0-2. Ouch. That's the last time I let myself get convinced to change my pick. I'm going with my gut pick I made when I first picked all the games for my College Bowl Pick'em. That being said, let's see where I went wrong.
Review: PURDUE 37 Western Michigan 32 X
With as sloppy as this game was for Western Michigan, they should feel luck to have escaped with only a five point loss. If they had a point on the board for each turnover they had, they'd have won the game. Seven turnovers. Seven? When does that happen, and how do you even stay in the game? Of course, Purdue had 4 to make 11 total for the game, but seven turnovers is a large number to overcome. In a wacky game, Purdue had a 99 yard kickoff return for a touchdown, two recovered onside kicks, and led by as many as 16 in the game, but with just two minutes remaining on the clock, the Broncos got the ball, got a first down, and quarterback Alex Carder fumbled at his own 24 yard line to seal a Boilermakers victory. It was Purdue's first bowl win since 2007, which also came in Detroit, and the Broncos fell to 0-5 in post-season play.
Review: NORTH CAROLINA STATE 31 Louisville 24 X
It's bad enough to strike out your first time around, but the second time stings a little more. For the second time Tuesday, the team I was cheering for was down at halftime, down by double digits in the third quarter (this time by 21), and made it a one-score game late in the fourth only to lose in the end. Turnovers again plagued both squads on the field as each team posted 3 turnovers, though all of the Cards came off interceptions thrown by quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, including one that was returned 65 yards by David Amerson for a score to put the Wolfpack up 31-10.
Now it's time to move on to bigger and better things. At least hopefully a few victories
Preview: Toledo v. Air Force
Two teams I know nothing about. Great. Kinda like yesterday, though I want a total 180 with the results. So, starting from the top. Toledo. The Rockets against the Air Force Falcons. There are jokes that could be said with that, but I'll refrain. These are two teams that score a lot of points. Toledo has scored over 40 points seven times this season, and the Falcons scored over 45 their last two outings. The ground game may be the strong point of both these teams as Air Force ranks second in the country in rushing and Toledo close behind in 14th. I said I wouldn't be changing any picks this time around, so I'm going with Air Force, though looking at it a little closer, Toledo could cost me again.
Preview: California v. Texas
We're right back at two 7-5 teams. The Longhorns made it back to a bowl after seeing their 12 year streak snapped in 2010. They made it back under the direction of another McCoy, this time Case McCoy along with David Ash have split playing time under center. The Texas defense may have been the highlight of the team as they rank 14th in the nation, though in their final game of the regular season, RG3 and the Baylor Bears racked up 511 yards in a 48-24 Longhorn loss. The Golden Bears won three of their final four games to get bowl eligible with that lone loss coming at the hands of Andrew Luck and the Stanford Cardinals, who were the eighth ranked team at the time. Texas is 4-0 against California in previous matchups and I've got the Longhorns ending the season on a strong note with a win. Mack Brown, please don't let me down.
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