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Bowl Pick It and Stick It 2011: 6 and 8 Split

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Yes, it’s bowl season and I’ve got a hankering for one more Bowl Pick It and Stick It.  This time bowling is more exciting for me outside of the BCS Bowls.  Part of it is the fact that Kansas State got jipped out of an appearance at the Sugar Bowl, but the other part is that the line up BCS wise is just not interesting enough.  The Sugar and the Orange are lame.  The BCS National Championship Game is a rematch of boredom.  The Fiesta and Rose look good but the overall product leaves me underwhelmed.  That’s what I’m stoked for the Cotton Bowl.  It’s non BCS and has a top 10 BCS match up with Kansas State taking on Arkansas.  SEC vs Big 12.  Hell yeah.  Click on through for the Bowl Pick It and Stick It information.

 

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So here’s the rest of the bowl line up:

Bowl Location Date/Time Network
Gildan New Mexico
Temple vs. Wyoming		 Albuquerque, N.M.
University Stadium		 Dec. 17
2 p.m.		 ESPN
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Ohio vs. Utah State 		Boise, Idaho
Bronco Stadium		 Dec. 17
5:30 p.m.		 ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans
San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 		New Orleans
Mercedes-Benz Superdome		 Dec. 17
9 p.m.		 ESPN
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s St. Petersburg
Florida International vs. Marshall		 St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tropicana Field		 Dec. 20
8 p.m.		 ESPN
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia
TCU vs. Louisiana Tech		 San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium		 Dec. 21
8 p.m.		 ESPN
MAACO Las Vegas
Arizona State vs. Boise State		 Las Vegas
Sam Boyd Stadium		 Dec. 22
8 p.m.		 ESPN
Sheraton Hawaii
Nevada vs. Southern Miss		 Honolulu
Aloha Stadium		 Dec. 24
8 p.m.		 ESPN
AdvoCare V100 Independence
Missouri vs. North Carolina		 Shreveport, La.
Independence Stadium		 Dec. 26
5 p.m.		 ESPN2
Little Caesars
Western Michigan vs. Purdue		 Detroit
Ford Field		 Dec. 27
4:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Belk
Louisville vs. NC State		 Charlotte, N.C.
Bank of America Stadium		 Dec. 27
8 p.m.		 ESPN
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman
Toledo vs. Air Force		 Washington, D.C.
RFK Stadium		 Dec. 28
4:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Bridgepoint Education Holiday
California vs. Texas		 San Diego
Qualcomm Stadium		 Dec. 28
8 p.m.		 ESPN
Champs Sports
Florida State vs. Notre Dame		 Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl		 Dec. 29
5:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Valero Alamo
Washington vs. Baylor		 San Antonio
Alamodome		 Dec. 29
9 p.m.		 ESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
BYU vs. Tulsa		 Dallas
Gerald J. Ford Stadium		 Dec. 30
Noon		 ESPN
New Era Pinstripe
Rutgers vs. Iowa State		 Bronx, N.Y.
Yankee Stadium		 Dec. 30
3:20 p.m.		 ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City
Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest		 Nashville, Tenn.
LP Field		 Dec. 30
6:40 p.m.		 ESPN
Insight
Iowa vs. Oklahoma		 Tempe, Ariz.
Sun Devil Stadium		 Dec. 30
10 p.m.		 ESPN
Meineke Car Care of Texas
Texas A&M vs. Northwestern		 Houston
Reliant Stadium		 Dec. 31
Noon		 ESPN
Hyundai Sun
Georgia Tech vs. Utah		 El Paso, Texas
Sun Bowl		 Dec. 31
2 p.m.		 CBS
AutoZone Liberty
Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt		 Memphis, Tenn.
Liberty Bowl		 Dec. 31
3:30 p.m.		 ABC
Kraft Fight Hunger
Illinois vs. UCLA		 San Francisco
AT&T Park		 Dec. 31
3:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Chick-fil-A
Virginia vs. Auburn		 Atlanta
Georgia Dome		 Dec. 31
7:30 p.m.		 ESPN
TicketCity
Houston vs. Penn State		 Dallas
Cotton Bowl		 Jan. 2
Noon		 ESPNU
Outback
Michigan State vs. Georgia		 Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium		 Jan. 2
1 p.m.		 ABC
Capital One
Nebraska vs. South Carolina		 Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl		 Jan. 2
1 p.m.		 ESPN
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Ohio State vs. Florida		 Jacksonville, Fla.
EverBank Field		 Jan. 2
1 p.m.		 ESPN2
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio
Wisconsin vs. Oregon		 Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl		 Jan. 2
5 p.m.		 ESPN
Tostitos Fiesta
Stanford vs. Oklahoma State		 Glendale, Ariz.
U. of Phoenix Stadium		 Jan. 2
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Allstate Sugar
Michigan vs. Virginia Tech		 New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome		 Jan. 3
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN
Discover Orange
West Virginia vs. Clemson		 Miami
Sun Life Stadium		 Jan. 4
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN
AT&T Cotton
Kansas State vs. Arkansas		 Arlington, Texas
Cowboys Stadium		 Jan. 6
8 p.m.		 FOX
BBVA Compass Bowl
SMU vs. Pittsburgh		 Birmingham, Ala.
Legion Field		 Jan. 7
1 p.m.		 ESPN
GoDaddy.com
Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois		 Mobile, Ala.
Ladd-Peebles Stadium		 Jan. 8
9 p.m.		 ESPN
Allstate BCS National Championship Game
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama 		New Orleans
Louisiana Superdome		 Jan. 9
8:30 p.m.		 ESPN

