Bowl projections

Heading into championship weekend, here is how we see the bowl match ups shaping up for everyone...

Phil's predictions
New Mexico
Wyoming vs. Fresno State

St. Petersburg
South Florida vs. Central Florida

R+L Carriers New Orleans
Southern Miss vs. Troy

MAACO Las Vegas
BYU vs. Oregon State

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
Utah vs. Arizona

Sheraton Hawaii
SMU vs. Nevada

Little Caesars
Minnesota vs. Central Michigan

Meineke Car Care
Boston College vs. West Virginia

Emerald
Florida State vs. Stanford

Gaylord Hotels Music City
North Carolina vs. South Carolina

AdvoCare V100 Independence
Texas A&M vs. Auburn

EagleBank
Bowling Green vs. Marshall

Champs Sports
Miami vs. Michigan State

Roady's Humanitarian
Northern Illinois vs. Idaho

Pacific Life Holiday
Oklahoma State vs. USC

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Air Force vs. East Carolina

Brut Sun
California vs. Oklahoma

Texas
Iowa State vs. Navy

Insight
Northwestern vs. Kansas State

Chick-fil-A
Clemson vs. Georgia

Outback
Penn State vs. Tennessee

Capital One
Iowa vs. LSU

Konica Minolta Gator
Virginia Tech vs. Pittsburgh

Rose Bowl
Ohio State vs. Oregon

Allstate Sugar
Alabama vs. Cincinnati

International
Connecticut vs. Temple

Papajohns.com
Rutgers vs. Kentucky

AT&T Cotton
Missouri vs. Mississippi

AutoZone Liberty
Houston vs. Arkansas

Valero Alamo
Wisconsin vs. Texas Tech

Tostitos Fiesta
Boise State vs. Nebraska

FedEx Orange
Georgia Tech vs. Texas

GMAC
Notre Dame vs. Ohio

Citi BCS National Championship
Florida vs. TCU


Tom's predictions
New Mexico
Wyoming vs. Fresno State

St. Petersburg
South Florida vs. Central Florida

R+L Carriers New Orleans
Southern Miss vs. Troy

MAACO Las Vegas
Utah vs. Oregon State

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
BYU vs. Arizona

Sheraton Hawaii
SMU vs. Nevada

Little Caesars
Ohio vs. Middle Tennessee State

Meineke Car Care
Boston College vs. Cincinnati

Emerald
Miami vs. Stanford

Gaylord Hotels Music City
North Carolina vs. South Carolina

AdvoCare V100 Independence
Auburn vs. Texas A&M

EagleBank
Marshall vs. Bowling Green

Champs Sports
Georgia Tech vs. Wisconsin

Roady's Humanitarian
Idaho vs. Northern Illinois

Pacific Life Holiday
Nebraska vs. USC

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Air Force vs. East Carolina

Brut Sun
Oklahoma vs. Notre Dame

Texas
Navy vs. Iowa State

Insight
Missouri vs. Minnesota

Chick-fil-A
Georgia vs. Virginia Tech

Outback
Northwestern vs. Mississippi

Capital One
Iowa vs. LSU

Konica Minolta Gator
West Virginia vs. Florida State

Rose Bowl
Ohio State vs. Oregon

Allstate Sugar
Alabama vs. Pittsburgh

International
Rutgers vs. Temple

Papajohns.com
Connecticut vs. Kentucky

AT&T Cotton
Oklahoma State vs. Tennessee

AutoZone Liberty
Arkansas vs. Houston

Valero Alamo
Texas Tech vs. Michigan State

Tostitos Fiesta
TCU vs. Boise State

FedEx Orange
Penn State vs. Clemson

GMAC
Central Michigan vs. California

Citi BCS National Championship
Florida vs. Texas

Bowl predictions in May ... Why?

Leave it to CollegeFootballNews.com to come out with its way to early 2009 bowl projections on Monday. Seriously, bowl predictions in way?

OK. They are interesting, but the so-called experts can't even get these predictions correct in December. Why should anyone care about this now? Well, because it stirs interest and pisses others off.

The positives for Phil and me ... both Ohio State and West Virginia claim the automatic BCS bids according to these predictions. The Buckeyes finally get to go to the Rose Bowl in the Jim Tressel era in an interesting matchup against Oklahoma. The Mountaineers would get another shot to embarrass the SEC against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl. OSU and WVU are also considered possibilities in the Orange Bowl.

