Weekly Picks of the Week - Bowl Games Part 2

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Nebraska Cornhuskers (+9) v. #22 Georgia Bulldogs

Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl
Jacksonville, Everbank Field
Wednesday Jan. 1
12:00
ESPN 2

#19 Wisconsin Badgers (-1.5) v. #9 South Carolina Gamecocks

Capitol One Bowl
Orlando, Florida Citrus Bowl
Wednesday Jan. 1
1:00
ABC

#5 Stanford Cardinal v. #4 Michigan State Spartans (+6)

Rose Bowl
Pasadena, Rose Bowl
Wednesday Jan. 1
5:00
ESPN

#15 Central Florida Knights (+16.5) v. #6 Baylor Bears

Tostitos Bowl
Glendale, University of Phoenix Stadium
Wednesday Jan. 1
8:30
ESPN

#11 Oklahoma Sooners v. #3 Alabama Crimson Tide (-15)

Allstate Sugar Bowl
New Orleans, Superdome
Thursday Jan. 2
8:30
ESPN

#13 Oklahoma State Cowboys (+1) v. #8 Missouri Tigers

AT&T Cotton Bowl
Arlington, AT&T Stadium
Friday Jan. 3
7:30
FOX

#12 Clemson Tigers (+2.5) v. #7 Ohio State Buckeyes

Discover Orange Bowl
Miami, Sun Life Stadium
Friday Jan. 3
8:30
ESPN

#1 Florida State Seminoles v. #2 Auburn Tigers (+8.5)

BCS National Championship Game
Pasadena, Rose Bowl
Monday Jan. 6
8:30
ESPN

-Before the last weekend of the season, Clemson was projected to play Alabama in the Orange Bowl.  As a Clemson fan, that wasn't the most exciting prospect (they're really good).  After seeing this, I sent an email to a friend of mine and this was his response:

"I wouldn't worry too much. You did beat [GT] 55-31. We beat Duke by 24 who beat Miami, who beat Florida, who beat Tennessee, who beat South Carolina, who beat Missouri, who beat Ole Miss, who beat LSU, who beat Auburn by 2 touchdowns, who beat Alabama on a ridiculous play. Now if you add up that margin of victory for every game, you should win by 127 points."

That might be the most logical argument I have ever heard and I'm shocked I didn't think of it first.  In the end, it doesn't matter because Clemson will be playing Ohio State in the Orange Bowl and they are definitely more beatable than Alabama, so my buddy's logic will not come into play, but it would have been exciting to see Clemson light up Alabama like logic says they would have.

-Oh, and the last time that Clemson and Ohio State played each other this happened:

-Alright, enjoy some more pointless bowl games.

Last Week's Results: 4-2
Regular Season Results: 40-44-3
Bowl Results: 1-1