The Picks

Here are everyone's picks. Let me know if I made a mistake entering your submissions or recording a result.

Mark	Tiffani	Nate	DougB.	Ray	Susan	Brett	Jacob	Grant	Tim	Clyde
BYU	BYU	BYU	BYU	BYU	BYU	BYU	BYU	BYU	BYU	BYU
NIU	NIU	FRES	FRES	NIU	FRES	NIU	NIU	NIU	FRES	NIU
TROY	OHIO	OHIO	OHIO	TROY	TROY	TROY	OHIO	TROY	TROY	OHIO
UL	UL	UL	SMSS	SMSS	UL	UL	SMSS	SMSS	SMSS	UL
BSU	BSU	BSU	BSU	BSU	BSU	BSU	BSU	BSU	BSU	BSU
NAVY	NAVY	NAVY	NAVY	NAVY	SDSU	NAVY	NAVY	SDSU	SDSU	NAVY
HAW	HAW	HAW	HAW	HAW	TUL	HAW	HAW	HAW	HAW	HAW
TOL	TOL	FIU	FIU	TOL	TOL	TOL	TOL	TOL	TOL	TOL
USAF	GT	GT	GT	USAF	GT	USAF	USAF	USAF	USAF	USAF
WVU	WVU	WVU	WVU	WVU	NCST	WVU	WVU	WVU	WVU	WVU
MIZZ	MIZZ	MIZZ	IOWA	MIZZ	IOWA	MIZZ	MIZZ	IOWA	MIZZ	MIZZ
MD	MD	ECU	ECU	MD	MD	MD	MD	ECU	MD	MD
BAY	BAY	BAY	BAY	BAY	BAY	IL	IL	IL	BAY	BAY
OKST	OKST	OKST	OKST	OKST	OKST	OKST	OKST	OKST	OKST	OKST
SMU	ARMY	SMU	ARMY	SMU	SMU	ARMY	ARMY	ARMY	SMU	ARMY
SYR	SYR	KSU	KSU	KSU	KSU	KSU	SYR	KSU	SYR	SYR
TENN	TENN	UNC	UNC	TENN	TENN	TENN	UNC	TENN	TENN	TENN
NEB	NEB	NEB	NEB	NEB	NEB	NEB	NEB	NEB	NEB	NEB
CLEM	USF	CLEM	CLEM	CLEM	CLEM	CLEM	USF	CLEM	USF	CLEM
MIA	ND	ND	ND	ND	MIA	MIA	ND	MIA	ND	MIA
UGA	UGA	UGA	UGA	UGA	UCF	UGA	UCF	UGA	UCF	UGA
SCAR	SCAR	SCAR	SCAR	SCAR	SCAR	SCAR	SCAR	SCAR	SCAR	FSU
TT	TT	TT	TT	TT	TT	NW	TT	NW	TT	TT
FLA	PSU	PSU	FLA	FLA	PSU	PSU	PSU	PSU	PSU	PSU
ALA	MSU	ALA	ALA	ALA	ALA	ALA	ALA	ALA	ALA	ALA
MST	MST	MICH	MST	MST	MICH	MICH	MICH	MST	MICH	MICH
WISC	WISC	WISC	WISC	WISC	TCU	TCU	WISC	WISC	WISC	WISC
OKLA	OKLA	OKLA	OKLA	OKLA	OKLA	OKLA	OKLA	OKLA	OKLA	OKLA
STAN	STAN	VT	STAN	STAN	VT	STAN	STAN	STAN	STAN	STAN
OSU	ARK	OSU	OSU	OSU	OSU	ARK	OSU	OSU	ARK	OSU
MTS	MTS	MTS	M.OH	M.OH	M.OH	M.OH	M.OH	M.OH	M.OH	M.OH
LSU	LSU	LSU	LSU	LSU	TA&M	LSU	LSU	LSU	TA&M	LSU
PITT	UK	PITT	PITT	PITT	PITT	PITT	UK	UK	PITT	PITT
NEV	BC	NEV	NEV	NEV	BC	BC	NEV	NEV	NEV	NEV
ORE	AUB	AUB	AUB	ORE	AUB	ORE	ORE	ORE	ORE	ORE

Pickin' Time

Although the Wolverines have not returned to "Michigan Form" they have at least returned to a bowl game (and a New Year's Bowl at that). While we have suffered further losses to the Spartans and the Buckeyes, at least we don't have to endure the shame of yet another Bowl Season from the sidelines.

