Bowl Picks

Nevada (7-5) vs. Arizona (7-5) Saturday Dec. 15 1:00 pm ET ESPN Gildan New Mexico Bowl

Utah State (10-2) vs. Toledo (9-3) Saturday Dec. 15 4:30 pm ET ESPN Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Brigham Young (7-5) vs. San Diego State (9-3) Thursday Dec. 20 8:00 pm ET ESPN San Diego County Credit Union

Ball State (9-3) vs. UCF (9-4) Friday Dec. 21 7:30 pm ET ESPN Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl

Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) vs. East Carolina (8-4) Saturday Dec. 22 12:00 pm ET ESPN R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

Boise State (10-2) vs. Washington (7-5) Saturday Dec. 22 3:30 pm ET ESPN MAACO Bowl

SMU (6-6) vs. Fresno State (9-3) Monday Dec. 24 8:00 pm ET ESPN Sheraton Hawaii Bowl

Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (6-6) Wednesday Dec. 26 7:30 pm ET ESPN Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

San Jose State (10-2) vs. Bowling Green (8-4) Thursday Dec. 27 3:00 pm ET ESPN Military Bowl Northrop Grumman

Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3) Thursday Dec. 27 6:30 pm ET ESPN Belk Bowl

UCLA (9-4) vs. Baylor (7-5) Thursday Dec. 27 9:45 pm ET ESPN Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl

Ohio (8-4) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) Friday Dec. 28 2:00 pm ET ESPN AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl

Rutgers (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6) Friday Dec. 28 5:30 pm ET ESPN Russell Athletic Bowl

Texas Tech (7-5) vs. Minnesota (6-6) Friday Dec. 28 9:00 pm ET ESPN Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas

Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6) Saturday Dec. 29 11:45 am ET ESPN Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl

Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5) Saturday Dec. 29 3:15 pm ET ESPN New Era Pinstripe Bowl

Navy (7-4) vs. Arizona State (7-5) Saturday Dec. 29 4:00 pm ET ESPN2 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

Oregon State (9-3) vs. Texas (8-4) Saturday Dec. 29 6:45 pm ET ESPN Valero Alamo Bowl

TCU (7-5) vs. Michigan State (6-6) Saturday Dec. 29 10:15 pm ET ESPN Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

NC State (7-5) vs. Vanderbilt (8-4) Monday Dec. 31 12:00 pm ET ESPN Franklin American Mortgage

Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern California (7-5) Monday Dec. 31 2:00 pm ET CBS Hyundai Sun Bowl

Tulsa (10-3) vs. Iowa State (6-6) Monday Dec. 31 3:30 pm ET ESPN AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Clemson (10-2) vs. Louisiana State (10-2) Monday Dec. 31 7:30 pm ET ESPN Chick-fil-A Bowl

Purdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5) Tuesday Jan. 1 12:00 pm ET ESPNU Heart of Dallas Bowl

Northwestern (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (8-4) Tuesday Jan. 1 12:00 pm ET ESPN2 Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl

Nebraska (10-3) vs. Georgia (11-2) Tuesday Jan. 1 1:00 pm ET ABC Capital One Bowl

Michigan (8-4) vs. South Carolina (10-2) Tuesday Jan. 1 1:00 pm ET ESPN Outback Bowl

Wisconsin (8-5) vs. Stanford (11-2) Tuesday Jan. 1 5:00 pm ET ESPN Rose Bowl - Vizio

Florida State (11-2) vs. Northern Illinois (12-1) Tuesday Jan. 1 8:30 pm ET ESPN Discover Orange Bowl

Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2) Wednesday Jan. 2 8:30 pm ET ESPN Allstate Sugar Bowl

Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1) Thursday Jan. 3 8:30 pm ET ESPN Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (10-2) Friday Jan. 4 8:00 pm ET FOX AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic

Mississippi (6-6) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6) Saturday Jan. 5 1:00 pm ET ESPN BBVA Compass Bowl

Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3) Sunday Jan. 6 9:00 pm ET ESPN GoDaddy.com Bowl

Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1) Monday Jan. 7 8:30 pm ET ESPN BCS National Championship Game

College Football Week 10

#1 Alabama at #5 LSU
Pick: Alabama

#2 Kansas State vs. #24 Oklahoma St.
Pick: Kansas St.

#3 Notre Dame vs. Pitt.
Pick: Notre Dame

#4 Oregon at #17 USC
Pick: Oregon

#5 LSU vs. #1 Alabama
Pick: Alabama

#6 Georgia vs. Ole Miss
Pick: Georgia

#7 Florida vs. Missouri
Pick: Florida

#8 South Carolina
bye

#9 Florida St.
bye

#10 Louisville vs. Temple
Pick: Louisville

#11 Oregon St. vs. Arizona St.
Pick: Oregon St.

