Had a brief chat with my Aunt Barbara last night.  She reminded me that I have not posted my bowl game picks.  I told her that it was probably a by-product of how the season turned out.  If you are an Indiana Hoosiers football fan, you want to forget it.  Wish I could.

But I am optimistic.  Y’all know me that well. Indiana will bounce back.  I still BELIEVE!

Y’all also know there are so many bowls it is laughable.

One concept ESPN has not grasped yet I bring to you now.

The Toilet Bowl

Yes.  The Toilet Bowl.

Take the two most disappointing teams of the college football season, based on a fan and media vote the Sunday after the rivalry games are played out, and let these two farts of the season stink it up one more time.

But the game in Atlantic City.  That would be even more punishment.

The Waste Management-Rid-X Toilet Bowl sponored by Help for a Cleaner Jersey Shore

The 2021 opponents as the most disappointing teams in college football?

Indiana ( of course) taking on the Florida Gators.  Sounds painful to me.  But I am sure a few dollars could be made for ESPN if a mouth other than mine were to open up the suggestion.

A man can still dream.

On to this year’s College Football Bowl Picks:

My College Football season started with embarrasment and an oh no, here comes the Natural Order of Things to Bloomington again this year.

The Hoosiers’ season opener at IOWA. Awful.

The Seems Like Old Times Crowd at the Rugers game. Awful.

Yes, the game in September against the Cincinnati Bearcats was a little better.

So I am left to root for the Ole Miss Rebels in the Sugar Bowl against Baylor.

I hope the Herd wins tonight in New Orleans vs. Louisiana.

And I will pull for Western Kentucky today.  God Bless those folks in Bowling Green.

Here it goes:

Western Kentucky beat App State in the Boca Raton Bowl…Go Hilltoppers.

Jackson State beats SC State in the Celebration Bowl…Coach Prime getting recruits!

Fresno State beats UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl…Trembling a bit as I type this.  Miners?

BYU beats UAB in the Indepence Bowl…Hope they can keep this game going.  Ugh.

Liberty beats Eastern Michigan in the Lending Tree Bowl…Coach Freeze can coach.  Terrible name for any bowl.  Toilet Bowl almost sounds better and certainly if you need it!

Oregon State beats Utah State in the LA Bowl…Bless Jimmy Kimmel for putting this on.

Marshall beats Louisiana-Lafayette in the New Orleans Bowl…Can’t pick against the Herd.  Hope they can keep it close.

Old Dominion beats Tulsa in the Myrtle Beach Bowl…Is it me or does Myrtle Beach sound like the name of an old lady you cut grass for?

Wyoming beats Kent State in the Idaho Potato Bowl…Geography and Dan Quayle never get old.

UTSA beats San Diego State in the Frisco Bowl…This has the potential to be the gem before semi-final games get going.  Don’t miss this one.  If you can get past the ugly uniforms, you got some good football to look at here.

Mizzou beats Army in the Armed Forces Bowl…Rootin for Army!

North Texas beats Miami, Ohio in the Frisco Classic Bowl…Geography again.  Though I am glad to see Miami, OH in a bowl game.  They have been patient in Oxford, OH with Coach Chuck Martin.  He left as Notre Dame’s OC to take this job in 2014.  Improvement has been steady.  Good to see coach and school hang in there. I have no doubt he could leave the “Cradle” and find a bigger pan of fish.

UCF beats Florida in the Gasparilla Bowl…Sarsparilla sounds better.

Hawaii beats Memphis in the Hawaii Bowl…Geography again.

Ball State beats Georgia State in Cameillia Bowl…Can’t let old Dave Letterman down.

Nevada beats Western Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl…Nothing like a good wrench on a trophy.

Boston College beats East Carolina in the Military Bowl…Eagles or Pirates?  Well, I am for ECU!

Auburn beats Houston in the Birmingham Bowl…But only of the Tigers show up ready to play.

Louisville beats Air Force in the First Responder Bowl…Louisville fans get the bowl they need.

Mississippi State beats Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl…Memphis gets a compelling matchup again.  In the stadium where Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant got his last victory…

We have Coach Mike Leach at State taking on the school that fired him, Texas Tech, in the days of “Adam James in the Shed and made Daddy Madgate.”  The pressers should be entertaining even when they are not trying to be.

