Welcome back everyone. It is the most wonderful time of the year, which of course means bowl season. We will be bringing you more bowl coverage than ever this year, and there’s no better way to get started than the official BIG BOARD PICKS from ESPN’S Bowl Mania Special. I think it started with Jesse Palmer about a decade ago, then Todd McShay took over for many years, only to be followed by Danny Kanell. This year the responsibility has fallen to up-and-coming star Greg McElroy and here are the official picks. Please note pick 17 is from Chris Cotter because McElroy will be calling that game, and thus not making a pick. Enjoy.
Clemson over Oklahoma in championship
FSU over S.Miss (40)
NW over Kentucky (39)
FAU over Akron (38)
NC A&T over Grambling St (37)
Troy over UNT (36)
Duke over NIU (35)
Michigan over S.Carolina (34)
Wisconsin over Miami FL (33)
Louisville over Miss St (32)
Toledo over App St (31)
Oregon over Boise St (30)
SDSU over Army (29)
CSU over Marshall (28)
Temple over FIU (27)
NC State over Ariz St (26)
Utah over WVU (25)
Ark St over MTSU (24)
Navy over UVA (23)
Wash St over Mich St (22)
Ohio over UAB (21)
Memphis over Iowa St (20)
KState over UCLA (19)
Ohio St over USC (18)
Penn St/Washington – NO PICK – CALLING GAME (17)
TCU over Stanford (16)
Houston over Fresno St (15)
SMU over LT (14)
C.Michigan over Wyoming (13)
Iowa over BC (12)
WKU over Georgia St (11)
ND over LSU (10)
Auburn over UCF (9)
Arizona over Purdue (8)
Mizzou over Texas (7)
NM St over Utah St (6)
Wake Forest over TAMU (5)
OU over Georgia (4)
VT over Okla St (3)
Clemson over Alabama (2)
TTU over USF (1)