An informal pool........

[Captain Shamrock]

Here is the upcoming college bowl schedule. Let's see how TTPers do with the plethora of games. Post your selections WITHOUT the spread. I will start my selections off in a few days, since the first game is on the 18th of December.

2001-02 college football bowl schedule

Bowl Date Teams
---- ---- -----
New Orleans North Texas (5-6) vs.
at New Orleans December 18 Colorado St (6-5)
(8:00 p.m. EST - ESPN2)

GMAC/Mobile Alabama Marshall (10-1) vs.
at Mobile, Alabama December 19 East Carolina (6-5)
(8:00 p.m. EST - ESPN2)

Tangerine No Carolina St (7-4) vs.
at Orlando, Florida December 20 Pittsburgh (6-5)
(7:30 p.m. EST - TBA)

Las Vegas Utah (7-3) vs.
at Las Vegas December 25 USC (6-5)
(3:30 p.m. EST - ABC)

Jeep Seattle December 27 Georgia Tech (7-5) vs.
at Seattle Stanford (9-2)
(4:00 pm EST -- ESPN) (formerly Jeep Oahu Bowl)

Independence Alabama (6-5) vs.
at Shreveport, Louisiana December 27 Iowa St (7-4)
(8:00 p.m. EST - ESPN)

Galleryfurniture.com Texas A&M (7-4) vs.
at Houston December 28 TCU (6-5)
(1:30 pm EST - ESPN)

Music City Boston College (7-4) vs.
at Nashville, Tennessee December 28 Georgia (8-3)
(5:00 p.m. EST - ESPN)

Holiday Washington (8-3) vs.
at San Diego December 28 Texas (10-2)
(8:30 p.m. EST - ESPN)

Motor City Toledo (8-2) vs.
at Pontiac, Michigan December 29 Cincinnati (7-4)
(Noon EST - ESPN)





Alamo Texas Tech (7-4) vs.
at San Antonio December 29 Iowa (6-5)
(2:30 p.m. EST - ESPN)

Insight.com Kansas St (6-5) vs.
at Phoenix, Arizona December 29 Syracuse (9-3)
(5:00 p.m. EST - ESPN)

Humanitarian Louisiana Tech (7-4) vs.
at Boise, Idaho December 31 Clemson (6-5)
(12:30 p.m. EST - ESPN)

Sun Washington St (9-2) vs.
at El Paso, Texas December 31 Purdue (6-5)
(2:00 p.m. EST - CBS)

Silicon Valley Fresno St (11-2) vs.
at San Jose, California December 31 Michigan St (6-5)
(3:00 p.m. EST - Fox Sports Net)

Liberty Louisville (10-2) vs.
at Memphis, Tennessee December 31 BYU (12-1)
(4:00 p.m. EST - ESPN)

Peach North Carolina (7-5) vs.
at Atlanta December 31 Auburn (7-4)
(7:30 p.m. EST - ESPN)

Cotton Oklahoma (10-2) vs.
at Dallas January 1 Arkansas (7-4)
(11:00 a.m. EST - FOX)

Outback South Carolina (8-3) vs.
at Tampa, Florida January 1 Ohio St (7-4)
(11:00 a.m. EST - ESPN)

Gator Florida St (7-4) vs.
at Jacksonville, Florida January 1 Virginia Tech (8-3)
(12:30 p.m. EST - NBC)

Florida Citrus Tennessee (10-2) vs.
at Orlando, Florida January 1 Michigan (8-3)
(1:00 p.m. EST - ABC)

Fiesta Oregon (10-1) vs.
at Tempe, Arizona January 1 Colorado (10-2)
(5:00 p.m. EST - ABC)

Sugar Illinois (10-1) vs.
at New Orleans January 1 LSU (9-3)
(8:30 p.m. EST - ABC)

Orange Maryland (10-1) vs.
at Miami January 2 Florida (9-2)
(8:00 p.m. EST - ABC)

Rose Miami (11-0) vs.
at Pasadena, California January 3 Nebraska (11-1)
(8:00 p.m. EST - ABC)

[mexi]

my college predictions have been the same all year. Home team to win every game.

[Captain Shamrock]

Mexi,

There are rarely home teams when it comes to bowl games, so that theory is MOOT . As for the first two games, coming up on the 18th and 19th.......

Colorado State over North Texas by 10..........18th.

Marshall over East Carolina by 3....................19th.



Captain

[mexi]

Even though there are rarely games played on a teams HOME field for bowl games, there is still always a designated HOME team and VISITING team. My picks remain the same HOME throughout.

[Captain Shamrock]

You have to love college bowl games, no matter how inconsequential they appear. What a cracking game tonight in the GMAC(WTF) Bowl .

0:07 left in 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
East Carolina 21 17 3 10 51
Marshall 0 8 28 15 51
Time Outs: East Carolina - 1, Marshall 0
Curtis Head PAT kick missed
TOUCHDOWN - Curtis Head kick missed

Current Drive
Marshall (8 plays, 78 yards)
· Drive starts at Marshall 20 (1st and 10 on Marshall 20)
· Byron Leftwich throws an incomplete pass down the right side of the field (2nd and 10 on Marshall 20)
· Byron Leftwich throws an incomplete pass down the right side of the field (3rd and 10 on Marshall 20)
· Byron Leftwich passes to Denero Marriott to the left for 19 yards (1st and 10 on Marshall 39)
· Byron Leftwich passes to Curtis Jones down the middle for 26 yards (1st and 10 on East Carolina 33)
· Byron Leftwich throws an incomplete pass down the middle of the field (2nd and 10 on East Carolina 33)
· Byron Leftwich passes to Denero Marriott to the left for 23 yards (1st and Goal on East Carolina 10)
· Byron Leftwich throws an incomplete pass down the middle of the field (2nd and Goal on East Carolina 10)
· Byron Leftwich passes to Darius Watts to the right for 10 yards (TOUCHDOWN - Curtis Head kick missed)





Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
East Carolina Touchdown - Byron Leftwich throws an interception down the left side of the field, 13-yard return by Ty Hunt (Kevin Miller kick)
Drive: 0 plays, 13 yards (14:03 left)
East Carolina 7, Marshall 0

East Carolina Touchdown - Byron Leftwich fumbles, recovered by Jerome Steward (East Carolina), 42-yard return (Kevin Miller kick)
Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards (11:39 left)
East Carolina 14, Marshall 0

East Carolina Touchdown - David Garrard runs to the right for 9 yards (Kevin Miller kick)
Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards (6:48 left)
East Carolina 21, Marshall 0

2nd Quarter
East Carolina Field Goal - Kevin Miller kicks a 25-yard field goal
Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards (9:04 left)
East Carolina 24, Marshall 0

Marshall Touchdown - Byron Leftwich passes to Darius Watts to the right for 35 yards (2pt attempt converted, Trod Buggs run to the left)
Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards (6:35 left)
East Carolina 24, Marshall 8

East Carolina Touchdown - Leonard Henry runs up the middle for 7 yards (Kevin Miller kick)
Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards (6:00 left)
East Carolina 31, Marshall 8

East Carolina Touchdown - David Garrard runs to the left for 6 yards (Kevin Miller kick)
Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards (4:47 left)
East Carolina 38, Marshall 8

3rd Quarter
Marshall Touchdown - David Garrard throws an interception down the right side of the field, 26-yard return by Ralph Street (Curtis Head kick)
Drive: 0 plays, 26 yards (14:37 left)
East Carolina 38, Marshall 15

Marshall Touchdown - Byron Leftwich runs to the left for 9 yards (Curtis Head kick)
Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards (12:23 left)
East Carolina 38, Marshall 22

East Carolina Field Goal - Kevin Miller kicks a 22-yard field goal
Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards (8:35 left)
East Carolina 41, Marshall 22

Marshall Touchdown - David Garrard throws an interception down the right side of the field, 26-yard return by Terrance Tarpley (Curtis Head kick)
Drive: 0 plays, 26 yards (5:21 left)
East Carolina 41, Marshall 29

Marshall Touchdown - Franklin Wallace runs up the middle for 15 yards (Curtis Head kick)
Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards (1:00 left)
East Carolina 41, Marshall 36

4th Quarter
East Carolina Field Goal - Kevin Miller kicks a 32-yard field goal
Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards (10:43 left)
East Carolina 44, Marshall 36

Marshall Touchdown - Byron Leftwich passes to Denero Marriott to the right for 30 yards (2pt attempt failed, Byron Leftwich pass to Darius Watts)
Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards (6:15 left)
East Carolina 44, Marshall 42

East Carolina Touchdown - Leonard Henry runs up the middle for 55 yards (Kevin Miller kick)
Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards (5:00 left)
East Carolina 51, Marshall 42

Marshall Field Goal - Curtis Head kicks a 27-yard field goal
Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards (1:53 left)
East Carolina 51, Marshall 45

Marshall Touchdown - Byron Leftwich passes to Darius Watts to the right for 10 yards (Curtis Head kick missed)
Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards (0:07 left)
East Carolina 51, Marshall 51


The game is now in overtime and Marshall(the team I selected to win just scored a touchdown to go up 58-51. It is now East Carolina's turn to try from 25 yards. This game could set records, if it already hasn't by the time overtime finishes.......


It is fun to listen to games like this......

Captain

[Captain Shamrock]

58 - 58 now with OT number 2 starting.......

[Captain Shamrock]

The Captain is a solid 2/2 in college bowl games......

Final - Overtime 2 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT1 OT2 Total
East Carolina 21 17 3 10 7 3 61
Marshall 0 8 28 15 7 6 64

Unfortunately, I have not been able to bet on the games on Willhill.......

Colorado State 45
North Texas 20


Fcuking Citibank.

For tomorrow's inaugural Tangerine Bowl...... Pittsburgh will beat NC State by a touchdown, covering the spread.

Go Panthers.

[Captain Shamrock]

3 for 3. Fcuking Citibank.......


Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Pittsburgh 3 21 3 7 34
No Carolina St. 3 7 0 9 19


I have ALWAYS done well on bowl games. It might be time to phone up the bookie in time for the 'season'.


Next picks to come later......

[Captain Shamrock]

Take USC and the spread(-4). They are 5-1 in their last six games and spanked a ranked UCLA 27-0 in the season finale.

USC 31 Utah 14

Captain

[Captain Shamrock]

My picks are fcuking shit. We should shut this thread down at this point in time.

Utah 10
USC 6


Georgia Tech 24
Stanford 14

Stanford was stopped 3 times when they had a 1st and goal inside the FIVE fcuking yard line.


I have Alabama to beat Iowa State in tonight's game. So, if you were smart, you should take Iowa State.

Captain

[Captain Shamrock]

Against the sread....

Texas(-12) over Washington

Texas A+M (-6 ) over TCU

Georgia(-4.5) over Boston College.


So far, I am 3 - 3 against the spread and 4 - 2 straight up.


Captain

[Captain Shamrock]

Another cracker of a game......


Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Washington (21) 0 23 13 7 43
Texas (9) 0 14 6 27 47


Texas was down by 19 at one point, late in the third quarter.

2/3 straight-up today but only 1 - 2 against the spread......

6 - 3 straight up................ 3 - 6 against the spread......ouch....


For tomorrow....

Texas Tech, Cincinatti, Kansas State to cover the spreads.....


Captain