Bowling Card ( Dec 18-Jan 10) may the wind always be at your back

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Wish Baylor would show up in this game. Griffin can you please get your head out of your arse!

Oklahoma State (-6) over Arizona
First I saw a lot of Arizona games this year and I think this team is VERY overrated. The defense which was expected to be good just was not. Zona allowed an average of 456.0 yards, 20th-worst in the FBS, and an average of 36.0 points, 27th-worst. Thats just not good and aside from Oregon I do not see another high power high scoring offense that Arizona plays. Now don't get me wrong they played teams with a good offense but not great as I think the Pac-10 was a bit down this year. The two most powerful teams in the Pac 10 made short work of the wildcats.Stanford and Oregon hung over 45 on this team.Then came the end of the season, just rubbish losing its last four against ASU, Stanford, Oregon and USC. THREE of those were Zona home games! So we have established Zona struggles on defense, thats not a problem toinight right? Oklahoma State leads the NCAA in total offense at 537.6 yards per game, ranks third in scoring at 44.9. Now Arizona does score about 30 points per game but I just don't think it will be enough. The big three, Weedle, Hunter and Blackmon.... these guys are solid players and it all seems to set each other up in the game. As the season has gone on the cowboy line has come together. Looking at this game I am just saying what offense can score more and what defense can make one or two plays. That goes to the Big 12 offensive coach of the year and the Big special teams coach of the year and twelve all Big twelve players. This Okie state team IMO is loaded and I think it is funny. The line is moving the wrong was cause the public loves Okie and I think they have a good reason to back them. The chalk does not scare me, passing offenses normally are slow to start up with all the time off so I think Hunter is big in this game and then the others get into the flow and Arizona just can't keep up. I look at coaches as well, "I'M A MAN!" vs the sideline screamer. Well Okie states coach is cool and calm in the game and I think his kids play relaxed and get it do. Captain blue lip screamer on the other side will be throwing his tantrums all night long and eventually the team will just get tired of it and thn Okie runs away.

Okie St (-3) over Zona 1st Half
I think the cowboys run this one from open to close.

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Glad we hit juji!!

Wish Baylor would show up in this game. Griffin can you please get your head out of your arse!

Oklahoma State (-6) over Arizona
First I saw a lot of Arizona games this year and I think this team is VERY overrated. The defense which was expected to be good just was not. Zona allowed an average of 456.0 yards, 20th-worst in the FBS, and an average of 36.0 points, 27th-worst. Thats just not good and aside from Oregon I do not see another high power high scoring offense that Arizona plays. Now don't get me wrong they played teams with a good offense but not great as I think the Pac-10 was a bit down this year. The two most powerful teams in the Pac 10 made short work of the wildcats.Stanford and Oregon hung over 45 on this team.Then came the end of the season, just rubbish losing its last four against ASU, Stanford, Oregon and USC. THREE of those were Zona home games! So we have established Zona struggles on defense, thats not a problem toinight right? Oklahoma State leads the NCAA in total offense at 537.6 yards per game, ranks third in scoring at 44.9. Now Arizona does score about 30 points per game but I just don't think it will be enough. The big three, Weedle, Hunter and Blackmon.... these guys are solid players and it all seems to set each other up in the game. As the season has gone on the cowboy line has come together. Looking at this game I am just saying what offense can score more and what defense can make one or two plays. That goes to the Big 12 offensive coach of the year and the Big special teams coach of the year and twelve all Big twelve players. This Okie state team IMO is loaded and I think it is funny. The line is moving the wrong was cause the public loves Okie and I think they have a good reason to back them. The chalk does not scare me, passing offenses normally are slow to start up with all the time off so I think Hunter is big in this game and then the others get into the flow and Arizona just can't keep up. I look at coaches as well, "I'M A MAN!" vs the sideline screamer. Well Okie states coach is cool and calm in the game and I think his kids play relaxed and get it do. Captain blue lip screamer on the other side will be throwing his tantrums all night long and eventually the team will just get tired of it and thn Okie runs away.

