Bowl Picks W/ Confidence

[grandmaster]

ITS ALMOST HERE!!!!!!


These are my SU bowl winners, not necessarily influencing how I bet the bowls this year.

Winner had about 415 points ly. Wish me luck.

Pick Rank

Utah 23
Fla atl 5
Ucincy 31
Nmex 6
Byu 18
Ecarolina 12
Purdue 29
Arizsu 8
Bostonc 22
Houston 4
Orgstate 17
uConn 13
Ucf 7
Texam 9
Alab 2
Cal 16
Fresnou 10
Southf 24
Ky 21
Ind 14
Auburn 1
Tenn 3
Missouri 20
Uva 11
Fla 30
Usc 32
Uga 26
Okla 27
Vtech 19
Rutg 28
Tulsa 15
Lsu 25

528possible

[squirreljf]

ok, we have quite a few different picks here. I didn't rank mine. Maybe I will do that later this evening. but here are my picks for now

Utah
Fla Atl
Cinci
Nevada
BYU
Boise St
Purdue
Texas
Boston College
TCU
Maryland
Wake Forest
Miss St
A & M
Alabama
Cal
S. Fla
Georgia Tech
Kentucky
Ok St
Clemson
Wisconsin
Missouri
Fla
Tex Tech
Rutgers
Tulsa
USC
Hawaii
Oklahoma
Kan
LSU

[grandmaster]

Hawaiis your upset special eh? away from the island.....

[squirreljf]

I know its a long shot. I know i would be pissed if I were a bulldog due to I think they got screwed. I think they should have moved up to #3. But I think Hawii will come out to play. I think hawii can keep it close and pull the upset. if they do pull of the win, it will be big for me because I know everyone else will have the dogs

[mfischer1]

Lol.

I can tell you right now, there is NO way UGA loses to Hawaii...

hahaha.

[Louie]

Originally Posted by mfischer1

Lol.

I can tell you right now, there is NO way UGA loses to Hawaii...

hahaha.

Just like...no way Oklahoma loses to Boise St.

Hawaii has a chance IMO...

[mfischer1]

Oh come on. 9 out of 10 times OU beat Boise.

Mid-Major teams won't be able to "sneak" up on BCS teams this year. It took two 1 in a million plays for boise to win. Makes for a great story, and it was an excellent game. but look what happened to that same boise team @ UGA a year earlier.

48-13?

Yep. and all this nonsense about the state of Hawaii being there? New Orleans will be a home game for UGA.

I told you all about Florida, I told you all about Auburn.

I'm telling you all about Hawaii.

[Louie]

Sure Sure...

I am taking Hawaii with the points...

[mrsports]

Well I am taking Hawaii in this game. I may even play a money line play on the game.

If Georgia feels snubbed by not moving up high enough in the BCS poll, then that is a recipe for an upset.

I do feel that if Georgia covers this game, the total will fly over. I figure Hawaii to be good for 30-40 points here.

One team has something to prove and nothing to lose. The other may be playing "not to lose".

[mfischer1]

Well, I personally know many of the senors...

I've talked to Brandon Coutu, Thomas Brown, Chester Adams, Marcus Howard and Kelin Johnson(I had some comm classes with all of them)

They all feel like they are playing with a chip on their shoulder and are playing to prove that they did deserve a shot at playing for the title.

Also, I can tell you right now, 99% of the team feel fortunate to be playing in a BCS bowl game after the way they played against UT.

You guys can ponder and guess on attitudes... but I'm giving you it straight from the horses mouth.

Everyone one of these guys remembers what it was like to lose to West Va, (a much better team) when they were heavily favored to win and none of them want to lose this game.

According to these guys, Coach Richt has been selling the Sugar Bowl as the first of of the 2008 season. All these guys know that a powerful statement here will surely lead to a top 5, maybe top 3 preseason ranking and the senior leadership constantly reminds the guys of West Va.

I mean, even looking at the unbiased stats...

Warriors are 7-18 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
Warriors are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games.
Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. win.
Bulldogs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.

Keep in mind the last 5 on UGA's schedule included the likes of Florida, Auburn, Georgia Tech, and Kentucky.

The only loss ATS spread, was against Troy, on a last second touchdown against UGA's freshman with a 17 pt. lead. (line was -14.)

The last 5 that Hawaii played? Washington, Boise, Nevada, Fresno, and New Mexico. Not even close to the same level of competition.

I feel like the public... currently almost 60% siding on Hawaii are looking for another darling like Boise State.

Nobody has to defend their picks, but I'm curious... what do you see in Hawaii that makes you so sure they are going to cover/win SU?

I can't find any reasoning other than people guessing that UGA will be disappointed for playing in the Sugar Bowl and are keyed in for a let down.

On top of everything, UGA is expecting to have 60,000 people to Hawaii's 20,000 people at the dome. This will be the most people anyone from Hawaii has every played in front of. I wonder how good the receiver will be able to pick up audibles at the line with 60k yelling.

Ok, i'm tired of typing...

please continue discussion...

[grandmaster]

I like Georgia to win, but I think Hawaiis offense should keep it close. This is basically a showcase game for Brennan. If he gets time, the uga defense will be in trouble. (thats a big IF.)

and if Georgia goes up by 14 with 30 seconds left, I love this Hawaii team for a meaningless back door cover.

[grandmaster]

Im 6-0 Squirrel!!!!!

our next battle is ASU/TEXAS






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