Bowling ...

So, some of the bowl games have already come and gone. In fact it is halftime of the Pitt vs North Carolina Meineke? bowl right now. You might think I would learn because every year, underdogs kick butt in the bowl games. The smaller the conference the more motivated they seem to be. Exhibit A is that the Mountain West is 3-0 this bowl season already, punching the Pac 10 upside their head.

Here in Orlando, we get Miami vs Wisconsin in the Champs Bowl and then on New Years, Penn State and LSU play in the Capital One game. I think the SEC is the strongest conference (10 of 12 teams bowling), but we will get to see how they match up against some of the other leagues. The SEC has 2 games against the big 11, 2 games against the ACC, 3 games against the Big East and 3 games against the Big 12, which includes the title game with Alabama vs Texas.

I think LSU is far more talented than Penn State, but I expect the N Lions to win the game. Auburn should beat Northwestern, to allow the SEC to break even with the league that cannot count. Kentucky is well coached, but probably will struggle to contain CJ Spiller and Clemson. This might give the ACC a misleading braggin right against the SEC, but I do think that Va Tech will squeak by Tennessee. SEC vs Big East: Florida & Cincinnati...Gators defense SHOULD prevail, but the Bearcats have been nasty explosive and have a SERIOUS chip on their shoulder with Brian Kelly bolting for South Bend. If the Gators don't bring the A game, they will get beat. South Carolina SHOULD beat UCONN, but again, they have to play like they WANT to be there.
SEC-Big12. I like Georgia over Texas A&M comfortably. Ole Miss & Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl may be one of the best games to watch. A toss up but I like the Rebs. Alabama is favored over Texas, and Nick Saban is as good a coach as there is in the NCAA. That said, I am going with the upset and look for Colt and the Longhorns to beat the Tide.
I'll show my ignorance and do a little preview of some of the bigger games as the dates get closer.