Bowl Competition: Tyler vs. Alex

Every year, Tyler and I love to compare and scrutinize each other's picks (not the best wording, oh well). The problem is, we think very similarly when it comes to college football. So similarly, in fact, that of the 35 bowl games this year, we only picked 3 differently. THREE! Since a competition solely between picks wouldn't be all that interesting with so few differences (unfortunately we're still in a pool together), we've decided to change it up a bit. We have made our picks in confidence order, with the highest confidence being 35, and the lowest 1. We will be awarded points according to that scale (ie. 35 for our "35" picks and so on), and whoever has the most points at the end wins! Correct picks will be shown in bold green and added to the total at the bottom, while incorrect picks will be shown in red with a strikethrough.

Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel (2) and Texas A&M renew an old Big 12 rivalry against Oklahoma

Confidence           Tyler                                              Alex

35                          Florida over Louisville                    Oklahoma St. over Purdue

34                          Florida St. over Northern Illinois      Cincinnati over Duke

33                          Oklahoma St. over Purdue            USC over Georgia Tech

32                         Georgia over Nebraska                  Florida over Louisville

31                         Alabama over Notre Dame               Georgia over Nebraska

30                         Texas Tech over Minnesota            Alabama over Notre Dame

29                         Oregon over Kansas St.               San Jose St. over Bowling Green

28                         USC over Georgia Tech                   Fresno St. over SMU

27                         Cincinnati over Duke                      Vanderbilt over NC St.

26                         West Virginia over Syracuse            Arizona St. over Navy

25                          LSU over Clemson                         Texas Tech over Minnesota

24                         Utah St. over Toledo                      Stanford over Wisconsin

23                         San Jose St. over Bowling Green   Oregon over Kansas St.

22                         Fresno St. over SMU                       Arizona over Nevada

21                         Texas A&M over Oklahoma             Oregon St. over Texas

20                         Kent St. over Arkansas St.           La.-Lafayette over East Carolina

19                         Boise St. over Washington             Boise St. over Washington

18                         Arizona over Nevada                      Ole Miss over Pitt

17                         Arizona St. over Navy                    LSU over Clemson

16                         Stanford over Wisconsin                 Utah St. over Toledo

15                         South Carolina over Michigan        Texas A&M over Oklahoma

14                         San Diego St. over BYU                 Rutgers over Virginia Tech

13                         UCF over Ball St.                          Kent St. over Arkansas St.

12                         La.-Lafayette over East Carolina    La.-Monroe over Ohio

11                         Baylor over UCLA                         South Carolina over Michigan 

10                         Ole Miss over Pitt                           W. Kentucky over C. Michigan

9                           Air Force over Rice                       Northwestern over Mississippi St.

8                           Northwestern over Mississippi St.  Florida St. over Northern Illinois

7                           Iowa St. over Tulsa                          San Diego St. over BYU

6                           Vanderbilt over NC St.                    Iowa St. over Tulsa

5                           W. Kentucky over C. Michigan         Syracuse over West Virginia

4                           Texas over Oregon St.                    Air Force over Rice

3                           Michigan St. over TCU                    Baylor over UCLA

2                           Virginia Tech over Rutgers             Michigan St. over TCU

1                           La.-Monroe over Ohio                      UCF over Ball St.

TOTAL:                 297                                                 314

Like I said, we think alike. We have 8 picks within 3 confidence points of each other, and all but 7 are within ten. That makes those 7 games even more important, and here they are:

7. La-Monroe vs. Ohio

Tyler: ULM 1

Alex: ULM 12

Differential: 11

6. UCF vs. Ball St.

Tyler: UCF 13

Alex: UCF 1

Differential: 12

5. Vanderbilt vs. NC St.

Tyler: Vandy 6

Alex: Vandy 27

Differential: 21

4. Florida St. vs. Northern Illinois

Tyler: FSU 34

Alex: FSU 8

Differential: 28

3. Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers

Tyler: VT 2

Alex: Rutgers 14

Differential: 16

2. Texas vs. Oregon St.

Tyler: Texas 4

Alex: Oregon St. 21

Differential: 25

1. West Virginia vs. Syracuse

Tyler: WVU 26

Alex: Cuse 5

Differential: 31

Check back periodically to see who's in the lead, and good luck with your picks!