BOWL PICK'EM DOUCHES -- ROUND 2

[oujour76]

IL
RUTGERS
UCF
CINTI
ASU
SOUTH CAROLINA
PSU
USC
WVU
OU
ARK
LSU
LOU
STAN

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Louisiana Tech
North Carolina
Central Florida
Virginia Tech
Arizona State
South Carolina
Boston College
Southern California
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Arkansas
LSU
Georgia
Stanford

[lz2112]

Illinois +6 v. Louisiana Tech: Illinois
Rutgers +3 v. North Carolina: North Carolina
N.C. State +2 v. Central Florida: N.C. State
Virginia Tech +2 1/2 v. Cincinnati: CinCinnati
Duke +7 1/2 v. Arizona State: Arizona State
Miami -3 1/2 v. South Carolina: Miami
Penn State +2 1/2 v. Boston College: Penn St
Nebraska +7 v. Southern California: Nebraska
West Virginia -3 1/2 v. Texas A&M: Texas A&M
Clemson +3 1/2 v. Oklahoma: Clemson
Texas +6 v. Arkansas: Arkansas
Notre Dame +7 1/2 v. LSU: LSU
Louisville +7 v. Georgia: Georgia
Maryland +14 v. Stanford: Maryland

[cyberobb99]

Illinois +6 v. Louisiana Tech: Louisiana Tech (+)
Rutgers +3 v. North Carolina: North Carolina (-)
N.C. State +2 v. Central Florida: North Carolina State (+)
Virginia Tech +2 1/2 v. Cincinnati: Virginia Tech (+)
Duke +7 1/2 v. Arizona State: Arizona State (-)
Miami -3 1/2 v. South Carolina: Miami (-)
Penn State +2 1/2 v. Boston College: Boston College (+)
Nebraska +7 v. Southern California: Southern California (-)
West Virginia -3 1/2 v. Texas A&M: TAM (+)
Clemson +3 1/2 v. Oklahoma: Clemson (+)
Texas +6 v. Arkansas: Arkansas (+)
Notre Dame +7 1/2 v. LSU: LSU (-)
Louisville +7 v. Georgia: Louisville (-)
Maryland +14 v. Stanford: Stanford (+)

[oldgraylady]

Illinois +6 v. Louisiana Tech: Illinois
Rutgers +3 v. North Carolina: North Carolina
N.C. State +2 v. Central Florida: N.C. State
Virginia Tech +2 1/2 v. Cincinnati: Cincinnati
Duke +7 1/2 v. Arizona State: Arizona State
Miami -3 1/2 v. South Carolina: Miami
Penn State +2 1/2 v. Boston College: Penn St
Nebraska +7 v. Southern California: Nebraska
West Virginia -3 1/2 v. Texas A&M: Texas A&M
Clemson +3 1/2 v. Oklahoma: Oklahoma
Texas +6 v. Arkansas: Arkansas
Notre Dame +7 1/2 v. LSU: LSU
Louisville +7 v. Georgia: Louisville
Maryland +14 v. Stanford: Maryland

[al1tidr]

December 26, 2014

Illinois +6 v. Louisiana Tech: Louisiana Tech

Rutgers +3 v. North Carolina: North Carolina

N.C. State +2 v. Central Florida UCF

December 27, 2014

Virginia Tech +2 1/2 v. Cincinnati: Virginia Tech

Duke +7 1/2 v. Arizona State: Arizona State

Miami -3 1/2 v. South Carolina: South Carolina

Penn State +2 1/2 v. Boston College: BC

Nebraska +7 v. Southern California: USC

December 29, 2014

West Virginia -3 1/2 v. Texas A&M: West Virginia

Clemson +3 1/2 v. Oklahoma: Clemson

Texas +6 v. Arkansas: Arkansas

December 30, 2014

Notre Dame +7 1/2 v. LSU: Lsu

Louisville +7 v. Georgia: UGA

Maryland +14 v. Stanford: Stainford

[Deleted]

Looks like we are missing Mark and Walt/Max. Walt is probably driving down Hwy 1 in the OC again.

[mscott59]

hope everyone had a great christmas, or if you don't celebrate that holiday, a nice day anyway. a medicore 6-4 in rd 1 of the bowl extravaganza. looking for better results, beginning today.

