The Longest Inch, Episode #18

For episode 18 we talk about Jason Bay going to the Mets and continue our Bowl Predictions through the Fiesta Bowl on January 4th.

Our Bowl Picks (Continued):

Champ Sports Bowl
Me:   (15) Miami 31 - (25) Wisconsin 17
Sky:  (15) Miami 38 - (25) Wisconsin  31

Roady's Humanitarian Bowl
Me:   Bowling Green 49 - Idaho 24
Sky:  Bowling Green 21 - Idaho  24

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl

Me:   (20) Arizona 10 - (22) Nebraska 14

Sky:  (20) Arizona 17 - (22) Nebraska  13

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl

Me:   Houston 55 - Air Force 28

Sky:  Houston 45 - Air Force 27

Brut Sun Bowl

Me:   Oklahoma 23 - Stanford 17

Sky:  Oklahoma 31 - Stanford  17

Texas Bowl

Me:  Navy 21 - Missouri 20

Sky: Navy 17 - Missouri 41

Insight Bowl

Me:   Minnesota 24 - Iowa St. 27

Sky:  Minnesota 13 - Iowa St. 27

Chick-fil-A Bowl

Me:   (11) Virginia Tech 28 - Tennessee 24

Sky:  (11) Virginia Tech 21 - Tennessee 27

Outback Bowl

Me:   Northwestern 20 - Auburn 31

Sky:  Northwestern 24 - Auburn 38

Gator Bowl

Me:   (16) West Virginia 27 - Florida St. 31

Sky:  (16) West Virginia 27 - Florida St. 28

Capital One Bowl

Me:   (13) Penn St. 21 - (12) LSU 17

Sky:  (13) Penn St. 13 - (12) LSU 16

International Bowl

Me:   South Florida 34 - N. Illinois 25

Sky:  South Florida 41 - N. Illinois 17

Papajohns.com Bowl

Me:   South Carolina 31 - Connecticut 14

Sky:  South Carolina 27 - Connecticut 24

AT&T Cotton Bowl

Me:   (19) Oklahoma St. 17 - Mississippi 23

Sky:  (19) Oklahoma St. 27 - Mississippi 31

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Me:   Arkansas 30 - East Carolina 27

Sky:  Arkansas 38 - East Carolina 21

Valero Alamo Bowl

Me:   Michigan St. 28 - Texas Tech 24

Sky:  Michigan St. 27 - Texas Tech 45

The Rose Bowl

Me:   (8) Ohio St. 27 - (7) Oregon 41

Sky:  (8) Ohio St. 35 - (7) Oregon 48

Sugar Bowl

Me:   (3) Cincinnati 21 - (5) Florida 38

Sky:  (3) Cincinnati 31 - (5) Florida 52

Fiesta Bowl

Me:   (6) Boise St. 37 - (4) TCU 31

Sky:  (6) Boise St. 27 - (4) TCU 38

Bowl Prediction Recap for Dec. 22 - 29 (Me: 4 - 5; Sky: 7 - 2)

Wow, this was not my finest hour... Although, in my defense I did say to bet on Skyler's picks and not mine. 

Our Bowl Picks:
My Prediction: (18) Oregon St. 33 - (14) BYU 24
Sky's Prediction: (18) Oregon St. 45 - (14) BYU 35
Actual: (18) Oregon St. 20 - (14) BYU 40

My Prediction: (23) Utah 28 - California 24
Sky's Prediction: (23) Utah 31 - California17
Actual: (23) Utah 37 - California 27

My Prediction: Nevada 21 - Southern Methodist 14
Sky's Prediction: Nevada 38 - Southern Methodist 45
Actual: Nevada 10 - Southern Methodist 45

My Prediction: Boston College 10 - USC 28
Sky's Prediction: Boston College 7 - USC 52
Actual: Boston College 13 - USC 24

My Prediction: Marshall 26 - Ohio 27
Sky's Prediction: Marshall 10 - Ohio 38
Actual: Marshall 21 - Ohio 17

My Prediction: (17) Pittsburgh 38 - North Carolina 31
Sky's Prediction: (17) Pittsburgh 30 - North Carolina 21
Actual: (17) Pittsburgh 19 - North Carolina 17

My Prediction: Kentucky 24 - Clemson 34
Sky's Prediction: Kentucky 17 - Clemson 49
Actual: Kentucky 13 - Clemson 21

My Prediction: Texas A&M 44 - Georgia 21
Sky's Prediction: Texas A&M 13 - Georgia 24
Actual: Texas A&M 20 - Georgia 44

My Prediction: UCLA 27 - Temple 28
Sky's Prediction: UCLA 33 - Temple 16
Actual: TBD....

The Longest Inch, Episode #17

Episode #17 features Javier Vazquez's trade to the Yankees, Mike wishing the Cubs could deal Zambrano, a Chicago Bulls shellacking, and some serious Bowl predictions.