And yet, disaster is still lurking. Michigan has not beaten a ranked opponent since that astounding upset of the Badgers in 2008 (and even that Wisconsin team did not finish the season in the top 25). A bowl win will not come easily against a tough Mississippi State team ranked 21st in the country. Then, of course, we have drama and uncertainty swirling above the coaching staff. Is RichRod going to be gone in January? Will they go after Jim Harbaugh? Will they have to start from square one again? Will they only fire Greg Robinson? If Rich stays will he get rid of the 3-3-5? And how will all this uncertainty (and perhaps a bowl loss) affect our recruiting base? Our current top recruit is already said to be reconsidering his verbal commitment to Michigan. How much is riding on this bowl game and how much has already been decided?

But enough speculation for now, I promised you a list games. And here they are: 35 bowl games in all their glory:

2010-11 College Football Bowl Schedule (All times Eastern)

Bowl	Location	Date/Time	Network
New Mexico BYU vs. UTEP	Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium	Dec. 18 2 p.m.	ESPN
uDrove Humanitarian Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State	Boise, Idaho Bronco Stadium	Dec. 18 5:30 p.m.	ESPN
R+L Carriers New Orleans Ohio vs. Troy	New Orleans Louisiana Superdome	Dec. 18 9 p.m.	ESPN
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Southern Mississippi vs. Louisville	St. Petersburg, Fla. Tropicana Field	Dec. 21 8 p.m.	ESPN
MAACO Las Vegas Utah vs. Boise State	Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium	Dec. 22 8 p.m.	ESPN
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Navy vs. San Diego State	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 23 8 p.m.	ESPN
Sheraton Hawaii Hawaii vs. Tulsa	Honolulu Aloha Stadium	Dec. 24 8 p.m.	ESPN
Little Caesars Florida International vs. Toledo	Detroit Ford Field	Dec. 26 8:30 p.m.	ESPN
AdvoCare V100 Independence Air Force vs. Georgia Tech	Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium	Dec. 27 5 p.m.	ESPN2
Champs Sports West Virginia vs. NC State	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Dec. 28 6:30 p.m.	ESPN
Insight Missouri vs. Iowa	Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium	Dec. 28 10 p.m.	ESPN
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman East Carolina vs. Maryland	Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium	Dec. 29 2:30 p.m.	ESPN
Texas Illinois vs. Baylor	Houston Reliant Stadium	Dec. 29 6 p.m.	ESPN
Valero Alamo Oklahoma State vs. Arizona	San Antonio Alamodome	Dec. 29 9:15 p.m.	ESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Army vs. SMU	Dallas Gerald J. Ford Stadium	Dec. 30 Noon	ESPN
New Era Pinstripe Kansas St. vs. Syracuse	Bronx, N.Y. Yankee Stadium	Dec. 30 3:20 p.m.	ESPN
Franklin American Mortgage Music City North Carolina vs. Tennessee	Nashville, Tenn. LP Field	Dec. 30 6:40 p.m.	ESPN
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Nebraska vs. Washington	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 30 10 p.m.	ESPN
Meineke Car Care South Florida vs. Clemson	Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium	Dec. 31 Noon	ESPN
Hyundai Sun Notre Dame vs. Miami	El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl	Dec. 31 2 p.m.	CBS
AutoZone Liberty Georgia vs. UCF	Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl	Dec. 31 3:30 p.m.	ESPN
Chick-fil-A South Carolina vs. Florida State	Atlanta Georgia Dome	Dec. 31 7:30 p.m.	ESPN
TicketCity Northwestern vs. Texas Tech	Dallas Cotton Bowl	Jan. 1 Noon	ESPNU
Outback Florida vs. Penn State	Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium	Jan. 1 1 p.m.	ABC
Capital One Alabama vs. Michigan State	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Jan. 1 1 p.m.	ESPN
Gator Bowl Mississippi State vs. Michigan	Jacksonville, Fla. Municipal Stadium	Jan. 1 1:30 p.m.	ESPN2
Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO Wisconsin vs. TCU	Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl	Jan. 1 5 p.m.	ESPN
Tostitos Fiesta Connecticut vs. Oklahoma	Glendale, Ariz. U. of Phoenix Stadium	Jan. 1 8:30 p.m.	ESPN/ESPN3D
Discover Orange Stanford vs. Virginia Tech	Miami Sun Life Stadium	Jan. 3 8:30 p.m.	ESPN
Allstate Sugar Ohio State vs. Arkansas	New Orleans Louisiana Superdome	Jan. 4 8:30 p.m.	ESPN
GoDaddy.com Middle Tennessee vs. Miami (Ohio)	Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium	Jan. 6 8 p.m.	ESPN
AT&T Cotton LSU vs. Texas A&M	Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium	Jan. 7 8 p.m.	FOX
BBVA Compass Bowl Pittsburgh vs. Kentucky	Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field	Jan. 8 Noon	ESPN
Kraft Fight Hunger Nevada vs. Boston College	San Francisco AT&T Park	Jan. 9 9 p.m.	ESPN
Tostitos BCS National Championship Game Oregon vs. Auburn	Glendale, Ariz. U. of Phoenix Stadium	Jan. 10 8:30 p.m.	ESPN/ESPN3D