December 26, 2014

Illinois +6 v. Louisiana Tech: you look at the stats and you think la tech should wipe the illini easily. lt beat u of i 52-24 in champaign 2 yrs ago. they have more talent. but illinois pulled off upsets in its last 2 games to become bowl-eligible, while the bulldogs had the lead then lost it to marshall in the cusa ccg. but tech will be missing 5 starters due to academics, their qb has a bad throwing shoulder, and i think illinois, in its first post-season game since '11, has a motivation edge. lt should win, but i'll take the points. illinois. Loss

Rutgers +3 v. North Carolina: i don't like picking this game at all. unc has been an engima all yr long; losing 70-41 to ecu, but beat ga tech 48-43. losing at miami 47-20, but winning at duke 45-20. i really like marquise williams at qb, and the heels were much more efficient when he took over full time. but their defense has been horrible horrible. that doesn't bode well in the post-season. ru got blown out by the big 10's best (20-138 in losses to osu, uw and msu), but they beat wash st, navy and maryland all on the road, and those teams are a little closer in talent level to unc. a real roll of the dice with the scarlet knights. Win

N.C. State +2 v. Central Florida; wolfpack started 4-0, lost the next 4, then won 3 of their last 4. ucf opened w/2 losses, then won 9 of 10, including a hail mary win at ecu that gave them a share of the aac title. playing in st. pete, knights should have a crowd edge, plus there are some whispers that coach o'leary will retire after this game. that said, ucf is not as good as last year's team was, who knocked off baylor. plus nc state has a pretty decent rush attack, and (cfb nerd stat alert) bowl dogs off a dog win are 7-3 ats since '80 vs foes also off a dog win. north carolina state. Win

December 27, 2014

Virginia Tech +2 1/2 v. Cincinnati: vt beat osu in columbus by 14. 3 weeks later, uc lost at osu by 22. so using our colorado doctor's theory, why are the hokies not favored by 36??? after losing 3 straight in sept., the bearcats ran off 7 straight wins to end the season w/a aac title share. impressive... and their offense behind qb gunnar kiel was efficient. but their opponents did not have the kind of defense va tech has. uc has been horrible (3-8 ats since '00) in bowls, and beamer (trying to avoid his 1st losing season since '92-incredible) is 7-2 getting points off a dog win. virginia tech. Win.

Duke +7 1/2 v. Arizona State: duke hasn't won a bowl since the cotton in '61. asu hasn't had back to back 10+ win seasons since the early 70's. one of those streaks end tomorrow. huge edge in schedule strength to the sun devils, and graham's been a winner everywhere he's been. but after spanking nd 55-31 in early november, asu was thinking cfb playoffs, not sun bowl. i wonder where their heads are after losses to oregon state and rival arizona in the last 3 weeks of the season. i wonder if duke (even tho they also lost 2 of their last 3) is a little more excited to be here. pre-new year's day bowl dogs of 7+, vs teams off a loss, are 33-10-4 ats since '80. they're 16-1 ats if entering the bowl game off a win themselves. duke. Win.

Miami -3 1/2 v. South Carolina: i've not hidden this year what fan i am of the canes' rb duke johnson. and he'll likely be the best player on the field in this game. but i was really surprised at this line, w/miami being favored, even w/the gamecocks' disappointing year and the acc's DOMINANCE over the sec this year. ha. you look at usc-e's 6-6 record, and 4 of the losses were by 1 (mizzou), 7 (uk), 7 (auburn) and 3 (tenn). miami enters off 3 losses. south Carolina. Win.

Penn State +2 1/2 v. Boston College: these 2 teams have met 23 times. the eagles have never, ever, been favored (even though they've won the last 3 matchups) til now. two really solid defenses here. bc runs the ball well, could have easily beaten both clemson and fsu this year. the nitts can't run, and can't protect qb hackenberg behind maybe the worst o-line in psu history. last year hackenberg had 20 td's and 10 picks. this year it was 8-15. psu will have a huge emotional lift w/the bowl ban being lifted, but that won't help them be more efficient on offense. the nitts lost 6 of their last 8 games, and i can't see them changing that streak w/this group. boston college. Loss

Nebraska +7 v. Southern California: initially i wondered if pelini being let go would actually benefit the huskers in this game, loosening up the atmosphere in the locker room. interim coaches in bowls are just 2-10 ats as dogs vs teams off a win. i love unl rb abdullah, who should be healthy after a knee sprain in november. but qb armstrong completed just 51% of his passes this year. 3 of sc's losses were by a total of 13 points. huge edge at qb w/kessler; agholor is a beast at wr to contain. if the trojans are motivated, this should not be close. usc. Loss. Guess I should've had more faith in the big 10. Ha.

