NCAA bowl games

***Chip*** · #1 12-24-2008, 11:03 PM

Talk about it here!

Also, I guess we can include Andrew's Bowl Pick'em here too, of which I am doing terribly. With Notre Dame running all over Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl, I will end up being 1-6. Oh, well. At least my one correct pick was high in confidence points.

So have at it!

williard2194 · #2 12-24-2008, 11:10 PM

Kentucky has East Carolina in the Liberty City Bowl so I'm pretty happy about that. Third year in a row that we have went to a bowl....which is extremely good for Kentucky Football.

Carowinds 73-03 · #3 12-25-2008, 09:20 AM

Tarheels & West Virginia in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Go Tarheels.

Kyle L · #4 12-25-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Chip

Talk about it here!

Also, I guess we can include Andrew's Bowl Pick'em here too, of which I am doing terribly. With Notre Dame running all over Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl, I will end up being 1-6. Oh, well. At least my one correct pick was high in confidence points.

So have at it!

Is your 1 Win Arizona vs. BYU in the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl? (Or is that a non-BCS bowl?)

LOL of the year goes to Boise State. I first laughed at them how they were 9th in the BCS standings, undefeated, conference champs, and still went to a non-BCS bowl. Their fans were outraged and pissed, and decided to deal with it and smash TCU to get attention in the Poinsettia Bowl. They lost...hah...awesome.

Penn State. Please Win. All I have to say.

***Chip*** · #5 12-25-2008, 04:26 PM

Actually, I picked BYU to win. I didn't think Arizona could do it. Shows me for betting against my own school. But the Wildcats did have some close losses to lesser teams this year, so I really just didn't see them pulling it off.

My one win is Wake Forest over Navy.

**Leo C** · #6 12-25-2008, 04:40 PM

New Years Day 4 30; I just can't miss the Rose Bowl.

I can't miss the Chic Fila Bowl either. I got a free calendar watching that last year.

***Chip*** · #7 12-27-2008, 03:01 AM

OK, this is just getting stupid. I've only correctly picked one correct bowl game out of eight. Time to readjust my picks. I might as well just close my eyes and pick. I'd probably do better that way.

**Leo C** · #8 12-27-2008, 02:29 PM

This Meineke Car Bowl is pretty cool. Played in Charlotte it's like a home game for UNC. It's western NC so it's really not that far from West Virginia. I just saw a great one hand West Virginia touchdown catch. I'm liking it.

West Virginia went on to win 31-30. There were more crazy catches in the game.

Finally I find out that RUTGERS plays in the PapaJohns.com Bowl? What kind of embarrassing name is that? Papa Johns Bowl would be better but I guess now you'll see kids on RUTGERS campus wearing papajohns.com shirts. They play NC State. I like that lineup.

Carowinds 73-03 · #9 12-28-2008, 01:06 AM

The Meineke Car Bowl was an awesome game. Just by looking up at the stands it looked like UNC outnumbered WVU but WV was clearly louder.

I'm not a huge fan of College football so i really didn't care who won. I got free tickets and i was thinking about selling them since i had amazing seats (about the 20yd line lower level) but decided to go for something to do.

Kyle L · #10 12-28-2008, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Carowinds 73-03

I only care about sports teams from Carolina, and not the actual sport itself.

Fixed your post for accuracy.

**Leo C** · #11 12-29-2008, 04:19 PM

I'm home for lunch and the Papajohns.com Bowl was already crazy in the first series. NC State ran for 9 yards on the first play and fumbled with RUTGERS recovering. They then got to the red zone. On 4th down RUTGERS faked a field goal and went in for the TD. The extra point was blocked. Nutty first minutes of the game. Got to go now.

**Wes** · #12 12-29-2008, 04:30 PM

I enjoyed the Meineke CC Bowl game from my cousins house. Too bad my Tarheels couldn't pull out the win.

At least one Carolina team won this weekend.

JEdMc91 · #13 12-29-2008, 07:19 PM

My team

Clemson Tigers

Gator Bowl :-)

**Leo C** · #14 12-29-2008, 09:16 PM

It was back and forth. RUTGERS was down 17-6 and came back to win 29=23, the Papajohns.com Bowl. I watched the game time tracker at work.

***Chip*** · #15 01-01-2009, 02:15 AM

Georgia Tech really is a bunch of boners. I can't believe they got killed so badly to LSU. They only scored a field goal, and that was in the first quarter. The entire game, right from the kickoff, was terrible. What a mess.

Jeez. I also changed my pick from LSU to Tech a couple of days ago. At least I dropped them farther down my confidence points. Losers.

**Leo C** · #16 01-01-2009, 01:56 PM

Come on Penn State today!

