Bowl Picks: Redux

Okay, so in hindsight, this was doomed from the start. Trying to pick what teams go to what bowls is fun in principle, but nearly impossible to accurately predict. It's like calling who will be in the Final Four in November or how many mistresses Tiger really had. But alas, I put my reputation out there, so let's see how I did:

BCS Championship Game:
Prediction: Florida vs. Penn State
Truth: Alabama vs. Texas

Rose Bowl:
P: USC vs. Michigan State
T: Ohio State vs. Oregon

Fiesta Bowl:
P: Texas vs. Alabama (almost got it)
T: Boise State vs. TCU

Orange Bowl:
P: West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech
T: Georgia Tech vs. Iowa

Sugar Bowl:
P: Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss
T: Florida vs. Cincinnati

Capital One:
P: LSU vs. Iowa
T: LSU vs. Penn State (Got one!)

Gator:
P: UNC vs. Cincinnati
T: West Virginia vs. Florida State

Cotton:
P: Oklahoma vs. Georgia
T: Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss (just missed again)

Outback:
P: Ohio State vs. Arkansas
T: Northwestern vs. Auburn

International:
P: South Florida vs. Western Michigan
T: South Florida vs. Northern Illinois (got another!)

Liberty:
P: Houston vs. Auburn
T: Arkansas vs. East Carolina

Meineke Car Care:
P: Boston College vs. Rutgers
T: Pitt vs. UNC

Chick-Fil-A:
P: Clemson vs. Tennessee
T: Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee (that's 3!)

Independence:
P: Texas Tech vs. Vanderbilt
T: Texas A&M vs. Georgia

Sun:
P: Oregon vs. "Charlie Weis Should've Stayed in New England" (come on, that has to count for something)
T: Oklahoma vs. Stanford

Music City:
P: Georgia Tech vs. South Carolina
T: Kentucky vs. Clemson

Holiday:
P: Nebraska vs. California
T: Nebraska vs. Arizona (4 for 34)

Emerald:
P: Miami (FL) vs. Oregon State
T: Boston College vs. USC

Alamo:
P: Missouri vs. Illinois
T: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech

Texas:
P: Baylor vs. Navy
T: Navy vs. Missouri (5!)

Humanitarian:
P: Colorado State vs. Boise State
T: Bowling Green vs. Idaho

Insight:
P: Kansas vs. Minnesota
T: Minnesota vs. Iowa State (6!)

Champs Sports:
P: Northwestern vs. Florida State
T: Miami (FL) vs. Wisconsin

Motor City:
P: Michigan vs. Central Michigan
T: Kentucky vs. Clemson

Hawaii:
P: Fresno State vs. East Carolina
T: Nevada vs. SMU

Armed Forces:
P: BYU vs. Southern Miss
T: Houston vs. Air Force

Las Vegas:
P: Utah vs. Arizona State
T: BYU vs. Oregon State

Poinsettia:
P: TCU vs. UCLA
T: Utah vs. Cal

GMAC:
P: Maryland vs. Buffalo
T: Central Michigan vs. Troy

New Orleans:
P: Memphis vs. Troy
T: Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee

Papa Johns:
P: Pitt vs. Kentucky
T: UConn vs. South Carolina

New Mexico:
P: UNLV vs. Nevada
T: Fresno State vs. Wyoming

St. Petersburg:
P: UConn vs. Tulsa
T: UCF vs. Rutgers

Eagle Bank:
P: NC State vs. Marshall
T: UCLA vs. Temple

So I accurately predicted 6 of the 68 bowl destinations. A child could do better, but you'd hope an adult would learn his lesson. Nope! Feel free to check back here in March to find out if my field of 65 fared any better.