December 29, 2014

West Virginia -3 1/2 v. Texas A&M: wvu ended 7-5 this year; you wonder just how much better than record would have been if the 'eers weren't -15 in turnover margin, the worst of any bowl team. i wouldn't have a 2nd thought at giving the pts here if qb trickett wasn't coming off a concussion (although playing a qb who's had just 1 game of live experience, apparently, is not an excuse. lol). a&m, in their last 5 games, was outgained by an AVERAGE of 234/game. wow. ok, that convinced me. west virginia. Loss

Clemson +3 1/2 v. Oklahoma: one of, if not the, best d's in the country (clemson) vs one of the better offenses around in the sooners. ou's o-line vs the tigers' d-line will be fun to watch here. if cu qb watson wasn't injured, i'd like clemson's chance a lot more. i wonder about ou qb knight's health, as well as rb perrine. a shaky nod to clemson here, based on the defense. Win

Texas +6 v. Arkansas: 2 top defenses here. the difference is that arkansas at least can run the ball well, while texas does little on offense that's worth a compliment. 6 might be too much to give, when the first one to 17 should win, but i'll give it. Arkansas. Win.

December 30, 2014

Notre Dame +7 1/2 v. LSU: both teams have been in search of consistent play at qb this year. but nd's defense gave up 290 pts in its last 7 games; that's 41+/game. 7.5 spreads usually mean vegas is trying to attract some backdoor cover money on the dog. none coming out of my pocket here. lsu. loss.

Louisville +7 v. Georgia: cards enter here on their 3rd qb due to injuries, although, again, i hear that shouldn't be an excuse, especially when playing a sec opponent. lol. uga's offense has been very very solid, despite losing gurley for a while this year. but ul's d picked off 25 passes this year, and is talented up front as well. plus (cfb stat nerd alert) as a coach, bobby petrino has won 20 straight games vs teams off a loss (uga was upset by ga tech in the regular season finale), and pre-new year's day favorites of 6+, off a loss as a favorite, are just 9-24-4 ats. i think the cards keep this close. louisville.

Maryland +14 v. Stanford: maryland's offense is pretty good. their d isn't. stanford couldn't run the ball this year, but their qb is decent and their d is pretty good. w/the game in santa clara, you'd think it's a home game for the cardinal, but they don't draw that well when they're playing on campus. every paper stat says su should win in a blow out. but i don't think they're excited to be here. another roll of the dice on a dog who may have a motivation edge. maryland.

[Walter]

Just got back from the big holiday loop of Christmas with the various encampments of family around California, getting back past midnight last night...so I've missed out on UI/LaTech, (LTech is leading but the spread is close...)

Illinois +6 v. Louisiana Tech: too late

Rutgers +3 v. North Carolina: North Carolina

N.C. State +2 v. Central Florida UCF

December 27, 2014

Virginia Tech +2 1/2 v. Cincinnati: Virginia Tech

Duke +7 1/2 v. Arizona State: Arizona State

Miami -3 1/2 v. South Carolina: Miami

Penn State +2 1/2 v. Boston College: BC

Nebraska +7 v. Southern California: USC

December 29, 2014

West Virginia -3 1/2 v. Texas A&M: West Virginia

Clemson +3 1/2 v. Oklahoma: Clemson

Texas +6 v. Arkansas: Arkansas

December 30, 2014

Notre Dame +7 1/2 v. LSU: Lsu

Louisville +7 v. Georgia: Louisville

Maryland +14 v. Stanford: Stainford

Max's picks will have to wait until tomorrow. I had an early meeting today, so she didn't get to pick yet

[beuycek]

I am losing my ass this round so far. Wow.

[daleko]

Dec 27, 2014 20:22:05 GMT -5 beuycek said:

I am losing my ass this round so far. Wow.

Told ya I'd end up at or below the Mendoza Line and I am. I'm sucking badly. <shrug>

[oujour76]

Dec 27, 2014 23:48:23 GMT -5 daleko said:

Dec 27, 2014 20:22:05 GMT -5 beuycek said:

I am losing my ass this round so far. Wow.

