My Bowl Picks

Here's my bowl picks for the rest of the bowl season (starting with the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl). No confidence picks or picking with a spread, it's just strictly who I think is going to win the game.

Think you can beat me in pick'em? The ones I picked correct are in green and the incorrect ones are in red

Pizza Bowl: Ohio over Marshall

Car Care Bowl: Pitt over UNC

Emerald Bowl: Boston College over USC

Music City Bowl: Clemson over Kentucky

Independence Bowl: Texas A&M over Georgia

EagleBank Bowl: Temple over UCLA

Champs Sports Bowl: Miami over Wisconsin

Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho over Bowling Green

Holiday Bowl: Arizona over Nebraska

Armed Forces Bowl: Houston over Air Force

Sun Bowl: Stanford over Oklahoma

Texas Bowl: Missouri over Navy

Insight Bowl: Iowa State over Minnesota

Chik-Fil-A Bowl: Tennessee over Virginia Tech

Outback Bowl: Northwestern over Auburn

Capital One Bowl: Penn State over LSU

Gator Bowl: West Virginia over Florida State

Rose Bowl: Oregon over Ohio State

Sugar Bowl: Florida over Cinncinati

International Bowl: South Florida over Northern Illinois

PappaJohns Bowl: South Carolina over UConn

Cotton Bowl: Ole Miss over Oklahoma State

Liberty Bowl: Arkansas over East Carolina

Alamo Bowl: Texas Tech over Michigan State

Fiesta Bowl: TCU over Boise State

Orange Bowl: Iowa over Georgia Tech

GMAC Bowl: Central Michigan over Troy

National Championship: Alabama over Texas

RECORD: 11-15

Alamo Bowl Preview

Michigan State vs. Texas Tech

When: Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. (central) on ESPN

Where: San Antonio, Texas

What to watch for: The Red Raiders boast the best passing offense in the Big 12, and the Spartans have the worst passing defense in the Big Ten. This should be the difference in the ball game. If Sparty doesn't stop the pass, they will not win this one. Another factor in this one is how the Spartans will react to not having eight of its players on the squad. Michigan State will be without WR's B.J. Cunningham, Mark Dell and Fred Smith, RB Ashton Leggett, CB Chris Rucker, LB/S Brynden Trawick, DT Ishmyl Johnson and DE Jamiihr Williams.

Cunningham and Dell rank second and third for the Spartans in receiving yards, respectively, whil Leggett had 125 rushing yards and four touchdowns for the Spartans.

Prediction: Texans always Remember the Alamo. There is just too much going against Sparty in this game. Texas Tech's offense is too prolific and the suspensions will hurt Mark Dantonio's squad. Red Raiders win this one, 38-14.

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Big Ten Network Breaks Down the Big Ten bowl schedule

Capital One Bowl Preview

Penn State vs. LSU

When: Jan. 1 at 1 p.m. on ABC

Where: Orlando, Fla.

What to watch for: This one should be a really interesting match-up. The Tigers are one of the worst in the SEC in total offense and middle of the road in terms of total defense. On the other hand, the Nittany Lions rank second in the Big Ten in both total offense and defense. The key for this one will be if Penn State QB Daryll Clark is able to step up and win a big game - something he has been unable to do in the past.

Prediction: I like the Nittany Lions in this one. Joe Pa picks up his 24th b

owl win by beating the Mad Hatter Les Miles and his Tigers, 27-24.

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Outback Bowl Preview

Northwestern vs. Auburn
When: Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. (central) on ESPN
Where: Tampa, Fla.

What to watch for: I really think the Outback bowl got this one right. Northwestern deserved to be in this game over Wisconsin, and the comittee went with the better team as opposed to possibly taking a worse team with a better fan base. The Wildcats come into this game as one of the hottest teams in the Big Ten.

Northwestern won its final three regular season games, two of them against ranked opponents (Iowa and Wisconsin). Led by QB Mike Kafka, the Wildcats boast one of the best passing offenses in the Big Ten.

This will be a big test for Gene Chizik's Auburn Tigers, who rank eighth in the SEC in pass defense. Auburn comes into this match-up with a two game losing streak.

Prediction: I like the Big Ten to pick up its first bowl win of the season in this one. Pat Fitzgerald is going to have his team ready to go, and Mike Kafka is going to have a big, BIG game for the Wildcats. Northwestern picks up its first bowl victory since 1949 by beating the Tigers, 31-27.

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Insight Bowl Preview

Insight Bowl

Minnesota vs. Iowa State

When: Dec. 31 at 6 pm (central) on NFL Network

Where: Tempe, Ariz.

What to watch for: On paper, this game doesn't appear to be one of the more exciting bowl games of the season. Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads did a hell of a job to get the Cyclones to its first bowl game since 2005. Both squads are 6-6. Minnesota has one of the worst offenses in the Big Ten, while Iowa State has one of the better rushing offenses in the Big 12. Alexander Robinson (below) leads the Cyclone rushing attack with 1,058 yards. The crucial blow for Minnesota is that the Gophers will be without their top receiver Eric Decker.

Prediction: This game will not be high scoring, but the Big Ten moves to 0-2 in the bowl season after this game. Iowa State wins its first bowl game since 2004 and its third bowl game ever, knocking off the Golden Gophers, 17-10

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Sizing up the Big Ten Bowl Games

It's that time of year again, time to go bowling. Seven Big Ten squads received bowl bids this year, and we're going to break down all seven of the match-ups - one by one. Lets start with the first Big Ten bowl.

Champs Sports Bowl

(#15) Miami vs. (#20) Wisconsin

When: Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. (central) on ESPN

Where: Orlando, Fla.

What to watch for: This one should be a really interesting game. The two squads haven't faced each other since 1989, and Miami is 2-1 in the all-time series against the Badgers.

Big Ten offensive player of the year John Clay will face a Miami rushing defense ranked third in the ACC. Clay racked up 1,396 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns this season.

One positive for the Hurricanes is they are playing in their home state. The Hurricanes ability to run the football will be key against the Badgers, who rank second in the Big Ten in rushing defense. Turnovers could be the key to this game. Miami QB Jacory Harris threw 17 interceptions this season, while Badger QB Scott Tolzien has thrown only 10 picks this season.

Prediction: I like Miami in this game. The Hurricanes will get just enough done running the football to set up the pass. Jacory Harris will have a big game and the 'Canes defense will limit John Clay's rushing yards. Miami wins this one, 27-17.

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