Keeping in mind this was the first time I've ever attempted these, I didn't expect to do overly well...but let's see if I at least got half of them right! Correct predictions will be in Bold.
National Championship: Florida vs Oklahoma
Fiesta: Texas vs Ohio State
Sugar: Alabama vs Utah
Orange: Boston College vs Cincinnati Actual: VIRGINIA TECH vs Cincinnati
Rose: Penn State vs USC
9/10 on the BCS bowl games is nice, although let's not kid ourselves, that wasn't too hard. As for the rest...oh boy.
GMAC: Tulsa vs Western Michigan Actual: Tulsa vs BALL STATE
International: Central Michigan vs Rutgers Actual: BUFFALO vs CONNECTICUT
Liberty: East Carolina vs Vanderbilt Actual: East Carolina vs KENTUCKY
Cotton: Texas Tech vs Mississippi
Gator: Georgia Tech vs Pittsburgh Actual: CLEMSON vs NEBRASKA
Capital One: Georgia vs Michigan State
Outback: Northwestern vs South Carolina Actual: IOWA vs South Carolina
Chick-fil-A: Virginia Tech vs LSU Actual: GEORGIA TECH vs lsu
Insight: Minnesota vs Nebraska Actual: Minnesota vs KANSAS (I definitely had Kansas here at first, ugh)
Music City: Maryland vs Kentucky Actual: BOSTON COLLEGE vs VANDERBILT
Sun: Oregon State vs Notre Dame Actual: Oregon State vs PITTSBURGH
Armed Forces: Air Force vs Rice Actual: Air Force vs HOUSTON
Holiday: Oregon vs Oklahoma State
Texas: Kansas vs Houston Actual: RICE vs WESTERN MICHIGAN
Humanitarian: Boise State vs Wake Forest Actual: MARYLAND vs NEVADA
Alamo: Missouri vs Iowa Actual: Missouri vs NORTHWESTERN
PapaJohns.com: Connecticut vs Troy Actual: NC STATE vs RUTGERS
Independence: Florida Atlantic vs Louisiana Tech Actual: NORTHERN ILLINOIS vs Louisiana Tech
Emerald: California vs Miami (FL)
Champs Sports: Florida State vs Wisconsin
Meineke Car Care: North Carolina vs West Virginia
Motor City: Ball State vs Louisiana-Lafayette Actual: FLORIDA ATLANTIC vs CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Hawaii: Hawaii vs Buffalo Actual: Hawaii vs NOTRE DAME (the proud program heads to the Hawaii Bowl, woohoo!)
Poinsettia: Brigham Young vs Nevada Actual: BOISE STATE vs TCU (really excited for this game!)
New Orleans: Louisiana-Lafayette vs Memphis Actual: SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI vs TROY
Eagle Bank: Navy vs North Carolina State Actual: Navy vs WAKE FOREST
Las Vegas: Tcu vs Arizona Actual: BYU vs Arizona
St. Petersburg: South Florida vs Southern Mississippi Actual: South Florida vs MEMPHIS
New Mexico: Colorado State vs Fresno State
Well, upon further review I actually didn't do that poorly...27/58 teams, and 7 bowls correct...I certainly could do a lot better, but again keep in mind this was a first shot thing. Overall 36/68 and 11/34 bowls...let's compare.
Kevin: 36/68 teams, 11/34 bowls
Mark Schlabach (ESPN): 36/68 teams, 10/34 bowls
Bruce Feldman (ESPN): 41/68 teams, 13/34 bowls
EAT IT SCHLABACH! I guess I'm not as far off as I thought I was, although his BCS bowls were messed up. I'm fairly impressed for my first go-round though.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Browntown's Top 25 - Week 15
1. (Last Week: 1) Florida (12-1) - Best team in the country since that Ole Miss game for sure. 2 interceptions on the year for Tebow. Two.
2. (3) Oklahoma (12-1) - Can anyone stop their offense? 60 points AGAIN...I'm so excited for this national championship.
3. (4) Texas (11-1) - You can whine about them beating Oklahoma, but overall Oklahoma was the better team this year. Plain and simple. Don't lose to Texas Tech on the last play and this isn't an argument.
4. (2) Alabama (12-1) - Played pretty well against Florida but you need your A+ game against the Gators. Sugar Bowl should be a nice consolation prize though.
5. (5) USC (11-1) - I don't wanna hear anyone tell me they should be in the national championship, but once again it's a damn good Trojans team that's headed for a Rose Bowl berth.
6. (6) Texas Tech (11-1) - It's a shame that Ohio State's headed to a BCS bowl, and they're not. That 2 teams per conference rule should be abolished.
7. (7) Penn State (11-1) - *crosses fingers for a competitive Rose Bowl unlike last year's debacle*
8. (8) Utah (12-0) - Undefeated Hawaii was a BCS pushover last year...but I don't see Utah laying down against Alabama. This is a very good team.
9. (9) Boise State (12-0) - Another team that I would rather see in a BCS bowl than Ohio State...bottom line, Utah's computer rankings take them over.
10. (10) Ohio State (10-2) - Terrelle Pryor will be starting from Day 1 next season, right?
11. (11) TCU (10-2) - Hey, they held Oklahoma to 35 points! By the way, this is the #11 team in the country...and 3rd best in its state. Yikes.
12. (13) Oklahoma State (9-3) - Probably would have won the Big East or ACC, but finish 4th place in their division of their conference.
13. (14) Cincinnati (11-2) - Second straight year with 10 wins, and third year in their history with 10 wins. Brian Kelly...he's not a bad coach, is he?