Told ya I'd end up at or below the Mendoza Line and I am. I'm sucking badly. <shrug>

Welcome to my world.

[al1tidr]

Dec 24, 2014 15:53:04 GMT -5 beuycek said:

Illinois +6 v. Louisiana Tech -- La Tech - WIN

Rutgers +3 v. North Carolina -- Tar Heels

N.C. State +2 v. Central Florida -- UCF

Virginia Tech +2 1/2 v. Cincinnati -- Cincy

Duke +7 1/2 v. Arizona State -- Sun Devils

Miami -3 1/2 v. South Carolina -- Canes

Penn State +2 1/2 v. Boston College -- Eagles

Nebraska +7 v. Southern California -- Huskers - WIN

West Virginia -3 1/2 v. Texas A&M -- Mountaineers

Clemson +3 1/2 v. Oklahoma -- Sooners

Texas +6 v. Arkansas -- Hook 'em

Notre Dame +7 1/2 v. Louisiana State -- Tigers

Louisville +7 v. Georgia -- Dawgs

Maryland +14 v. Stanford -- Cardinal

Well, so far you've started and ended with a win. 

[al1tidr]

Dec 26, 2014 12:12:55 GMT -5 mscott59 said:

hope everyone had a great christmas, or if you don't celebrate that holiday, a nice day anyway. a medicore 6-4 in rd 1 of the bowl extravaganza. looking for better results, beginning today.

December 26, 2014

Illinois +6 v. Louisiana Tech: you look at the stats and you think la tech should wipe the illini easily. lt beat u of i 52-24 in champaign 2 yrs ago. they have more talent. but illinois pulled off upsets in its last 2 games to become bowl-eligible, while the bulldogs had the lead then lost it to marshall in the cusa ccg. but tech will be missing 5 starters due to academics, their qb has a bad throwing shoulder, and i think illinois, in its first post-season game since '11, has a motivation edge. lt should win, but i'll take the points. illinois. Loss

Rutgers +3 v. North Carolina: i don't like picking this game at all. unc has been an engima all yr long; losing 70-41 to ecu, but beat ga tech 48-43. losing at miami 47-20, but winning at duke 45-20. i really like marquise williams at qb, and the heels were much more efficient when he took over full time. but their defense has been horrible horrible. that doesn't bode well in the post-season. ru got blown out by the big 10's best (20-138 in losses to osu, uw and msu), but they beat wash st, navy and maryland all on the road, and those teams are a little closer in talent level to unc. a real roll of the dice with the scarlet knights. Win

N.C. State +2 v. Central Florida; wolfpack started 4-0, lost the next 4, then won 3 of their last 4. ucf opened w/2 losses, then won 9 of 10, including a hail mary win at ecu that gave them a share of the aac title. playing in st. pete, knights should have a crowd edge, plus there are some whispers that coach o'leary will retire after this game. that said, ucf is not as good as last year's team was, who knocked off baylor. plus nc state has a pretty decent rush attack, and (cfb nerd stat alert) bowl dogs off a dog win are 7-3 ats since '80 vs foes also off a dog win. north carolina state. Win

December 27, 2014

Virginia Tech +2 1/2 v. Cincinnati: vt beat osu in columbus by 14. 3 weeks later, uc lost at osu by 22. so using our colorado doctor's theory, why are the hokies not favored by 36??? after losing 3 straight in sept., the bearcats ran off 7 straight wins to end the season w/a aac title share. impressive... and their offense behind qb gunnar kiel was efficient. but their opponents did not have the kind of defense va tech has. uc has been horrible (3-8 ats since '00) in bowls, and beamer (trying to avoid his 1st losing season since '92-incredible) is 7-2 getting points off a dog win. virginia tech. Win.

Duke +7 1/2 v. Arizona State: duke hasn't won a bowl since the cotton in '61. asu hasn't had back to back 10+ win seasons since the early 70's. one of those streaks end tomorrow. huge edge in schedule strength to the sun devils, and graham's been a winner everywhere he's been. but after spanking nd 55-31 in early november, asu was thinking cfb playoffs, not sun bowl. i wonder where their heads are after losses to oregon state and rival arizona in the last 3 weeks of the season. i wonder if duke (even tho they also lost 2 of their last 3) is a little more excited to be here. pre-new year's day bowl dogs of 7+, vs teams off a loss, are 33-10-4 ats since '80. they're 16-1 ats if entering the bowl game off a win themselves. duke. Win.

