THE NEWSCASTER-Pigskin Predictors
PAGE 8 - December 31, 2008
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Florida Atlantic vs. Central Mich
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West Virginia vs. North Carolina*
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Wisconsin vs. Florida State*
Philadelphia (9-6-1) - Minnesota (10-6)
Bowl Games
Miami (FL) vs. California*
Too Numerous to mention (see roundup in
Northern Illinois vs. La Tech*
For the second time this season Chris Nielsen comes
this week’s Press Box below)
North Carolina State vs. Rutgers*
up big with the most picks 9-3 in our extended games
No. 21 Missouri vs. No. 23 NW.
picking, bowl games and pro. Now were are about
OAK @ TB
half way through the bowl games and the wildcard
DET @ GB
pro playoffs is in front of us. Jerry went up 1 game
JAC @ BAL
on Harold and takes over the overall lead. Remem-
MIA @ NYJ
ber: “It aint over til its over.”
DAL @ PHI
For the week: 8-4
For the week: 8-4
For the week: 8-4
For the week: 7-5
For the week: 9-3
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the East this season with an 11-5
free fall Sunday by losing to the
ern Cal. Southern Cal by knockout,
clude Jan 1st and later games only.
record. The Chargers will host the
Raiders, (their fourth loss in a row)
31-20, (hope I’m wrong).
Outback Bowl, Iowa vs. South Caro-
By Doug Johnston
Colts Saturday night in the other
and thus removed themselves from
Orange Bowl, Cincinnati vs. Va
lina. I’ll be pulling for the Game-
NFL playoffs set: Bowl games
AFC playoff game this weekend.
any possibility of a playoff berth.
Tech. Not much interest in this one,
cocks, but I’m picking the
in full swing
Tennessee and Pittsburgh are the
The college bowl games
but it could be a competitive game.
Hawkeyes by 10. Iowa 24-14.
Florida will be represented
one and two seeds respectively and
are heating up. Your Press Box Pun-
Cincinnati 27 Hokies 24.
Citrus Bowl, Georgia vs. Michigan
in the NFL playoffs thanks to the
will have bye weeks.
dit nailed 4 of the 7 games played
Cotton Bowl, Texas Tech vs. Ole
State. If Georgia is not ready to play
50
Miami Dolphins. The Fins beat the
In the NFC, the Giants and
through Sunday correctly. I would
Miss. Texas Tech will prevail, 34-
the Spartans will win. I’ll take the
Jets, in New York, on Sunday to win
Panthers are one and two and thus
have done better if I had stayed with
24.
Dawgs 31-28.
the AFC East and will host the Bal-
earned byes. This weekend pits
the odds against North Carolina
Sugar Bowl, Alabama vs.
Gator Bowl, Nebraska vs.
timore Ravens at 1:00 PM this Sun-
Atlanta at Arizona at 4:30 on Satur-
and had a little more confidence in
Utah. Roll Tide, 38-17. Fiesta Bowl,
Clemson. I’m tempted to pick an
day. Hats off to the Dolphins for a
day and Philadelphia at Minnesota
our Florida teams, (Florida Atlantic
Texas vs. Ohio State, Buckeyes
upset here, but I’ll stay with the
remarkable turn-around. They fin-
on Sunday at 4:30. Oh yes, the
beat Central Michigan).
bowl frustration continues, Texas
odds, Clemson 20 Cornhuskers 17.
ished in the cellar of the AFC East
Tampa Bay Bucs completed their
This weeks’s fare will in-
31-27.
Rose Bowl, Penn State vs. South-
with at 1-15 last season and won