State
Capital One: Penn St.
Orange: Iowa
Sugar: Georgia
Rose Bowl: Oklahoma
Fiesta: Miami(I'd rather see OSU win but not likely)

**dettigers2001** · 12-24-2002, 01:04 PM

whoops....score of the miami-osu game.....45-17

**Ranger** · 12-26-2002, 02:13 AM

As of Wednesday, Dec. 25

Winners:
North Texas - Todd, Mark the Shark
Marshall - Boilerfan, ALM, Mattingly, Randy, Ranger, Todd, MarktheShark
Texas Tech - Boilerfan, ALM, Mattingly, NJ Jackal, Ranger, Todd, MarktheShark
UCLA - Ranger, Todd, MarktheShark, ALM, Mattingly, Boilerfan, dettigers
Tulane - No one!!!!

Code:

Boilerfan              3 - 2
NJ Jackal              1 - 4
ALM                    3 - 2
Mattingly              3 - 2
Randy                  1 - 4
Ranger                 3 - 2
Todd                   4 - 1 
MarktheShark           4 - 1
dettigers2001          1 - 1

**Amish Love Machine** · 12-26-2002, 07:36 PM

Originally posted by Ranger
As of Wednesday, Dec. 25

Winners:
Tulane - No one!!!!

Who woulda thunk Tulane would win?!?

**Amish Love Machine** · 12-26-2002, 07:40 PM

Holy Max Klinger... Toledo is getting HAMMERED! I had a feeling they'd lose but I thought they'd make a game out of it. They've fallen apart with all of the stupid penalties.

**Mattingly70** · 12-27-2002, 02:06 AM

The Independence Bowl looks like it may help spread the field a bit as the picks are about evenly split between Neb. and Miss.

**Ranger** · 12-27-2002, 02:30 AM

Anyone wanna take over keep track of the records? I'm feeling a little lazy and having little free time while I'm having the time of my life during this break.

Yeah, I was at the Motor City Bowl. It sucked. Toledo has no defense. They're still not a bad team for being Big Ten rejects.

**Mattingly70** · 12-27-2002, 11:30 AM

I can help out Ranger, I have nothing to do as I can no longer ski or party like I used to do this time of year. Thanks for doing it this far.

I've given the winning % to be able to include dettigers2001 in the race. I've included the picks for todays games too.

Todd 6-1 .857 South. Miss Neb. Kan. St.
dettigers 3-1 .750 OSU Neb. KSU
Mark 5-2 .714 OSU Neb. KSU
ALM 5-2 .714 OSU Miss. KSU
Mattingly 5-2 .714 OSU Neb. KSU
BoilerFan 4-3 .571 OSU Neb. KSU
Ranger 4-3 .571 OSU Neb. KSU
N.J. Jackal 2-5 .286 OSU Miss. KSU
Randy 2-5 .286 OSU Miss. KSU

**MotorCityOrangeman** · 12-27-2002, 01:37 PM

M70, Here are my picks from the bowl pool I do every year. We don't play the first 2 games to give people more time to get their sheets in.

Texas Tech
UCLA
Hawai'i
Boston College
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Kansas State
West Virginia
Colorado
Arkansas
Oregon
Boise State
Washington
Colorado State
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Virginia Tech
Michigan
Texas
Notre Dame
Penn State
Oklahoma
Georgia
Southern Cal
Miami

**Ranger** · 12-27-2002, 05:22 PM

Thanks Mattingly... after this last semester, I already feel "rejuvenated" for the next semester. Who'd thunk sledding is fun after grade school? I also traveled over a good 600 miles since the start of break, going to Columbus and back to see the Wings beat the Blue Jackets and man is Nationwide Arena nice and drove to Detroit a few times, once for the Motor City Bowl and drove to quite a few other places too.

Anyways, anyone looking for my postgame reaction after the Buckeyes win the National Championship will have to wait till probably the 5th. There's a big party my friend is throwing at his cottage over by the Ohio-Indiana-Michigan border.

**MotorCityOrangeman** · 12-27-2002, 06:47 PM

Yeehaw!

**MotownRandy** · 12-27-2002, 11:33 PM

Well, I never claimed to know much about college football. It is showing in my predictions so far. Hopefully it is just attributed to them being lesser-known schools and I will do better in the more important games.

Ranger, when you have that big party, you will be puking and crying for days, so I will give you at least until the beginning of the semester to respond.:D

**Mattingly70** · 12-28-2002, 12:57 AM

Randy, you went 3-0 today and are now at .500, which is still last place, but hey its a start.

Since this is all in fun and with no $$ on the line the late entry of MCO is no big whoop, although he is in second.

