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Look, this started as a Google Sheet that we planned to keep internally for Slack channel bragging rights. Then we had this bright idea to make our picks public, thus opening ourselves up to ridicule from less than level-headed fan bases (yeah, we are talking to you directly). We know our picks won’t make any headlines, but we also know they don’t dserve any recognition anyway. I mean, some contributors on staff picked winners based upon fan stereotypes and other’s made their pick just to be different from the group norm. Others picked against schools like Virginia just to make others on staff (Caroline) mad. But, that’s someone else’s problem.
All in all, I think Rocky summed it up best - “Bowl picks- they are a crap shoot.”
Of note, the table layout is much better on a desktop.
AAE Staff Bowl Picks
Bowl | Matchup | Date | Staff Majority | Austin | Brandon | Caroline | Gavin | Justin | Kaylah | Mitchell | Rocky | Scott |
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Bowl | Matchup | Date | Staff Majority | Austin | Brandon | Caroline | Gavin | Justin | Kaylah | Mitchell | Rocky | Scott |
AFR Celebration Bowl | North Carolina A&T vs Alcorn St. | Sat, Dec 15 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | Alcorn State | North Carolina A&T | Alcorn State | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T |
New Mexico Bowl | North Texas vs Utah St. | Sat, Dec 15 | Utah State | Utah State | North Texas | Utah State | Utah State | North Texas | North Texas | North Texas | Utah State | Utah State |
AutoNation Cure Bowl | Louisiana vs Tulane | Sat, Dec 15 | Tulane | Tulane | Tulane | Tulane | Tulane | Tulane | Louisiana | Louisiana | Tulane | Louisiana |
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl | Fresno St. vs Arizona St. | Sat, Dec 15 | Fresno State | Arizona State | Fresno State | Fresno State | Fresno State | Fresno State | Arizona State | Fresno State | Arizona State | Fresno State |
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl | Eastern Michigan vs Georgia Southern | Sat, Dec 15 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | EMU | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern |
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | Appalachian St. vs Middle Tennessee | Sat, Dec 15 | Appalachian St. | Appalachian St. | Middle Tennessee | Appalachian St. | Appalachian St. | Middle Tennessee | Appalachian St. | Appalachian St. | Appalachian St. | Appalachian St. |
Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl | Northern Illinois vs UAB | Tue, Dec 18 | UAB | UAB | Northern Illinois | UAB | UAB | UAB | Northern Illinois | UAB | UAB | Northern Illinois |
DXL Frisco Bowl | Ohio vs San Diego St. | Wed, Dec 19 | San Diego St. | San Diego St. | San Diego St. | Ohio | San Diego St. | SDSU | Ohio | San Diego St. | Ohio | San Diego St. |
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl | Marshall vs South Florida | Thu, Dec 20 | USF | Marshall | Marshall | USF | USF | Marshall | USF | USF | USF | USF |
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl | FIU vs Toledo | Fri, Dec 21 | Toledo | Toledo | Toledo | Toledo | FIU | Toledo | Toledo | Toledo | Toledo | Toledo |
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | BYU vs Western Michigan | Fri, Dec 21 | BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU |
Birmingham Bowl | Memphis vs Wake Forest | Sat, Dec 22 | Memphis | Memphis | Memphis | Wake Forest | Memphis | Memphis | Wake Forest | Memphis | Memphis | Memphis |
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | Houston vs Army | Sat, Dec 22 | Army | Army | Houston | Army | Army | Army | Army | Army | Houston | Army |
Dollar General Bowl | Troy vs Buffalo | Sat, Dec 22 | Troy | Buffalo | Troy | Buffalo | Buffalo | Troy | Troy | Troy | Buffalo | Troy |
Hawaii Bowl | Hawaii vs Louisiana Tech | Sat, Dec 22 | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii |
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl | Boston College vs Boise St. | Wed, Dec 26 | Boise State | Boise State | Boise State | Boston College | Boise State | Boston College | Boston College | Boise State | Boise State | Boise State |
Quick Lane Bowl | Minnesota vs Georgia Tech | Wed, Dec 26 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Minnesota | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