Remember it’s a straight up pick but you can rank your confidence from 1 to 35.  What other bowls are interesting you ask?  Well, let’s start with the Big 12.  Baylor and Washington look good for the Alamo Bowl, thanks to Robert Griffin III’s Hesiman win.  Oklahoma playing Iowa for the first time in forever in the Insight Bowl sees Sooner head coach Bob Stoops head to his alma mater.  What other games look good?  How about the Outback Bowl with Georgia taking on Michigan State, another version of the BCS snub bowl.  That’s about it for me.  The others are decent but they just don’t jump out to me.  Come back every Monday from here on out, though and we’ll go over the picks.

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Crib Sheet: The Chips Have Fallen Into the Bowls

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The teams have been announced that cards played out on the table.  The big hand is lame this year but the side bets are sexier.  That’s right the regular season is over and now we are flipping over to bowl season.  There were some snubs as usual, but the Big 12 lineup of bowls still looks pretty strong.  The Cotton Bowl is right up there with the BCS bowls in terms of interesting match ups.  Kansas State vs Arkansas, or Big 12 vs SEC, like it should be.  Call your bets and flop on over to this week’s Crib Sheet.

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Pick It Standings 2011 Week 14: The Final Placement

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It’s the final, final week of Pick It and Stick It (more on that in a couple of weeks).  Did I produce a herculean effort much like Oklahoma State over the weekend to jump into the third place?  Or did I hang off the edge and shed a bucket full of crocodile tears?  We’ll find out soon enough.  We also found out how the BCS system works in fine detail, speaking of Oklahoma State.  Now that the regular season Pick It and Stick It is over, we are kicking up the Bowl Pick It and Stick It, with a twist you may be familiar with.  All that and more inside.

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PIck It and Stick It 2011 Week 14: The Final Flingdown

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Yessir, it’s the last regular season week of college football!  We have tons of conference championships, but we also have a fairly stacked Big 12 schedule.  I’m sure that won’t happen as soon as they conference actually goes back to 12, but it’s nice to enjoy Farmageddon and Bedlam while the title games are going on.  Bedlam is bigger, though, and I’m pulling for a major breakthrough for Oklahoma State so they can go the BCS National Championship Game.  Much like I’m pulling for a miracle in the picks this week.  I’m not asking for much, just for third place.  So let’s find out what the picks are:

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Pick It Standings 2011 Week 13: Locked Shut Early

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We have one more week to go, but things are pretty much locked up by now.  On the Pick It and Stick It side, Bryce Brown for Heisman pretty much has it locked up.  BCS wise, it looks like the heavens and earth have shaken and bubbled up a rematch between LSU and Alabama for the BCS National Championship Game.  Ugh.  At least for the BCS there is an outside chance for Oklahoma State to throw a wrench into the gears.  So let’s take a look at the standings for the next to last time this year.

