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Phil Steele's Bowl Predictions

  • New Mexico--Air Force vs. Washington
    Idaho Potato-La Tech vs. Bowling Green
    Poinsettia--Nevada vs. BYU
    Beef O'Brady's--Cincinnati vs. Southern Miss
    New Orleans--FIU vs. East Carolina
    Las Vegas--Boise St vs. Utah
    Hawaii--San Diego St vs. SMU
    Little Caesars--Northwestern vs. Ohio
    Military--Boston College vs. Army
    Belk--Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame
    Holiday--UCLA vs. K-State
    Independence--Texas A&M vs. Miami
    Russell Athletic--Virginia Tech vs. Louisville
    Meineke Car Care--Illinois vs. Texas Tech
    Armed Forces--Houston vs. Fresno St
    Kraft Fight Hunger--Cal vs. Navy
    Pinstripe--Rutgers vs. Baylor
    Alamo--Stanford vs. West Virginia
    Insight--TCU vs. Penn St
    Music City--Auburn vs. Virginia
    Sun--NC St vs. Oregon St
    Liberty--UCF vs. Mississippi St
    Chick-Fil A--Clemson vs. Tennessee
    Ticket City--Purdue vs. Tulsa
    Outback--Nebraska vs. Florida
    Capital One--Michigan vs. Georgia
    Gator--Iowa vs. South Carolina
    Cotton--Oklahom St vs. Arkansas
    BBVA Compass--Pitt vs. Mizzou
    Cotton--Arkansas vs. Oklahoma St
    GoDaddy.com--Western Michigan vs. Troy

    Rose--USC vs. Wisconsin
    Fiesta--Alabama vs. Texas
    Orange--Oregon vs. South Florida
    Sugar--LSU vs. Michigan St

    National Championship Game--Florida St vs. Oklahoma

    Phil Steele

    http://www.philsteele.com/bowls/12-13/bowlprojections.html

    www.philsteele.com
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    thejumper5

  • thejumper5 said...

    New Mexico--Air Force vs. Washington Idaho Potato-La Tech vs. Bowling Green Poinsettia--Nevada vs. BYU Beef O'Brady's--Cincinnati vs. Southern Miss New Orleans--FIU vs. East Carolina Las Vegas--Boise St vs. Utah Hawaii--San Diego St vs. SMU Little Caesars--Northwestern vs. Ohio Military--Boston College vs. Army Belk--Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame Holiday--UCLA vs. K-State Independence--Texas A&M vs. Miami Russell Athletic--Virginia Tech vs. Louisville Meineke Car Care--Illinois vs. Texas Tech Armed Forces--Houston vs. Fresno St Kraft Fight Hunger--Cal vs. Navy Pinstripe--Rutgers vs. Baylor Alamo--Stanford vs. West Virginia Insight--TCU vs. Penn St Music City--Auburn vs. Virginia Sun--NC St vs. Oregon St Liberty--UCF vs. Mississippi St Chick-Fil A--Clemson vs. Tennessee Ticket City--Purdue vs. Tulsa Outback--Nebraska vs. Florida Capital One--Michigan vs. Georgia Gator--Iowa vs. South Carolina Cotton--Oklahom St vs. Arkansas BBVA Compass--Pitt vs. Mizzou Cotton--Arkansas vs. Oklahoma St GoDaddy.com--Western Michigan vs. Troy

    Rose--USC vs. Wisconsin Fiesta--Alabama vs. Texas Orange--Oregon vs. South Florida Sugar--LSU vs. Michigan St

    National Championship Game--Florida St vs. Oklahoma

    meh, USC or Oregon gets in before FSU IMO.

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    Macdaddy7930

  • Macdaddy7930 said...

    meh, USC or Oregon gets in before FSU IMO.

    I would imagine Steele's title game prediction is predicated on FSU and Oklahoma going undefeated, Oregon and USC splitting, and the SEC champ having one loss.

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  • Macdaddy7930 said...

    meh, USC or Oregon gets in before FSU IMO.

    Agree. Whoever wins the USC v Oregon game has a good chance of running the table.

    ChiTwnWolverine

  • Lulz, he's lost it

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    @rpayne2107

    CptAUmerica21

  • aumajorpain said...

    Lulz, he's lost it

    Music City Bowl a disappointment for Auburn?

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    wps88

  • I'm sure these pre-season bowl predictions will definitely come true.

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    STOOBIE

  • See no way we play in anything other than Super Bowl XLVII with the year he predicts Duron Carter having for us.

    Daup

  • Interesting. I figure it's easier to predict the 4 major bowls than most of the lower ones. Kind of hard to tell the difference between a 6-6 team and an 8-4 team this early, but generally easier to figure out the teams with only 1 or 2 losses. Kind of surprised he's got FSU/OU in the title game with none of Oregon/Bama/LSU/USC making it.

    What're FSU's/OU's 2 toughest games each?

