More Predictions...Sort Of

by Phyllis

Remember the Spindoctors? They had that lead singer who looked like Shaggy (ask me to do my Shaggy impression sometime) and had a couple of "hits" in the early 90s. You know, "Two Princes" and the one that was just playing on my Pandora station, "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong." What a stupid band. What does this have to do with anything? Nothing at all.

I went 3-2 on my predictions for the first five bowl games. Not bad, but those were not hard games to call, so I probably should have gotten them all. Nice to see that I called the BYU game almost perfectly.

As I sat there at Slave's house watching it, I mentioned how frustrating it was to be a BYU football fan. I know every time I watch them play they will put the ball on the ground repeatedly and probably have a few unsportsmanlike penalties and horribly inopportune times. And their defensive secondary is always exposed. Oh well, I knew what was coming. Maybe I should stop being a fan. But I went there and I guess it is just a part of me now.

I also went to BSU and graduated from there, you know. And this is not a team that disappoints on the football field. They actually have won several games I expected them to lose. So as I have contemplated how to call tonight's game, I realize I believe in them, believe they can get it done--again. So here goes:

BSU vs. TCU in the Poinsettia (How DO you pronounce that, anyway? Geez!) Bowl. I take BSU in a (relatively) low scoring game: 27-23.

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, Hawaii vs. Notre Dame. Have I ever mentioned how I feel about Notre Dame. It mirrors the way I feel about the NY Yankees. So even if I thought they would win, I would nae pick them. And I think Hawaii will be geeked about this. Hawaii wins, and Notre Dame's bowl streak continues.

Motor City Bowl, Florida Central vs. Michigan Atlantic. Wait, that's not it. Florida Michigan vs. Central Atlantic, right? Who knows, but I'll take whichever team is from Michigan, since they are playing in Detroit.

More later, but I have to figure a subtle way to remind Slave I need him to let me let my boys destroy his downstairs again just so I can watch the BSU game.