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Chilling Out After Being Stuffed

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Man I”m chilling here in the ole home office watching some old episodes of Doctor Who and reflecting on the long holiday weekend that was in college football.  I didn’t go anywhere and opted to be completely lazy.  Turkey day was a smash and I ended up falling asleep pretty fast on the couch.  The NFL games were exciting for once.  But there were two full days of college football that I had to watch.  I’m not sure I remember much so I’ll be short and sweet on this.

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Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 13: Plucking One Out

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Ho man, am I stuffed.  I never thought that I would be as stuffed as I was away from the family on the Thanksgiving as I am now.  I know for certain that Thanksgiving is one of the best holidays out there now.  Family is really getting together with friends and loved ones.  Thanksgiving is a reason to get together with family and totally gorge yourself.  I need to hit the gym pronto but first I will go over the Pick It and Stick It for this week.  It’s some doozies and I mostly excited that great games come one after the other.  It was like the second, third, and fourth helpings for me on Thanksgiving.  Here’s the pick set:

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Crib Sheet: Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving

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And all through the house, pumpkin pie was baking and I was aroused (with hunger).  Yup, it’s that time of year again.  This year, I’m planning on laying back and actually watching some competitive football.  For once it will be both for the NFL and college football.  So there’s been a feast of news leading up to turkey day and I wrapped it up in a big ole slice of Crib Sheet.  It’s kinda like fish and chips, but with college football news and less of stink.  I hope.  Here is this week’s fresh Crib Sheet:

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Pick It Standings 2011 Week 12: Whoops

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Yeah the party lasted all through the weekend and I didn’t make a single pick.  No, it wasn’t having the worst week ever, it was the fact that I never put picks in.  It could be the fact a my buddy was in town and we were too busy sightseeing.  Or it could be that I just didn’t have an internet connection.  Whatever it was, I didn’t get the picks in.  Oh well, that’s why we have 2 dropped weeks.  Will I be able to come back and compete for the league title?  Let’s looks at the standings: Continue reading Pick It Standings 2011 Week 12: Whoops →

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Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 11: Saucy Selections

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Oh yeah!  I’m already thinking about what to do for the tailgating experience this weekend.  I’m not sure if we actually have a spot to smoke some meat so we may be grilling guerilla style.  What does that mean?  Slapping some meat in a backpack and finding some friendlies for grilling.  It should be quite the adventure.  Speaking of adventure, the corner has turned for Bryce Brown for Heisman.  It’s up to the rest of the league to catch up.  Let’s take a look at the pick set: Continue reading Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 11: Saucy Selections →

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Pick It Standings 2011 Week 11: No Trophy For You

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Another week and another undefeated goes down.  Stanford just didn’t have the offense that Oregan has and now the Ducks are back in the BCS Championship talks.  Will they quack in there?  We’ll see that in the BCS Standings.  Nobody was undefeated in the Pick It and Stick It but I was dumb enough to forget to put my picks in for the morning game.  I think I came out alright but I do not forsee a way into the title just yet.  I’m going to need some major help.  Let’s look at the standings:

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Pick It Standings 2011 Week 10: Game of the Century

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I’m still holding the flag up high for last week’s Game of the Century.  No, it wasn’t LSU vs Alabama, but it was Oklahoma State hosting Kansas State.  The mistakes in both games were costly but the ones in Stillwater provided for actual touchdowns and way more drama.  The dram in Tuscaloosa was mostly hype.  Seriously, how can a kicker missing 4 field goals be that exciting?  It certainly isn’t to me.  On the other hand, it took a goal line stand for Oklahoma State to stop Kansas State at the end of regulation.  It was just a better game and more deserving of the century title.  Now on to the results for the week:

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Pick It and Stick It 2011 Week 10: Tasty Nuggets of Joy

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I have to admit, I am getting excited about going to a BBQ this weekend.  It’s fun running around the city and checking out new places, but the home cooked food and good times with peeps you know is always a welcomed change of pace.  It will be a little awkward, however, as I’ll be sneaking my laptop on over to get ready for the big night games heading our way.  I more than likely will not be watching two games at once, but I will be prepared just in case.  For everyone else, prepare yourselves for the Pick It and Stick It.