Cheez-It Bowl | TCU vs California | Wed, Dec 26 | TCU | California | TCU | TCU | TCU | California | California | TCU | TCU | TCU |
Walk On’s Independence Bowl | Duke vs Temple | Thu, Dec 27 | Duke | Duke | Temple | Duke | Temple | Duke | Duke | Temple | Temple | Duke |
New Era Pinstripe Bowl | Wisconsin vs Miami(FL) | Thu, Dec 27 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Miami | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Miami | Wisconsin | Miami |
Academy Sports & Outdoors Bowl | Baylor vs Vanderbilt | Thu, Dec 27 | Baylor | Baylor | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | Baylor | Vanderbilt | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor | Baylor |
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | Purdue vs Auburn | Fri, Dec 28 | Auburn | Auburn | Purdue | Auburn | Auburn | Auburn | Auburn | Purdue | Auburn | Auburn |
Camping World Bowl | West Virginia vs Syracuse | Fri, Dec 28 | Syracuse | West Virginia | West Virginia | Syracuse | Syracuse | Syracuse | Syracuse | Syracuse | West Virginia | West Virginia |
Valero Alamo Bowl | Washington St. vs Iowa State | Fri, Dec 28 | Washington State | Washington State | Washington State | Iowa State | Washington State | Iowa State | Washington State | Washington State | Washington State | Washington State |
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | Michigan vs Florida | Sat, Dec 29 | Michigan | Michigan | Florida | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan |
Belk Bowl | Virginia vs South Carolina | Sat, Dec 29 | South Carolina | Virginia | South Carolina | Virginia | South Carolina | South Carolina | South Carolina | Virginia | Virginia | South Carolina |
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl | Nevada vs Arkansas St. | Sat, Dec 29 | Nevada | Nevada | Arkansas State | Nevada | Nevada | Arkansas State | Arkansas State | Nevada | Nevada | Nevada |
Goodyear Cotton Bowl | Clemson vs Notre Dame | Sat, Dec 29 | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Notre Dame | Clemson |
Capital One Orange Bowl | Alabama vs Oklahoma | Sat, Dec 29 | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Oklahoma | Alabama |
Military Bowl | Virginia Tech vs Cincinnati | Mon, Dec 31 | Cincinatti | Cincinnati | Virginia Tech | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Virginia Tech | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Cincinatti |
Hyundai Sun Bowl | Stanford vs Pitt | Mon, Dec 31 | Stanford | Stanford | Pitt | Pitt | Stanford | Pitt | Stanford | Pitt | Stanford | Stanford |
Redbox Bowl | Oregon vs Michigan St. | Mon, Dec 31 | Oregon | Oregon | Michigan State | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | Michigan State | Oregon |
Autozone Liberty Bowl | Missouri vs Oklahoma State | Mon, Dec 31 | Oklahoma State | Missouri | Oklahoma State | Missouri | Oklahoma State | Missouri | Oklahoma State | Missouri | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State |
SDCCU Holiday Bowl | Utah vs Northwestern | Mon, Dec 31 | Northwestern | Northwestern | Utah | Utah | Utah | Northwestern | Northwestern | Northwestern | Northwestern | Northwestern |
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | Texas A&M vs NC State | Mon, Dec 31 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | NC State | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M |
Outback Bowl | Mississippi State vs Iowa | Mon, Jan 1 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | Iowa | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | Iowa | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | Mississippi State |
Citrus Bowl | Penn St. vs Kentucky | Mon, Jan 1 | Penn State | Penn State | Penn State | Penn State | Penn State | Kentucky | Penn State | Kentucky | Penn State | Kentucky |
Playstation Fiesta Bowl | UCF vs LSU | Mon, Jan 1 | LSU | LSU | UCF | UCF | UCF | LSU | LSU | UCF | LSU | LSU |
Rose Bowl | Ohio State vs Washington | Mon, Jan 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State | Washington | Ohio State | Ohio State |
Allstate Sugar Bowl | Georgia vs Texas | Mon, Jan 1 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia |
College Football Playoff Championship | Not Notre Dame | Alabama | Alabama | Clemson | Alabama | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson | Oklahoma | Alabama |