So far, I'm 3-3 in the bowls and that was picking all of the underdogs except gators.
Randy Lyons Sent wirelessly -----Original Message----- From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 2:47 PM To: GATORNEWS <[email protected]> Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Picking this year's bowl games (Dooley) Picking this year's bowl games By Pat Dooley Gainesville Sun Columnist Published: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 6:42 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 6:42 p.m. I'm a little worried this year. Usually, I have to track down Andrew Copeland of Sister Hazel to have our yearly bowl contest. This year, Dr. Football received a breathless call from Drew, who seemed a little too eager to want to do this again. Could it be he's been reading how average Dr. Football has been with The Picks this season? Could it be that he's been studying spreadsheets and Web sites to get a grip on the bowl teams? Could it be he was bored one day on the tour bus? Maybe it's all of the above. Since he has been helping me out with this for several years, I thought I'd give him a hand and give him a song that Sister Hazel can record, free of charge. "Making picks is my passion It may not be in fashion To pick the Semis or Dawgs. But it could be worser I just lost my cursor Writing another of my blogs." No, it makes no sense to me either. But it rhymes. I mean, have you ever heard some of Sister Hazel's songs? "Why do you chew your pain?" What the heck does that mean? I've been chewing my pain all season, but it has been during the bowl season where Dr. Football comes alive. OK, except three years ago when The Sun outfitted half of Gainesville in "I Beat Dooley" T-shirts. But lately, I've been pretty stout on my bowl picks. After winning the last two straight from Copey I thought about telling him to stick to his day job. Except that he and the band are usually working at night and I'm pretty sure his day job is either playing golf or PlayStation. It's our standard deal — the loser treats the winner to golf and lunch and donates $100 to STOP! Children's Cancer. I'm still waiting for those receipts, Drew. Because it's bowl season, we're going to pick a dozen games rather than the usual 10. Inflation, you know. Vandy vs. Boston College: Am I the only one who thinks it's sad that Vandy finally gets to a bowl game and it's being played about five miles from campus? Nice trip. At least the 'Dores don't have to play in their run-down stadium. BC, 21-10. Drew's pick: Boston College. FSU vs. Wisconsin: Bobby Bowden was asked this week whether he was worried about his players enjoying a bowl trip in Florida a little too much. "We don't want to put them in jail," Bowden said. "I mean that. We don't want to bring them down here and lock them up." Naw, that's what the cops are for. Wisconsin, 27-21. Drew's pick: FSU. Cal vs. Miami: On the other end of the spectrum from Vandy, I give you Miami. The Hurricanes get to spend a week in San Francisco after a 7-5 season. Not fair. "This place seems different from Florida," said safety Anthony Riddick upon arrival. What gave it away? Cal, 30-21. Drew's pick: Cal. LSU vs. Georgia Tech: Here's some bowl trivia for you — Georgia Tech has the shortest trip from its campus to its bowl game at 2.04 miles. That's also roughly the rushing yardage the Jackets recorded against Miami and Georgia to close the regular season. For some crazy reason, though, LSU wins 30-28. Drew's pick: Georgia Tech. Iowa vs. South Carolina: Have we all thanked Iowa enough for beating Penn State? Probably not. The ball coach is going with Stephen Garcia at quarterback. I think. Iowa, 17-10. Drew's pick: South Carolina. Georgia vs. Michigan State: Let's see if the Bulldogs are last year's Michigan. Disappointing, underachieving season, but pull it together for the bowl game. Or maybe they'll be this year's Georgia. Something was missing there. Georgia, 27-21. Drew's pick: Georgia. Southern Cal vs. Penn State: Everybody is assuming the Trojans are going to light up JoePa's boys. Well, Dr. Football has looked at this closely and has decided, uh, everybody is right. USC, 35-3. Drew's pick: Southern Cal. Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss: Too many people are looking at this as an indicator of Big 12 vs. SEC. Tech was 11-1. Ole Miss was 8-4. Puh-lease. Tech, 45-31. Drew's pick: Texas Tech. Kentucky vs. East Carolina: Mike Hartline returns as the starter for the Wildcats with Randall Cobb injured. "I can't say that this is just another game because it isn't," Hartline said. I know. It's the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. East Carolina, 24-17. Drew's pick: Kentucky. Utah vs. Alabama: Oh man, the Utah fans are catching it because the school has only sold 2,500 tickets. Let's see, pay a fortune to go see your team manhandled and then cruise Bourbon Street? Isn't that the dream of everybody in Utah? Alabama, 38-13. Drew's pick: Alabama. Texas vs. Ohio State: "Um, any chance a Texas win would create a split championship, AP voters? Just wondering. Signed, Mack Brown." Texas, 42-24. Drew's pick: Texas. Florida vs. Oklahoma: Bob Stoops is taking this seriously. He's putting in curfews for the week. Big Game Bob needs this one. So does Dr. Football. But you have to wait until game week for my pick. That's just the way I roll. Drew's pick: Florida. Contact Pat Dooley at 374-5053 or at [email protected]. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