While I am definitely not a fan of either Alabama or Texas, I found myself 1.) Sympathizing with Colt McCoy and 2.) Feeling rather glad for Mark Ingram.

Seeing Mack Brown lose another game doesn't bother me one bit. But seeing a good kid like McCoy go down in his last and biggest game of his amatuer career is always disappointing to see, regardless of who he plays for or who I picked to win the game.

And I couldn't help but find myself rooting for Ingram after his moving Heisman speech. He seems like another quality young man and it was nice to see him break the curse of recent Heisman winners.

It seemed like this bowl season was tougher than usual. Across the board, we averaged lower point totals than in years past. However, after a rather eventful bowl season, Grant comes out on top for the second year in a row with 22 correct picks and 25 total points.

I apologize for the lack of updates throughout the bowl month, but for your enjoyment I will include this year's top 5 most impressive picks:

#5 Ray and Jacob take Middle-Tennesse State over Southern Mississippi in the New Orleans Bowl.

#4 Sue and Derek go with Marshall to beat the fighting Frank Solich-es in the Little Caesars Bowl.

#3 Nate, Clyde, and Derek pick the Midshipmen to upset the overconfident Tigers in the Texas Bowl.

#2 Nate and Sue are the only ones to show the Big Ten some love in the Rose Bowl by picking the Buckeyes.

#1 Jacob flies solo with Boise State over TCU in the Fiesta Bowl.

Final Standings*

1.) Grant (Thikkaman) - 25 points

2.) Tiffani - 24 points

3.) Nate B. (A True Blue Husker) - 24 points

4.) Jacob (Snake Doctor) - 23 points

5.) Derek (The Guvna) -22 points

6.) Doug B. (The Rev) - 21 points

7.) Mark (Kenny Pickett) - 21 points

8.) Sue (A. Contenda) - 19 points

9.) Tim (Dr. L) - 19 points

10.) Clyde (Chief Justice) - 19 points

11.) Ray (L.P. Stoneworthy) - 18 points

12.) Brett (Willy Jackett) - 15 points

*Ties are broken by Tebow's passing and rushing yards