#12 Oklahoma at Iowa St.
Pick: Oklahoma

#13 Clemson at Duke
Pick: Clemson

#14 Stanford at Colorado
Pick: Stanford

#15 Mississippi St. vs. #16Texas A&M
Pick: Mississippi St.

#16 Texas A&M at #15 Mississippi St.
Pick: Mississippi St.

#17 USC vs. #4Oregon
Pick: Oregon

#18 Texas Tech vs. #23 Texas
Pick: Texas Tech

#19 Boise St. vs. San Diego State
Pick: Boise St.

#20 Nebraska at Michigan St.
Pick: Nebraska

#21 West Virginia vs. TCU
Pick: West Virginia

#22 Arizona at UCLA
Pick: Arizona

#23 Texas at #18 Texas Tech
Pick: Texas Tech

#24 Oklahoma St. at #2 Kansas St.
Pick: Kansas St.

#25 Louisiana Tech. vs. UTSA
Pick: Louisiana Tech

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

Not only is there a NFL game tonight there is also a NCAA Top 25 team playing.

#2 Oregon @ Arizona State

                Oregon has been a reliable team for years. They usually do what they are supposed to do. There is a whisper of an upset but I just don't think Arizona State has it in them. Oregon has this one in the bag, probably the usual Oregon blowout. At least a two or three touchdown win.

Pick: Oregon

Seattle @ San Francisco

                Well the Seahawks have the better defense, some will disagree but let’s look at the stats. Seattle has 17 sacks on the year, the 49ers have only 9. Seattle has allowed 85 points, 49ers have allowed 94. Seattle has 5 interceptions and the 49ers have 4. San Francisco was sacked 6 times last week against a mediocre Giants D. I think Seattle gets to Alex Smith a lot tonight. The 49ers offense is better than Seattle. I could say that San Francisco will be tired because of the short week, but it could also be said they will play mad because of losing so bad too the Giants last week. I think I’ve got the upset in this game.

Pick: Seattle

College Football Top 25 Week 7 Picks

#1 Alabama vs. Missouri

                The Missouri offensive line was not very good before they all got hurt, now it’s a duck tape job of an offensive line. On top of all the talent Alabama has it also has a great coach, Mizzou has a horrible coach. This will probably be a blow out.

Pick: Alabama

#2 Oregon bye week

#3 South Carolina vs. #9LSU

                This is tough, I really think South Carolina is the better team but LSU is at home and desperate to stay in the title hunt.

Pick: LSU

#4 Florida vs. Vanderbilt

                This is totally a trap game for Florida. They just came off a big win over LSU and may accidentally look forward to the South Carolina game next week. Vandy has looked good at times this season and is definitely capable of an upset.

Pick: Florida

#5 West Virginia vs. Texas Tech

                Texas Tech likes to mess with good teams at home. They also have a decent defense. West Virginia finds itself in the same situation as Florida this week. They play a mediocre team this week with a big game coming the next weekend. West Virginia plays K-State next weekend. But I think the West Virginia offense continues to fire on all cylinders. Texas Tech did give up 41 points to OU last week.

Pick: West Virginia

#6 Kansas St. vs. Iowa St.

                I feel like this is week of the trap games. Like West Virginia and Florida, K-State plays a mediocre team this week with a big game next week. This I think has the most potential for an upset.

Pick: Kansas State

#7 Notre Dame vs. #17 Stanford

                I’m just so overjoyed that ESPN now actually has an excuse to talk about Notre Dame, I’m sure you sense my sarcasm in that. I just love how over the past years while Notre Dame was horrible they still got as much coverage as national title teams. At least now they are worth talking about. This is also a tough pick. Stanford has the better win over USC but also a letdown loss to Washington. Notre Dame has beaten Michigan St. and Michigan, but I think both of those teams were overrated coming into this season.

Pick: Notre Dame

#8 Ohio St. vs. Indiana

                Ohio St. should be able to run the ball well and run this game out.

Pick: Ohio St.

#9 LSU vs. #3 South Carolina

                This is tough, I really think South Carolina is the better team but LSU is at home and desperate to stay in the title hunt.

Pick: LSU

#10 Oregon St. vs. BYU

                Oregon St. is sitting pretty for now.

Pick: Oregon St.

#11 USC vs. Washington

                Washington upset Stanford who upset USC

Pick: USC

#12 Florida St. vs. Boston College

                Florida St. messed up last week, they don’t mess up this week.

Pick: Florida St.

#13 Oklahoma vs. #15 Texas

                Red River Rivalry should be another good one.

Pick: Oklahoma

#14 Georgia bye week

#15 Texas vs. #13 Oklahoma

            Red River Rivalry should be another good one.

