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Bowl Pickoff - This postseason, which teams will pull a Boston?
SI.com ^ | 19 December 2005 | John Walters

Posted on 12/19/2005 1:17:38 PM PST by MikefromOhio

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Quick Rundown of his picks:

POINSETTIA BOWL Navy 24, Colorado State 20

ALAMO BOWL Michigan 34, Nebraska 22

HOLIDAY BOWL (**Upset Pick**) Oklahoma 35, Oregon 24

SUN BOWL UCLA 117, Northwestern 111*

(* the opposing team's rank in total defense)

PEACH BOWL (This might be the best bowl game) LSU 18, Miami 16

COTTON BOWL Texas Tech 24, Alabama 19

CAPITAL ONE BOWL Auburn 24, Wisconsin 20

FIESTA BOWL Ohio State 31, Notre Dame 20

ROSE BOWL USC 37, Texas 33

1 posted on 12/19/2005 1:17:40 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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2 posted on 12/19/2005 1:18:07 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: MikeinIraq

Don't see Notre Dame being held to 20 or USC held to 37...even by good defenses.


3 posted on 12/19/2005 1:20:07 PM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: MikeinIraq
UCLA 117, Northwestern 111

Bump

4 posted on 12/19/2005 1:21:12 PM PST by PRND21
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

depends on whether ND gets any kind of running game going.

If they don't their passing attack will have a hard time....


5 posted on 12/19/2005 1:22:14 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: PRND21

LOL

that might be the final score too


6 posted on 12/19/2005 1:22:27 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: MikeinIraq

Is it true that the Texas team eats Bevo at the end of every season?


7 posted on 12/19/2005 1:26:50 PM PST by rockthecasbah (4th & 9. 1:32 left in the 4th quarter. Down by 3 at Notre Dame. No problem. Fight on!)
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To: rockthecasbah

hadn't heard that one LOL


8 posted on 12/19/2005 1:30:17 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: MikeinIraq

That's the best Peach Bowl matchup I've seen in a while.


9 posted on 12/19/2005 1:31:36 PM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: MikeinIraq

So do you think the Buckeyes are going to try to control the clock or are they going to come out slinging the ball?


10 posted on 12/19/2005 1:32:59 PM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: mainepatsfan

I think the Buckeyes will come out firing.....

That is what they have done the past couple bowl seasons and I don't see a reason to stop now.

My plan would be to make ND stop us on offense.

the Peach Bowl might be a classic. It's a national championship caliber game that isn't even a national coverage game normally. But it will be this year.


11 posted on 12/19/2005 1:35:25 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: rockthecasbah

No it is not true.


12 posted on 12/19/2005 1:37:52 PM PST by H. Paul Pressler IV
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To: H. Paul Pressler IV

Thanks for the confirmation. I can also confirm that the Trojans don't eat traveler at the end of every season (although there may have been exceptions to this rule during the Great Depression).


13 posted on 12/19/2005 1:40:11 PM PST by rockthecasbah (4th & 9. 1:32 left in the 4th quarter. Down by 3 at Notre Dame. No problem. Fight on!)
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To: MikeinIraq

Do you think that's because they have confidence that their defense will be able to contain the Irish offense?


14 posted on 12/19/2005 1:40:42 PM PST by mainepatsfan
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To: MikeinIraq

So how much does it blow to have the Rose Bowl on a Wednesday night?!?!?


15 posted on 12/19/2005 1:48:31 PM PST by Chi-townChief
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To: MikeinIraq

No Orange bowl mentioned?

Penn State 36, Florida State 17


16 posted on 12/19/2005 1:50:27 PM PST by MarineBrat (Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand.)
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To: mainepatsfan

oh yeah.

Look at what they did to the Texas offense. The Texas offense is more balanced than ND is.

It comes down to whether ND can run the ball. OSU has been able to shut down running games with a 6 man front. If they are able to consistently drop 5 6 or 7 guys into coverage and not have to worry about the run, they will probably be winning the game.


17 posted on 12/19/2005 1:51:32 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: Chi-townChief

it blows chunks.

And their ratings will prove that out.


18 posted on 12/19/2005 1:51:52 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: MarineBrat

I didn't think it was going to be that much of a game, but just since you asked :)

ORANGE BOWL
Penn State 24, Florida State 14


My thinking is that the FSU defense is going to play a very good game. But the FSU offense will embarrass themselves. This score or one similar to it is very likely.


19 posted on 12/19/2005 1:53:21 PM PST by MikefromOhio
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To: MikeinIraq

I suspect FSU will turn the ball over a few times and give Penn St. some easy scores.


20 posted on 12/19/2005 1:57:11 PM PST by mainepatsfan
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