College Football Bowl Pick-off, Round Six

This difference in bowl matchups from Jan. 1 to Jan. 2 is as much of a letdown as John Henson's young career for the Tar Heels has been. Yeesh

International Bowl, South Florida (-6.5) vs Northern Illinois
I'll say this for Northern Illinois, they probably want to be at this bowl in Toronto a lot more than the team from Tampa wants to be in Canada on Jan. 2. And since bowl games largely depend simply on who wants to play harder than the other team, it's tempting to go with N. Illinois here. But c'mon, it's Northern Illinois and South Florida probably out-talents them across the board. George Selvie could have a Suh-like performance. Found's pick: South Florida

Papajohn's.com Bowl, South Carolina (-4.5) vs Connecticut
Screw it, South Carolina is the better team here but UConn has just had the knack for keeping games close of late, win or lose. Plus Birmingham, Alabama (Richard Johanson) is a much better place to be right now than central Connecticut, so the Huskies will be psyched to be there. Found's pick: Connecticut

Cotton Bowl, Mississippi (-2.5) vs Oklahoma State
Not sure why Ok State is getting points in this game...the Cowboys are the ranked team with the better record. Probably has something to do with SEC love. Good matchup though, interesting plotlines and some recognizable names in this game. The team that doesn't get caught staring around new Cowboys Stadium in awe and just plays its game probably wins. Ole Miss' top receiver is named Hodge, which obviously complicates this pick. The points don't really help, so you might as well pick the outright winner. Found's pick: Oklahoma State

Liberty Bowl, Arkansas (-7.5) vs East Carolina
Much respect to what Skip Holtz has done with ECU's program; he's certainly proven they have the ability to knock off a major conference team and a good major conference team too. Arkansas is a good major conference team but with plenty of prep time, they won't succumb to the Pirates. Found's pick: Razorbacks

Alamo Bowl, Texas Tech (-7.5) vs Michigan State
This would have been a tough one to pick before all the crap went down at Texas Tech, but now it's a little too easy. My favorite game of the year was Iowa-Michigan State and if the Spartans play just as solid and Big Ten-esque in that one, they'll be fine here. Found's pick: Sparty