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 70 teams, 35 bowls, over half the FBS programs make it to postseason play. 11 teams with 500 records. 9 teams getting to 500 by beating a FCS opponent.  army 6 and 5 with 1 win over a FCS opponent.
Quick thoughts on the games and who wins.

New Mexico Bowl
BYU vs. UTEP Albuquerque, N.M.
University Stadium Dec. 18 2 p.m. ESPN


Ill take BYU. went 4 and 1 to end conference play. UTEP went 1 and 4.

uDrove Humanitarian
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State Boise, Idaho

Bronco Stadium Dec. 18 5:30 p.m. ESPN

Ill take Fresno State coming off a great win over Illinois. Northern Illinois coming in stunned after the defeat to Miami OH. 

R+L Carriers New Orleans
Ohio vs. Troy New Orleans,Louisiana

Superdome Dec. 18 9 p.m. ESPN

Troy wins this game by simply out scoring the bobcats with there passing attack.


Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg
Southern Mississippi vs. Louisville St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tropicana Field Dec. 21 8 p.m. ESPN


Austin Davis and Southern Miss get the win. Southern miss has 4 losses, 3 of those by a total of 8 points.

MAACO Las Vegas
Utah vs. Boise State Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium Dec. 22 8 p.m. ESPN


Out in Vegas my money is on Boise.

S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
Navy vs. San Diego State San Diego

Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 23 8 p.m. ESPN

Home game for the Aztecs. San Diego State record at 8 and 4 could be drastically different  losing by no more then 5 points in each of its 4 loses.

Sheraton Hawaii
Hawaii vs. Tulsa Honolulu
Aloha Stadium Dec. 24 8 p.m. ESPN


Hawaii 6-0 at home. Tulsa 3 and 3 away. Ill take Hawaii.

Little Caesars
Florida International vs. Toledo Detroit
Ford Field Dec. 26 8:30 p.m. ESPN


I like the Rockets. plain and simple.

AdvoCare V100 Independence
Air Force vs. Georgia Tech Shreveport, La.
Independence Stadium Dec. 27 5 p.m. ESPN2


If anyone can stop Air Force its Georgia Tech.

Champs Sports
West Virginia vs. NC State Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl Dec. 28 6:30 p.m. ESPN


WVU with a strong finish to the season going 4 and 0. NC ST went 2 and 2. Ill take West Virginia.

Insight
Missouri vs. Iowa Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium Dec. 28 10 p.m. ESPN


Iowa in a close low scoring affair.

Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman
East Carolina vs. Maryland Washington, D.C.
RFK Stadium Dec. 29 2:30 p.m. ESPN


Maryland slows down ECU just enough to take the win.

Texas
Illinois vs. Baylor Houston
Reliant Stadium Dec. 29 6 p.m. ESPN


Robert Griffin vs scheelhaase. Great QB match up. Ill take the bears.

Valero Alamo
Oklahoma State vs. Arizona San Antonio
Alamodome Dec. 29 9:15 p.m. ESPN


Arizona keeps sliding. Oklahoma State adds another win.

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Army vs. SMU Dallas
Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dec. 30 Noon ESPN


SMU blows out Army with there passing attack.

New Era Pinstripe
Kansas St. vs. Syracuse Bronx, N.Y.
Yankee Stadium Dec. 30 3:20 p.m. ESPN


Ill take K states rushing attack in a close one.

Franklin American Mortgage Music City
North Carolina vs. Tennessee Nashville, Tenn.
LP Field Dec. 30 6:40 p.m. ESPN


I guess the North Carolina game wasn't called off any way.UNC takes the game.

Bridgepoint Education Holiday
Nebraska vs. Washington San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium Dec. 30 10 p.m. ESPN


Nebraska gets shafted. They will win by 30 and prove that they got shafted.

Meineke Car Care
South Florida vs. Clemson Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America Stadium Dec. 31 Noon ESPN


You never know what to expect from either of these teams but ill take Clemson.

Hyundai Sun
Notre Dame vs. Miami El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl Dec. 31 2 p.m. CBS


The match up sounds good but is it really that exciting. Both teams 7-5. Best win for the U Pittsburgh? Best win for ND Utah? Ill take ND.

AutoZone Liberty
Georgia vs. UCF Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl Dec. 31 3:30 p.m. ESPN


UCF can play and will be up to play. Golden Knight with the Win.

Chick-fil-A
South Carolina vs. Florida State Atlanta
Georgia Dome Dec. 31 7:30 p.m. ESPN


A good match up. South Carolina wins over cant win a big game Florida State.

TicketCity
Northwestern vs. Texas Tech Dallas
Cotton Bowl Jan. 1 Noon ESPNU


This is a pick'em game. ill pick Tech its close to home.

Outback
Florida vs. Penn State Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium Jan. 1 1 p.m. ABC


Penn State and Flordia both had bad seasons. Home crowd gets disappointed . Joe Pa knows how to win bowl games.

Capital One
Alabama vs. Michigan State Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl Jan. 1 1 p.m. ESPN


Great match up. Ill take Alabama's offensive threats over Mich State 

Gator Bowl
Mississippi State vs. Michigan Jacksonville, Fla.
Municipal Stadium Jan. 1 1:30 p.m. ESPN2


I like Mississippi States offenses over the 3-3-5 of Michigan.

Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO
Wisconsin vs. TCU Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl Jan. 1 5 p.m. ESPN


TCU goes undefeated. They have a chip on their shoulder and have something to prove.

Tostitos Fiesta
Connecticut vs. Oklahoma Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 1 8:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPN3D


Oklahoma Blows out Connecticut and stoops finally gets a BCS bowl win.

Discover Orange
Stanford vs. Virginia Tech Miami, Fla
Sun Life Stadium Jan. 3 8:30 p.m. ESPN


This could be a great game. VT has been hot, after, there 2 straight loses. Stanford has one loss to Oregon. I like Andrew luck and Harbaugh to pull through.

Allstate Sugar
Ohio State vs. Arkansas New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome Jan. 4, 8:30 p.m. ESPN


Pryor vs Mallet. Could of been a Ohio State vs Michigan match up. I like the Razorbacks, im not sure if OSU has seen an offense like Arkansas.

GoDaddy.com
Middle Tennessee vs. Miami (Ohio) Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium Jan. 6, 8 p.m. ESPN


Dwight Dasher gets it together for another big bowl performance. Middle Tennessee wins.

AT&T Cotton
LSU vs. Texas A&M Arlington, Texas
Cowboys Stadium Jan. 7, 8 p.m. FOX


A&M wins the game, Les Miles loses the hat, but not his job.

BBVA Compass Bowl
Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field Jan. 8, Noon ESPN


Randall Cobb could be playing his last game as a wildcat. i look for him to have a big day. Kentucky over Pittsburgh

Kraft Fight Hunger
Nevada vs. Boston College San Francisco
AT&T Park Jan. 9, 9 p.m. ESPN


Nevada does whatever they want with Boston College. Nevada pours it on.

Tostitos BCS National Championship Game
Oregon vs. Auburn Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium Jan. 10, 8 p.m. ABC


A great match up. Two offenses that can score quick and often. I believe Oregon's defense may be a little stronger. Auburn's defense has come on strong lately. But i like the ducks in a shoot out.

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