College Football Week 16 – Five Bowl Games on Saturday
Good bowl games we bring
To you and your kin
Good bowl games for the holidays
And a Happy New Year
Oh, the weather outside is frightfulBut my predictions are so delightfulAnd since I made none out of spiteLet me be right, let me be right, let me be right Touchdown Tom’s Annual Bowl Game Predictions:
New Mexico Bowl – Albuquerque, New Mexico
(University Stadium)
2 pm ET, December 17 – ESPN
The Coyote never got the Roadrunner
But the Lobo does. So much for Beep-Beep
New Mexico 33, UTSA 29
Las Vegas Bowl – Las Vegas, Nevada
(Sam Boyd Stadium)
3:30 pm ET, December 17 – ABC
What the Cougars do to the Aztecs
Stays in Las Vegas
Houston 30, San Diego State 28
Camellia Bowl – Montgomery, Alabama
(Cramton Stadium)
5:30 pm ET, December 17 – ESPN
Holy Toledo, Batman!
These are no Mud Hens
Toledo 29, Appalachian State 28
Cure Bowl – Orlando, Florida
(Camping World Stadium)
5:30 pm ET, December 17 – CBSSN
What do Knights eat at the round table?
Cured Wolf meat
UCF 26, Arkansas State 23
New Orleans Bowl – New Orleans, Louisiana
(Mercedes-Benz Superdome)
9 pm ET, December 17 – ESPN
Boudreaux gets Eagle droppings
In his Jambalaya
Southern Miss 30, Louisiana-Lafayette 27
Miami Beach Bowl – Miami, Florida
(Marlins Park)
2:30 pm ET, December 19 – ESPN
What’s Golden about a Hurricane?
The Chippewas find out
Tulsa 34, Central Michigan 30
Boca Raton Bowl – Boca Raton, Florida
(FAU Stadium)
7 pm ET, December 20 – ESPN
The Hilltoppers give the Tigers
A White Christmas
Western Kentucky 37, Memphis 34
Poinsettia Bowl – San Diego, California
(Qualcomm Stadium)
9 pm ET, December 21 – ESPN
The Cougars Book the Cowboys
BYU 34, Wyoming 27
Idaho Potato Bowl – Boise, Idaho
(Albertsons Stadium)
7 pm ET, December 22 – ESPN
Idaho Potatoes are Common taters
Colorado State 35, Idaho 25
Bahamas Bowl – Nassau, Bhahmas
(Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium)
1 pm ET, December 23 – ESPN
The Monarchs pop out of their cocoon
Old Dominion 34, Eastern Michigan 26
Armed Forces Bowl – Fort Worth, Texas
(Amon G. Carter Stadium)
4:30 pm ET, December 23 – ESPN
The Goats float their Boats
Navy 39, Louisiana Tech 37
Dollar General Bowl – Mobile Alabama
(Ladd-Peebles Stadium)
8 pm ET, December 23 – ESPN
The Trojans find Solich’s Achilles heal
Troy 27, Ohio 25
Hawaii Bowl – Honolulu, Hawaii
(Aloha Stadium)
8 pm ET, December 24 – ESPN
The Warriors are not stuck in the Middle with Blue
Book ’em Rolo
Hawaii 31, Middle Tennessee 30
St. Petersburg Bowl – St. Petersburg, Florida
(Tropicana Field)
11 am ET, December 26 – ESPN
The Bulldogs retrieve a RedHawk in St. Wrinklesburg
Mississippi State 31, Miami (Ohio) 22
Quick Lane Bowl – Detroit, Michigan
(Ford Field)
2:30 pm ET, December 26 – ESPN
The Beantown Birds have a breakdown in Mo’town
Maryland 28, Boston College 24
Independence Bowl – Shreveport, Louisiana
(Independence Stadium)
5 pm ET, December 26 – ESPN2
The Wolves take the Commodores on a Louisiana Hayride
NC State 25, Vanderbilt 22
Heart of Dallas Bowl – Dallas, Texas
(Cotton Bowl)
12 noon ET, December 27 – ESPN
Army Green beats Mean Green
Army 32, North Texas 23
Military Bowl – Annapolis, Maryland
(Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium)
