Bowl Picks (Part 2)

Little Ceasars Bowl

Florida International(6-6) vs Toledo(8-4)        Connor.FIU                   Josh/Ranny/Nash/Andrew/Taylor.Toledo

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl

Tulsa(9-3) vs Hawaii(10-3)           Taylor.Tulsa           Josh/Connor/Ranny/Nash.Hawaii

Independence Bowl

Air Force(8-4) vs Georgia Tech(6-6)         Josh/Connor/Ranny/Taylor.AF         Nash/Andrew.GT

Champs Sports Bowl

West Virginia(9-3) vs NC State(8-4)        Josh/Connor.WVU          Ranny/Nash/Andrew/Taylor.NCSU

Insight Bowl

Iowa(7-5) vs Missouri(10-2)             .Iowa            Josh/Connor/Ranny/Nash/Andrew/Taylor.Mizzou

Military Bowl

Maryland(8-4) vs East Carolina(6-6)         Josh/Connor/Ranny/Nash/Andrew/Taylor.Mary         .ECU

Texas Bowl

Illinois(6-6) vs Baylor(7-5)      Andrew.Ill             Josh/Connor/Ranny/Nash/Taylor.Bay

Alamo Bowl

Oklahoma State(10-2) vs Arizona(7-5)       Josh/Connor/Ranny/Nash/Taylor.OK State       Andrew.Zona

Armed Forces Bowl

SMU(7-6) vs Army(6-6)          Josh/Connor/Taylor.SMU          Ranny/Nash/Andrew.Army

Pinstripe Bowl

Syracuse(7-5) vs Kansas State(7-5)             Ranny/Andrew.Cuse             Josh/Connor/Nash/Taylor.KSU

Music City Bowl

North Carolina(7-5) vs Tennessee(6-6)             Josh/Connor/Ranny/Andrew/Taylor.UNC            Nash.Tenn

Holiday Bowl

Nebraska(10-3) vs Washington(6-6)              Josh/Connor/Ranny/Nash/Andrew/Taylor.Neb             .Wash

Meineke Car Care Bowl

USF(7-5) VS Clemson(6-6)           Josh/Ranny/NashTaylor.USF               Connor/Andrew.Clem

Sun Bowl

Miami(7-5) vs Notre Dame(7-5)         Josh/Connor/Nash/Taylor.U                       Ranny/Andrew.ND

Liberty Bowl

Georgia(6-6) vs UCF(7-5)              Josh/Connor/Ranny/Nash.UGA           Andrew/Taylor.UCF

Chick-Fil-A Bowl

Florida State(9-4) vs South Carolina(9-4)          Nash.FSU           Josh/Connor/Ranny/Andrew/Taylor.USC

Bowl Picks (Part1)

Bowl season officially starts tomorrow. We have given our first round of picks.


New Mexico Bowl:
BYU(6-6) vs UTEP(6-6)               Ranny/Connor/Taylor.BYU                 Josh/Nash/Andrew.UTEP



Humanitarian Bowl:
Northern Illinois(10-3) vs Fresno State(8-4)               Andrew/Nash/Josh/Ranny/Connor/Taylor.NIU          .FSU



New Orleans Bowl:
Ohio(8-4) vs Troy(7-5)          Ranny/Connor/Taylor/Josh.Ohio              Nash/Andrew.Troy



St. Petersburg Bowl:
Southern Miss(8-4) vs Louisville(6-6)          Taylor.So Miss            Josh/Andrew/Nash/Ranny/Connor.L’ville



Las Vegas Bowl:
Utah(10-2) vs Boise State(11-1)         .Utah           Andrew/Nash/Josh/Ranny/Connor/Taylor.BSU



Pointsettia Bowl:
Navy(9-3) vs San Diego State(8-4)       Josh/Andrew/Nash/Ranny/Connor/Taylor.Navy          .SDSU

Watch This..... Or Not

There are 34 bowl games in 2010-2011. In my opinion 34 bowl games is overkill. Some of these bowl games have gotten to ridiculous. 6-6 is bowl worthy. Essentially this awarding mediocrity. To show my frustration I am going to give you the worst 5 bowl games this bowl season. 

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: December 18

Troy (7-5) vs Ohio (8-4)

What a way to spend your saturday night. The primetime game Saturday night has the winner of the Sun Belt, yes the winner of the Sun belt is (7-5), against the #5 C-USA team, The Ohio Bobcats. It does not get much worse then this. This will be a snore-fest from start to finish. 

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: December 24

Tulsa (9-3) vs Hawaii (10-3)

Same thing every single year. Hawaii gets to take on some average mid-major every year at home. Both of these teams are pretty good, but really its the same old, same old.

Little Ceasars Pizza Bowl: December 26

Toledo (8-4) vs Florida International (6-6)

The only thing somewhat appealing about this game is the name of the bowl.... enough said.