It was a USC dominated first half. Penn State woke up and made it competitive. If they didn't have penalties and give up the interception they probably could have scored at least 7 more, even set up a chance for a miracle. USC took it 38-24.

**Andrew P** · #17 01-06-2009, 12:54 AM

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Ooooverrated!

Another big loss for Ohio State showing once again they are not as good as their fans make them out to be. I can hear it tomorrow as I ask, "How about dem Buckeyes!" And the response I'll get will be the same tired, loser response, "At least we went to a bowl game."

24-21! Thank you Longhorns!

***Chip*** · #18 01-06-2009, 12:56 AM

Ha! And Ohio State loses yet another BCS game! I picked this one right, but it got a little scary toward the end. But Texas, the better team, pulls through and pulls off a spectacular ending. What a game.

The Fiesta Bowl is turning out to be the best bowl game recently.

**Leo C** · #19 01-06-2009, 01:36 AM

Thank you Texas.

Penn State learned what a #1 is off USC.

MaGnUmKeLly · #20 01-06-2009, 10:18 AM

I wasn't going to say anything but i guess i should. Whats odd is no one talked about penn state vs usc, or even the sugar bowl or any other game after the penn game. When it comes to Osu, everyone has to pour on there excitement on how overrated they are. They might be so what, i am not the fan that sits there and says were number one and deserve this and that. I am not happy on how things are running up there either.

Honestly to me i dont care when they beat michigan, because right now its not even a game they really need to win any more. Though yes some people here who's team never made it to a bowl and come up here and trash another team. Takes alot of balls i guess. As he said early that night he was going to watch them crush osu. The game was much closer then you actually thought. We made many mistakes which cost us the game. Yeah i was a little upset after the game but went to bed and thought nothing of it. I should of knew that i come on here and here many people talk so much trash.

I am done... go ahead and freaking flame or talk crap on this... but honestly i am done from this stupid forums and ****. Why dont you just make a Grill and Flame OSu while ur at it. Just sick of everyone here saying every osu fan thinks there god and are #1. When its not ****ing true.

***Chip*** · #21 01-06-2009, 02:12 PM

^ That's the reason OSU annoys me so much. The fans are so annoying. You're so self-deserving. Ohio State got beat by a better team. There are teams that are better than Ohio State. You guys are arrogant year after year, and your team shows that it's not deserved.

Calm down. It's just a football game. You beat Michigan.

And no one was saying anything about USC and Penn State because USC beat Penn State by two scores. Ohio State had it but couldn't get past Colt McCoy.

**Leo C** · #22 01-06-2009, 05:53 PM

Johnson & Johnson is great stuff. I capitalized the names too as should be.

I'm glad Penn State got something together and put up a fight in the 2nd half versus USC. If they didn't have a couple penalties, an interception, if they had a miracle go their way they could have been back in the game within a stone's throw of beating USC. USC was so out of the gate. If USC didn't lose to Oregon... I know that's old but I don't follow diligently week after week.

**Andrew P** · #23 01-06-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Chip

^ That's the reason OSU annoys me so much. The fans are so annoying. You're so self-deserving. Ohio State got beat by a better team. There are teams that are better than Ohio State. You guys are arrogant year after year, and your team shows that it's not deserved.

Calm down. It's just a football game. You beat Michigan.

And no one was saying anything about USC and Penn State because USC beat Penn State by two scores. Ohio State had it but couldn't get past Colt McCoy.

All these years of Michigan getting beat in bowls...now the shoe is on the other foot. I wonder how Buckeye fans will react when they get beat by a Division I-AA school?

And Chip, you're right on so many points. I've seen two types of Buckeye fans, those who have class and those who don't (crying about how they got jipped, taking everything so damn seriously, not being gracious, yadda, yadda). I know my school has had some crap seasons, this one included, but you don't see me throwing a hissy fit because we got beat by the Buckeyes yet again. In wins or losses, I'm going to have fun, and with Buckeye fans that throw hissy fits because someone talks down on their team, well then I'm going to have MORE fun.

Let me use a little Buckeye attitude for a second here: "Well at least MY team won their last bowl game."

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You guys are arrogant year after year

Did anyone happen to see the documentary OSU/Michigan that HBO put out last year? You can see some good and bad arrogance in there.

Kyle L · #24 01-06-2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo C

If USC didn't lose to Oregon... I know that's old but I don't follow diligently week after week.

Nope, never gets old. Why doesn't it get old? Because it happens to USC every season!

And USC could be considered the West Coasts Ohio State...except that USC is actually good.

