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| LaVon Brazill number 7 and Ohio celebrate after scoring the go ahead touchdown. |
Gildan New Mexico Bowl:
This game was really terrible. Temple played with a lead all game and were able to keep building that lead until the very end when Wyoming was able to score a late touchdown and make a two point conversion that was just to erase the margin of the loss. Temple drove right down the field and scored an opening touchdown which is nothing new since they scored nine opening drive touchdowns this year. The Temple Owls running game could not be stopped as Bernard Pierce ran for 100 yards, Chris Coyer ran for 71, and Matt Brown ran for another 49. Temple had 255 yards on the ground and completely blew out Wyoming 37-15.
My Prediction: I predicted Temple in this bowl game so I'm starting at 1-0 for bowl picks this season.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl:
This game was probably the best one yet of this bowl season. It was a thrilling game and came down to the final possession. Tyler Tettleton struggled early and had a ball slip from his hands on the second play of the game and just knocked the ball out of the back of the end zone to prevent Utah State from scoring a cheap touchdown. Then Utah State started to dominate in the running game. Michael Smith was Utah State's leading rusher with 157 yards and two touchdowns in this game on just twelve carries. It was starting to look like this game would be just another blow out but then Ohio started to come alive in the second half. Tyler Tettleton led his team with his late game heroics as he threw a pass to LaVon Brazill on fourth down which got them inside the one yard line after a bunch of reviews that made no sense other than the original review. Tyler Tettleton was able to break outside and dive into the right corner of the end zone over the pylon to send his team to a 24-23 victory over the Utah State Aggies.
My Prediction: I predicted Ohio to win a high scoring game so I have improved to 2-0 in picks.
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl:
This also turned out to be a great game and since San Diego State just didn't play well in the first half they were unable to win this 32-30 nail biter. This game ended on a 50 yard field goal by ULL kicker Brett Baer. Louisiana-Lafayette quarterback Blaine Gautier had a mind blowing 470 passing yards in this game. San Diego State played well in the second half and took a late lead but were not able to hold on and win the bowl game.
My Prediction: I predicted San Diego State in a blow out and I was wrong on this one. I am now 2-1 in picks.
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl:
How They Got Here:
Florida International: The Golden Panthers went 8-4 and they went 5-3 in the Sunbelt Conference. This team relies on big plays on offense and defense to lead them to victory. They are ranked 16th in points allowed this season.
Marshall: The Thundering Heard lost to all the big name teams they played this year though they did come out on top in some of the other games they have played. They went 6-6 overall and had a conference record of 5-3. This team has nothing that really jumps off the page at you but they need their quarterback Rakeem Cato to have a big game.
My Prediction: I'm going to have to go with Florida International in this game. Florida International's strong defense will lead them to a win in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg. This game is being played at Tropicanaa Field in St.Petersburg home of the MLB's Tampa Bay Rays.
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