Pick: Oklahoma

#16 Clemson bye week

#17 Stanford vs. #7 Notre Dame

                I’m just so overjoyed that ESPN now actually has an excuse to talk about Notre Dame, I’m sure you sense my sarcasm in that. I just love how over the past years while Notre Dame was horrible they still got as much coverage as national title teams. At least now they are worth talking about. This is also a tough pick. Stanford has the better win over USC but also a letdown loss to Washington. Notre Dame has beaten Michigan St. and Michigan, but I think both of those teams were overrated coming into this season.

Pick: Notre Dame

#18 Louisville vs. Pittsburgh

                Pitt might be able to pull this off.

Pick: Pitt

#19 Mississippi St. vs. Tennessee

                This one could be close but I think Tennessee has it.

Pick: Tennessee

#20 Rutgers vs. Syracuse

Pick: Rutgers

#21 Cincinnati vs. Fordham

Pick: Cincinnati

#22 Texas A&M vs. #23 Louisiana Tech

            A&M better be careful.

Pick: Texas A&M

#23 Louisiana Tech vs. #22 Texas A&M

            A&M better be careful.

Pick: Texas A&M

#24 Boise St. vs. Fresno St.

Pick: Boise St.

#25 Michigan vs. Illinois

Pick: Michigan

College Football Top 25 Picks

# 1 Alabama: no game this week

#2 Oregon vs. #23 Washington

                Oregon offense will dominate. Washington may hold with Oregon for a while but the Oregon offense will be too much.

Pick: Oregon

#3 Florida St. vs. N.C. State

                Should be easy game for Florida St.

Pick: Florida St.

#4 LSU vs. #10 Florida

                Interesting game here. Watch out here is comes…

Pick: Florida

#5 Georgia vs. #6 South Carolina

                Georgia just lost its best receiver for the year. This is tough, really either team can win. Who do I think will come out playing a little better.

Pick: South Carolina

#6 South Carolina vs. #5 Georgia

                Georgia just lost its best receiver for the year. This is tough, really either team can win. Who do I think will come out playing a little better.

Pick: South Carolina

#7 Kansas State vs. Kansas

                Kansas State will take care of business here. As a Mizzou alum, I’m glad I won’t have to pick kU for a what looks like a very long time.

Pick: Kansas State

#8 West Virginia vs. #11 Texas

                I think West Virginia gets a wakeup call and welcome to a conference that matters,  unless of course they can score 70 points again.

Pick: Texas

#9 Notre Dame vs. Miami

                Notre Dame should take care of business here but I do think they are over-ranked.

Pick: Notre Dame

#10 Florida vs. #4 LSU

                Interesting game here. Watch out here is comes…

Pick: Florida

#11 Texas vs. #8 West Virginia

                I think West Virginia gets a wakeup call and welcome to a conference that matters,  unless of course they can score 70 points again.

Pick: Texas

#12 Ohio St. vs. #21 Nebraska

                I’m not sure Nebraska should be ranked. Ohio St. should win but I would not be surprised if they mess up and lose to Nebraska.

Pick: Ohio St.

#13 USC vs. Utah

                Should be easy game for USC.

Pick: USC

#14 Oregon St. vs. Washington St.

                Oregon State should win easily.

Pick Oregon State

#15 Clemson vs. Georgia Tech

                This one could be interesting, but Clemson should win pretty easily. It would not surprise me however if for some weird reason this one is close.

Pick: Clemson

#15 TCU vs. Iowa St.

                Iowa St. will be the toughest team TCU has played this year but TCU should win. I have to admit its tempting to pick the upset here.........

Pick: Iowa St.

So just heard that the TCU QB has been suspended indefinetily for DUI, I feel more confident in my upset pick now.

#17 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech

                Oklahoma is ticked after losing to KSU, and they will take it out on Texas Tech.

Pick: Oklahoma

#18 Stafford vs. Arizona

                Stafford could lose this one but I think they will feel desperate after losing last week

Pick: Stafford

#19 Louisville: No game this week

#20 Mississippi St. vs. Kentucky

                Mississippi St. should win. It could be close though.

Pick: Mississippi St.

#21 Nebraska vs. #12 Ohio St.

                I’m not sure Nebraska should be ranked. Ohio St. should win but I would not be surprised if they mess up and lose to Nebraska.

Pick: Ohio St.

#22 Rutgers vs. Connecticut

                Shouldn’t be a question in this one.

Pick: Rutgers

#23 Washington vs. #2 Oregon

Oregon offense will dominate. Washington will hold with Oregon for a while but the Oregon offense will be too much.

Pick: Oregon

#24 Northwestern vs. Penn State

                Penn State has been looking good, I think they keep the momentum going.

Pick: Penn State

#25 UCLA vs. California

                UCLA has looked good this year.

Pick: UCLA