Favorite
Versus
Underdog
 Final Status (CDT)
(21)USC vs @Colorado 21.0 Fri 11/04 08:00pm
@(24)West Virginia vs Louisville 13.0 Sat 11/05 11:00am
(13)Michigan vs @Iowa 4.0 Sat 11/05 11:00am
@(15)Michigan St. vs Minnesota 28.0 Sat 11/05 11:00am
@Texas vs Texas Tech 14.0 Sat 11/05 11:00am
@Connecticut vs Syracuse 2.0 Sat 11/05 11:00am
@Florida vs Vanderbilt 13.5 Sat 11/05 11:20am
@N.C. State vs North Carolina Off (0) Sat 11/05 11:30am
@Iowa St. vs Kansas 14.0 Sat 11/05 11:30am
@(18)Georgia vs New Mexico St. 32.5 Sat 11/05 11:30am
@(9)Nebraska vs Northwestern 17.5 Sat 11/05 02:30pm
@(7)Oklahoma vs Texas A&M 13.5 Sat 11/05 02:30pm
@(19)Wisconsin vs Purdue 25.5 Sat 11/05 02:30pm
(4)Stanford vs @Oregon St. 21.0 Sat 11/05 02:30pm
Southern Miss vs @East Carolina 9.0 Sat 11/05 03:00pm
@California vs Washington St. 9.5 Sat 11/05 05:30pm
(23)Cincinnati vs @Pittsburgh 3.5 Sat 11/05 06:00pm
South Florida vs @Rutgers 2.5 Sat 11/05 06:00pm
@Arizona vs Utah 3.5 Sat 11/05 06:00pm
@Baylor vs Missouri 2.5 Sat 11/05 06:00pm
(14)Houston vs @UAB 27.5 Sat 11/05 06:00pm
@(8)Arkansas vs (10)South Carolina 5.0 Sat 11/05 06:15pm
(20)Arizona St. vs @UCLA 9.0 Sat 11/05 06:30pm
Notre Dame vs @Wake Forest 14.0 Sat 11/05 07:00pm
@(3)Oklahoma St. vs (17)Kansas St. 21.0 Sat 11/05 07:00pm
@(2)Alabama vs (1)LSU 4.5 Sat 11/05 07:00pm
(5)Boise St. vs @UNLV 42.0 Sat 11/05 09:30pm
(6)Oregon vs @Washington 16.5 Sat 11/05 09:30pm

Yeah the night games have high contrasts in terms of spreads.  Kansas State and Oklahoma State have a huge 21 point difference while Alabama and LSU have only 4.5.  Yeah I know Arkansas and South Carolina are close together too at 5.0.  Out of those, I think LSU will make it a toss up.  Sorry but Kansas State blew its wad already and it will be hard to watch via streaming laptop Saturday night.  Meanwhile, earlier in the day, there is nothing exciting.  Big 12 wise, Texas is up big on Texas Tech, but that will be closer.  Iowa State should hang one on the pathetic Kansas Jayhawks.  Oklahoma will run right over Texas A&M.  That Baylor against Missouri will be a shoot out.  Everything else is seriously blah.

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Crib Sheet: West Virginia For Realz

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Last week it was reported that West Virginia was going to Big 12, and now it is official.  There was some late swinging by Louisville to take their place but in the end West Virginia won out.  I guess when politicians get involved, it can turn ugly.  Louisville isn’t out the race yet.  When the Big 12 looks to expand here in a couple of years, they will be next on the list.  The next best thing to politicing is lawyering (he says sarcastically).  West Virginia won the former and is now pushing the latter by suing the Big East on the grounds that the conference and their commissioner is crappy.  I say they have a case.  On to the Crib Sheet:

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Pick It Standings 2011 Week 09: Waking Up From The Candy Coma

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Yesterday was rough for me.  I didn’t expect to go into work to load up on candy, but I’ll be damned if the nice people I work with had loads of candy for me to nom on.  I skipped lunch entirely all because of it.  Some solid food found its way in my belly later on in the night, but it was no use.  The sugar shock went to major crash and I’m just waking up from the coma.  What better time than now to go over the Pick It and Stick It Standings?  There’s nothing sweet in there that I know of.

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