14. (15) Oregon (9-3) - Take on Oklahoma State in the Holiday Bowl which should be one of the better non-BCS games...wonder if any defense will show up.
15. (16) Georgia Tech (9-3) - Funny how the best team in the ACC didn't make the conference title game...oh well.
16. (17) Georgia (9-3) - This year has to be a big time disappointment for the preseason #1.
17. (19) Mississippi (8-4) - Best 4 loss team in the nation by far, if that means anything...should give Tech a good battle in the Cotton Bowl, despite the record disparity.
18. (20) Brigham Young (10-2) - Good year for the Mountain West if this is your third place team.
19. (21) Michigan State (9-3) - One of the biggest beneficiaries of Ohio State in the BCS, they'll move up to the Capital Bowl.
20. (NR) Virginia Tech (9-4) - Hey look, they won the ACC again!...I'm going to guess VT vs Cincy won't quite be the highest rated BCS game ever.
21. (22) Iowa (8-4) - 4 losses by a combined total of 12 points...ouch.
22. (23) Northwestern (9-3) - 10 wins for the Wildcats! Let's get it done!
23. (12) Ball State (12-1) - Well, that was a letdown.
24. (24) Oregon State (8-4) - Try not to give up 693 yards of offense again.
25. (NR) Pittsburgh (9-3) - 24 vs 25 battle in the Sun Bowl! LET'S DO IT
Dropped Out: Missouri (18), Boston College (25)
2. (3) Oklahoma (12-1) - Can anyone stop their offense? 60 points AGAIN...I'm so excited for this national championship.
3. (4) Texas (11-1) - You can whine about them beating Oklahoma, but overall Oklahoma was the better team this year. Plain and simple. Don't lose to Texas Tech on the last play and this isn't an argument.
4. (2) Alabama (12-1) - Played pretty well against Florida but you need your A+ game against the Gators. Sugar Bowl should be a nice consolation prize though.
5. (5) USC (11-1) - I don't wanna hear anyone tell me they should be in the national championship, but once again it's a damn good Trojans team that's headed for a Rose Bowl berth.
6. (6) Texas Tech (11-1) - It's a shame that Ohio State's headed to a BCS bowl, and they're not. That 2 teams per conference rule should be abolished.
7. (7) Penn State (11-1) - *crosses fingers for a competitive Rose Bowl unlike last year's debacle*
8. (8) Utah (12-0) - Undefeated Hawaii was a BCS pushover last year...but I don't see Utah laying down against Alabama. This is a very good team.
9. (9) Boise State (12-0) - Another team that I would rather see in a BCS bowl than Ohio State...bottom line, Utah's computer rankings take them over.
10. (10) Ohio State (10-2) - Terrelle Pryor will be starting from Day 1 next season, right?
11. (11) TCU (10-2) - Hey, they held Oklahoma to 35 points! By the way, this is the #11 team in the country...and 3rd best in its state. Yikes.
12. (13) Oklahoma State (9-3) - Probably would have won the Big East or ACC, but finish 4th place in their division of their conference.
13. (14) Cincinnati (11-2) - Second straight year with 10 wins, and third year in their history with 10 wins. Brian Kelly...he's not a bad coach, is he?
14. (15) Oregon (9-3) - Take on Oklahoma State in the Holiday Bowl which should be one of the better non-BCS games...wonder if any defense will show up.
15. (16) Georgia Tech (9-3) - Funny how the best team in the ACC didn't make the conference title game...oh well.
16. (17) Georgia (9-3) - This year has to be a big time disappointment for the preseason #1.
17. (19) Mississippi (8-4) - Best 4 loss team in the nation by far, if that means anything...should give Tech a good battle in the Cotton Bowl, despite the record disparity.
18. (20) Brigham Young (10-2) - Good year for the Mountain West if this is your third place team.
19. (21) Michigan State (9-3) - One of the biggest beneficiaries of Ohio State in the BCS, they'll move up to the Capital Bowl.
20. (NR) Virginia Tech (9-4) - Hey look, they won the ACC again!...I'm going to guess VT vs Cincy won't quite be the highest rated BCS game ever.
21. (22) Iowa (8-4) - 4 losses by a combined total of 12 points...ouch.
22. (23) Northwestern (9-3) - 10 wins for the Wildcats! Let's get it done!
23. (12) Ball State (12-1) - Well, that was a letdown.
24. (24) Oregon State (8-4) - Try not to give up 693 yards of offense again.
25. (NR) Pittsburgh (9-3) - 24 vs 25 battle in the Sun Bowl! LET'S DO IT
Dropped Out: Missouri (18), Boston College (25)
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Browntown's Top 25 - Week 14
Forgot to post these last week...this is mainly for reference for when I change the rankings this week, which will obviously happen after some of today's results.
1. (1) Florida
2. (2) Alabama
3. (3) Oklahoma
4. (4) Texas
5. (5) USC
6. (6) Texas Tech
7. (7) Penn State
8. (8) Utah
9. (9) Boise State
10. (10) Ohio State
11. (14) TCU
12. (15) Ball State
13. (12) Oklahoma State
14. (17) Cincinnati
15. (18) Oregon
16. (25) Georgia Tech
17. (11) Georgia
18. (13) Missouri
19. (24) Mississippi
20. (19) Brigham Young
21. (20) Michigan State
22. (21) Iowa
23. (22) Northwestern
24. (16) Oregon State
25. (NR) Boston College
Dropped Out: West Virginia (23)
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