WEEK 19 FOOTBALL PICKS

I hope all you sports fans had a Merry Christmas. The ArmChair Coach had a great Christmas celebrating with family and friends. I had no blog last week because of the Christmas holiday.

*****The ArmChair Coach Game Ball Of The Week goes to the Carolina Panthers for winning their second game of the season and still locking up the Number 1 over-all pick in the 2011 NFL draft*****

The ArmChair Coach went 5 and 5 in the Week 17 football picks. I did not make any picks in Week 18. My record for the season is 129 and 41 for a percentage of .759. Lets look at this weeks picks.

COLLEGE BOWL GAMES

Meineke Car Bowl..... Clemson vs South Florida..... Points will probably be low in this game. Both the Tigers and the Bulls have struggled on offense and they both have very good defenses..... Clemson 20 South Florida 17

Chick-Fil-A Bowl..... South Carolina vs Florida State..... Steve Spurrier is facing his old nemeses from his Florida days. The Gamecocks are also trying to win a bowl game after two straight poor bowl performances. The Cocks should leave the Georgia Dome happy this time..... South Carolina 24 Florida State 21

Holiday Bowl..... Nebraska vs Washington..... The Corn Huskers are still down after losing the Big 12 Title to Oklahoma. After a slow start, they will prevail over the Huskies..... Nebraska 31 Washington 17

Sun Bowl..... Notre Dame vs Miami..... This is a hard game to pick. Miami has the better athletes, but how well will they be prepared to play after the distraction of losing their Head Coach? I am saying the Canes in a close one..... Miami 23 Notre Dame 17

Capital One Bowl..... Michigan State vs Alabama..... The defending champs will end a disappointing season on a high..... Alabama 27 Michigan State 17

Rose Bowl..... TCU vs Wisconsin..... Both of these teams have an argument that they should be playing for the National Title. Could be the best game of the bowl season..... Wisconsin 24 TCU 21

Fiesta Bowl..... Connecticut vs Oklahoma..... Both of these teams feel like they have something to prove. Connecticut wants to prove that they belong and Oklahoma wants to prove that they can win a BCS Bowl Game, after losing the last few they have played..... Oklahoma 28 Connecticut 13

NFL GAMES

Carolina @ Atlanta..... The Panthers end a dreadful season with another loss..... Atlanta 20 Carolina 13

Chicago @ Green Bay..... If the Packers win this game they are in the playoffs. They will get it done..... Green Bay 24 Chicago 17

Miami @ New England..... The Dolphins have had a very strange season. They were 1 and 7 at home and they are 6 and 1 on the road. They are on the road, but..... New England 20 Miami 16

DID YOU KNOW? Steve Spurrier had a 5 and 8 and 1 record against Florida State while coaching at Florida.

I will have my next blog, with next weeks picks, on Monday January 3rd. I will be picking the remaining bowl games and the wild card round of the NFL playoffs.

Until Next Time.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE ARMCHAIR COACH!!!