Record in Week 15 & 16: 9-7
Overall Record for the Season: 597-249 (I picked 70.56% of games correctly over the course of the 2014 college football season)
Bowl season has arrived! It’s the most wonderful time of the year for college football fans. Not only that, but this year’s slate of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day games are absolutely fantastic. And on top of that is the first ever college football playoffs. There is certainly plenty to look forward to this bowl season. I’m going to forewarn you on my bowl picks track record: I’m not usually that great with my bowl picks every year. I’m pretty hit and miss most of the time. If I’m able to pick above .500 correctly, then I’m pretty happy. These are almost as tough to pick as the NCAA Basketball Tournament because you have no idea if a team is going to show up or not. I guarantee there will be some surprising blowouts because some teams just do not give a crap about playing a game somewhere in Alabama. Other teams are absolutely thrilled to play that game in Alabama. So without further ado here are my bowl picks!
December 20
New Orleans Bowl: Nevada vs. Louisiana-Lafayette – Pick: Louisiana-Lafayette
New Mexico Bowl: Utah State vs. UTEP – Pick: Utah State
Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Colorado State – Pick: Utah
Potato Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Air Force – Pick: Air Force
Camellia Bowl: South Alabama vs. Bowling Green – Pick: South Alabama
December 22
Miami Beach Bowl: BYU vs. Memphis – Pick: Memphis
December 23
Boca Raton Bowl: Marshall vs. Northern Illinois – Pick: Northern Illinois
Poinsettia Bowl: Navy vs. San Diego State – Pick: Navy
December 24
Bahamas Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky – Pick: Western Kentucky
Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State vs. Rice – Pick: Rice
December 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech – Pick: Illinois
Quick Lane Bowl: Rutgers vs. North Carolina – Pick: Rutgers
St. Petersburg Bowl: NC State vs. UCF – Pick: UCF
December 27
Military Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech – Pick: Cincinnati
Sun Bowl: Arizona State vs. Duke – Pick: Arizona Statet
Independence Bowl: Miami (FL) vs. South Carolina – Pick: South Carolina
Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College vs. Penn State – Pick: Penn State
Holiday Bowl: Nebraska vs. USC – Pick: USC
December 29
Liberty Bowl: Texas A&M vs. West Virginia – Pick: Texas A&M
Russell Athletic Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Clemson – Pick: Oklahoma
Texas Bowl: Arkansas vs. Texas – Pick: Arkansas
December 30
Music City Bowl: Notre Dame vs. LSU – Pick: LSU
Belk Bowl: Georgia vs. Louisville – Pick: Georgia
Foster Farms Bowl: Maryland vs. Stanford – Pick: Stanford
December 31
Peach Bowl: Ole Miss vs. TCU – Pick: TCU
Fiesta Bowl: Boise State vs. Arizona – Pick: Arizona
Orange Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Georgia Tech – Pick: Mississippi State
New Year’s Day
Outback Bowl: Auburn vs. Wisconsin – Pick: Auburn
Cotton Bowl: Michigan State vs. Baylor – Pick: Michigan State
Citrus Bowl: Missouri vs. Minnesota – Pick: Minnesota
January 2
Armed Forces Bowl: Houston vs. Pittsburgh – Pick: Pittsburgh
Gator Bowl: Iowa vs. Tennessee – Pick: Tennessee
Alamo Bowl: Kansas State vs. UCLA – Pick: Kansas State
Cactus Bowl: Washington vs. Oklahoma State – Pick: Washington
January 3
Birmingham Bowl: East Carolina vs. Florida – Pick: East Carolina
January 4
GoDaddy Bowl: Toledo vs. Arkansas State – Pick: Toledo
National Semi-Final Playoff Games (New Year’s Day)
Rose Bowl Semi-Final: #2 Oregon vs. #3 Florida State – Pick: Oregon
Sugar Bowl Semi-Final: #4 Ohio State vs. #1 Alabama – Pick: Ohio State
National Championship Game Prediction (Jan. 12)
#2 Oregon – 31
#4 Ohio State – 45
That’s all of my bowl picks! This is the last picks post of the year, so obviously I won’t have an article showing how I did with my bowl picks. If you’re interested in how I’m doing on my bowl picks though, be sure to follow me on Twitter: @SchottJosh. I’ll have updates on how I’m doing throughout the bowl season, although if I’m doing terrible you might have to talk it out of me. Thanks for reading these posts all season and Merry Christmas to you and your families!
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