GoDaddy.com Bowl: January 6

Middle Tennessee State (6-6) vs Miami (OH) (9-4)

The only reason anyone will watch this game is because of the commercials.

Liberty Bowl: December 31

Georgia (6-6) vs UCF (10-3)

Put an SEC team up against a C-USA team, not that tough to guess what the outcome is going to be. I do not care which SEC team it is. If they can make a bowl game, and are playing any team from the C-USA, they will win by a lot. UCF does not stand a chance, even if they are 10-3.-Josh Neighbors

Brothers in Arms

Army vs. Navy
For the last few years Navy has dominated this rivalry game, gone onto their bowl game, and left Army to think about their disappointing season. This year it is not the case. Army is 6-5, and already in The Armed Forces Bowl. Army has a great triple-option running attack in which 6 players have rushed for over 100 yards total this season. Sophomore quarterback Trent Steelman has played very solidly in this system. He has passed for 837 yards, and has rushed for 620 yards, making him the second leading rusher on the team. This dynamic rushing attack needs to be efficient if they want to have a chance at beating Navy.
Navy looks a lot like Army, except they are a little bit stronger in each position. They are a triple-option style offensive team. The offense is directed by early-season Heisman contender, Rick Dobbs. Dobbs leads the team in rushing with 806 yards and has run for 13 touchdowns. He has also thrown for 10 touchdowns. Navy has 8 rushers over 100 yards on the season. Navy is 45th in points allowed per game. Army is 55th in points allowed per game. Navy is just a little bit better in each aspect of the offense and defense, and that is why I think they will win this game.-Josh Neighbors


Army vs Navy Army.Taylor                    Navy.Josh/Andrew/Connor/Ranny/Nash

Results Week 14

A quality week all-around. This was the last week of regular season picks. Now it is on to the bowls.


Ranny Kennon: This week(15-5) overall(170-70)

Connor Jones: This week(14-6) overall(168-72)

Josh Neighbors: This week(15-5) overall(160-80)

Taylor Bostic: This week(17-3) overall (145-95)

Andrew Reed: This week(13-7) overall(144-96)

Nash Wiley: This week(13-7) overall(137-103)

Cuse For Concern?

#8 Michigan State and #7 Syracuse face-off in the garden tonight. Syracuse has not yet played a ranked team. The first ranked team they play, is one of my early Final Four picks. The one thing about Syracuse that is very impressive is the consistency of their 2-3 zone defense. They rotate well to the ball, and cause problems for opposing teams offense. The other thing, or person I should say, on Cuse is Rick Jackson. This is a guy who is averages double-figures in point and in rebounds. He averages 13.1 point and 12.4 rebounds a game. Michigan State will need to key-in on Jackson. Junior guard Scoop Jardine needs to feed the ball inside to Jackson early and often. Jardine averages 12 points and 7 assists a game. One final not about Syracuse, they are a very deep team. They have so many guys who can come off the bench and give a solid few minutes of play.

The Spartans are 6-2. Regardless of there 2 blemishes, I still think they are one of the top 3 teams in the country. Kalin Lucas is an All-American in my mind. I have said it before, but I think this game will come down to Michigan State's guard play. The have so many good guards who can step in and be big threats. Korie Lucious, Durrel Summurs, and Kieth Appling are key players in Michigan State's offense. I think the  MSU bigs will be able to hold off Rick Jackson, and get MSU a 9-point win.-Josh Neighbors

Old Story New Faces

This is one of my favorite events in college athletics. The Jimmy V Classic. Great basketball, promoting a great cause. The Jimmy V Foundation for cancer research is my favorite charity  and I encourage you to donate money for a very worthy cause. I also encourage you to watch Coach Jim Valvano's very inspiring ESPY speech. Now to the basketball. The 1st matchup has the 2008 National Championship game. #14 Memphis and #4 Kansas square-off in a battle of un-beatens. We will find out if Memphis is for real. They are a relatively un-tested team. They also are another one of those young, reloaded teams. This team finds leadership in their junior guard/forward Wesley Witherspoon. He is averaging almost 14 points, and about 5 rebounds a game. Now amazing numbers, but getting the job done. The core freshman on this team, are key pieces to this team. Freshman guard Joe Jackson is averaging 12 points and over 4 assists a game. Guard Will Barton is averaging about 12 points and 4 rebounds a game. These guys will have to give more then usual if Memphis wants a shot at winning this game.

Kansas is a very strong team. They are averaging about 90 points per game. That is 3rd best in the NCAA. Not only that, but they average the most assists per game and have the highest field goal percentage in the country. So its pretty obvious why Kansas is 7-0. They play quality team basketball. Junior forward Marcus Morris averages almost 19 points, and 7 rebounds a game. He is the leader of this team skills wise. Also the experience of Kansas gives The Jay Hawks the edge. The Hawks start 3 juniors, a senior, and a sophomore. This is why I like Kansas by double digits.-Josh Neighbors