Miami -3 1/2 v. South Carolina: i've not hidden this year what fan i am of the canes' rb duke johnson. and he'll likely be the best player on the field in this game. but i was really surprised at this line, w/miami being favored, even w/the gamecocks' disappointing year and the acc's DOMINANCE over the sec this year. ha. you look at usc-e's 6-6 record, and 4 of the losses were by 1 (mizzou), 7 (uk), 7 (auburn) and 3 (tenn). miami enters off 3 losses. south carolina.

Penn State +2 1/2 v. Boston College: these 2 teams have met 23 times. the eagles have never, ever, been favored (even though they've won the last 3 matchups) til now. two really solid defenses here. bc runs the ball well, could have easily beaten both clemson and fsu this year. the nitts can't run, and can't protect qb hackenberg behind maybe the worst o-line in psu history. last year hackenberg had 20 td's and 10 picks. this year it was 8-15. psu will have a huge emotional lift w/the bowl ban being lifted, but that won't help them be more efficient on offense. the nitts lost 6 of their last 8 games, and i can't see them changing that streak w/this group. boston college.

Nebraska +7 v. Southern California: initially i wondered if pelini being let go would actually benefit the huskers in this game, loosening up the atmosphere in the locker room. interim coaches in bowls are just 2-10 ats as dogs vs teams off a win. i love unl rb abdullah, who should be healthy after a knee sprain in november. but qb armstrong completed just 51% of his passes this year. 3 of sc's losses were by a total of 13 points. huge edge at qb w/kessler; agholor is a beast at wr to contain. if the trojans are motivated, this should not be close. usc.

December 29, 2014

West Virginia -3 1/2 v. Texas A&M: wvu ended 7-5 this year; you wonder just how much better than record would have been if the 'eers weren't -15 in turnover margin, the worst of any bowl team. i wouldn't have a 2nd thought at giving the pts here if qb trickett wasn't coming off a concussion (although playing a qb who's had just 1 game of live experience, apparently, is not an excuse. lol). a&m, in their last 5 games, was outgained by an AVERAGE of 234/game. wow. ok, that convinced me. west virginia.

Clemson +3 1/2 v. Oklahoma: one of, if not the, best d's in the country (clemson) vs one of the better offenses around in the sooners. ou's o-line vs the tigers' d-line will be fun to watch here. if cu qb watson wasn't injured, i'd like clemson's chance a lot more. i wonder about ou qb knight's health, as well as rb perrine. a shaky nod to clemson here, based on the defense.

Texas +6 v. Arkansas: 2 top defenses here. the difference is that arkansas at least can run the ball well, while texas does little on offense that's worth a compliment. 6 might be too much to give, when the first one to 17 should win, but i'll give it. arkansas.

December 30, 2014

Notre Dame +7 1/2 v. LSU: both teams have been in search of consistent play at qb this year. but nd's defense gave up 290 pts in its last 7 games; that's 41+/game. 7.5 spreads usually mean vegas is trying to attract some backdoor cover money on the dog. none coming out of my pocket here. lsu.

Louisville +7 v. Georgia: cards enter here on their 3rd qb due to injuries, although, again, i hear that shouldn't be an excuse, especially when playing a sec opponent. lol. uga's offense has been very very solid, despite losing gurley for a while this year. but ul's d picked off 25 passes this year, and is talented up front as well. plus (cfb stat nerd alert) as a coach, bobby petrino has won 20 straight games vs teams off a loss (uga was upset by ga tech in the regular season finale), and pre-new year's day favorites of 6+, off a loss as a favorite, are just 9-24-4 ats. i think the cards keep this close. louisville.

Maryland +14 v. Stanford: maryland's offense is pretty good. their d isn't. stanford couldn't run the ball this year, but their qb is decent and their d is pretty good. w/the game in santa clara, you'd think it's a home game for the cardinal, but they don't draw that well when they're playing on campus. every paper stat says su should win in a blow out. but i don't think they're excited to be here. another roll of the dice on a dog who may have a motivation edge. maryland.

Wait......so is that or isn't that a real thing?

[Deleted]

A 1-4 Saturday did me in. Good luck to those still in it to win it.