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    TheT12

  • TheT12 said...

    Interesting. I figure it's easier to predict the 4 major bowls than most of the lower ones. Kind of hard to tell the difference between a 6-6 team and an 8-4 team this early, but generally easier to figure out the teams with only 1 or 2 losses. Kind of surprised he's got FSU/OU in the title game with none of Oregon/Bama/LSU/USC making it.

    What're FSU's/OU's 2 toughest games each?

    FSU's toughest could be Clemson and @VT/Florida. It really all depends on how those teams do if those are the toughest. Can't speak to OU. Nonetheless, Phil Steele got what he wanted out of his pre-season bowl predictions----your attention.

    I am sure someone, somewhere has already posted his/her 2015 National Title predictions as well. There are miles to go before any of this even looks anything close to accurate.

    WRobins

  • wps88 said...

    Music City Bowl a disappointment for Auburn?

    Obviously. I was expecting them in the Liberty Bowl, so Music City is an upgrade. You can never make them happy unless you drop $200k in the offering plate.

    WRobins

  • TheT12 said...

    Interesting. I figure it's easier to predict the 4 major bowls than most of the lower ones. Kind of hard to tell the difference between a 6-6 team and an 8-4 team this early, but generally easier to figure out the teams with only 1 or 2 losses. Kind of surprised he's got FSU/OU in the title game with none of Oregon/Bama/LSU/USC making it.

    What're FSU's/OU's 2 toughest games each?

    He bases it all on returning talent and schedule, and plays the odds. Most of us know FSU will drop a game it shouldn't, but he's betting they won't. Even if they do, they should still win the ACC, and he still looks OK.

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  • WRobins said...

    FSU's toughest could be Clemson and @VT/Florida.

    Very reasonable chance then. I don't know how much FSU has improved since last season, but I'd have to call them a favorite in those games. Just my opinion. UF could be a whole lot better this year, but it's just hard to say coming off a season like the last one.

    This post was edited by TheT12 on 7/5/2012 at 12:57 PM

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  • I don't think we'll make a BCS game, but stranger things have happened.

    Rivver

  • didnt alot of people pick FSU and OU last yr? lol theres gonna be a SEC team why even try to deny it anymore

    i dont even think FSU schedule is tough enough to make it to the title game

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by TravisFLAx8 on 7/5/2012 at 1:17 PM

    TravisFLAx8

  • If we(WVU) did drop and not have the season we would expect. The Alamo Bowl vs Stanford is damn good for a fairly bad season. That is what I am looking forward to most in the big12. If we lose 4 games it can still be a good season with a good final game. In the big East if you went 8-4 you got matched up agaisnt a Conf USA or Mac school or a 6-6 team from a BCS

    Plus the Alamo is in San Antonio. I am ready for some new venues

    Also I do not believe he ever picked WVU to win the big east and we almost always did. He was always so high on USF and Pittsburgh "NFL Talent"

    This post was edited by Coastal Eer on 7/5/2012 at 1:17 PM

    Coastal Eer

  • we have to blow everyone out of the water all year long, hope UF, Miami, Clemson, and VT ball out all year long and pray some of the other schools do better all year long to get into the title game

    slotting us in the orange would be ok. LOL at USF in a BCS game.

    phil steele has really fallen off lately. his predictions are all over the place

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    phillip740il

  • Arkansas to the Cotton Bowl for the second year in a row? That means 9-10 wins. I'll take it...

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    wps88

  • wps88 said...

    Arkansas to the Cotton Bowl for the second year in a row? That means 9-10 wins. I'll take it...

    You won't win nine. You have John L Smith for a coach.

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    CptAUmerica21

  • phillip740il said...

    we have to blow everyone out of the water all year long, hope UF, Miami, Clemson, and VT ball out all year long and pray some of the other schools do better all year long to get into the title game

    slotting us in the orange would be ok. LOL at USF in a BCS game.

    phil steele has really fallen off lately. his predictions are all over the place

    I don't think FSU needs to blow anyone out of the water. They just need everyone in front of them to slip up. However, FSU will most likely play VT twice while USC will play Oregon twice.

    The winner of the LSU/Bama game will get one slot unless they slip up along the road. I just don't see that happening, but who knows.

    OU will play a couple of tough road games in Morgantown with WVU and TCU in Fort Worth. I think OU will slip up against one or both.

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    Macdaddy7930

  • Didn't see Colorado predicted in a bowl, must be some kind of oversight.

    CL34

  • the only one he will get right is Ohio States...

    gordo8471

  • No way wisconsin wins the Big Ten.

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    Landohusker

  • I don't get the love for FSU. What have they done to earn this respect? Weak schedule + highly ranked recruiting classes = national championship game appearance?

    Final Countdown

  • Final Countdown said...

    I don't get the love for FSU. What have they done to earn this respect? Weak schedule + highly ranked recruiting classes = national championship game appearance?

    Ditto.

    WingedHelmet

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