This week we continue our previews of the 2017 Bowl Season by chatting about the second half of the bowl games. We are your premier Northwestern Sports Podcast! You can download the episode from iTunes or directly from here.

For anyone in the Chicagoland area looking for a place to watch the game, we will be hosting a watch party at Arlington Ale House at 111 W Campbell St. in Arlington Heights.  Shoot an email to westlotpirates@gmail.com for more information.

Our 2017 picks contest is coming to a head going into bowl season.

Erik went 1/2 in Championship week and keeping his lead with 47 points: South Florida (9) USC (11) Auburn (10) NC State (8) and Notre Dame (9)

John went 2/2, closing the gap with Erik at 46 points. John also has the only playoff team, so he has 6 possible points remaining.: Alabama (11) Boise St (10) Northwestern (9) Texas (6) and Florida Atlantic (10)

Sam is out of it again this season only going 1/2 and sitting on 41 points. The Notre Dame overlap and the gap make catching Erik mathematically impossible: Ohio State (10) Florida State (6) Oklahoma State (9) Oregon (7) and Notre Dame (9)

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