Fueled by what Colin Gawel calls the "poor man's speed ball" (coffee/cheap beer alternated) editor Gawel, Big $, and Brian Phillips sat mano y mano y mano to pick bowl games, beginning with the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve. Yes - three grown men, passing around a sports page while drinking beer from coffee cups. Just like they used to do it back in the day. 

Let's get right to it. The stakes are high. The two losers are to each purchase a six pack of American beer from a licensed establishment for the victor. The selections are based on official Vegas lines published in the Columbus Dispatch on Thursday December 24th.

Hawaii Bowl

Dec. 24

San Diego State/Cincinnati

Line: SDSU -3

Pick: Gawel. Cincy +3

Result: SDSU 42 Cincy 7 (loss)

Dec 26

St. Petersburg Bowl

Marshall/U Conn

Line: Marshall -4 1/2

Pick: Big $. U Conn +4 1/2

Result: Marshall 16-10 (Loss)

Sun Bowl

Washington State/Miami

Line: WSU - 2 1/2

Pick: Bp. WSU -2 1/2

Result: WSU 20-14 (Win)

Heart Of Dallas Bowl

Washington/Southern Mississippi

Line: UW -9

Pick: Gawel. UW -9

Result: UW 44-31 (Win)

Pinstripe Bowl

Indiana/Duke

Line: IU -2

Pick: Bp: IU -2

Result: Duke 44-41 (Loss)

Independence Bowl

Virginia Tech/Tulsa

Line: Va Tech -13 1/2

Pick: Bp. Va Tech -13 1/2

Result: Va Tech 55-52 (Loss)

Foster Farms Bowl

UCLA/Nebraska

Line: UCLA -6 1/2

Pick: Gawel. UCLA -6 1/2

Result: Nebraska 37-29 (Loss)

Mon Dec 28

Military Bowl

Navy/Pittsburgh

Line: Navy -13

Pick: Big $. Navy -13

Result: Navy 44-28 (Win)

Quick Lane Bowl

Minnesota/Central Michigan

Line: Minnesota -6

Pick: Big $. CMU +6

Result: Minnesota 21-14 (Loss)

Tuesday Dec. 29

Armed Forces Bowl

California/Air Force

Line: Cal -7

Pick: Bp. AF +7

Result: Cal 55-36 (Loss)

Russell Athletic Bowl

North Carolina/Baylor

Line: UNC -2 1/2

Pick: Gawel. Baylor + 2 1/2

Result: Baylor 49-38 (Win)

Arizona Bowl

Colorado State/Nevada

Line: CSU -3

Pick: Big $. Nevada +3

Result: Nevada 28-23 (Win)

Texas Bowl

LSU/Texas Tech

Line: LSU -7

Pick: Gawel. LSU. -7

Result: LSU 56-27 (Win)

Wednesday Dec. 30

Birmingham Bowl

Auburn/Memphis

Line: Auburn - 2 1/2

Pick: Bp. Memphis + 2 1/2

Result: Auburn 31-10 (Loss)

Belk Bowl

Mississippi State/ North Carolina State

Line: MSU -5

Pick: B$. MSU -5

Result: MSU 51-28

Music City Bowl

Louisville/Texas A&M

Line: Lou -4

Pick: Bp. T A&M +4

Result: Louisville 27-21 (Loss)

Holiday Bowl

USC/Wisconsin

Line: USC -3 1/2

Pick: Big $. USC -3 1/2

Result: Wisconsin 23-21 (Loss)

Thursday Dec 31

Peach Bowl

Florida State/Houston

Line: FSU -7

Pick: Big $. Houston +7

Result: Houston 38-24 (Win)

Cotton Bowl (National Semi Final 1)

Alabama/Michigan State

Line:  Bama -9 1/2

Pick: Big $. Bama -9 1/2

Result: Bama 38-0 (Win)

Orange Bowl (National Semi Final 2)

Oklahoma/Clemson

Line: OU - 3 1/2

Pick: Gawel. OU -3 1/2

Result: Clemson 37-17 (Loss)

Friday Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

Tennessee/Northwestern

Line: Tenn -8

Pick: Gawel. Northwestern +8

Result: Tennessee 45-6 (Loss)

Citrus Bowl

Michigan/Florida

Line: UM -4

Pick: Bp. UM -4

Result: Michigan 41-7 (Win)

Fiesta Bowl

Ohio State/Notre Dame

Line: OSU - 6 1/2

Pick: B$. OSU -6 1/2

Result: Ohio State 44-28 (Win)

Rose Bowl

Stanford/Iowa

Line: Stan - 6 1/2

Pick: Bp. Stan -6 1/2

Sugar Bowl

Ole Miss/Oklahoma State

Line: Ole Miss -7

Pick: Bp. Ole Miss -7

Saturday Jan. 2

TaxSlayer Bowl

Georgia/Penn State

Line: GA -6 1/2

Pick: Gawel. GA -6 1/2

LIberty Bowl

Arkansas/Kansas State

Line: Ark -12 1/2

Pick: Gawel. KSU +13 1/2

Alamo Bowl

TCU/Oregon

Line: Pick Em

Pick: B$. UO

Cactus Bowl

West Virginia/Arizona State

Line: WVu -1

Pick: Bp. ASU +1

Lots of favorites here. Not a lot of respect for the Big 12. There are too many bowl games, but you knew that.