Carla and Crappy Show: The 2023 Bowlapalooza Edition

We love us some brown sugar-cinnamon Pop-Tarts.

And we love us some Bowlapalooza.

Together? You get nearly two hours of college football podcasting fun.

The bowl game season begins Saturday at 11 a.m. (#OUOhYeah), continuing through the next few weeks. And as we do here at the Carla and Crappy Show, we gathered up a few friends – and an avocado – to pick some of the games we thought will be interesting. 

It’s our 10.5th year of doing Bowlapalooza (COVID year counts as the half), and our cast will sound familiar to folks who have been here before; in addition to A.J. joining us live, we have Gabby Biltz, Braden Gall, Aiden and Kelly Krieg and Jake Rose.

Professional obligations kept Braden from joining us for the whole show – hence the Bradenpalooza show within the show – but we all got our say, and then some, with a list of seven bowl games.

And more importantly, we discussed mascot eating (and mascot dumping) as we considered the finest Pop-Tart flavors of all time.

Ready? Even if you’re not, here are the games:

 

Saturday, December 16

11 a.m., ESPN, Myrtle Beach Bowl: Ohio vs. Georgia Southern

Nearly all of OU’s offensive production is in the transfer portal, but there may be a few points left – if the Bobcats’ defense plays as it should.

 

3:30 p.m., ABC, Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl: Miami (Ohio) vs. Appalachian State

Crappy has strong feelings about Miami, OU’s rival in the MAC; nearly everyone else is feeling happy about Appy.

 

Saturday, December 23

3:30, ABC, Lockheed Martin Armed Services Bowl: James Madison vs. Air Force

Who in their right minds would pick against a former commander in chief in the Armed Services Bowl? Only a couple of us, as it turns out.

 

10:30 p.m., ESPN, Easy Post Hawaii Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State

Avocados are firmly behind Coastal. Everyone else likes Sparty Junior.

 

Wednesday, December 27

5:50 p.m., ESPN, Duke's Mayo Bowl:  North Carolina vs. West Virginia

The picks were mixed for this game, but everyone wants to see Mack Brown get a tub of Duke’s Mayo dumped on his head.

 

Thursday, December 28

5:45 p.m., ESPN, PopTarts Bowl: NC State vs. Kansas State

The PowerCats are looking good. Strawberry Pop-Tarts? Not so much.

 

9:15 p.m., ESPN

Valero Alamo Bowl: Arizona vs. Oklahoma

Arizona continues its run as the team no one wants to play. Except for the one of us who has a friend who was an athlete at Oklahoma.

 

Friday, December 29

2 p.m., CBS, Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Oregon State

The transfer portal will have a GRRRRREEEAAAAAT impact on this game (Get it? Yeah, sorry…), as both quarterbacks are moving on. Does ND run the ball into the ground, or will OSU complete its run in the PAC 12 with a final win?

After a stomach bug waylaid Carla (she’s feeling better now, thanks), a brief discussion about national championship contenders – we’ll use those picks as tie-breakers, if necessary – and probably one too many beers for Crappy, we were pleased to wrap up what is perhaps the most chaotic Bowlapalooza ever. Can we top it? We’ll give it a try with the 11.5th edition next year. In the meantime, enjoy bowl season, boys and girls, and we’ll see you back here prior to the NY6 games.