3:30 pm ET, December 27 – ESPN
The Deacons have Owls in their Belfry
Temple 33, Wake Forest 28
Holiday Bowl – San Diego, California
(Qualcomm Stadium)
7 pm ET, December 27 – ESPN
Leach sucks the blood out of the Gophers
Washington State 32, Minnesota 27
Cactus Bowl – Phoenix, Arizona
(Chase Field)
10:15 pm ET, December 27 – ESPN
These Bears don’t know how to hug
Boise State 35, Baylor 27
Pinstripe Bowl – Bronx, New York
(Yankee Stadium)
2 pm ET, December 28 – ESPN
Pitt sticks the Wildcats under its arm
Pitt 32, Northwestern 30
Russell Athletic Bowl – Orlando, Florida
(Camping World Stadium)
5:30 pm ET, December 28 – ESPN
There’s a new ride at Disney
It’s called “Surviving Sunnyside”
The Canes are afraid to ride it
West Virginia 27, Miami (Florida) 26
Foster Farms Bowl – Santa Clara, California
(Levi’s Stadium)
8:30 pm ET, December 28 – Fox
The Utes take the Who’s Yours
Out behind the barn
On Foster’s Farm
Utah 28, Indiana 20
Texas Bowl – Houston, Texas
(NRG Stadium)
9 pm ET, December 28 – ESPN
Reveille wakes the Aggies
Texas A&M 29, Kansas State 27
Birmingham Bowl – Birmingham, Alabama
(Legion Field)
2 pm ET, December 29 – ESPN
The Cock-a-doodle-doos make a Mustake
South Florida 34, South Carolina 26
Belk Bowl – Charlotte, North Carolina
(Bank of America Stadium)
5:30 pm ET, December 29 – ESPN
Turkeys like Bacon
Virginia Tech 32, Arkansas 26
Alamo Bowl – San Antonio, Texas
(Alamodome)
9 pm ET, December 29 – ESPN
Remember the Buffalo
Colorado 30, Oklahoma State 29
Liberty Bowl – Memphis, Tennessee
(Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium)
12 noon ET, December 30 – ESPN
TCU and Georgia go looking for
A gin-soaked, bar-room queen
She takes Uga upstairs for a ride
He couldn’t drink her off his mind
TCU 27, Georgia 25
Sun Bowl – El Paso, Texas
(Sun Bowl)
2 pm ET, December 30 – CBS
Here comes the Sun
And the Trees say, “It’s all right”
Stanford 26, North Carolina 24
Music City Bowl – Nashville, Tennessee
(Nissan Stadium)
3:30 pm ET, December 30 – ESPN
Herbie can’t sing
Nor play the fiddle
Tennessee 30, Nebraska 28
Arizona Bowl – Tucson, Arizona
(Arizona Stadium)
5:30 pm ET, December 30 – ASN
The Flyboys come down to the ground to drive Jaguars
Air Force 31, South Alabama 21
Orange Bowl – Miami Gardens, Florida (CFP/NY6)
(Hard Rock Stadium)
8 pm ET, December 30 – ESPN
Jimbo can’t wear khaki
Michigan 32, Florida State 23
Citrus Bowl – Orlando, Florida
(Camping World Stadium)
11 am ET, December 31 – ABC
The Red Birds win
Because Lamar says,
“It’s in the Cards”
Louisville 30, LSU 27
TaxSlayer Bowl – Jacksonville, Florida
(EverBank Field)
11 am ET, December 31 – ESPN
Buzz doesn’t float like a butterfly
But he stings like a Bee
Georgia Tech 29, Kentucky 25
Peach Bowl – Atlanta, Georgia (CFP Semifinal No. 1)
(Georgia Dome)
3 pm ET, December 31 – ESPN
The Tide puts a Nick in the Huskies
Alabama 28, Washington 26
Fiesta Bowl – Glendale, Arizona (CFP Semifinal No. 2)
(University of Phoenix Stadium)
7 pm EST, December 31 – ESPN
The Tigers take a siesta in the Fiesta
Ohio State 31, Clemson 27
Outback Bowl – Tampa, Florida
(Raymond James Stadium)
1 pm ET, January 2 – ABC
If you’ve got Alligator arms,
you avoid picking up the ball.