Bowl Picks:
                                               Me                    Skyler
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
(18) Oregon St.                       33                        45
(14) BYU                                24                       35

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
(23) Utah                                 28                       31
California                                 24                       17

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Nevada                                     21                       38
Southern Methodist                   14                       45

Emerald Bowl
Boston College                        10                        7
USC                                         28                       52

Little Caesars Bowl
Marshall                                    26                       10
Ohio                                          27                       38

Meineke Car Care Bowl
(17) Pittsburgh                          38                        30
North Carolina                          31                        21

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
Kentucky                                  24                       17
Clemson                                    34                       49

AcvoCare V100 Independence Bowl
Texas A&M                              44                        13
Georgia                                     21                        24

EagleBank Bowl
UCLA                                       27                         33
Temple                                      28                         16

Week 13 NCAA Prediction Recap (6 - 2)

After the mayhem that was rivalry week, I've gotta say I feel pretty lucky to escape with a 6 - 2 record.

I was worried about Noel Devine and West Virginia going into the Backyard Brawl, and his 134 yards and 1 touchdown performance only confirmed those fears.  Pittsburgh finally showed their real selves when down 16-6 with about 10 minutes left to play in the game as they scored 10 unanswered points to tie it up 16-16, but it was too little too late.  Tyler Bitancurt won the game, hitting a 43 yard field goal as time expired.

Alabama somehow managed to sneak past Auburn despite going down 14-0 in the first 5 minutes of the game.  It's even more incredible when you consider that Alabama's run-heavy offense is not built to score a lot of points, especially when they have to come from behind.

Florida handled the Seminoles in a game whose score I was actually fairly close on.

Bedlam:  A scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.  Yep, that just about sums it up.  All I can say is Oklahoma St. left me at a complete loss for words.  They proved me very wrong and Skyler very right.  Shut out?  Playoffs?!?  Be serious Cowboys.

No surprises in the Commonwealth Cup.  Virginia is a BAD football team (then again, so is Georgia...crap!)  Oh, and speaking of which, later Al Groh.

Memo to LSU:  Get your act together.  I know Arkansas has one of the best offenses in the SEC and Lou "I'm nuttier than a fruit cake" Holtz claims you have one of the worst offenses in the entire nation (forget just the SEC), but squeaking by the Razorbacks at HOME???  Sh'mon now.  You're better than that.  Or maybe you're not...

BYU, thanks for making me look smart.  I predicted you would beat Utah by 3, and that's exactly what you did.  Loud sustained applause.

USC, you are almost as cool as BYU.  I guess I overestimated UCLA with the Victory Bell on the line...  At least I didn't pick UCLA like Skyler did here.  "Glitz and glam" my ass.


My Week 13 Picks:
The Backyard Brawl
Prediction:  (9) Pittsburgh 27 - West Virginia 21
Actual:  (9) Pittsburgh 16 - West Virginia 19

The Iron Bowl
Prediction:  (2) Alabama 24 - Auburn 10
Actual:  (2) Alabama 26 - Auburn 21

The Sunshine Showdown
Prediction:  Florida St. 14 - (1) Florida 28
Actual:  Florida St. 10 - (1) Florida 37

Bedlam Series for the Bedlam Bell
Prediction:  (12) Oklahoma St. 37 - Oklahoma 21
Actual:  (12) Oklahoma St. 0 - Oklahoma 27

Commonwealth Cup
Prediction:  (14) Virginia Tech 24 - Virginia 10
Actual:  (14) Virginia Tech 42 - Virginia 13

The Battle for the Golden Boot
Prediction:  Arkansas 20 - (15) LSU 27
Actual:  Arkansas 30 - (15) LSU 33

The Holy War
Prediction:  (21) Utah 28 - (19) BYU 31
Actual:  (21) Utah 23 - (19) BYU 26

The Victory Bell
Prediction:  UCLA 23 - (20) USC 30
Actual:  UCLA 7 - (20) USC 28

The Longest Inch, Episode #11

Episode 11 is a special Thanksgiving edition of The Longest Inch for your listening pleasure. We discuss the MLB MVP awards, continue our look into the top 50 MLB Free Agents, chalk talk the Rivalry Weekend in College Football, tell people to Be Serious, and Stump the Skyler. They call us 'Carwash,' cause we're automatic.

My Week 13 Picks:

The Backyard Brawl:
(9) Pittsburgh  27
at
West Virginia  21

The Iron Bowl:
(2) Alabama  24
at
Auburn  10

The Sunshine Showdown:
Florida St.  14
at
(1) Florida  28

Bedlam Series for the Bedlam Bell:
(12) Oklahoma St.  37
at
Oklahoma  21

Commonwealth Cup:
(14) Virginia Tech  24
at
Virginia  10

The Battle for the Golden Boot:
Arkansas  20
at
(15) LSU  27

The Holy War:
(21) Utah  28
at
(19) BYU  31

The Victory Bell:
UCLA 23
at
(20) USC 30

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