College Podcast: Drunk and Disorderly at Bowl games & Golden Tickets to Heaven
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Dan Wetzel returns to the Yahoo Sports College Podcast joining SI’s Pat Forde and Pete Thamel to recap the madness of bowl season. The guys open with the final bowl pool standings…who will pay the bar tab in New Orleans? (00:37)
Why is the playoff schedule so messed up this season? The short answer is the Grand Daddy of the all, the Rose Bowl. Is there any way to fix this mess? (5:50)
In the Citrus Bowl, Alabama beat Michigan 35-16 capped by a Najee Harris touchdown with twenty-six seconds left. Was Nick Saban truly running up the score on Jim Harbaugh? (21:23) And speaking of Alabama, will Tua Tagovailoa choose to enter the NFL draft on Monday or stay for one more run with the Tide?
In the NFL ranks, Baylor head coach Matt Rhule’s name has been tossed around for a few opening including Dallas and New York. Which job is he gunning for? (37:32)
Dan wraps the podcast by asking the honorable Judges Forde and Thamel to preside over cases involving a family being tossed out of a bowl game and a couple arrested with tickets to heaven, crack cocaine and a baby alligator. (42:11)
BOWL PREDICTIONS | Pat | Dan | Pete | Sully |
Bahamas Bowl: Charlotte (7-5) vs. Buffalo -6.5 | BUF | BUF | CHAR | CHAR |
Frisco Bowl: Kent St. (6-6) vs. Utah St. -7 (7-5) | UTAH ST | UTAH ST | UTAH ST | UTAH ST |
Celebration Bowl: N.C. A&T (8-3) vs. Alcorn St. (9-3) | NC A&T | NC A&T | NC A&T | ALCORN ST |
New Mexico Bowl: CMU (8-5) vs. SDSU -3.5 (9-3) | SDSU | SDSU | SDSU | SDSU |
Cure Bowl: Georgia Southern -5 (7-5) vs. Liberty (7-5) | GSU | LIBERTY | GSU | GSU |
Boca Raton Bowl: SMU (10-2) vs. FAU (10-3) | SMU | FAU | SMU | SMU |
Camellia Bowl: Ark St. -2.5 (7-5) vs. FIU (6-6) | FIU | FIU | FIU | FIU |
Las Vegas Bowl: No. 19 Boise St. (12-1) vs. Washington -3.5 | BOISE | BOISE | BOISE | BOISE |
New Orleans Bowl: No. 20 App St. (12-1) vs. UAB | UAB | UAB | UAB | APPY ST |
Gasparilla Bowl: UCF (9-3) -17.5 vs. Marshall (8-4) | UCF | MARSHALL | MARSHALL | UCF |
Hawaii Bowl: BYU -2 (7-5) vs. Hawaii (9-5) | HAWAII | HAWAII | HAWAII | HAWAII |
Independence Bowl: Miami -6 (6-6) vs. La Tech (9-3) | LA TECH | LA TECH | LA TECH | LA TECH |
Quick Lane Bowl: Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Eastern Michigan +11.5 (6-6) | PITT | PITT | PITT | EMU |
Military Bowl: Temple (8-4) vs. North Carolina -4.5 | UNC | TEMPLE | TEMPLE | UNC |
Pinstripe Bowl: Wake Forest (8-4) vs. Michigan St. -4 | MSU | WAKE | WAKE | MSU |
Texas Bowl: No. 25 Oklahoma St. (8-4) vs. Texas A&M -7 | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU |
Holiday Bowl: No. 16 Iowa -2 (9-3) vs. No. 22 USC (8-4) | SC | SC | IOWA | IOWA |
Cheez-It Bowl: Washington St. (6-6) vs. Air Force -3 (10-2) | AF | AF | AF | AF |
Camping World Bowl: No. 15 Notre Dame -3.5 (10-2) vs. Iowa St. (7-5) | ND | ND | ND | ND |
Cotton Bowl: No. 10 Penn St. -7 (10-2) vs. No. 17 Memphis (12-1) | PSU | PSU | PSU | PSU |
Peach Bowl: LSU -13.6 vs OU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU |
Fiesta Bowl: CLEM -2 vs OSU | CLEM | CLEM | OSU | OSU |
First Responder Bowl: WKU -3.5 (8-4) vs. Western Michigan (7-5) | WKU | WMU | WMU | WKU |
Music City Bowl: MSU -4 (6-6) vs. Louisville (7-5) | MSU | MSU | LOU | MSU |
Redbox Bowl: California -6.5 (7-5) vs. Illinois (6-6) — 4 p.m. | CAL | CAL | CAL | CAL |
Orange Bowl: No. 9 Florida -14.5 (10-2) vs. No. 24 Virginia (9-4) | UF | UF | UF | UF |
Belk Bowl: Kentucky (7-5) vs. Va Tech -2.5 (8-4) | VA TECH | VA TECH | VA TECH | VA TECH |
Sun Bowl: Florida St. (6-6) vs. Arizona State -4.5 | ASU | ASU | FSU | ASU |
Liberty Bowl: No. 23 Navy -2.5 (9-2) vs. Kansas St. (8-4) | NAVY | NAVY | K STATE | NAVY |
Arizona Bowl: Georgia St. (7-5) vs. Wyoming -7 | POKES | POKES | POKES | POKES |
Alamo Bowl: No. 11 Utah -7 (11-2) vs. Texas (7-5) | UTAH | UTAH | UTAH | UTAH |
Citrus Bowl: No. 13 Alabama -7 (10-2) vs. No. 14 Michigan (9-3) | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA | BAMA |
Outback Bowl: No. 12 Auburn -7.5 (9-3) vs. No. 18 Minnesota (10-2) | AUBURN | AUBURN | AUBURN | MINN |
Rose Bowl: No. 6 Oregon (11-2) vs. No. 8 Wisconsin -2.5 (10-3) | ORE | ORE | ORE | ORE |
Sugar Bowl: No. 5 Georgia -6.5 (11-2) vs. No. 7 Baylor (11-2) | UGA | UGA | BAYLOR | UGA |
Birmingham Bowl: Boston College (6-6) vs. No. 21 Cincinnati -7 | CINCY | CINCY | CINCY | CINCY |
Gator Bowl: Tennessee -1.5 (7-5) vs. Indiana (8-4) | UT | IU | IU | UT |
Potato Bowl: Nevada (7-5) vs. Ohio -7.5 (6-6) | NEVADA | OHIO | NEVADA | OHIO |
Armed Forces Bowl: Tulane -7 (6-6) vs. Southern Miss (7-5) | TULANE | TULANE | TULANE | TULANE |
LendingTree Bowl: Louisiana -14 (10-3) vs. Miami, Ohio (8-5) | UL | MIAMI | MIAMI | UL |
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