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Sporting News, The, Dec 20, 2004 by Matt Hayes

The pick-it line

Bowl               Matt Hayes
                   College football Insider

Champs Sport       Georgia Tech 20, Syracuse 17
GMAC               Bowling Green 34, Memphis 31
Fort Worth         Cincinnati 27, Marshall 17
Las Vegas          UCLA 31, Wyoming 16
Hawaii             Hawaii 45, UAB 42
MPC Computers      Virginia 27, Fresno State 9
Motor City         Toledo 26, Connecticut 23
Independence       Iowa State 23, Miami (Ohio) 14
Insight            Oregon State 24, Notre Dame 21
Houston            Colorado 24, UTEP 23
Alamo              Ohio State 27, Oklahoma State 17
Continental Tire   Boston College 19, North Carolina 16
Emerald            Navy 24, New Mexico 17
Holiday            California 45, Texas Tech 14
Silicon Valley     Northern Illinois 23, Troy 21
Music City         Minnesota 27, Alabama 16
Sun                Purdue 30, Arizona State 14
Liberty            Louisville 44, Boise State 27
Peach              Miami 20, Florida 16
Outback            Georgia 17, Wisconsin 9
Cotton             Tennessee 30, Texas A&M 20
Gator              Florida State 24, West Virginia 9
Capital One        Iowa 23, LSU 16
Rose               Michigan 30, Texas 23
Fiesta             Utah 35, Pittsburgh 17
Sugar              Auburn 23, Virginia Tech 12
Orange             Southern California 27, Oklahoma 20

Bowl               Tom Dienhart               Pete Fiutak
                   TSN                        Collegefootballsnews.com

Champs Sport       Georgia Tech, 21-17        Georgia Tech, 24-14
GMAC               Bowling Green, 41-38       Bowling Green, 45-38
Fort Worth         Cincinnati, 28-24          Cincinnati, 31-23
Las Vegas          UCLA, 24-17                UCLA, 38-17
Hawaii             Hawaii, 33-14              Hawaii, 41-31
MPC Computers      Fresno State, 30-29        Virginia, 38-17
Motor City         Toledo, 40-28              Toledo, 35-31
Independence       Miami (Ohio), 24-10        Miami (Ohio), 23-21
Insight            Oregon State, 31-20        Oregon State, 31-20
Houston            UTEP, 30-28                Colorado, 27-17
Alamo              Ohio State, 19-13          Ohio State, 24-20
Continental Tire   Boston College, 27-21      Boston College, 27-21
Emerald            Navy, 33-17                New Mexico, 23-17
Holiday            California, 48-24          California, 38-34
Silicon Valley     Northern Illinois, 24-17   Northern Illinois, 23-13
Music City         Minnesota, 27-24           Minnesota, 23-17
Sun                Purdue, 35-17              Purdue, 38-28
Liberty            Louisville, 33-31          Louisville, 52-40
Peach              Miami, 20-14               Miami, 20-17
Outback            Georgia, 30-20             Georgia, 24-14
Cotton             Texas A&M, 19-17           Tennessee, 24-20
Gator              Florida State, 31-20       Florida State, 31-10
Capital One        LSU, 29-13                 LSU, 17-13
Rose               Michigan, 27-20            Texas, 30-20
Fiesta             Utah, 30-24                Utah, 48-23
Sugar              Auburn, 27-24              Auburn, 27-17
Orange             USC, 28-21                 Oklahoma, 31-27

Bowl               Tim Brando              Kyle Veltrop
                   Sporting News Radio     TSN

Champs Sport       Georgia Tech, 30-14     Georgia Tech, 24-16
GMAC               Memphis, 44-30          Bowling Green, 34-30
Fort Worth         Marshall, 24-20         Cincinnati, 27-20
Las Vegas          Wyoming, 34-20          UCLA, 30-28
Hawaii             Hawaii, 42-38           Hawaii, 35-24
MPC Computers      Virginia, 28-17         Virginia, 24-14
Motor City         Connecticut, 38-27      Toledo, 28-24
Independence       Miami (Ohio), 35-24     Miami (Ohio), 27-10
Insight            Oregon State, 38-14     Oregon State, 28-20
Houston            UTEP 45-41              UTEP, 27-10
Alamo              Oklahoma State, 34-31   Ohio State, 17-14
Continental Tire   Boston College, 20-12   Boston College, 20-17
Emerald            Navy, 40-24             Navy, 21-13
Holiday            California, 51-31       California, 42-30
Silicon Valley     Troy, 24-23             Northern Illinois, 27-22
Music City         Minnesota, 30-17        Alabama, 17-10
Sun                Arizona State, 24-13    Purdue, 38-30
Liberty            Louisville, 51-48       Louisville, 38-35
Peach              Miami, 27-20            Miami, 22-20
Outback            Georgia, 27-24          Georgia, 24-14
Cotton             Texas A&M, 28-14        Tennessee, 20-17
Gator              Florida State, 24-20    Florida State, 13-10
Capital One        LSU, 20-17              LSU, 17-13
Rose               Michigan, 21-17         Michigan, 24-21
Fiesta             Utah, 41-10             Utah, 31-17
Sugar              Auburn, 45-17           Auburn, 35-10
Orange             Oklahoma, 31-20         USC, 31-27

Bowl               Steve Greenberg            Arnie Spanier
                   TSN                        Sporting News Radio

Champs Sport       Syracuse, 23-14            Georgia Tech, 27-24
GMAC               Memphis, 48-40             Bowling Green, 41-31
Fort Worth         Marshall, 20-17            Marshall, 31-20
Las Vegas          UCLA, 35-17                UCLA, 38-17
Hawaii             Hawaii, 38-35              Hawaii, 48-38
MPC Computers      Virginia, 34-21            Fresno State, 27-21
Motor City         Connecticut, 41-34         Toledo, 40-27
Independence       Iowa State, 21-17          Miami (Ohio), 31-24
Insight            Oregon State, 34-20        Oregon State, 28-23
Houston            Colorado, 30-20            UTEP, 41-35
Alamo              Ohio State, 19-13          Ohio State, 23-20
Continental Tire   Boston College, 27-17      Boston College, 24-23
Emerald            Navy, 34-30                Navy, 31-28
Holiday            California, 40-14          California, 34-21
Silicon Valley     Northern Illinois, 24-14   Northern Illinois, 31-17
Music City         Minnesota, 26-16           Alabama, 23-17
Sun                Purdue, 41-27              Purdue, 28-20
Liberty            Louisville, 54-20          Louisville, 54-51
Peach              Florida, 23-10             Miami, 28-21
Outback            Georgia, 30-3              Georgia, 27-17
Cotton             Tennessee, 28-27           Texas A&M, 28-20
Gator              Florida State, 23-10       West Virginia, 28-27
Capital One        LSU, 33-7                  Iowa, 24-20
Rose               Texas, 34-23               Texas, 31-30
Fiesta             Utah, 34-17                Utah, 34-17
Sugar              Auburn, 21-7               Virginia Tech, 31-28
Orange             USC, 27-16                 USC, 34-30