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Friday, December 23, 2011

2011-2012 Bowl Picks

CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL - Florida St. vs. Notre Dame
Pick: Florida St. 26, Notre Dame 34
Key: FSU lacks the ability to convert on third down and it will kill them, especially while in the endzone. FSU will need a big game from E.J. Manuel and Dustin Hopkins (yes, their kicker), to pull off a victory over a talented Notre Dame team.

OUTBACK BOWL - Michigan St. vs. Georgia
Pick: Michigan St. 13, Georgia 21
Key: Aaron Murray has to get the Michigan St. defense backpedaling for the Georgia backs to win the game.

CAPITAL ONE BOWL - Nebraska vs. S. Carolina
Pick: Nebraska 20, S. Carolina 27
Key: Get the ball to Marcus Lattimore as much as possible.

TAXSLAYER.COM GATOR BOWL - Ohio St. vs. Florida
Pick: Ohio St. 14, Florida 17
Key: John Brantley’s health, accuracy, and football IQ need to be on par for the Gators to win… Will Muschamp and Charlie Weis need to open up their  playbook and stop running a conservative offense for four quarters as well.

VIZIO ROSE BOWL - Wisconsin vs. Oregon
Pick: Wisconsin 17, Oregon 24
Key: Two great backs, 1 has a better O-Line (Oregon)

TOSTITO’S FIESTA BOWL - Stanford vs. Oklahoma St.
Pick: Stanford 27, Oklahoma St. 38
Key: Andrew Luck vs. Brandon Wheeden... enough said. 

ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL - Michigan vs. Virginia Tech
Pick: Michigan 34, Virginia Tech 7
Key: Denard Robinson and Fitzgerald Toussaint will have Virginia Tech's 'D' guessing all game long.

DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL - W. Virginia vs. Clemson
Pick: W. Virginia 27, Clemson 28
Key: Clemson’s pass defense needs to make big plays and force W. Virginia out of their game plan.

AT&T COTTON BOWL - Kansas St. vs. Arkansas
Pick: Kansas St. 17, Arkansas 30
Key: Arkansas has to mix in the run along with a stellar passing attack.

ALLSTATE BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - Alabama vs. LSU
Pick: Alabama 20, LSU 13
Key: Alabama has to make the most of their opportunities. Their 6-9 OT loss to LSU earlier this season featured four missed field goals (1 blocked) and a key end zone interception. Nick Saban is arguably one of the best head coaches in college football and will surely make sure his team is prepared for this rematch.

If anyone would like my pick for a different bowl game, comment with the name of the bowl game and I will be sure to share my thoughts.