**Mattingly70** · 12-28-2002, 01:08 AM

ALM 8-2 .800 WV leaps into first
MCO 6-2 .750 WV
detroittigers 5-2 .714 WV
Todd 7-3 .700 V
Mark 7-3 .700 V
Mattingly 7-3 .700 WV
BF 6-4 .600 V
Ranger 6-4 .600 WV
NJJ 5-5 .500 WV
Randy 5-5 .500 WV

everyone has Colorado over Wisconsin

**Mattingly70** · 12-29-2002, 01:29 AM

After 12-28:----------for Mon.'s games:

Todd---8-4---.666----Ark.---Ore.
Mark---8-4---.666----MIN.--Ore.
ALM----8-4---.666----Ark.---Ore.
MCO---6-4---.600----Ark.---Ore.
M70----7-5---.583----Ark.---Ore.
B.F.----7-5----.583---Ark.----Ore.
dettiger-5-4---.555--Ark.----Ore.
Ranger-6-6----.500--MIN.---Ore.
N.J.J----5-7---.416----Ark.----WF
Randy-5-7----.416----MIN.---Ore.

**MotownRandy** · 12-29-2002, 05:50 PM

As long as I get the big two games(OSU and Michigans games) I will be satisfied.

**DTroppens** · 12-30-2002, 12:38 AM

Look at those standings! No one better than 8-4. That tells me parity is hitting the NCAA level too. While I didn't make any picks I'll be watching to see what happens.

**Amish Love Machine** · 12-30-2002, 11:56 PM

Since I'm here, I decided to post the standings after today's battles. As can be seen, Mark has claimed sole possession of first. Tomorrow will be key in deciding who will be crowned the champion bowl predictor (weee!)

Mark_________9-5__.643__Iowa State / Washington / CSU / Fresno / Tenn / AFA
Todd_________8-6__.571__Iowa State / Washington / CSU / GTech / Tenn / VaTech
ALM__________8-6__.571__Boise State / Washington / CSU / GTech/ Maryland / VaTech
MCO__________6-6__.500__Boise State / Washington / CSU / GTech / Tenn / VaTech
Ranger_______7-7__.500__Iowa State / Purdue / TCU / GTech/ Maryland/VaTech
M70__________7-7__.500__Iowa State / Washington / CSU / Fresno / Tenn/ VaTech
Bioler_______7-7__.500__Boise State / Purdue / CSU / Fresno /Maryland / VaTech
dettiger_____5-6__.455__Boise State / Purdue / TCU / GTech / Tenn / VaTech
Jackal_______6-8__.429__Boise State / Washington / TCU / Fresno / Tenn / VaTech
Randy________6-8__.429__Boise State / Washington / CSU / GTech/ Tenn/ VaTech

**MotownRandy** · 12-31-2002, 01:15 PM

I hope to get above .500 by the end.

**Amish Love Machine** · 12-31-2002, 03:38 PM

Woohoo!

Broncos pummel Iowa State. :)

**Mark The Shark** · 12-31-2002, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by Amish Love Machine
Woohoo!

Broncos pummel Iowa State. :)

That's what I get for picking the Suck-clones.

**Mattingly70** · 01-01-2003, 05:55 AM

Some serious shake ups in the standings:

Boiler--------12-8----.600----Flor.---Tex.---ND---PSU---OKL.---UGA
ALM----------11-9----.555----UM-----Tex.--NCSt.-PSU--Okl.----UGA
Ranger------11-9----.555----UM-----Tex.--NCSt.-PSU--WSU.--UGA
dettiger-----9-8------.529----UM----Tex.---NCSt.-PSU--Okl.---UGA
Mark---------10-10---.500---UM-----LSU---NCSt.-PSU--Okl.----UGA
Todd---------9-11----.450----UM-----Tex.--ND.---Aub.--Okl.----UGA
M70----------9-11----.450----UM-----Tex.--NCSt--PSU--Okl.----UGA
NJJ-----------9-11-----.450---UM-----LSU---ND.---PSU---WSU.--UGA
MCO---------8-10-----.444---UM-----Tex.---ND---PSU---Okl.----UGA
Randy-------8-12-----.400---UM-----Tex.---ND.--PSU---WSU---FSU
3M-----------0-0-------.000---UM-----LSU---ND---PSU---WSU---UGA

**Boilerfan** · 01-01-2003, 07:46 AM

I am so embarassed that I picked Florida. Really not sure why I did. I hope I lose that one.

I really hope to lose the ND one also.

**Amish Love Machine** · 01-01-2003, 03:01 PM

The "overrated" Big Ten is now 4-0. If (when) PSU wins, it will be 5-0.

**Mattingly70** · 01-01-2003, 05:05 PM

With the Rose and Sugar left tonight:

ALM--------14-10---.583-----Okl.----UGA
Ranger----14-10---.583-----WSU---UGa
dettigers--12-9----.571-----Okl.----UGA
B.F.-------- 13-11---.541-----Okl.----UGA
Mark-------12-12---.500-----Okl.----UGA
Todd-------12-12---.500-----Okl.----UGA
M70--------12-12---.500-----Okl.----UGA
MC0--------10-12---.454-----Okl.----UGA
NJJ----------10-14---.416----WSU---UGA
Randy------10-14---.416----WSU---FSU
3M----------1-3-------.250----WSU---UGA

**MotownRandy** · 01-01-2003, 07:54 PM

Looks like I'm not gonna make it. I am 4 games below .500. Oh well, Michigan won, Notre Dame lost, and Ohio State is gonna get destroyed....what else could you ask for...:)