That’s what you do
Iowa 23, Florida 20
Cotton Bowl – Arlington, Texas (CFP/NY6)
(AT&T Stadium)
1 pm ET, January 2 – ESPN
The Broncos get caught in their PJs
Wisconsin 28, Western Michigan 26
Rose Bowl – Pasadena, California (CFP/NY6)
(Rose Bowl)
5 pm ET, January 2 – ESPN
Roses are Red
Penn State is Blue
USC 30, Penn State 29
Sugar Bowl – New Orleans, Louisiana (CFP/NY6)
(Mercedes-Benz Superdome)
8:30 pm ET, January 2 – ESPN
Stoopsy sidetracks Gus
While the Sooners trash the Bus
Oklahoma 31, Auburn 30
College Football Playoff National Championship – Tampa, Florida
(Raymond James Stadium)
8:00 pm ET, January 9 – ESPN
Urban heads for the bar
While Nick smokes a Cigar!
Alabama 28, Ohio State 25
Touchdown Tom
December 12, 2016
Weekend Recap
GAME OF THE WEEK: Army 21, Navy 17 (Touchdown Tom said: Navy 34, Army 20). Well, it was bound to happen sometime. After 14 years of Navy victories, Army rose up and put it to the Middies. The Cadets truly played like they wanted the game more. The rushing of Army running backs Kell Walker (94 yards) and Andy Davidson (87 yards) helped the Black Knights control the game. The Cadets maintained the ball for 40 minutes and 32 seconds. That didn’t leave Navy much time to score. Army took a 7-0 lead with 4:23 left in the first quarter. The Cadets held onto the lead until Navy went ahead – 17-14 – for the first time at the 12:42 mark in the fourth quarter. Army retook the lead with 6 minutes on the clock and held onto to win. Attendance in Baltimore: 71,600
Week 15 Results: 0 correct picks, 1 fumble (0 percent)
Final Season Results: 155 correct picks, 86 fumbles (64.3 percent)
Heisman Trophy Presentation:
Louisville sophomore quarterback Lamar Jackson won the Heisman Trophy Saturday night. Jackson came in first place in the voting with 2,144 points (3 points for first place, 2 for second and 1 for third). Clemson junior quarterback Deshaun Watson came in second with 1,524 points.
Watson was followed by Oklahoma senior quarterback Baker Mayfield with 361 points. Mayfield’s teammate senior receiver Dede Westbrook was fourth with 209 points. Michigan junior linebacker Jabrill Peppers came in fifth with 208 points.
FCS (Division IAA) Quarterfinals:
James Madison 65, Sam Houston State 7
……Attendance in Harrisonburg: 15,646
North Dakota State 36, South Dakota State 10
……Attendance in Fargo: 18,285
Youngstown State 30, Wofford 23
……Attendance in Youngstown: 8,066
Eastern Washington 38, Richmond 0
……Attendance in Cheney: 5,150
Division II Semifinals:
North Alabama 23, Shepherd 13
……Attendance in Shepherd: 7,017
Northwest Missouri State 35, Ferris State 20
……Attendance in Maryville: 5,264
Division III Semifinals:
UW-Oshkosh 10, John Carroll 3
……Attendance in Oshkosh: 962
Mary Hardin-Baylor 14, Mount Union 12
……Attendance in Belton: 4,084
Quotes of the Week
“Three years ago we were 1-11. Now we’re 13-0,” Western Michigan senior quarterback Zach Terrell.
“You know what? I think it’s harder here. I think it’s harder here than it is anywhere else,” Army coach Jeff Monken, on playing football at Army.
“It just shows I’ve got a lot more work to do in this next game to show people I should have been in New York,” Florida State junior running back Dalvin Cook, on not being a Heisman Trophy finalist.
“Lane Kiffin did not show me anything that Major Applewhite did not show me. Sure, he’s been a head coach and he’s been an okay head coach. But I can tell you this. Kiffin was not a safe hire,” University of Houston board of regents chairman Tilman Fertitta, on not hiring Lane Kiffin.
Quote from the Past
“All those who need showers, take them,” USC coach John McKay, after the Trojans lost to Notre Dame, 51-0.
Signs of the Day
Navy Has Small Decks
Army Don’t Mean Ship
This Is Navy’s Bye Week
Touchdown Tom
P.S.
Not exactly college football related, but sadly there were six passings of note last week – Van Williams, Rashaan Salaam, Dave Edwards, John Glenn, Greg Lake and Ken Hechler.