UCLA beats NC State in the Holiday Bowl…Oh yes. San Diego and the Holiday Bowl.  It was 1979 and a 7-4 Indiana team beat and undefeated top ten ranked BYU….no…no…really…I am not dreaming!  That happen.  Look it up.  For UCLA, this will be the best competition they will face outside of practice until they meet Washington in the Rose Bowl next October 1st.  Their first four games of next season are at home:  Bowling Green, Alabama State, and South Alabama and then a trip to Boulder the last weekend in September.

Minnesota beats West Virginia in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl…Did I really just typ that bowl name?  Go Goldy!

SMU beats Virginia in the Fenway Bowl…Left field is a doozy!

Maryland beats Virginia Tech in the Pinstripe Bowl…Coach Locksley is like Robin of Locksley.  Straight shooter and better at hitting targets all the time.

Iowa State beats Clemson in the Cheez-It Bowl…Iowa State has a better “we still care” ratio than Clemson does, studies show.

Oregon beats Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl…Another VERY GOOD matchup.  San Antonio will sell something well.

North Carolina beats South Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl...Oh my.  At least someone is paying attention to what fans might want to look at, in addition to running an adding machine behind money’s closed doors.

Purdue will beat Tennessee in the Music City Bowl…PU stunk it up here against Auburn a few years ago and they will be ready for the Vols this time around.  I have been to a sold out Music City Bowl and it is a good time.  This one should be close to that.

Pitt beats Michigan State in the Peach Bowl…Michigan State has proven it can play well against tough opponents and just as fast get blown out as a top ten team the next week. Pitt’s loses were 3 and 4 points and they have only lost two games.  They were (THAT) close to putting the UC Bearcats where they belong…the Peach Bowl.  Bama will up on UC by 30 points at halftime.

Arizona State beats Swissconsin in the Las Vegas Bowl…I refuse to pick Bucky for anything.

Wake Forest beats Texas A&M in the Gator Bowl…I know, I know, but Wake’s not bad.  Turnover here or there, missed field goal, I just think it is going to work out for Wake this time.

Miami, FL beats Washington State in the Sun Bowl…El Paso still has the Sun Bowl on CBS.  There are still a few traditions that have stood the test of whine.

Central Michigan beats Bosie State in the Arizona Bowl…The Chips are a good team.  They will tag you.  The Broncos are on the need of a win.  Not so fast myfriend!

Alabama beats Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl…Won’t be close.  Have you seen the way the offensive schemes for Bama have swiss-cheesed linebackers and beyond?  UC can answer that?   Yeah, I know.  What do I know?  I made reservations for Pasadena in June to see the Hoosiers play in The Rose Bowl.  The difference?  I love Indiana.  I enjoy watching Alabama and don’t always root for them!  This is a College Football Playoff Semifinal game.

Georgia beats Michigan in the Orange Bowl…It’s an SEC World and the Big Ten is not living in it.  I hope Michigan wins.  I would be delighted to see BAMA play Michigan in the final game.

Arkansas beats Penn State in the Outback Bowl…Coach Pittman is impressive at Arkansas.  Give him this much time to prep for Penn State and I think we will see an entertaining game and a few trick up the sleeve that come out.

Kentucky beats Iowa in the Citrus Bowl…Don’t tell my sister-in-law, or my father-in-law.  If Iowa wins I can still smile.  I still will probably root of UK.  It is nice that we talk about football into November around these parts (Kentuckiana new area).  Once upon a time it was basketball talk in mid-Ocotber that dominated  sports talk.  not so these days.

Notre Dame beats Oklahome State in the Fiesta Bowl…Seen Brian Kelly lately?  This will be a postscript to an Irish exit celebration they did not expect to enjoy!

Utah beats Ohio State in the The Rose Bowl…Can’t root for Brutus.  How his nuts get busted!  This is my game.  The is the one bowl game I look forward to like no other.

 

This is probably the least compelling matchup I could possibly dream up and it hurts me.

 

Ole Miss beats Baylor in the Sugar Bowl…The Rebs are back in the Sugar Bowl, as it should be.  Hotty Toddy all the way home!

Kansas State beats LSU in the Texas Bowl… The great LSU experiment begins with more research dollars than most other microscope views on campus.

Georgia beats Alabama in the College Football Final…It’s all about field position and turnovers, Gus.  That is what I told my old radio partner Gus Stephenson when we called high school games.  This will apply here.  Georgia was in a hole a great deal of the time during the SEC Championship, as memory serves.  Uga bites Al this time around.

That is that!  How many of these I will get wrong is a good guess.  But know that my post season prediction record pretty much stinks compared to my history of regular season over the years.

I hope you have enjoyed these.  They have been fun for me.  

Speaking the rights…

Danny Johnson