Day 4 - Sorry for the Delay

 When you are traveling sometimes your schedule gets full. I apologize that I wasn't here to document my first to worst collapse in the Bowl Pool over the last 2 days. We are all bunched up this year in the standings. Tonight's contest between Ohio State and Missouri will be critical for people like Margaret, Monique and Alex. Both defenses are dominating in this game and as I write this only an Ohio State field goal has been put on the board. I wasn't able to preview today's bowls but let me let you know what will be on the field tomorrow.

Peach Bowl

Penn State vs. Ole Miss

Penn State and Ole Miss have identical 10-2 records heading into this match up. Ole Miss is known for offense and Penn State is known for defense. Lane Kiffin of Ole Miss has a controversial reputation as a coach as he has hopped between jobs. However, he seems to have found a landing spot in Oxford, Mississippi. James Franklin has turned around Penn State from the Joe Paterno disaster. Both teams are good and this should be a competitive contest. Most of us picked Penn State with a few exceptions including myself.

Music City Bowl

Auburn vs. Maryland

This is another SEC vs. Big10 matchup. Auburn lost to New Mexico State and then almost upset Alabama. Maryland is also an up and down team. Both teams have prolific offenses. Did I mention Auburn lost to New Mexico State? Did you know there was a New Mexico State? Of course you did. But most of us still picked Auburn in this game.

Orange Bowl

Georgia vs. Florida State

This should be called the Spurned Bowl. Both of these teams think they should have been in the College Football Playoff, but they wound up in Miami. Florida State did not make the playoff because their star quarterback got hurt. However, they still went undefeated with backups at the position. Georgia was the defending champion, but they blew their chance to defend the title by losing to Alabama in the SEC Championship game. Who knows which team will care less about playing this game. Most of us picked Georgia. This could be an important game for the one of us who went to Florida State for a semester. (I believe that assertion is correct. I could be wrong.)

Arizona Bowl

Toledo vs. Wyoming

In our expanded format, I included this bowl game. The Wyoming Cowboys will face the Toledo Rockets. Wyoming features the second ugliest color scheme in college sports with its brown and yellow. They face the blue and gold of Toledo. I'm writing about color schemes because I have no idea about the actual strengths and weaknesses of either of these teams. Enjoy the randomness of this game. Pick a side. Most of you picked Wyoming. Liz Cheney thanks you.

We will take a break before the final day (unless there is a tie) on Sunday to let the NFL do its thing. I'll put up a preview that day. Peace out.