The temperature of minus-2 and the wind chill is minus-24 here in Southern Indiana. No, it is not 2 o’clock in the morning. It is 2 PM. That is a cold day. I am thankful I can stay inside. Others I know don’t have that privilige. God bless them. About this time of year in 1989 I was unloading a truck at the Sears in Clarksville and it was brutally cold. Of course then I could grab a boxed up dryer and throw on the top of its matching washer. If I tried that today there would be surgery involved I am sure.
The screened back porch looked like it was dong a flour sifter impersonation. I was ready to grab the butter and put together some biscuits. Alas, it was too late. No biscuits.
The Griswold mobile was cold last night too.
New Hampshire about to take on Rhode Island in 2011.
This was a unique place and I am glad that I got there before they renovated the place and added lights.
MY COLLEGE BOWL PICKS HAVE BEEN AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY SO FAR.
I hope these will work out better. Holding my breath is not an option.
One disclaimer…I have not inspected team rosters to see who is playing and who is opting out of playing for whatever selfish reason.
Independence Bowl…Houston beats Louisiana Lafayette…Been to this game twice in Shreveport. In 1986 I watched a great game as Ole Miss beat Texas Tech 20-17. In 1993 I was there for the Indiana Hoosiers loss to Virginia Tech 45-20. This was the Hokies’ coming out party that started an enviable bowl run by Coach Frank Beamer. For IU football it was the beginning of the end for Coach Bill Mallory. The ’93 Hoosiers finished a respectable 8-4. The next year they were 6-5 and the school’s administration rejected a bowl bid because of the cost it would incur. The next two seasons IU won five games.
Gasparilla Bowl…Did I just type that? Wake Forest beats Mizzou. The Deacons.
Hawaii Bowl…San Diego State beats Middle Tennessee State…They tore down the old Aloha Stadium that I saw the Hawaii Spring Game in back in 1991 with my Granny.
Quick Lane Bowl…Bowling Green beats New Mexico State…The Falcons have a short ride up I-75.
First Responder Bowl…Utah State beats Memphis.
Birmingham Bowl…East Carolina beats Coastal Carolina. Go Pirates!
Camellia Bowl…Georgia Southern beats Buffalo.
Guaranteed Rate Bowl…Oklahoma State beats Swissconsin. I am counting on you, Cowboys.
Military Bowl…Duke beats UCF…I know there will be some argument here. Duke has had an impressive season.
Liberty Bowl…Arkansas beats Kansas…Nice matchup and the Hog faithful will be doing the boogie-woogie in Beale Street after the game.
Holiday Bowl…North Carolina beats Oregon…This is one bowl game I would like to attend some day.
Texas Bowl…Ole Miss beats Texas Tech…1986 I-Bowl rematch. The Rebs faithful wanted a better bowl game. Had their team not dropped four of the last five, they would have gotten one. Hotty Toddy indeed.
Pinstripe Bowl…Minnesoat beats Syracuse…Goldy will enjoy the Big Apple.
Cheez-It Bowl…Oklahoma beats Florida State…Yes, this is how strange college football has become. The Sooners and the Seminoles playing in a game called the Cheez-It Bowl.
Alamo Bowl…Washington beats Texas…I have to root for Michael Penix, Jr. The Longhorns will be there in force. This is another game I would like to see some day.
Mayo Bowl…Maryland beats NC State…And I will admit I am for the Wolfpack.
Sun Bowl…UCLA beats Pitt…The Sun Bowl. A time honored tradition. CBS, I thank you for hanging on to this one.
Gator Bowl…South Carolina beats Notre Dame…Great matchup for this game. The South’s version of USC came on strong at the end of the season.
Arizona Bowl…Wyoming beats Ohio.
Orange Bowl…Tennessee beats Clemson…Talk about Orange Bowl. This is the truest Orange matchup ever!
Sugar Bowl…Alabama beats Kansas State…The Tide will roll ALL OVER the Widcats. What a shame the Sugar Bowl is kicking off at Noon Eastern Time and not following The Rose Bowl as the Lord intended. Television will do that.
Music City Bowl…Kentucky beats Iowa…Look for Iowa to hand the ball off to the Wildcats twice for Cat scores. That is how bad the Hawkeye offense has been this year.
Fiesta Bowl…Michigan beats TCU in one of the CFP semi-final games…. Look for the Wolverines to make some crazy plays on offense and their defense will be stout.
Peach Bowl…Georgia beats Ohio State in the other CFP semi-final…And folks is Alabama will be reminding themselves of how they could have put up more resistance than a team that lost its last game of the season by 22 points. Bama lost two games by a total of four points. One was a knuckleball of a field goat that limped over for Tennessee. The other was one point loss on a two point conversion the Tide should have held up by calling a time-out first.
Relia Quest Bowl (what is that trophy going to look like?)…Mississippi State beats Illinois…College Football lost its most colorful and creative heartbeat when Mick Leach passed this month. I might get a cowbell to ring for this one myself.
Cotton Bowl…USC beats Tulane…But I sure hope the Green Wave finds a way to beat the Trojans.
Citrus Bowl…LSU beats Purdue…Providing the LSU Tigers are motivated, they should win. The Tiger faithful are certainly less than enamoured with playing five loss Purdue. I hope the Boilers win this one.
The Rose Bowl…Utah beats Penn State…I am sure Utah still has a bad taste from last year’s loss to Ohio State in an epic Rose Bowl. The Granddaddy of Them All.
The CFP Final?
Georgia beats Michigan in an entertaining game of who makes fewer glaring mistakes on a stage like no other in college sports.
Enough is enough! Merry Christmas Everyone!
Stay warm.
Danny Johnson