2009 NCAA College Football Bowl Picks

Bowl season is upon us, kicking off Saturday, December 19, with two games, the New Mexico Bowl and St. Petersburg Bowl.

That being the case, here are my picks for this year’s match-ups–take them with a grain of salt, or perhaps a couple margaritas.

NON-BCS BOWL GAMES

NEW MEXICO BOWL

Fresno State vs. Wyoming – Dec. 19
Pick: Fresno State

ST. PETERSBURG BOWL

Rutgers vs. UCF – Dec. 19
Pick: Rutgers

NEW ORLEANS BOWL

Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee – Dec. 20
Pick: Southern Miss

MAACO BOWL

BYU vs. Oregon State – Dec. 22
Pick: BYU

POINSETTIA BOWL

Utah vs. California – Dec. 23
Pick: Utah

HAWAII BOWL

SMU vs. Nevada – Dec 24
Pick: Nevada

LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL

Marshall vs. Ohio University – Dec. 26
Pick: Ohio

MEINEKE CAR CARE

North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh – Dec. 26
Pick: Pittsburgh

EMERALD BOWL

Boston College vs. USC – Dec. 26
Pick: USC

MUSIC CITY BOWL

Clemson vs. Kentucky – Dec. 27
Pick: Clemson

INDEPENDENCE BOWL

Texas A&M vs. Georgia – Dec. 28
Pick: Georgia

EAGLEBANK BOWL

Temple vs. UCLA – Dec. 29
Pick: Temple

CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL

Miami vs. Wisconsin – Dec. 29
Pick: Miami

HUMANITARIAN BOWL

Idaho vs. Bowling Green – Dec. 30
Pick: Bowling Green

HOLIDAY BOWL

Nebraska vs. Arizona – Dec. 30
Pick: Nebraska

ARMED FORCES BOWL

Houston vs. Air Force – Dec. 31
Pick: Houston

SUN BOWL

Oklahoma vs. Stanford – Dec. 31
Pick: Stanford

TEXAS BOWL

Navy vs. Missouri – Dec. 31
Pick: Navy

INSIGHT BOWL

Minnesota vs. Iowa State – Dec. 31
Pick: Minnesota

CHICK-FIL-A BOWL

Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee – Dec. 31
Pick: Virginia Tech

OUTBACK BOWL

Northwestern vs. Auburn – Jan. 1
Pick: Northwestern

CAPITAL ONE BOWL

Penn State vs. LSU – Jan. 1
Pick: LSU

GATOR BOWL

Florida State vs. West Virginia – Jan. 1
Pick: West Virginia

INTERNATIONAL BOWL

South Florida vs. Northern Illinois – Jan. 2
Pick: South Florida

PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL

Connecticut vs. South Carolina – Jan. 2
Pick: Connecticut

COTTON BOWL

Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss – Jan. 2
Pick: Oklahoma State

LIBERTY BOWL

East Carolina vs. Arkansas – Jan. 2
Pick: Arkansas

ALAMO BOWL

Michigan State vs. Texas Tech – Jan. 2
Pick: Texas Tech

GMAC BOWL

Troy vs. Central Michigan – Jan. 6
Pick: Central Michigan

BCS BOWL GAMES

ROSE BOWL

Ohio State vs. Oregon – Jan. 1
Pick: Oregon

SUGAR BOWL

Florida vs. Cincinnati – Jan. 1
Pick: Florida

FIESTA BOWL

Boise State vs. TCU – Jan. 4
Pick: TCU

ORANGE BOWL

Iowa vs. Georgia Tech – Jan. 5
Pick: Georgia Tech

BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Alabama vs. Texas – Jan. 7
Pick: Alabama

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