Miss our first bowl recap? Not to fear … we’ve got you covered with this update.
It’s been a good postseason so far for the PAC 12 – which has seen No. 10 Oregon, No. 17 UCLA, No. 25 Southern California, Washington, Arizona and Oregon State each earn bowl victories. Meanwhile it’s been a terrible postseason for the MAC – which has dropped all four of its bowl games (including No. 23 Northern Illinois’ disappointing loss to Utah State).
It’s also been a ho-hum year for our founding editor Will Folks (a.k.a. Sic Willie) and his #FITSPick selections. Heading into the New Year’s Day games Sic has posted a disappointing 9-9 record.
In case you missed it, this website has been outspoken in its coverage leading up to the bowl season – chronicling the dominance of the SEC against other major conferences (here and here). We also penned a column equating the elevation of unworthy teams to BCS bowls to government welfare.
Will the SEC rise to the occasion? So far its teams are 3-0 – but the real tests begin on New Year’s Day, with three of its powerhouses going up against Big Ten opponents.
Here’s a complete rundown of this season’s bowl games (including scores, odds, kickoff times, television coverage and predictions) …
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl
No. 25 Southern California – 45
(10-4, 6-3 PAC 12)
No. 20 Fresno State – 20
(11-2, 7-1 Mountain West)
Beef O’ Brady’s Bowl
East Carolina – 37
(10-3, 6-2 Conference USA)
Ohio – 20
(7-6, 4-4 MAC)
R+L Carriers Bowl
Louisiana Lafayette – 24
(9-4, 5-2 Sun Belt)
Tulane – 21
(7-6, 5-3 Conference USA)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
San Diego State – 49
(8-5, 6-2 Mountain West)
Buffalo – 24
(8-5, 6-2 MAC)
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Colorado State – 48
(8-6, 5-3 Mountain West)
Washington State – 45
(6-7, 4-5 PAC 12)
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Oregon State – 38
(7-6, 4-5 PAC 12)
Boise State – 23
(8-5, 6-2 Mountain West)
Line: Beavers by 3
#FITSPick: Boise State 44 Oregon State 38
Little Caeser’s Bowl
Pittsburgh – 30
(6-6, 3-5 ACC)
Bowling Green – 27
(10-3, 7-1 MAC)
Line: Falcons by 4.5
#FITSPick: Bowling Green 49 Pitt 31
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Utah State – 21
(9-5, 7-1 Mountain West)
No. 23 Northern Illinois -14
(12-2, 8-0 MAC)
Line: Huskies by 1.5
#FITSPick: Northern Illinois 38 Utah State 35
Military Bowl
Marshall – 31
(10-4, 7-1 Conference USA)
Maryland – 20
(7-6, 3-5 ACC)
Line: Herd by 2.5
#FITSPick: Marshall 31 Maryland 20
Texas Bowl
Syracuse – 21
(7-6, 4-4 ACC)
Minnesota – 17
(8-5, 4-4 Big Ten)
Line: Gophers by 4
#FITSPick: Minnesota 23 Syracuse 17
Fight Hunger Bowl
Washington – 31
(9-4, 5-4 PAC 12)
Brigham Young – 16
(8-5) *Independent
Line: Huskies by 3
#FITSPick: BYU 33 Washington 24
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Notre Dame – 29
(9-4) *Independent
Rutgers – 16
(6-7, 3-5 American)
Kickoff: 12:00 p.m. EST (ESPN)
Line: Irish by 14
#FITSPick: Notre Dame 37 Rutgers 13
Belk Bowl
North Carolina – 39
(7-6, 4-4 ACC)
Cincinnati – 17
(9-4, 6-2 American)
Line: Tar Heels by 2.5
#FITSPick: Cincinnati 38 North Carolina 30
Russell Athletic Bowl
No. 18 Louisville – 36
(12-1, 7-1 American)
Miami – 9
(9-4, 5-3 ACC)
Line: Cardinals by 3
#FITSPick: Louisville 40 Miami 20
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
Kansas State – 31
(8-5, 5-4 Big 12)
Michigan – 14
(7-6, 3-5 Big Ten)
Kickoff: 10:15 p.m. EST (ESPN)
Line: Wildcats by 4.5
#FITSPick: Michigan 35 Kansas State 28
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Navy – 24
(9-4) *Independent
