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Utah Stuns Crimson Tide, Rolls to 31-17 Win

January 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Though many in the Southeast Conference expected it to go the other way, it was the Utah Utes who rolled to a 31-17 victory over Alabama Friday night in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Jumping out to an early 21-0 lead and never looking back, the Mountain West champions ended their season undefeated, 13-0, and raising [...]

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Texas Tech Lets Down Big 12, Falls to Ole Miss

January 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments

Though I only watched portions of the ATT Cotton Bowl today, the parts I watched showed an ugly effort by Coach Mike Leach’s #7 Texas Tech Red Raiders as they lost in Dallas to Houston Nutt’s #25 Ole Miss Rebels, 47-34. Yes, I know; in my “crystal ball” post last week, I predicted the game [...]

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Trojans Win Rose, Hokies Win Orange, Fans Bored

January 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Though college football fans were treated to a back-to-back pair of dull bowl games, I was able to add one more win and one more loss to my predictions record for the bowl game season. In the first game, played in Pasadena, Calif., the #5 USC Trojans defeated the #8 Penn State Nittany Lions, 38-24, [...]

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College Football Bowl Game Predictions Offered

December 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Due to the fact that there are seven — count ‘em, seven — Big 12 Conference teams involved in college football bowl games between Dec. 29 and Jan. 8, I decided to include all of their games as well as all of the BCS bowl games in my predictions this year which appear below: Monday, [...]

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Georgia Demolishes Hawaii in Sugar Bowl, 41-10

January 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Boy, did I get it wrong in the “Upset Special” portion of my bowl predictions post Monday. Gone is my hope that the Georgia Bulldogs might somehow lose to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in the Sugar Bowl and replace my Oklahoma Sooners in the minds of college football fans trying to think of the latest [...]

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Blogger Offers Major Bowl Game Predictions

December 31st, 2007 · 7 Comments

I must be honest and admit that the college football bowl games that matter begin tomorrow morning. That in mind, I offer my predictions below for the eight major bowl games* being played during the next seven days: JANUARY 1 OUTBACK BOWL Tampa, 11 a.m. ET, ESPN HD Wisconsin Badgers vs. Tennessee Volunteers Though Wisconsin [...]

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