BOWL WEEK 1

[drjensen]

Old Dominion was up 28 zip. Oujour and I were the only ones who picked them. Now we are into OT. This is a bummer. 

[mscott59]

5-6. the struggles continue.

Dec 15, 2023 23:21:42 GMT -5 mscott59 said:

Dec 13, 2023 9:28:57 GMT -5 Walter said:

"Do you actually believe that after the way you've just behaved that I would even consider recommending you for admission?"
"No. I'm gonna be honest with you. The only reason I'm applying is so my dad will keep paying for my apartment. I really don't have a desire to go to med school."
"But you have perfect MCAT scores!"
"Yeah, just cause you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you gotta do porn."


you know, I remember when you only paid $0.05 per burger... lol. w/opt outs and literally a thousand plus players in the transfer portal, talk about taking blind stabs at these games...

BOWL ROUND 1

DECEMBER 16

11:00 A
1. MYRTLE BEACH BOWL – CONWAY S.C.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN (6-6) V. OHIO (9-3) +3.5 loss. bobcats certainly figured out how to put up points. lol
the bobcats were -3 when this game opened, w/gsu limping in off 4 straight losses. but now they're dogs after 5 players, including their qb and top 2 rb's, went into the portal. the mac is still 14-8-1 ats vs sun belt foes in the post season. ou is 7-2 ats in its last 9 bowl games, and has the better defense of these 2, but I have no idea how they're going to put up points, and even though the eagles are just 3-11 ats vs bowl-eligible opponents the last 2 years, I think their offense will eventually wear down the bobcats. georgia southern.

2. CRICKET CELEBRATION BOWL – ATLANTA, GA
12:00P
HOWARD (6-5) V. FLORIDA A&M (11-1) -6.5. loss
the rattlers come in off 6 straight wins of 10+ points, they have the better defense and the better band. florida a&m


3. R&L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL – NEW ORLEANS, LA
2:15P
JACKSONVILLE STATE (8-4) V. LOUISIANA (6-6) +3.5. win
the ragin' cajuns are just 1-5 ats in bowls of late, but they're 5-1 su in the new orleans bowl. rich rodriguez did a great job getting jacksonville st into the post season its 1st year in fbs, but a favorite in their 1st bowl game? louisana runs for 200+/game, jsu gives up just 113/game on the ground. taking the home team and the hook. louisiana.


4. AVOCADOS FROM MEXICO CURE BOWL – ORLANDO FL.
3:30P
MIAMI OHIO (11-2) V. APPALACHIAN STATE (8-5) -6.5. win
I mentioned the mac's bowl history vs the sun belt, and even though the redhawks' starting qb (who took over for the starter in mid season) is entering the portal, the 3rd stringer at least has some experience from '22. miami is 6-0 ats in bowl games since '19, and has a defense that is tough. asu has done well vs mac foes of late (4-0 su/3-1 ats) but they are not so hot as chalk (4-12 ats since '22). too many points. miami.

5. ISLETA NEW MEXICO BOWL – ALBUQUERQUE, NM
5:45P
NEW MEXICO STATE (10-4) V. FRESNO STATE (8-4) +3.5. loss
love what the aggies have accomplished under jerry kill this year, this is basically a home game for them, and they're averaging 200+ both on the ground and thru the air. fresno st played 5 bowl-eligible opponents in '23, and didn't outgain 1 of them. new mexico st.

6. LA BOWL – LOS ANGELES , CA
7:30P
UCLA (7-5) V BOISE STATE (8-5) +3.5. loss
how does rob gronkowski get to host a bowl game? lol. it's been a banner year in the pac 12's swan song season, but historically their bowl results should be just banned. just 2-25 ats vs bowl foes who are off a win, 0-15 ats when they enter a bowl game off a su/ats loss. the bruins are stout on d, combine that w/both teams losing their starting qb's to the portal and the broncos finding their footing when their coach was let go mid season... boise st.

7. RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES INDEPENDENCE BOWL – SHREVEPORT, LA
9:15P
CAL (6-6) V TEXAS TECH (6-6) -2.5. win
both teams finished the season strong, w/cal winning 3 straight, including a 33-7 drubbing of ucla, while the red raiders won 3 straight til taking their own drubbing from texas in the finale. but tech is 7-0 ats coming off a su dog loss of late, they can match the bears in terms of offense, w/a little better track record defensively. texas tech.


DECEMBER 18 (MONDAY)

8. FAMOUS TOASTERY BOWL – CHARLOTTE, NC
2:30P
WESTERN KENTUCKY (7-5) V. OLD DOMINION (6-6) -2.5. win. thought wku had it all the way.
odu will be missing its best defensive player, while nfl qb prospect austin reed will be playing for the hilltoppers, but he'll be missing multiple starters on the o-line. wku's offense backed up some from the past couple years but it's still good enough for me. western kentucky.

DECEMBER 19 (TUESDAY)

9. SCOOTER’S COFFEE FRISCO BOWL – FRISCO, TX
9:00P
UTSA (8-4) V. MARSHALL (6-6) +12.5. win
in the 1st 6 games of the season, marshall averaged over 30 pts/game. in the last 6, the herd put up just 16/game and was held under 10 in 4 of those 6. ex-nfl qb chad pennington's son cole gets the start, who threw 6 picks in limited action down the stretch. utsa's 4 year starter frank harris led the roadrunners to 7 wins in their last 8 games, and he's playing despite being hampered by injuries much of the year. despite being 0-4 su all time in bowls, they;'re due. texas-san antonio

DECEMBER 21 (THURSDAY)

10. ROOFCLAIM.COM BOCA RATON BOWL – BOCA RATON, FL.
8:00P
SOUTH FLORIDA (6-6) V. SYRACUSE (6-6) -3. stupid pick. lol. loss
both teams won their finales to become bowl eligible. 'cuse has an interim coach after dino babers got fired in november, and the orange has a solid bowl history of late (13-4-1 su/14-4 ats since '88). syracuse.


DECEMBER 22 (FRIDAY)

11. UNION HOME MORTGAGE GASPARILLA BOWL – TAMPA, FL
6:30P
GEORGIA TECH (6-6) V. UCF (6-6) -4.5. loss
2 mediocre records but both pulled off shocking upsets (ga tech over miami, ucf blowing out okie st). yellow jackets are just 3-7 su/ats in bowls of late (since '07), and have a leaky run d (allowing 226/game), not a good matchup vs a knights rush attack averaging 233/game. central florida.