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December 20, 2007
The MRI vs. The World, 2007-8
It is Bowl Time again, which means the MRI will again be taking on The World, consisting of Expert picks around the Internet, and the all important fan vote, taken from FanIQ.com.
Last season's champion is gone. The Schwab more than proved himself worthy over the two years he was a part of the MRI's competition and has retired from picking. In his place is someone I know a lot of the Internet loves to hate, Colin Cowherd. Judging from Cowherd's picks, he will end up around the same score as Dennis Dodd, who again proved that he likes to go against the grain and pick a little on the wild side.
Here is this year's lineup of challengers to the MRI:
CBS Experts (Darst, Dodd, Harmon): Listed Here
Congrove Computer: Listed Here
Pat Forde (ESPN.com): Listed Here
Bruce Feldman (ESPN): Insider Article on ESPN, 1st Half Picks
Colin Cowherd (Replacing The Schwab): Listed Here
Erick Smith (USA Today): Listed Here
Tulsa World Picker (Crazy Cartoon Hero): Part 1 Listed Here
This first listing will take us through all of the picks up until December 26th, the day after Christmas, when the picks for the next set will again be published. Good luck to all of the challengers again in this year's challenge.
The Poinsettia Bowl
Why to watch?: Triple Option games are fun! Utah's defense is fun-ner.
Utah: The MRI, Harmon, Dodd, Congrove, Forde, Feldman, Smith, Picker, The World (70%)
Navy: Darst, Cowherd
The New Orleans Bowl
Why to watch?: Friday nights are a bad NCAA basketball night.
Florida Atlantic: The MRI, Darst, Dodd, Congrove, Forde, Cowherd, Picker
Memphis: Harmon, Feldman, Smith, The World (65%)
The Papajohns.com Bowl
Why to watch?: Cincinnati was a surprising contender in the Big East. A bowl win to finish the season will be a nice end cap. Plus, they still have a coach.
Cincinnati: The MRI, Harmon, Darst, Dodd, Congrove, Forde, Feldman, Cowherd, Smith, Picker, The World (94%)
Southern Mississippi: None
The New Mexico Bowl
Why to watch?: Nevada's Pistol offense is a lot of fun. Think spread offense with a little more flair. New Mexico doesn't lose at home.
New Mexico: The MRI, Harmon, Darst, Dodd, Congrove, Cowherd, Smith, The World (68%)
Nevada: Forde, Feldman, Picker
The Las Vegas Bowl
Why to watch?: It is rare to see a team beat the same team twice in a season. This time around it won't come as such a shock.
BYU: The MRI, Harmon, Darst, Dodd, Congrove, Forde, Feldman, Cowherd, Smith, Picker, The World (77%)
UCLA: None
The Hawaii Bowl
Why to watch?: Hawaii isn't playing at home for the first time in years. In their place, you get Boise State's crazy offense. Plus, you don't really want to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" or "A Christmas Story" again, do you?
Boise State: The MRI, Harmon, Darst, Dodd, Congrove, Forde, Feldman, Cowherd, Smith, Picker, The World (100%)
East Carolina: None
The Motor City Bowl
Why to watch?: The Big Ten loves to beat up on MAC teams during the season. Bowls should be no different. Central Michigan has a great young quarterback who will get some mention next year for the Heisman, Dan LeFevour.
Purdue: The MRI, Harmon, Darst, Congrove, Forde, Cowherd, Smith, Picker, The World (92%)
Central Michigan: Dodd, Feldman
Standings:
1. Congrove Computer, 6
1. The MRI, 6
3. Dennis Dodd, 5
3. Pat Forde, 5
3. Harmon Predictor, 5
3. Erick Smith, 5
3. Tulsa World Picker, 5
3. "The World", 5
3. Colin Cowherd, 5
3. Darin Darst, 5
11. Bruce Feldman, 3
The MRI is a computer football ranking system. It has been picking games since 2003. Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com
Posted by bmiraski at December 20, 2007 1:30 PM
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