Okie St (-3) over Zona 1st Half
I think the cowboys run this one from open to close.

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Irish

as an arizona guy

i agree

problem is, every year there seems to be one shitty conf come bowl season....right now it's either the big east (shocker) or the big 12
 

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Not saying PAC 10 sucks just saying they are top two heavy. Big east has no bug gutters. WAC is also suspect big 12 top heavy but more good teams than bad and sec same.

Okie st (0) over zona 2 half

Okie st (-.5) over Zona 3rd quarter

Like the adjustments the okie st coaches can make because they have a deep option open almost every time. Zona defense in big trouble and now the kicker has zero confidence so stoops will have big decisions in the red zone.

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Record update (I think it's right)
24-15-1

SMU (-8) over Army
Rushing vs passing with limited defense on either side. Is jones thinking about going to Maryland? Will the time off hurt the run n shoot offense? Well here are some thoughts, SMU played Navy and oh boy did the SMU defense struggle against the run. The triple option just was too much for the mustangs to handle. Army is 10 in NCAA averaging 256 rushing yards per game. Now I think if SMU keys on Hassin I think they slow a big portion of the offense down. Now you would think SMU would just play goalline defense the whole game. Army 78 yards per game passing, LAST in NCAA. Now I don't think Jones will do that so I think Army can move the chains today. SMU gives up 150 on the ground per game. This is a home game for SMU, in fact it is in their stadium. It was set for at TCU but renovations bring it to SMU. I like that advantage for the mustangs because if they are comfortable then the passing attack should benefit. Now Army gives up 190 through the air but SMU will need more because they average 274 passing per game. One of the reasons is QB Padron, this kid is a sophomore and the player Jones picked for his system. He needs to have a big game but SMU does have a good rusher as well, Zack Line is a thousand yard guy who averages 6.1 per run. That 6.1 per carry, Army gives up 332 per game of total offense so it looks like SMU should move the ball running and passing. So SMU balance against Army run, well when looking at those two I think balance hurts more than run only. Again goalline defense and man to man on WR would really hurt Army. On the other hand Army cannot pick one to defend. Scary aspect is the SMU kicker is banged up but I think he has enough to make a few kicks but I doubt anything of length. I think SMU has too much offense for Army, army will take time of possession but if SMU scores then army is done. This team cannot play catch up and if they get behind I'll be happy, still that ground game won't let them get behind but SMU pulls away as they make a few stops on defense.

SMU/Army OVER 51.5
As mentioned before both teams offense play to the other weakness. That should be points and I see either army and SMU go score for score or relative close (ten to fourteen point lead) army still battles. Or SMU jumps on top and the score gets out of hand earlie and SMUd balance just does whatever them want while yet again army fights til the end.

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UNC/Tenn UNDER 50.5
I think both teams have to run. Both teams have a defense that can show up. Young QB against a fast UNC defense. UNC no running game bytes can sling it but he throws picks.

SMU (-4) over Army 1st half
Just like the balance of the stands. Big stage means jitters but home game means SMU should not have them that bad.

UNC (0) over Tenn 1st half
Again I like Davis to have a good game plan. If UNC has a shot it's as the game starts when they are fresh. As the game goes on the depth will be a factor.

