14 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 14, 2004
STAFF PICKS
Predictions against the
spread for the bowl season
New Orieans Bowl: North Texas vs. Southern Miss. (-4.5)
Champs Sports Bowl: Georgia Tech (-5) vs. Syracuse
GMAC Bowl: Mmphis vs. Bowling Green (-4.5)
Fort Worth Bowl: Cincinnati (-1.5) vs. Marshall
Las Vegas .owl: Wyoming vs. UCLA (12)
Hawaii Bowl: UAB vs. Hawaii (-3)
MPC Computers Bawl: Fresno State vs. Virginia (-5.5)
Motor City Bowl: Toledo (-3) vs. Connecticut
0ndependence Bowl: Iowa State vs. Miami (Ohio) (-3
Insight Bowl: Oregon State (-3.5) vs. Notre Dame
Houston Bowl: Colorado (-3) vs. UTEP
Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma State (-1.5) vs. Ohio State
Con4inental Tire Bowl: North Carolina (-3) vs. Boston College
Emerald Bowl: New Mexico (-2.5) vs. Navy
rt.ay Bowl: Caifornia (-11) vs. Texas Tech
Silicon Valley Bowl: Northern Illinois (-1) vs. Troy
Musle City Bowl: AIabama (-3) vs. Minnesota
Sun Bowl: Purdue (-7) vs. Arizona State
berty Bowl: LouIsville (-14) vs. Boise State
Peach Bowl: Miami (FL) (-2.5) vs. Florida
Qutbak Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Georgia (7)
Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M (-3) vs. Tennessee
)GatorMowl: Florida State (-8) vs. West Virginia
Capital One Bowl: LSU (-7) vs. Iowa
se Bow1: Mkhigani vs. Texas (-6)
Fiesta Bowl: Utah (-16.5) vs. Pittsburgh
1ugar BowI A burn (-6.5) vs. Virginia Tech
Orange Bowl: Southern Cal. (-3) vs. Oklahoma
Season record (best bet)
Rose Bohl goes
with Texas in
the Rose Bowl
Chris
Burke
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Filice
Bob
Hunt
Sharad
Mattu
North Texas
Georgia Tech
Bowling Green
Marshall
Wyoming
Hawaii
Southern Miss.
Georgia Tech
Bowling Green
Marshall
UCLA
UAB
Virginia Virginia
Connecticut Toledo
Miami (OH) Miami (OH)
Oregon State Oregon State
Colorado UTEP
Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
Boston College Boston College
New Mexico Navy
California California
Troy Troy
Minnesota Alabam
Southern Miss.
Georgia Tech
Memphis
Marshall
UCLA
Hawaii
Virginia
Toledo
Iowa State
Oregon State
Colorado
Ohio State
Boston College
Navy
Texas Tech
Northern Illinois
Alabama.
Arizona State
Louisville
Miami
Georgia
Tennessee
West Virginia
Iowa
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Auburn
Southern Cal
Hawaii
88-94-5 (&5)
Southern Miss.
Syracuse
Bowling Green
Marshall
UCLA
Hawaii
Fresno State
Toledo
Miami (OH)
Oregon State
UTEP
Ohio State
North Carolina
Navy
Texas Tech
Northern Illinois
Alabama
Purdue
Louisville.
Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
West Virginia
Iowa
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
Southern Cal
Pittsburgh'
100-82-5 (9-4)
Rose Bohl, football f
and North Dakota na
North Texas
Georgia Tech
Memphis
Cincinnati
UCLA
Hawaii
Virginia
Connecticut
Miami (OH).
Notre Dame
Colorado
Oklahoma State
Boston College
Navy
Texas Tech
Northern Illinois
Minnesota
Purdue
Boise State
Miami
Wisconsin
Texas A&M
Florida State
LSU
Texas
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
Southern Cal
UCLA
97-85-5 (7-5)
The celebrity was quick
to point out that her
name, Rose Bohi, was
fan not spelled the same
ative way as the bowl game
in Pasadena. But we
figured: Who better to
pick the bowl games
than someone with
the name of the game
Michigan is playing
in? The 83-year-old
mother of 11 has lived
in North Dakota her
entire life, but her kids
and grandchildren are
spread out around
the country. Hbr two
oldest sons enlisted
in the Navy, which
fueled her decision to
pick the Midshipmen
in the Emerald
Bowl. She also has
grandchildren in Boise,
Hawaii, Colorado and
Texas - which helped
her reason through
some tough choices.
