Bowl Picks 2008-09

It has been one hell of a season.
From the quick rise and fall of East Carolina, the Ohio State-So Cal blowout, the run by Penn State, barnburner games in the Big 12 south (Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech), the "who wants to win this" scenario of the ACC, the firings of some big name coaches (Fulmer, Tubberville, Bowden, Croom), the increased hatred of the BCS system, and, let's not forget, the unforgettable moments.
Heck, even Ball State looked good this year!
Even I had a good year picking the games this year, going 156-56...netting a correct pick percentage of roughly 73%.

Now it is time for the Bowls (yipee?)
Some look good (So Cal vs Penn State, OK State vs Oregon, Boise State vs TCU, Oklahoma vs Florida) and some not so good (Northern Illinois vs La. Tech, Buffalo vs UConn, Central Michigan vs FAU) while the rest I feel pretty neutral about.

Let's see how I do...did I mention we are up to 35 of these things!

Eagle Bank Bowl: Navy over Wake Forest (A bank sponsored a bowl?)
New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State over Colorado State (yawn)
St. Petersburg Bowl: South Florida over Memphis
Las Vegas Bowl: BYU over Arizona
New Orleans Bowl: S. Miss over Troy
Poinsetta Bowl: Boise State over TCU (TV special...tune into this one)
Hawaii Bowl: Notre Dame over Hawaii (I think Hawaii has to play in this game)
Motor City Bowl: Central Michigan over Florida Atlantic (skip over this one)
Mieneke Bowl: North Carolina over West Virginia
Champs Sports Bowl: Florida State over Wisconsin
Emerald Bowl: Miami over California
Independence Bowl: Northern Illinois over Louisiana Tech (need I say more?)
Papa John's Bowl: NC State over Rutgers
Alamo Bowl: Northwestern over Mizzou
Humanitarian Bowl: Maryland over Nevada
Texas Bowl: Rice over Western Michigan (that Rice duo is good)
Holiday Bowl: Oregon over Oklahoma State
Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force over Houston (go over an Armed Force in their own bowl?)
Sun Bowl: Oregon State over Pittsburgh
Music City Bowl: Vanderbilt over Boston College
Insight Bowl: Minnisota over Kansas
Chick-fil-a Bowl: Georgia Tech over LSU

New Year's Games
Outback Bowl: South Carolina over Iowa
Gator Bowl: Clemson over Nebraska
Capital One Bowl: Michigan State over Georgia
Rose Bowl: Southern Cal over Penn State
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech over Cinncinatti (ACC breaks the streak)
Cotton Bowl: Texas Tech over Ole Miss.
Liberty Bowl: East Carolina over Kentucky
Sugar Bowl: Alabama over Utah
International Bowl: Connecticut over Buffalo
Fiesta Bowl: Texas over Ohio State
GMAC Bowl: Ball State over Tulsa
BCS Title Game: Florida over Oklahoma

The Lake Report's Post-season Top 25
1-Florida Gators
2-Texas Longhorns
3-Alabama Crimson Tide
4-Southern Cal Trojans
5-Oklahoma Sooners
6-Texas Tech Red Raiders
7-Boise State Broncos
8-Ohio State Buckeyes
9-Oregon State Beavers
10-Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
11-Oregon Ducks
12-Northwestern Wildcats
13-Utah Utes
14-Virginia Tech Hokies
15-Michigan State
16-BYU Cougars
17-Cinncinatti Bearcats
18-Texas Christian (TCU) Horned Frogs
19-Oklahoma State Cowboys
20-Florida State Seminoles
21-Ball State Cardinals
22-Georgia Bulldogs
23-East Carolina Pirates
24-Minnisota Golden Gophers
25-Rice Owls

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Happy Holidays.
I'll be taking some time off, so this will be the last report for the year (unless I see a movie that I feel deserves a review).
Until next time readers, stay safe, and I'll see you for the March Madness.

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