Dear Fantasy Doctor X.

College: Bowl games predictions.

 By NOSTRADAMUS.

Only 1 week left on your shopping calendar. I'll take a Hummer. And no, not the one I got in Vegas last year.  I prefer one without the gold grill and racing stripes, please.

Time to really break it down. The best of the best, the mano y mano. The King of Kings. Heck lets get on with it. Who will win?

Outback Bowl: Wisconsin vs. Tennessee (- 3): You can't spell shut out without UT. Much less the Outback Bowl. Wisconsin is spectacular in bowl games. UT isn't. Sorry Vol fans, I have to side with the much maligned Badgers. Take Wiscy in the upset.

Cotton Bowl: Arkansas vs. Missouri (-3): Most people will be lead to believe that this will be a shoot-out. I very much beg to differ. The Cotton Bowl has traditionally, for some reason, been a tight, low-scoring affair. If that is the case, I'll side with the team that doesn't belong here.  Arkansas. Another dog, and another Nos upset special. 

Capital One Bowl: Michigan vs. Florida (-10): Michigan can't cover the spread, let alone a spread offense, right? Looks WAY TOO easy to take Florida, right? Exactly. Take the team with something to prove. That team is Michigan. They are not as slow as everybody even comes close to imagining.  Michigan WILL cover, and might even pull off the shocker as well. Of course I may be drunker than Paris Hilton right now as well.

Gator Bowl: Virgina vs. Texas Tech (-5 1/2): A team that was a half away from the ACC Championship takes on a 7th or 8th best team in the Big 12? The Big 12 team is favored? Why? This will be a pretty good game actually.  Good defense against good offense. Me? I'll take great Defense every time. Look for Howie Long's son to create some serious havoc for the Red Raiders. Not a big fan of it, but I'll side with the dog again in the Hoos.

Rose Bowl: Illinois vs. USC (- 13 1/2): Big number. Especially when considering two teams who really like to grind it out on the offensive side of the ball. On the other hand, I just don't see Mendenhall and Juice getting much running room. Which means Juice has to make this close with his arm. I don't like his chances of doing that. USC is the most versatile team in the country. And when push comes to shove, they would rather you line it up right at them. And that is exactly what Illinois will give them. The Illini are getting better, but this is a monumental task for them to overachieve. Especially in USC's backyard. Lay the 13 1/2, and take the Trojans in a 35 - 13 final.

Fiesta Bowl: West Virginia vs. Oklahoma (- 7): It was - 7 before Rodriguez quit. Likely to move to 10 or more very soon. Vegas already told you the outcome on this one. The Sooner offense looks to be too dynamic for the new and improved Mountaineer defense. The big question is, whether WVU can score with OU. A question they have not been often asked. With the departure of Rodriguez, I don't know if this team rallies, or quits. I'll side with quits. I believe that RR was the heart and soul of this team, and will be a great addition at Michigan. Without a doubt, the best hire in the 'off-season' was made by Michigan. Thus I'll side with OU to cover comfortably in a romp. Not to mention, if you want to stop the spread you need solid DE's and LB's. Oklahoma has that. And then some.

Sugar Bowl: Hawaii vs. Georgia:  (- 9): Isn't this the same number OU was favored by? Oh, that' s right it was 11. Colt is pretty good. Not great. Georgia's defense will be the most physical Hawaii has seen all year. Especially when they start subbing on the offensive and defensive lines. Plus Georgia will have the most speed AND size Hawaii has EVER seen. June Jones said he was scared in warm-ups against Washington? A team that is DEAD LAST in the Pac 10? Sorry Hawaii, Boise State's Fiesta miracle ends here. After Boise State last year, you will NOT be taken lightly. What WILL happen is you will be EXPOSED. This is the NOS guaranteed laughter of the bowl season.  Knowhshon Moreno and Thomas Brown will combine for OVER 400 yards rushing, and the final score will be somewhere around 52 - 13.  In the wake will be Colt's NFL chances as well. Nope. He doesn't play in a system offense...........................................
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Orange Bowl: Kansas vs. Virginia Tech (-4): Interesting. I'm banking on the ENTIRE world taking Va Tech in this one. Seems too logical. ON second hand the OVER/UNDER should be about 8. My play on this one is definitely the under. For the game? I'm not sold on either team.  Which means it will likely be a classic. Remember the field goal battle with Penn State and Florida State a few years ago, when Posluszny went down with a knee injury? Likely this one, will mess up my winning bowl pool entry. Then again I won't be in it anyway. When in doubt take the dog, rIght? Then again take the proven commodity in a bowl game. I'll go with Va Tech. Actually I will. IN THE NOS #1 BOWL GAME LAUGHTER. THE NOS PLAY OF THE BOWL SEASON. 

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Ohio State vs. LSU ( - 5): Speed, speed, speed. Right? As long as you hear it from the media and SEC fans. The Buckeyes are NOT slow. And the Sweatervest will have some things up his sleeve to stop a supremely inefficient Tiger offense.  I FULLY expect Ohio State to come out and PUNCH LSU in the mouth from the get go. IT will be game on from the beginning. LSU will be VERY much surprised in the athleticism and SPEED of the Buckeyes. In particular a man called Vernon Gholston. A MAN-CHILD. He will be in the LSU backfield all night. They will also be overwhelmed by the physicality of the OSU line, and Beanie Wells WILL run for over 130 yards. Ohio State  Will be the best offensive line that LSU has faced all year. BAR NONE. Question is, how will Glenn Dorsey respond? I'm VERY sure the public will be surprised on that one as well. No, it is not 2002, but I look for Ohio State to pull the outright upset. 

      BUCKEYES: 23              LSU: 13

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