Hang Down Your Head, It’s Dooley!!!



Yes, Vols, hang down your head and cry! You’ve just hired the Louisiana Tech head coach, your fifth choice (at best), scion of Vince Dooley, who comes in sporting a 17-20 record.

What is it about the Vols hiring relatively inexperienced HCs who don’t even have winning records? At least he seems like a polite young man, unlike that boor who they used to have. One hopes he will take his beatings respectfully, without all that gum flapping.

Let the wild speculation about the replacement at La Tech begin!!!!!

Pick ‘Em – Bowl Week Extravaganza – Part 2



Certainly not the way most of us wanted to start off bowl week – being reminded that it’s easy to underestimate teams we haven’t seen all season. Fred pads his lead a little more, and Chris manages to spend two whole weeks out of the basement.

On to the second portion of our three-week garden party.

Author Chris DanGo DanGr Fred
Last Week 2-5 3-4 2-5 4-3
Year to Date (60-52) (61-51) (59-53) (67-45)
12/26/2008 Motor City Bowl: Florida Atlantic (+7) vs. Central Michigan (Detroit, MI) Florida Atlantic Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan
12/27/2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl: West Virginia (-1.5) vs. North Carolina (Charlotte, NC) West Virginia West Virginia North Carolina West Virginia
12/27/2008 Champs Sports Bowl: Wisconsin (+6) vs. Florida State (Orlando, FL) Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State
12/27/2008 Emerald Bowl: Miami (FL) (+8) vs. California (San Francisco, CA) Miami California California California
12/28/2008 Independence Bowl: Northern Illinois (+1) vs. Louisiana Tech (Shreveport, LA) Louisiana Tech Northern Illinois Louisiana Tech Northern Illinois
12/29/2008 papajohns.com Bowl: NC State (+7) vs. Rutgers (Birmingham, AL) Rutgers NC State Rutgers Rutgers
12/29/2008 Valero Alamo Bowl: #21 Missouri (-12.5) vs. #23 Northwestern (San Antonio, TX) Missouri Missouri Missouri Missouri
12/30/2008 Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl: Maryland (+2) vs. Nevada (Boise, ID) Maryland Maryland Nevada Maryland
12/30/2008 Texas Bowl: Rice (-2.5) vs. Western Michigan (Houston, TX) Rice Rice Rice Western Michigan
12/30/2008 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl: #13 Oklahoma State (-3) vs. #17 Oregon (San Diego, CA) Oregon Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Oregon
12/31/2008 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Houston (-3.5) vs. Air Force (Fort Worth, TX) Houston Houston Houston Houston
12/31/2008 Brut Sun Bowl: Oregon State (-2.5) vs. #20 Pittsburgh (El Paso, TX) Oregon State Oregon State Oregon State Pittsburgh
12/31/2008 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl: #24 Boston College (-3.5) vs. Vanderbilt (Nashville, TN) Vanderbilt Boston College Boston College Boston College
12/31/2008 Insight Bowl: Kansas (-9) vs. Minnesota (Tempe, AZ) Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas
12/31/2008 Chick-fil-a Bowl: LSU (+4) vs. #14 Georgia Tech (Atlanta, GA) Louisiana State Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Georgia Tech

Commentary and analysis after the jump.
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