Meet Ryan

Here is Ryan pulling Grandma's finger.  Already with the jokes!

I will get to the games in a second.  First, I would like to introduce you to a young fellow I met last night.

His name is Ryan, and he was born in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, 15 weeks premature.  He weighed in at 1 1/2 pounds, and if Ryan could stand he would be 12 inches tall.

Ryan is my new grandson, a four star selection.

In last night's games, the West Virginia v NC State game worked out just right.  Missouri v Iowa, on the other hand...Iowa didn't make mistakes, Missouri made enough for both teams and gave away the game.

On to the games scheduled for this afternoon and this evening.  First is the Military Bowl in Washington, DC, featuring  East Carolina (6-6) and Maryland (8-4) .  This is Ralphie's last stand, as the MD coach has been bought out by the new Athletic Director. He gets a lovely parting gift of $2 million to help him get over the Poor Ralphie Terrapin Tears.   I have 2 bets to offer here: the Terrapins -8 and the two teams to go OVER 68.  Take your pick or take them both.  East Carolina has 5 straight overs and has no defense to speak of, MD has no tomorrows with this coach.

Next is the Texas Bowl in Houston.  The Fighting Illini (6-6-) meet the Baylor Bear (7-5).  Baylor lost their last three in the regular season, Illinois lost 2 of its last three.  I made a choice here a few days ago (Illinois) but couldn't get comfortable with it.  I say take Baylor -1.


Finally, it's off the Alamo Bowl in the AlamoDome in the Alamo city of San Antonio.  It's Arizona (7-5) and Oklahoma State (10-2).  It's Oklahoma State -5 1/2.  I think they're going to pound AZ.

What's everyone doing for New Year's Eve?