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Kansas State (-2.5) over Syracuse
The orange are in the Bronx. Yankee stadium which is about two miles from the school. Cuse will be extremely happy to be at this game but I think that might be the downfall. I think the Cuse coaches will forget that it's time to work. On the other side Snyder will have his team ready to go. I love this coach with this much time to prepare. Now he does not have the best record being 6-5 in bowls overall but Kansas state did not go to a bowl since he left and now it's back to business. Both teams are not coming in hot, Cuse lost 3 of last 4 and Kst lost 2 of last 4. Looking at these two teams you think running Carter and Thomas. Now Kst is 12-4 when Thomas goes about 90 yards and when he goes over 130 the wildcats are underrated in seven games. Now I love that last stay as Cuse give up an average of 172 yards per game, in a division I am not high on at all. The Big East is just not impressive from top to bottom, a long time ago I mentioned Louisville and Cuse as the teams going in the right direction. Still Cuse was not overly impressive but they were playing some good football. Kansas st started the season well and then came Nebraska and it was a child being smacked for stealing candy. Kst was put in their place and their place normally is at home where they seem like a total different team. Now Kansas st gives up 229 yards rushing per game, are you kidding me? Carter off an injury should be salivating to get the ball. So why do I like Kansas st, well personally I think they have the better coach, the best player on the field in Thomas and come from a tougher division so wins carry more weight. I mean honestly this will be interesting because both run and both QB are not going to light up the sky. Nessib is hitting about 57% and Coffeman is at a 64% clip. Now both down have a ton of passing attempts and both have 7 and 8 picks respectively. I think coffemans experience has value and his ability to run helps as well. I think this is going to be a close game but I think the Big 12 experience Kansas st has gotten iver the season. This season play will show up in the offensive line for the wildcats. They open more holes and Thomas has a big game and as mentioned they are underrated when he has a big game. I mean Cuse has wins against Akron, Colgate, Maine, s.Florida, close win over WVU and a three point win over RUTGERS... Guys that's not good. They lost by 20 plus to Washington and Pitt yikes. They lost to UCONN by 17 and BC by 9. Looking over this I am not impressed and if you look at it teams that run Pitt Washington UCONN Rutgers all matched up better than Cuse could defense. I think K st is the play and I like them all day.

Kst/Cuse OVER 47.5
looking at the mid to high twenties for each.

Kst (0) over Cuse 1st half

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Can SMU stop turning the ball over??? Good god they have a speed advantage at WR. Padron try to throw it to your WR.

SMU (-7) over army 2nd half
As I metioned after this write up it is a Eubanks game and it could get worse for the stangs.

Washington (+14) over Nebraska
Well we all know about the thirty point win in September. The interesting facts were the yards given up, 533 total and 383 rushing. Three one hundred yard Nebraska rushers that day. Is Nebraska really interested to play this game? They again lose the big 12 championship and now they have to play a team they have already beaten by blare margin. Martinez is not the player he was in that game. Over the last few games the dynamic runner has been held in check and it has exposed a passing question. That being said the huskers still average 33 points per game and 260 rushing. I don't think the Washington defense can stop them. If anything Nebraska has a big defensive advantage, last game Polk had 55 yards and locker was 4-20 with two picks. If there are any bright spots it is Washington win the last three games on the season. Locker will play in his first bowl ever so he should he pumped up and Sark with time off should have a better gameplan then last time. I think Nebraska will use the last games plan. After all why change it when it dominated. They embarrassing loss last game, and emotion are big reasons for my play. I just don't see it getting that far out of hand in a game where Washington is so excited to be in. To this team this mine as well be the national championship. It's not because they are not that good of a team to get there. Nebraska has the edge in EVERY category and should on paper have another big win. Still I think this dig has bite because Nebraska should laugh that they have to play them again and not in a better bowl. Could go behind the woodshed but I think it doesn't.

Did I mention SMU is playing like shut. It's a 16 point game army has a defensive TD And SMU has four turnovers...... I'll bite on SMU in the second half up to ten.

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Alright lets just say I am not thrilled about this but I still thinkk KSt has a lot better foorball in them and Cuse is playing the best they can.

KSt (+.5) over Cuse 3rd Quarter

KSt (0) over Cuse 2nd Half

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Yes I have had a few cocktails but just for the record I have

HAMMERED UNC

:facepalm: Come on Butch lets see what you got.

:0070 :0025 :0025 :0025 :0025

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gonna ride the blue til I'm through......

UNC (0) over Tenn 2nd half

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Sorry Jer-Z I thought we would have had it and if Yates played even remotely well it would have happened. Pick in the endzone hurt but I won a substantial amount on the Heels.

