Bowl Picks.
Every year I take part in a bowl challenge with some friends. Here is this year’s picks… judge me at your leisure.
The winner is marked by $$$ to the right of the name.
Bowl Challenge 2009-10
Date Bowl
12/19 New Mexico Bowl Wyoming (6-6) Fresno State (8-4)$$$
Albuquerque, NM
12/19 Saint Petersburg Bowl Rutgers (8-4) Central Florida (8-4)$$$
St. Petersburg, FL
12/20 New Orleans Bowl Southern Miss (7-5)$$$ Middle Tennessee (9-3)
New Orleans, LA
12/22 Las Vegas Bowl 14 BYU (10-2) 18 Oregon State (8-4)$$$
Las Vegas, NV
12/23 Poinsettia Bowl 23 Utah (9-3)$$$ California (8-4)
San Diego, CA
12/24 Hawaii Bowl SMU (7-5) Nevada (8-4)$$$
Honolulu, HI
12/26 Little Caesar’s Bowl Ohio (9-4)$$$ Marshall (6-6)
Detroit, MI
12/26 Meineke Car Care Bowl 17 Pittsburgh (9-3)$$$ North Carolina (8-4)
Charlotte, NC
12/26 Emerald Bowl 24 USC (8-4) $$$ Boston College (8-4)
San Francisco, CA
12/27 Music City Bowl Clemson (8-5) $$$ Kentucky (7-5)
Nashville, TN
12/28 Independence Bowl Georgia (7-5) $$$ Texas A&M (6-6)
Shreveport, LA
12/29 Champs Sports Bowl 15 Miami (9-3)$$$ 25 Wisconsin (9-3)
Orlando, FL
12/30 Humanitarian Bowl Idaho (7-5) Bowling Green (7-5)$$$
Boise, ID
12/30 Holiday Bowl 20 Arizona (8-4) 22 Nebraska (9-4)$$$
San Diego, CA
12/31 Armed Forces Bowl Air Force (7-5) Houston (10-3)$$$
Forth Worth, TX
12/31 Sun Bowl 21 Stanford (8-4) Oklahoma (7-5)$$$
El Paso, TX
12/31 Texas Bowl Missouri (8-4) Navy (8-4)$$$
Houston, TX
12/31 Insight Bowl Iowa State (6-6) Minnesota (6-6)$$$
Tempe, AZ
12/31 Chick-fil-A Bowl (Peach Bowl) 11 Virginia Tech (9-3) $$$ Tennessee (7-5)
Atlanta, GA
01/1 Outback Bowl Auburn (7-5) Northwestern (8-4)$$$
Tampa, FL
01/1 Gator Bowl 16 West Virginia (9-3) Florida State (6-6)$$$
Jacksonville, GA
01/1 Capital One Bowl 12 LSU (9-3) $$$ 13 Penn State (10-2)
Orlando, FL
01/2 International Bowl Northern Illinois (7-5) South Florida (7-5)$$$
Toronto, ON
01/2 Papajohns.com Bowl Connecticut (7-5) South Carolina (7-5)$$$
Birmingham, AL
01/2 Cotton Bowl 19 Oklahoma State (9-3)$$$ Mississippi (8-4)
Arlington, TX
01/2 Liberty Bowl East Carolina (9-4) Arkansas (7-5)$$$
Memphis, TN
01/2 Alamo Bowl Texas Tech (8-4)$$$ Michigan State (6-6)
San Antonio, TX
01/6 GMAC Bowl Troy State (9-3) Central Michigan (11-2)$$$
Mobile, AL
01/1 Rose Bowl 7 Oregon (10-2)$$$ 8 Ohio State (10-2)
Pasadena, CA
01/1 Sugar Bowl 3 Cincinnati (12-0) 5 Florida (12-1)$$$
New Orleans, LA
01/4 Fiesta Bowl 4 TCU (12-0) $$$ 6 Boise State (13-0)
Glendale, AZ
01/5 Orange Bowl 9 Georgia Tech (11-2) 10 Iowa (10-2)$$$
Miami, FL
01/7 BCS National Championship 1 Alabama (13-0)$$$ 2 Texas (13-0)
Pasadena, CA Tie Breaker (score): Bama - 17 Texas - 10
