2021-2022 College Bowl Game Results and One Special Election Update

I always want to acknowledge any electoral prediction "mistake" so here goes..

Way back on October 16, I correctly predicted that the winner of January 11, 2022 Special Election in the 20th District of Florida would be a Democrat. One would not have had to be a scholar/athlete to recognize that. However, I made that prediction before the November Primary and without any real knowledge of the field, I took a guess and said that some guy named Hardy, who was considered the most left in the multi-candidate, would emerge as the nominee. He did not even come close. So, officially now, Democrat Sheila Cheriflus-McCormick has been elected to Congress and may have the hardest name to remember out of anybody on Capitol Hill. Perhaps, she should just become SCMc.

Now, on to football.. These were not predictions, but a list of who I "wanted"to win the games. Some of these contests wound up being canceled due to Covid A couple had a team change.. Congrats to Georgia for winning it all for the first time since Herschel Walker led them to a national championship way back after the 1980 season. What does that bode for the Senate campaign of Mr. Walker this year?

1. Bahamas Bowl L 1

Nassau, The Bahamas

 

Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders vs. Toledo Rockets

 

2. Cure Bowl L 2 (this turned out to be a bummer at the end... so close!)

Orlando, FL

 

Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

 

3.  Boca Raton Bowl W 1

Boca Raton, FL

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers

 

4.  New Mexico Bowl L 3

Albuquerque, NM

 

Texas at El Paso Miners vs. California State, Fresno Bulldogs

 

5.  Independence Bowl L 4

Shreveport, LA

Alabama at Birmingham Blazers vs. # 13 Brigham Young Cougars

6. LendingTree Bowl L 5

Mobile, AL

Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Liberty Flames

7. LA Bowl W 2

Inglewood, CA

Utah State Aggies vs. Oregon State Beavers

8. New Orleans Bowl W 3

New Orleans, LA

# 23 Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. Marshall Thundering Herd

 

9. Myrtle Beach Bowl L 6

Conway, SC

Old Dominion Monarchs vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

10. Potato Bowl W 4

Boise, ID

Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Wyoming Cowboys

11. Frisco Bowl L 7

Frisco, TX

Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners vs. #24 San Diego State Aztecs

12. Armed Forces Bowl W 5

Fort Worth, TX

Missouri Tigers vs. United States Military Academy West Point Black Knights

 

13. Frisco Football Classic L 8

Frisco, TX

 

North Texas Mean Green vs. Miami RedHawks

14. Gasparilla Bowl W 6

Tampa, FL

Central Florida Knights vs. Florida Gators

15. Hawai'i Bowl- Cancelled due to Hawai'i withdrawing

Honolulu, HI

Memphis Tigers vs. Hawai'i at Manoa Rainbow Warriors

16. Camellia Bowl L 9

Montgomery, AL

Georgia State Panthers vs. Ball State Cardinals

17. Quick Lane Bowl W 7

Detroit, MI

Western Michigan Broncos vs. Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack

18. Military Bowl- Cancelled due to Boston College withdrawing

Annapolis, MD

Boston College Eagles vs. East Carolina Pirates

19. Birmingham Bowl L 10

Birmingham, AL

# 20 Houston Cougars vs. Auburn Tigers

20. First Responder Bowl W 8

University Park, TX

United States Air Force Academy Falcons vs. Louisville Cardinals

21. Liberty Bowl W 9

Memphis, TN

Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science Bulldogs vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders

22. Holiday Bowl- Cancelled due to UCLA withdrawing

San Diego, CA

California, Los Angeles Bruins vs. # 18 North Carolina State Wolfpack

23. Guaranteed Rate Bowl W 10

Phoenix, AZ

West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Minnesota, Twin Cities Golden Gophers

24. Fenway Bowl- Cancelled due to Virginia withdrawing

Boston, MA

Southern Methodist Mustangs vs. Virginia Cavaliers

25. Pinstripe Bowl L 11

New York, NY

Maryland, College Park Terrapins vs. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Hokies

26. Cheez-It Bowl W 11

Orlando, FL

# 19 Clemson Tigers vs. Iowa State University of Science and Technology Cyclones

27. Alamo Bowl W 12

San Antonio, TX

# 14 Oregon Ducks vs. # 16 Oklahoma Sooners

28. Mayo Bowl W 13

Charlotte, NC

North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels vs. South Carolina Gamecocks

29. Music City Bowl L 12

Nashville, TN

Tennessee, Knoxville Volunteers vs. Purdue Boilermakers

30. Peach Bowl W 14

Atlanta, GA

# 10 Michigan State Spartans vs. # 12 Pittsburgh Panthers

31. Las Vegas Bowl L 13

Paradise, NV

Wisconsin-Madison Badgers vs. Arizona State Sun Devils

32. Gator Bowl W 15

Jacksonville, FL

 # 17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs.  # 25 Texas A&M Aggies Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Scarlet Knights

33. Arizona Bowl- Cancelled due to Boise State withdrawing

Tucson, AZ

 

Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Boise State Broncos

 

34. Sun Bowl L 14

El Paso, TX

Washington State Cougars vs. Miami Hurricanes Central Michigan Chippewas

35. Cotton Bowl L 15

Arlington, TX

# 4 Cincinnati Bearcats vs. # 1 Alabama Crimson Tide

36. Orange Bowl L 16

Miami Gardens, FL

# 3 Georgia Bulldogs vs. # 2 Michigan Wolverines

37. Outback Bowl L 17

Tampa, FL

Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions vs. # 21 Arkansas Razorbacks

38. Citrus Bowl L 18

Orlando, FL

# 15 Iowa Hawkeyes vs. # 22 Kentucky Wildcats

39. Fiesta Bowl L 19

Glendale, AZ

# 5 Notre Dame du Lac Fighting Irish vs. # 9 Oklahoma State Cowboys

40. Rose Bowl L 20

Pasadena, CA

# 6 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. # 11 Utah Utes

41. Sugar Bowl W 16

New Orleans, LA

# 8 Mississippi Rebels vs. # 7 Baylor Bears

42. Texas Bowl W 17

Houston, TX

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Tigers vs. Kansas State Wildcats

 

43. National Championship W 18

Indianapolis, IN

 

 # 1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. # 3 Georgia Bulldogs

 

Results: 18-20 (47%)