Clemson (-6) over S.Florida
Ummmm am I missing something? This team lost to Auburn by three but they are not good enough to beat the bulls by seven. Like four of their losses when added up came to a difference of like 17 points. Tigers allowed only a single touchdown in six consecutive games prior to the loss to South Carolina. Clemson ranks ninth in the nation in scoring defense (17.8 points per game) and was 23rd nationally in total defense (323.8 yards per game). Sfla offense is BAD, BJ Daniels is most likely going to play and I like that as a Clemson backer. This guy just flat out cannot read defense. He has just regresssed under Holtz and aside from his running he is a liability for the offense 12 picks on the year. Yes he can have a good game and Sfla can be dangerous BUT those games just did not happen that often and coming in off an injury the rust and the bad team should struggle. The Bulls, however, ranked 103rd in the nation in total offense with 311.9 yards per game. Kids there are 120 teams in the NCAA and SFla is right there in that group. Where the bull have kept themselves in games is on defense, 20th in overall defense with 319.7 yards allowed per game.WVU beat them 14 even though that was a self inflicted wound before half that killed them and they went into halftime against Florida right there yet they were able to put enough holes in the raft to sink them. What stinks is Parker and Dabo are at odd after getting into it during the south carolina game. Now Dabo will play the best player but I hope ego does not get in the way. Still the time between the end of season and bowl allowed Boyd time to get into the flow of the offense. This is the guy Clemson expects to be their Tyrod Taylor from VT, but it has yet to be seen. So what I am thinking is Clemson turns up the defensive heat. Daniels coming off a leg injury, get him moving around get sack master Bowers in his face. He might not be effective and the back up is a freshman walk on so we know he is not ready. Clemson will bring the house to get to Daniels and he will struggle. SFla will bring the house but either QB for Clemson can motor and they have the options around to make plays. Clemson wins in every factor of the game BUT I give the slight edge to Sfla. Still Clemson brings the heat, Daniels hurts his own team and as the game goes on Clemson starts to play with more energy on defense and then the tigers pull away.

Clemson/Sfla UNDER 41
Because each team brings in a solid defense that they will hang their hat one I like a low number because of a not take a chance type attitude. A dont lose the game for us slows it down.

Miami (-3) over ND
Well the Canes fired its coach because apparently having a clean program on the rise the Canes would rather get it done every year and deal with the NCAA sactions as they come. This gives Chip Kelly a huge advantage if he needed one in the coaching department. ND has lost a ton of players to injuries but managed to win the final three games of the season. I do think a big part of that stretch was the defense during those wins the defense gave up 233 which is almost 130 yards less than the previous games average. Not too much to report on here because you have ND with the better coach and coming in hotter. Miami in chaos because of losing Shannon and the questions with Golden. Plus now they get Harris back and we all know the kid can be on and drop a ball in a bucket fifty yards away OR he can be off and drop the ball in the other teams bucket more than once. Even with Shannon gone the offensive group is still together so they should not lose the ability to have a powerful offense but will they. A lot of questions but I am sure these guys feel they cost Shannon his job and they want to play harder, plus now they have to show something for the new coach. I am banking on getting the big rebound from Harris and the Miami speed. I think they rotate a lot of good defensive line folks that can give ND a lot of trouble. ND defense played well but I like the WR of Miami to have more speed, BUT can harris hit them? I like the miami upside here so I'll go with the Canes but if they look like an issue then it might be a big ND haltime play.


South Carolina Game Prop
RB Lattimore OVER 99.5 yards rushing
The game cocks go by this kid, he runs behind his pads and always falls forward. If he can run on those defenses in the SEC then it is the same as FSU.

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I have to do this for my brother. I think the writing is a waste of time. His desk is full of stuf I am not gonna waste time with all these papers and numbers a shit.

Cocks -3 n Over
Dogs -7 n under

When he comes back I'll tell him I let "all the people that read these" down

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