The BCS Championship game prediction is no real surprise: defending champ Florida against the typical end of the year favorite Southern Cal in Pasadena. Interesting note here. Ohio State and WVU are considered possibilities in this game also.

A Buckeyes-Mountaineers matchup would definitely heat things up at An 'Eye and an 'Eer.

Fulmer Cup predictions

Since we began this blog five months ago, 'Eye and I have gone to a new level of fanaticism in keeping up with the latest in college football. With the season complete I find new things to follow. I'm sure 'Eye was familiar with the Fulmer Cup, but it's new to me. It was created by the very popular and legendary college football blog Every Day Should Be Saturday.

To my surprise, WVU is the pre-offseason favorite to win this year's Fulmer Cup. Not really something to be proud of. This post by Miami Hawk Talk breaks down the potential Top 10 candidates in a real, and humorous manner. Have to admit, even I found it funny as they ripped the Mountaineers. 'Eye will be glad to know that Ohio State didn't land on the list, but The Big Ten has an impressive three teams in the running, including Michigan at No. 10.

So far, the Troy Trojans are in the lead for 2009.

Bowl predictions

Phil Shie's projections
EagleBank --- Wake Forest vs. Navy
New Mexico --- Colorado State vs. Fresno State
St. Petersburg --- South Florida vs. Memphis
Las Vegas --- Arizona vs. BYU
New Orleans --- Troy vs. Southern Miss
Poinsettia --- TCU vs. Boise State
Hawaii --- Hawaii vs. Northern Illinois
Motor City --- Ball State vs. N.C. State
Meineke --- Miami vs. Pittsburgh
Champs Sports --- Florida State vs. Wisconsin
Emerald --- California vs. North Carolina
Independence --- Western Michigan vs. La. Tech
Papajohns.com --- Rutgers vs. La.-Lafayette
Alamo --- Missouri vs. Northwestern
Humanitarian --- Maryland vs. Nevada
Holiday --- Oregon vs. Oklahoma State
Texas --- Notre Dame vs. Rice
Armed Forces --- Air Force vs. Houston
Sun --- Oregon State vs. West Virginia
Music City --- Vanderbilt vs. Virginia Tech
Insight --- Minnesota vs. Kansas
Chick-fil-A --- Georgia Tech vs. LSU
Outback --- Iowa vs. South Carolina
Gator --- Nebraska vs. Clemson
Capital One --- Michigan State vs. Georgia
Rose --- Penn State vs. Southern Cal
Orange --- Cincinnati vs. Boston College
Cotton --- Texas Tech vs. Mississippi
Liberty --- Kentucky vs. Tulsa
Sugar --- Florida vs. Utah
International --- Connecticut vs. Buffalo
Fiesta --- Texas vs. Ohio State
GMAC --- East Carolina vs. C. Michigan
BCS Championship --- Alabama vs. Oklahoma

Tom Perry's projections
EagleBank --- Maryland vs. Navy
New Mexico --- Colorado State vs. Nevada
St. Petersburg --- South Florida vs. Memphis
Las Vegas --- Arizona vs. BYU
New Orleans --- Troy vs. Southern Miss
Poinsettia --- TCU vs. California
Hawaii --- Hawaii vs. Buffalo
Motor City --- Ball State vs. Fresno State
Meineke --- North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh
Champs Sports --- Virginia Tech vs. Wisconsin
Emerald --- Arizona State vs. Florida State
Independence --- Arkansas State vs. La. Tech
Papajohns.com --- Rutgers vs. FAU
Alamo --- Missouri vs. Northwestern
Humanitarian --- Miami vs. Boise State
Holiday --- Oregon vs. Oklahoma State
Texas --- Notre Dame vs. Rice
Armed Forces --- Air Force vs. Houston
Sun --- Oregon State vs. West Virginia
Music City --- Kentucky vs. Wake Forest
Insight --- Minnesota vs. Kansas
Chick-fil-A --- Georgia Tech vs. LSU
Outback --- Iowa vs. South Carolina
Gator --- Nebraska vs. Clemson
Capital One --- Michigan State vs. Georgia
Rose --- Penn State vs. Southern Cal
Orange --- Cincinnati vs. Boston College
Cotton --- Texas Tech vs. Mississippi
Liberty --- Vanderbilt vs. Tulsa
Sugar --- Florida vs. Ohio State
International --- Connecticut vs. Western Michigan
Fiesta --- Texas vs. Utah
GMAC --- East Carolina vs. C. Michigan
BCS Championship --- Alabama vs. Oklahoma