Middle Tennessee – 6
(8-5, 6-2 Conference USA)
Line: Midshipmen by 6
#FITSPick: Navy 31, Middle Tennessee 21
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Ole Miss – 25
(8-5, 3-5 SEC)
Georgia Tech – 17
(7-6, 5-3 ACC)
Line: Rebels by 3
#FITSPick: Ole Miss 34 Georgia Tech 20
Valero Alamo Bowl
No. 10 Oregon – 30
(11-2, 7-2 PAC 12)
Texas – 7
(8-5, 7-2 Big 12)
Line: Ducks by 13.5
#FITSPick: Texas 37 Oregon 35
National University Holiday Bowl
Texas Tech – 37
(8-5, 4-5 Big 12)
No. 14 Arizona State – 23
(10-4, 8-1 PAC 12)
Line: Sun Devils by 14
#FITSPick: Texas Tech 45 ASU 42
AdvoCare V100 Bowl
Arizona – 42
(8-5, 4-5 PAC 12)
Boston College – 19
(7-6, 4-4 ACC)
Line: Wildcats by 7.5
#FITSPick: Arizona 35 Boston College 17
Hyundai Sun Bowl
No. 17 UCLA – 42
(10-3, 6-3 PAC 12)
Virginia Tech – 12
(8-5, 5-3 ACC)
Line: Bruins by 7
#FITSPick: Virginia Tech 31 UCLA 30
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Mississippi State – 44
(7-6, 3-5 SEC)
Rice – 7
(10-4, 7-1 Conference USA)
Line: Bulldogs by 7
#FITSPick: Mississippi State 24 Rice 14
Chick-Fil-A Bowl
No. 21 Texas A&M – 52
(9-4, 4-4 SEC)
No. 24 Duke – 48
(10-4, 6-2 ACC)
Line: Aggies by 11.5
#FITSPick: Texas A&M 44 Duke 21
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Nebraska – 24
(9-4, 5-3 Big 10)
No. 22 Georgia – 19
(8-5, 5-3 SEC)
Line: Bulldogs by 9
#FITSPick: Georgia 31 Nebraska 28
Heart of Dallas Bowl
North Texas – 36
(9-4, 6-2 Conference USA)
UNLV – 14
(7-6, 5-3 Mountain West)
Line: Mean Green by 6.5
#FITSPick: North Texas 45 UNLV 30
Outback Bowl
No. 16 LSU – 21
(10-3, 5-3 SEC)
Iowa – 14
(8-5, 5-3 Big 10)
Line: Tigers by 7
#FITSPick: LSU 45 Iowa 28
Capital One Bowl
No. 9 South Carolina – 34
(11-2, 6-2 SEC)
No. 19 Wisconsin – 24
(9-4, 6-2 Big Ten)
Line: Badgers by 1.5
#FITSPick: South Carolina 41 Wisconsin 33
Rose Bowl
No. 4 Michigan State – 24
(13-1, 8-0 Big 10)
No. 5 Stanford – 20
(11-3, 7-2 PAC 12)
Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. EST (ESPN)
Line: Cardinal by 5.5
#FITSPick: MSU 26 Stanford 24
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
No. 15 Central Florida – 52
(12-1, 8-0 American)
No. 6 Baylor – 42
(11-2, 8-1 Big 12)
Line: Bears by 16.5
#FITSPick: UCF 33 Baylor 30
AllState Sugar Bowl
No. 11 Oklahoma – 45
(11-2, 7-2 Big 12)
No. 3 Alabama – 31
(11-2, 7-1 SEC)
Line: Tide by 15
#FITSPick: Alabama 52 Oklahoma 21
AT&T Cotton Bowl
No. 8 Missouri – 41
(12-2, 7-1 SEC)
No. 13 Oklahoma State – 31
(10-3, 7-2 Big 12)
Line: Tigers by 1
#FITSPick: Missouri 41 OSU 38
Discover Orange Bowl (Jan. 3 – Miami)
No. 12 Clemson – 40
(11-2, 7-1 ACC)
No. 7 Ohio State -35
(12-2, 8-0 Big Ten)
Line: Buckeyes by 2.5
#FITSPick: Clemson 38 Ohio State 24
BBVA Compass Bowl (Jan. 4 – Birmingham)
Vanderbilt – 41
(9-4, 4-4 SEC)
Houston – 24
(8-5, 5-3 American)
Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. EST (ESPN)
Line: Commodores by 2.5
#FITSPick: Vanderbilt 27 Houston 16
GoDaddy Bowl (Jan. 5 – Mobile)
Arkansas State – 23
(7-5, 5-2 Sun Belt)
Ball State – 20
(10-2, 7-1 MAC)
Line: Cardinals by 7.5
#FITSPick: Ball State 32 Arkansas State 20
BCS National Championship Game (Jan. 6 – Pasadena)
No. 1 Florida State
(13-0, 8-0 ACC)
No. 2 Auburn
(12-1, 7-1 SEC)
Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. EST (ESPN)
Line: Seminoles by 8.5
#FITSPick: FSU 35 Auburn 30
CURRENT CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Sun Belt: 1-0
SEC: 5-1
Pac 12: 6-2
Big 12: 2-1
FBS Independents: 2-1
Mountain West: 3-3
Conference USA: 3-3
ACC: 3-6
American: 1-2
Big Ten: 1-4
MAC: 0-4
#FITSPICK RECORD
18-11
23 comments
Duke vs Johnny effin’ Football was a helluva game.
