Odds on Bowl Games

Hey in case you didn't know, we are almost in College Football Bowl Season. While to some that is just a lame excuse to sit around, drink beer & watch football, to me & Nips it's actually a really good excuse to sit around, drink beer & watch football.

An interesting thing about the Bowl Games though, is that each college athlete that plays in one of these gets - yes, a goodie bag! Incredibly enough,they are not just limited to undeserving celebs anymore, they are also available to 20 year olds that are probably getting laid more this weekend than I have in the past 10 years.

All of this led me to start thinking about the Goodie Bags, what their contents are - and the odds of a number of things happening.

The Bowl:NEW ORLEANS
The Teams:
Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee, Dec. 20, New Orleans
The Gifts:
Flip HD mini-camcorder
Oakley sunglasses and backpack
Balfour ring

Odds that the Southern Miss will win: 77%
Odds that members of the Southern Miss team will brag about how they know Bret Favre: 90%
Odds that a member of the Southern Miss team will use the Flip HD mini-camcorder to make a sex tape: 100%

The Bowl: MEINEKE CAR CARE
The Teams; Pittsburgh vs. North Carolina, Dec. 26, Charlotte, N.C.
The Gifts:
Option of Bose Quiet Comfort headphones set or Bose Sound Dock or iPod
Touch, iLive speakers and $20 gift card
Fossil watch
OGIO duffle bag
Commemorative photo

Odds that Pittsburgh will win: 67%
Odds that the players will pretend they never played in something as stupid as the Meineke Care Care Bowl: 100%

The Bowl: CHAMPS SPORTS
The Teams: Miami vs. Wisconsin, Dec. 29, Orlando, Fla.
The Gifts:
$420 Best Buy shopping spree
Commemorative watch

Odds that Miami will win: 44%
Odds that a Wisconsin player will use the Best Buy card on XBox/XBox games: 90%
Odds that a Miami player will either steal the Wisconsin player's Best Buy card OR attempt to use the card to buy cocaine: 100%

The Bowl: CHICK-FIL-A
The Teams: Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee, Dec. 31, Atlanta
The Gifts:
$250 Best Buy gift card
Chick-fil-A gift card
Fossil watch
Russell Athletic travel bag
Souvenir football
Knit cap

Odds that Va Tech will win: 55%
Odds that 'Rocky Top' will be requested at a Dueling Piano theme bar: 98%
Odds that a Volunteer will take his sister out to eat at Chik Fil A and use the special occasion to propose: 100%

The Bowl: COTTON
The teams: Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss, Jan. 2, Dallas
The gifts: The Cotton Bowl does not reveal its gift package before giving it to bowl participants.

Odds that any gifts that the teams do get will really suck: 100%


The Bowl: ROSE
The Teams: Oregon vs. Ohio State, Jan. 1, Pasadena, Calif.
The Gifts:
19-inch Sharp television combo
Fossil watch
OGIO backpack
Hat
Commemorative plaque

Odds that Ohio State will win: 60%
Odds that Ohio State will totally choke again: 100%