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The Chickster’s Jan 1 Bowl Picks
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS
===LUDWIG AT LARGE likes South Carolina, Georgia, Nebraska, Southern Cal and Cincinnati. Prediction: The UC Bearcats will finish higher than the Ohio State Buckeyes in the final 2008 Associated Press poll. Let the cow jump over the moon.===
OUTBACK BOWL
South Carolina vs. Iowa
Tampa, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium, Jan. 1, 2009, 11 a.m. ESPN
• Chick’s pick: South Carolina. The Iowa Hawkeyes don’t know how to defend a passing attack this exotic. The Gamecocks will toss the pig all over the yard and win, 31-17, triggering another tragic day in Big Ten football history.
CAPITAL ONE BOWL
Georgia vs. Michigan State
Orlando, Fla.
Florida Citrus Bowl , Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m. ABC
• Chick’s pick: Georgia. The Bulldogs’ injuries have healed along with their bruised egos. MSU tailback Javon Ringer is a stud, but he can’t win the game all by himself. The final: Georgia 38, Spartans 24.
KONICA MINOLTA GATOR BOWL
Nebraska vs. Clemson
Jacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jan. 1, 2009, 1 p.m. CBS
• Chick’s pick: Nebraska. I love Clemson’s speed and athleticism, but I like the energy Nebraska coach Bo Pellini brings to the Cornhuskers. He’s going to bring this program back to where it belongs. I see lots of Red and White today. The final: Nebraska 30, Clemson 23.
ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY CITI
Penn State vs. USC
Pasadena, Calif.
Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 2009, 4:30 p.m. ABC
• Chick’s pick: The SC Trojans have assembled arguably the greatest defense in major college football history. They have a great QB in Mark Sanchez and more speed on offense than many NFL teams. No Bowl game can touch or even approach the grandeur of the Rose, which is “The Granddaddy of Them All.” Sadly, this game will be a boring, one-sided affair that will make Nittany Lions fans wish JoePa had retired. The final: Southern Cal 42, Penn State 17.
FEDEX ORANGE BOWL
FedEx Orange
Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
Miami
Dolphin Stadium , Jan. 1, 2009, 8:30 p.m. FOX
• Chick’s pick: I never dreamed of seeing the UC Bearcats in a BCS Bowl game in my lifetime. But here they are, making the Queen City proud and allowing us to puff our chests out for a few hours as we attempt to forget the Bengals and Reds. The ACC is No. 1 in basketball. But in football, it’s an embarrassment. “Cheer Cincinnati, Cincy will win … Fight to the finish, never give in … You do your best, boys, we’ll do the rest … Onward to Vic-Tor-Y! The final: Cincinnati 31, Virginia Tech 27.
HERE’S A PHOTO OF MY FRIEND, UC STUDENT DYLAN MOODY, BEING INTERVIEWED BY WCPO-TV (CHANNEL 9) BEFORE THE BUSES PULLED AWAY FROM UC’S CAMPUS FOR MIAMI AND THE FEDEX ORANGE BOWL.
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By Michelle
January 1, 2009 3:02 PM | Link to this
Happy New Year, Chickster!By psychostats
January 1, 2009 3:08 PM | Link to this
Speaking of 2009, will you still be hanging around, Chick?By Janeen Coyle
January 1, 2009 5:19 PM | Link to this
That’s a good looking kid! And so well-spoken!By Chick Ludwig
January 1, 2009 7:06 PM | Link to this
Happy New Year to Michelle (Ma Belle), Steve & Rhett Cunningham of The Great State of Wisconsin … Loyal Ludwig At Large reader “Psychostats” … and the lovely and talented Janeen Coyle, who along with hubby Chris O’Brien form an awesome team. I like to call them “The First Couple” of Cincinnati radio! I’ll sip a Rolling Rock in honor of WGRR’s “Married With Microphones.” I love you all THIS MUCH (arms spread wide). —Always, ChickBy Big Burrito
January 2, 2009 12:12 PM | Link to this
Chick, Watched the UC game last night with some friends who daughter met you on a flight to one of UC’s games and she said you are just so nice and polite in person! I wish Tony Pike had had a better 2nd half but hey they made the big time and thats what matters. Thanks for all of the work you put into the Bengals and local college teams. You Rolling Rock friend Big Burrito. Happy 2009!!By Chick Ludwig
January 2, 2009 1:43 PM | Link to this
Big Burrito: I met a FAB-YOU-LOUS UC student named Holly Ott on the Bengals trip to Dallas. She’s majoring in “design” and her future is so bright, she has to wear shades. Am I on the money or do I have the wrong woman? Happy New Year, Chick