Trying desperately to
overtake Mattu, Burke
opposed the leader in
19 different games.
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Arizona State
Louisvifle
Arizona State
Boise State
Miami Florida
Georgia Georgia
Texas A&M Texas A&M
Florida State Florida State
Iowa
Texas'
Pittsburgh
Auburn
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
91-91-5 (&5)
LSU
Texas.
Pittsburgh
Auburn
Southern Cal
Georgia
91-91-5 (7-6)
New Year brings a full slate of Big Ten bowl-game action
By H. Jose Bosch
Daily Sports Writer
It's the most wonderful time of the
year - 22 days, 28 bowls and one sore
rear end. The die-hards will take a sab-
batical from mid-December until the
morning of Jan. 5 - deserting friends,
family and personal hygiene. For some,
watching Michigan and the other BCS
bowls is more than enough. But why not
watch the five other Big Ten teams in
action?
CAPITOL ONE BOWL
No. 13 IowA (7-1, 9-2) vs. No. 11
LSU (6-2, 9-2) - JAN. 1, 1 P.M.,
ABC
LSU is riding a six-game winning
streak, while Iowa comes in having won
its last seven. This game should make both
offenses look weak, as the third-ranked
LSU and 10th-ranked Iowa defenses bat-
tle in muggy Central Florida. This will be
a low-scoring defensive skirmish, but the
Big Ten loves that kind of game.
Iowa 13, LSU 10
GAYLORD HOTELS Music CITY BOWL
ALABAMA (3-5, 6-5) vs. MINNESOTA
(3-5, 6-5) - DEC. 31, NOON, ESPN
After a 5-0 start, Minnesota has lost
five of its last six games. Alabama has
been a decent team, but is has struggled
to survive in the harsh environment of
the SEC. The Crimson Tide's defense
has been nothing short of amazing this
season, finishing the year at No. 2 in total
yards allowed. That will be a big prob-
lem for the running back combo of soph-
omore Laurence Maroney and junior
Marion Barber III. Rooooooooll Tide!
Alabama 30, Minnesota 9
MASTERCARD ALAMO BOWL
OKLAHOMA STATE (4-4, 7-4) vs. No.
22 OHIO STATE (4-4, 7-4) - DEC. 29,
8 P.M., ESPN
Ohio State matches up against
Oklahoma State in the "Battle of the
OSUs." The Cowboys are a better
team than their 7-4 record implies
- two of their losses came against in-
state rival No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 6
Texas. Expect the Buckeyes' defense
to try and force Oklahoma State to
use the passing game - No. 111 in
the nation. But the Cowboys won't
back down and should make this game
close. Put the game on the shoulders
of Lou Groza Award winner, senior
Mike Nugent
Ohio State 34, Oklahoma State 31
OUTBACK BOWL
No. 7 GEORGIA (6-2, 9-2) vs. No. 16
WISCONSIN (6-2, 9-2) - JAN. 1, 11
A.M., ESPN
Georgia senior quarterback David
Greene's numbers this season speak for
themselves - 2,244 yards, 18 touch-
downs and just two interceptions. The
Badgers just want to salvage a season
that looked promising until they choked
in back to back weeks against Michigan
State and Iowa. This game will probably
be like a home game for the Bulldogs, so
the atmosphere will definitely be against
Wisconsin.
Georgia 38, Wisconsin 12
VITALIS SUN BOWL
No. 24 ARIZONA STATE (5-3, 8-3) vs.
PURDUE (4-4, 7-4) - DECEMBER 31, 2
P.M., CBS
This game will feature more bombs
than Whoopi Goldberg's career. Ari-
zona State is No. 5 and Purdue is
No. 4 in passing offense. Purdue sig-
nal-caller Kyle Orton and Sun Devil
quarterback Andrew Walter are going
to have a field day in El Paso. Tell
grandpa to make sure his pacemaker
has fresh batteries, because this one
will be a thriller. The Big Ten gets the
nod in a shootout.
Purdue 52, Arizona State 42
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