The Longest Inch, Episode #19

Big number 19 sets a new record as the longest Longest Inch Podcast.  We recap our previous week's bowl predictions (I somehow managed a resurgence!), prognosticate on Nebraska and Florida State's 2010 American football squads, and preview the final three bowls.  Stay tuned to see who ends up predicting the most bowls correctly!


Our Bowl Picks (Continued Again):

FedEx Orange Bowl

Line: Georgia Tech -5.0

Me:   (10) Iowa 17 - (9) Georgia Tech 21

Sky:  (10) Iowa 24 - (9) Georgia Tech 13

GMAC Bowl

Line: Central Michigan -2.5

Me:   Central Michigan 31 - Troy 21

Sky:  Central Michigan 55 - Troy 20

Citi BCS National Championship Game

Line: Alabama -4.0

Me:   Texas 24 - Alabama 28

Sky:  Texas 38 - Alabama 34

Week 12 NCAA Prediction Recap (4 - 2)

All in all, my Week 12 picks fared pretty well.  I ended up 4-2, but I also predicted the exact team score for Stanford and Nebraska.  I was only off by 1 for LSU, 4 for Wisconsin, 5 for Northwestern, and 2 for Oregon.

If former Bear Jim Harbaugh didn't make multiple bonehead coaching decisions in the 4th quarter, perhaps that pick would've worked out (down by 3 and decide to go for it on 4th and 8 from your own 30 yard line with 3:30 and all 3 of your timeouts left?!?!? BE SERIOUS. PUNT THE BALL).

And if Les Miles and LSU had any clue how to manage a football game with 1 minute left, maybe I would've gotten that one right.  "I can only tell you that the management at the back end of the game was the issue," LSU Coach Les Miles said, later adding: "It's my fault that we didn't finish first in that game."

My Week 12 Picks:

Prediction:  LSU 24 - Ole Miss 17
Actual:  LSU 23 - Ole Miss 25

Prediction:  Wisconsin 35 - Northwestern 38
Actual:  Wisconsin 31 - Northwestern 33

Prediction:  Oregon 42 - Arizona 31
Actual:  Oregon 44 - Arizona 41 (2 OT)

Prediction:  Cal 21 - Stanford 28
Actual:  Cal 34 - Stanford 28

Prediction:  Kansas St. 14 - Nebraska 17
Actual:  Kansas St. 3 - Nebraska 17

Prediction:  Florida St. beats Maryland
Actual:  Florida St. beat Maryland