Oilcan J's Bowl Predictions 2012-2013

As a mild-mannered undergraduate, I began a tradition of making bowl season picks on games I knew absolutely nothing about. Which, I contend, is a practice engaged in every year by sports pundits who do the same. So enjoy another installment of an irregular tradition your family is sure not to care about around the table this holiday season.

Like Aunt Mildred's prune casserole, the bowl predictions return for an irregular holiday season. I'll confess to watching roughly three hours of uninebriated college football this season, which means I saw 2 hours and 58 minutes more of the sport in a cogent state of mind than Lou Holtz. I also missed the prestigious Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. My apologies to all tubors involved.

For now, sit back, knock back some egg nog and enjoy another unqualified clod telling you what to think about sports. Because I know you don't have nearly enough of that in your life.

Picks (winners in bold)

S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia

 BYU vs. San Diego State 

Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg

Ball State vs. UCF

R+L Carriers New Orleans

East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

MAACO Las Vegas

Washington vs. Boise State

Sheraton Hawaii

 Fresno State vs. SMU

Little Caesars Pizza

Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan

Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman

San Jose State vs. Bowling Green

Belk

Cincinnati vs. Duke 

Bridgepoint Education Holiday

Baylor vs. UCLA

AdvoCare V100 Independence

Ohio vs. Louisiana-Monroe

Russell Athletic

Rutgers vs. Virginia Tech

Meineke Car Care of Texas

 Minnesota vs. Texas Tech

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces

 Rice vs. Air Force

New Era Pinstripe

West Virginia vs. Syracuse 

Kraft Fight Hunger

 Navy vs. Arizona State

Valero Alamo

 Texas vs. Oregon State

Buffalo Wild Wings

 TCU vs. Michigan State

Franklin American Mortgage Music City

 NC State vs. Vanderbilt

Hyundai Sun

USC vs. Georgia Tech

AutoZone Liberty

 Iowa State vs. Tulsa

Chick-fil-A

LSU vs. Clemson

TaxSlayer.com Gator

Mississippi State vs. Northwestern

Heart of Dallas

 Purdue vs. Oklahoma State

Outback

 South Carolina vs. Michigan

Capital One

Georgia vs. Nebraska

Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio

Wisconsin vs. Stanford

Discover Orange

 Northern Illinois vs. Florida State

Allstate Sugar

 Louisville vs. Florida

Tostitos Fiesta

Oregon vs. Kansas State

AT&T Cotton

Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma

BBVA Compass

Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss 

GoDaddy.com

Kent State vs. Arkansas State

Discover BCS National Championship

Notre Dame vs. Alabama