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Thursday Morning Open Thread

By Big Tent Democrat

The college bowl season has shattered my dream of reaching the .600 mark with my college picks. after sticking my head above water to 6-5 with my bowl picks - Miami, Bowling Green and Arizona all failed to cover. Now I am 6-8, with 19 games left. I'll need a 17-2 finish to bring my season mark to .600. Not going to happen. But there are still games to pick, including 4 today. Tomorrow, I'll be picking the New Year's Day bowls.

Houston meets Air Force. Ironically, Houston is the team with the air attack and Air Force will keep it on the ground. Houston is a 5 point favorite. The Mountain West has proven its mettle in the bowls. C-USA, not so much. I'll take the Air Force (+5). More . . .

Stanford is getting 10 points from Oklahoma, a team that has disappointed this year. The Pac 10 has been absolutely terrible this year. Clearly an overrated conference, especially by me. I'll take the Sooners (-10), despite their run of bowl losses.

I watched Mizzou play this year and was supremely unimpressed. I think Navy will beat them outright, so I will certainly take the 7 points on offer. I like Navy (+7).

Tennessee meets Virginia Tech tonight. The SEC is 1-1 so far, with Georgia blasting A&M and Kentucky losing a close one to ACC runner-up Clemson. The SEC remains the best college football conference in the country, and it is not even close. I like Tennessee to win this game. Thus I will take the Vols (+6).

This is an Open Thread.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on December 31, 2009 (boomark / email).