The bowls are heating up for one - I didn't watch it because I was, you know, working, but apparently the Military Bowl betwixt Toledo and Air Force was a barnburner. Texas scored on a razzle dazzle (see my resolutions) play for its first TD against California and its apparently termination proof coach, Jeff Tedford. That said, onto the column:
ULTIMATE BILL'S NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
- I resolve to never again to use the word "trickeration"
- I resolve to stop automatically picking dogs who are taking up double digit spreads at home in November
- I resolve to harass shajawilsav (or whatever his name his) even MORE next year for his registration
- I resolve to be satisfied with the at large bid process for the BCS bowls
- I resolve to not sleep much (see my predictions)
- I resolve to finally understand what Tampa 2 actually means
- I resolve to let West Virginia go to the Big 12
- I resolve to watch at least one West Coast game not involving USC or Oregon
- I resolve to force Will Muschamp to choose anything resembling an offense
- I resolve to continue to run the most ultimate pool in the land
ULTIMATE BILL'S PREDICTION FOR 2012
- I will not sleep much. My wife and I are expecting our second child on June 13!
- A2 Boiler will not sleep. he and his wife are expecting child number two in April!
- The Big East will rename itself "The Big". It will split into two divisions. The names of those divisions will be "The Here To Stay" and the "Chewing Off Our Own Arm to Get Out of This Trap" Divisions.
- Clemson will petition the ACC to make Virginia Tech its designated rival and ask that all non-division games it plays be against Virginia Tech.
- Texas will continue running its own network and will launch its own awards show. It will award itself "Best Daytime Drama". It will nominate itself for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role", but lose to the bratty teenage kid on 2 and a Half Men.
- LSU and Alabama will form a third division of the SEC and play each other 12 times from August through December. They will finish 6 and 6 and then play in the First Annual BAMALANA National Title Game Bowl. ESPN will pay each school $120M for the rights to air Nick Saban's and Les Mile's half time speeches.
- Texas A&M will complete its inaugural SEC season with a 4-7 record. Jeff Sagarin will rank them 2nd in his final poll. When taken to task, Sagarin will admit, he forgot to switch his database record for the Aggies to show they left the Big 12. When he changes the conference alignment in his system, he will repost his new ranking for the 4-7 Aggies - 57th.
- Charlie Weiss will NOT show up in my kitchen.
- Urban Meyer will petition the NCAA to grant Tebow one more year of eligibility. The NCAA will allow it.
- The same week, the NCAA will give Eastern Michigan the death penalty after a coach gives a player a ride to his grandmother's funeral.