Van Williams, who played crime fighters on television in the 1960s, most notably the “Green Hornet” on the ABC show of the same name, died last week in Scottsdale, Arizona. A tall, athletic Texan, Williams looked the part of a superhero and grew up an actual cowboy. He played a detective named Kenny Madison on two ABC series – “Bourbon Street Beat” and “Surfside 6.” The shows ran from 1959 to 1962. He also played a young executive on another ABC series “The Tycoon” (1964-65). By the 1980s, Williams had mostly left acting behind to run a communications company. Vanzandt Jarvis Williams was born in Fort Worth on February 27, 1934. His parents owned a cattle ranch. He graduated from TCU before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. His other television appearances included “77 Sunset Strip,” “Mission Impossible” and “How the West Was Won.” Among his films were “Tall Story” (1960) and “The Caretakers” (1963).
Rashaan Salaam, a former running back for Colorado who won the Heisman Trophy, died last week in Boulder, Colorado. He was 42. Rashaan Iman Salaam was born on October 8, 1974, in San Diego. Salaam won the Heisman Trophy in 1994. Salaam was a first-round selection in the 1995 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears, with whom he played three seasons. His promising professional career was cut short by injuries, fumbles and marijuana use.
Dave Edwards, a linebacker who helped lead the Dallas Cowboys to three Super Bowls and was part of the team’s so-called ‘Doomsday Defense,’ died last week at his home in Lake Whitney, Texas, about 80 miles southwest of Dallas. He was 76. Edwards played for the Cowboys from 1963 through 1975. During his time with the team, the Cowboys won Super Bowl VI in 1972, beating the Miami Dolphins, 24-3, and played in two other Super Bowls after the 1970 and 1975 seasons. At Auburn University, Edwards played both ways – receiver and defensive end – during the 1959, 1960 and 1961 seasons. David Monroe Edwards was born on December 14, 1939, in Abbeville, Alabama. In high school he was a standout football and basketball player.
John Glenn, the son of Ohio who was hailed as a national hero and a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit the earth, then became a national political figure for 24 years in the Senate, died last week in Columbus, Ohio. He was 95. Glenn made his orbit on February 20, 1962. He resigned from the astronaut corps in 1964 and entered politics, serving four full terms as a Democratic senator from Ohio and in 1984 running unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination. Thirty-six years after his Mercury flight, in the last months of his final senate term, Glenn returned to space as he was launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery on October 29, 1988. At age 77, he became the oldest person to go into space. John Herschel Glenn was born on July 18, 1921, in Cambridge, Ohio. A few years later, the Glenns moved to New Concord, a small town in southeastern Ohio. In high school, he lettered in football, basketball and tennis. In 1939, Glenn enrolled in Muskingum College in his hometown and studied chemistry. He took flying lessons on the side. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Glenn signed up for the Naval Aviation program and became a Marine pilot. During World War II, he flew 59 combat missions in the Pacific. Glenn flew 90 combat missions in the Korean War. In 1959, he applied and was selected to become an astronaut.
Greg Lake, a singer, guitarist and songwriter who was a founding member of the 1970s rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, died last week in London. He was 69. Lake Europeanized rock ’n’ roll by blending it with classical music and presenting it with symphonic grandeur. Gregory Stewart Lake was born on November 10, 1947, in Poole, a seaside town in Dorset, England. He grew up in nearby Oakdale. When he was only 13, Lake wrote “Lucky Man,” which later became one of ELP’s greatest hits. Emerson, Lake and Palmer, who formed in 1970, recorded four albums which all went platinum. The band broke up in 1979. ELP reunited in 1992 and recorded its fifth album. The group performed for the last time together in London in 2010.
Ken Hechler, who spent nine terms in the House of Representatives and had a colorful presence in West Virginia politics for decades, died Saturday at his home in Romney, West Virginia. He was 102. Hechler was the oldest living former member of congress. Before entering politics, he was a college professor, a best-selling author and a speechwriter for President Harry S. Truman. As a professor of government at Marshall College in Huntington, West Virginia, Hechler was first elected to congress as a Democrat in the fall of 1958. He went on to serve nine terms. After leaving congress, Hechler was West Virginia’s secretary of state from 1985 to 2001. As an Army combat historian, he wrote “The Bridge at Remagen” (1957), a best seller that in 1969 was made into a Hollywood movie, starring George Segal, Robert Vaughn and Ben Gazzara. Kenneth William Hechler was born September 20, 1914, in Roslyn, New York. He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1935 and received a doctorate in political science from Columbia University in 1940.
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