It was a Great game. Amid a lot of very bad games. It may have been the first match-up of 2 ranked teams.
Academia is crawling w/ liberals. And that is so true among college AD (Ray Tanner being a refreshing exception.)
Because of the leftwing mindset in the NCAA, the bowl season SUCKS BIGTIME…
Liberals Fail at EVERYTHING (see Obama.)..And the NCAA is the Epitome of liberal Failure…
Methinks GT celebrated a little tooooo much on New Year’s Eve and forgot to take (or the Asti caused an adverse reaction to) his meds….
Some advice: If you have to (yet again and again) refer to “Meds” in a post to insult those you hate…why not just STFU…
You are so trite, you look like a vapid idiot trying.
In other words: If don’t have an original thought in your brain…you reveal yourself as stupid repeating the same old tired lines, other dolts perpetuate toward their enemies.
On behalf of all Gamecock fans, can someone please tell this idiot to STFU himself. I am a true Gamecock, class of 91, and a letterman as well. He does not speak for all of us ,or anyone other than himself for that point. For the love of god man, a post about a football game has nothing to do with Liberals. I am a Republican too FYI, so don’t start some BS retort rant. I truly am what you claim to be, I am just not a moron. Sorry to jump in there TBG, I am sure you needed no help, I’m just fed the “F” up with this guy.
You labor to qualify yourself as a Gamecock…then add as an afterthought a letterman…..yet I never said a word about the Gamecocks…then you denounce the incorporation of politics, then you swear you are a Republican…injecting politics….
Not sure what you are, other than a likely liar…
PS: There are a lot of Republicans and USC grads who are Dumb@$$#$. If you are telling the truth, you are clear proof of that…
STFU and watch the fucking game already.
“You are so trite, you look like a vapid idiot trying.
In other words: If don’t have an original thought in your brain…you reveal yourself as stupid repeating the same old tired lines…”
You’ve got yerself a lot of chutzpah there, Kemosabe.
“If don’t have an original thought in your brain..you reveal yourself as stupid repeating the same old tired lines…”
EVERY post this idiot writes says the same shit. Damn liberals, Obama’s fault, Fits sucks, or claims anyone to actually be republican or gamecock is a liar because they don’t say the same crap he does, etc. Either he has no original thought himself, or every post he writes actually writes something new, but the liberals some how reword it and change his post to the same thing over and over. You know what I guess it is all the Liberals fault.
Honestly Tango, I am what I said I was and quite frankly if you claim I am a lair I don’t care, so just go fuck yourself.
Someone please turn off the Wi-Fi in the mental hospital.
Regardless of who you are, to go ape $#!* because I posited a thought your Dumb@$$ was too stupid to comprehend, makes you look like a piece of $#!t…
You claim to be a Gamecock and a Republican….yet you crap your pants because I offended your lord-god Obama…and you have the liberals and the Tater fans sucking your D!*kl for attacking…
Nice work…you ignorant F*#k
“Regardless of who you are, to go
ape shit because I posited a thought your Dumbass was too stupid to
comprehend, makes you look like a piece of shit…
You claim to be a Gamecock and a Republican….yet you crap your
pants because I offended your lord-god Obama…and you have the liberals
and the Tater fans sucking your Dickl for attacking…
Nice work…you ignorant Fuck”
Fixed that for you Dumb@$$!
Meds, meds, meds, meds… meds, meds, meds, meds.
GrandTango/BigTurd is off them again.
It’s too bad you didn’t make it into college, huh?
They didn’t fail at beating the republicans in the last 2 elections. I don’t know why you would point to Obama as an example of failure, it would be more accurate to describe the republicans and their tea party wing as the big losers.
You duped the people to gobble power and feed your greed…but you F*#ked us once you got in…
Hope that helps, you ignorant Leftwing Nazi BA$t@*d….
That helps prove your batshit crazy.
You’re!
That’s Bastard to you @$$hole!!
Duped them twice? Must be pretty fucking stupid then.
Guess they deserve to have the Obamamessiah as their master, huh?
All hail Obama, All hail Obama!!
Connor Shaw just won another one for the Gamecocks!!!! Best QB in school history and by far the best QB in the state!!! Way to go Guys. That would be another W for USC and the SEC!!!
Capitol One Bowl, Chick-fil-A Bowl, Little Caesar’s Bowl, Red Lobster’s Cheddar
Bay Biscuit Bowl, Taco Bell Southwest Steak Border Bowl, Joy of Tokyo
Chicken & Rice Bowl, Bojangles’s Mashed Potato and Sausage Gravy
Bowl
Wait a minute… You picked an ACC team to win the BCS Bowl?