***Steven*** · #25 01-06-2009, 09:39 PM

How about everyone quit putting down other teams like OSU just because they lost the bowl game. I would expect more sportsmanship as a Michigan fan myself.

go_me · #26 01-06-2009, 11:06 PM

I should really stop reading these threads...as an OSU fan, reading all this BS about Buckeye fans' arrogance annoys the crap out of me. Sure, we can be arrogant, but I have honestly never met an un-arrogant UM, USC, UF, LSU, UT, etc fan, either. I think the arrogance comes with being a high-profile college football fan.
Second, I'm going to graciously accept our loss last night: so we got beat in the last 16 SECONDS. An unfortunate (although correct) spot on a fourth down made by a half an inch and a missed field goal in the first half cost us the game. Not to mention those lousy penalties...I think we had almost as many penalty yards as Beanie had rushing... And because the game was so close, OSU obviously showed up and Texas actually had to PROVE they were the better team, which to my dismay, they were able to do. The problems with the last two national championships is that OSU didn't show up to play the game. UF and LSU didn't need to prove they were the better team. They only needed to play an OK game to win. And I'll admit it, they played good games, but who knows what the score would have been had OSU showed up those days. But that's in that past, and I'm honestly OK with the outcome of last night's game, simply because we put up a fight. We earned SOME respect back.
Third, Texas's band looked ridiculous lol...

**Leo C** · #27 01-06-2009, 11:22 PM

Is there a Government Bailout Bowl this year and what are the teams? The GMAC, Citi sponsors all had me thinking.

**Byron** · #28 01-07-2009, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by go_me

Second, I'm going to graciously accept our loss last night: so we got beat in the last 16 SECONDS. An unfortunate (although correct) spot on a fourth down made by a half an inch and a missed field goal in the first half cost us the game. Not to mention those lousy penalties...I think we had almost as many penalty yards as Beanie had rushing... And because the game was so close, OSU obviously showed up and Texas actually had to PROVE they were the better team, which to my dismay, they were able to do. The problems with the last two national championships is that OSU didn't show up to play the game. UF and LSU didn't need to prove they were the better team. They only needed to play an OK game to win. And I'll admit it, they played good games, but who knows what the score would have been had OSU showed up those days. But that's in that past, and I'm honestly OK with the outcome of last night's game, simply because we put up a fight. We earned SOME respect back.
Third, Texas's band looked ridiculous lol...

Excuse, excuses...doesn't matter that you lost in the last 16 seconds, only that you lost. Texas had more penalty yardage against them than OSU did. Colt passed the ball all over the field, racking up 414 passing yards, the second most in any BCS game to date. You couldn't stop him, even though you knew he'd be passing. As for what you said about the past 2 national championship games, the same could be said about any game. Who knows what the score of the Alabama-Utah game would have been if Bama showed up? Or if Texas showed up to the Fiesta Bowl? Not a very good excuse, especially in a National Championship game, where your team should always show up. OSU was the underdog last year, they had no reason to not show up and play.

OSU is a good team, as they proved on Monday, I just don't like when people make up stupid excuses.

Ta2KX · #29 01-07-2009, 06:37 PM

I really really like watching that final plan in the Fiesta Bowl, and I listen to the song "The Christmas Shoes" at the same time to get the mood right . . ahhhh. But anyway, Robiskie made some sick catches in that 4th qr, and Pryor has a future well unless he gets injured, in that case he's screwed because he can't throw (yet). As a UM student (soon to be alumni) I don't hate OSU, I just hate an overwhelming proportion of their fans. Yes, cry and defend yourself now, but come next preseason, there you'll be with your BCS championship aspirations and poised to make the Big Ten your *****. It is the sentiments you create that makes my way to fix the BCS actually seem feasible. NO playoff system; just put the No. 1 vs No. 2 ranked against eachother, and they can't be from the Big Ten, Big East, Sun Belt, WAC, MAC, or Pac 10 unless its USC.

This year conforms nicely, and isn't everyone happy? . . .

MaGnUmKeLly · #30 01-07-2009, 06:53 PM

Yes most of the fans are are like that. I never said for the last few years that we were better then anyone or saying we were not overrated. Honestly i was really happy to see Florida lose to Michigan last year. It was good to see Carr get a good bowl game win before he left out there. I am not making up excuses either. Ohio state is a good team. Do i think right now there team is ranked with some of the other elite colleges? At this point i dont think so. We do lose alot of seniors this year, so next year will be interesting to see how things play out. I think right now Penn state looks good so far for the big 10. But your right, right now big 10 just isnt in any shape to do alot to the other conferences.

Andrew is right, i have given a hard time to michigan. I guess my point was it seems any time ohio state loses , everyone goes into this whole thing. I do understand there is really alot of idiots that make all the fans look bad.

Yes we beat michigan who cares, that game really was not much of a game(no offense to um just i know you guys are going threw a turn around there.)

Oh and kyle yeah really cute... shows your true maturity there. Keep it up.

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