Friday, September 26, 2008

In response to what's assigned

Like I've said in multiple posts, including the one I wrote earlier, the two best teams in the country are the Georgia Bulldogs and Oklahoma Sooners.

Now, I can see Georgia losing in Death Valley against LSU, but I see the 'Dawgs beating Florida again, and just like tomorrow night, I believe they're going to beat Alabama twice this season - Saturday night in Athens, and on Dec. 6 in Atlanta at the SEC Championship Game.

As for OU, I don't see the Sooners losing any game on their schedule, and if they meet Missouri again for the Big XII title, I see a repeat of what happened last year with the better defense prevailing.

BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Georgia vs. Oklahoma

ROSE BOWL: Penn State vs. USC

USC still might lose a second game, but the Trojans remain the cream of the crop in the Pac-10. Meanwhile, I have Ohio State winning the Big Ten, but since no one wants that ugly rematch I mentioned before, I see Penn State getting this bid. This would certainly be interesting because while USC has had success against the Big Ten during Pete Carroll's tenure, the Nittany Lions are the one Big Ten team that has lately shown up in bowl games, winning their last three of them over Texas A&M in the Alamo, Tennessee in the Outback, and Florida State in the Orange. This would be a fun game to watch.

ORANGE BOWL: BYU vs. Clemson

To me, Clemson is still the best the ACC has to offer, and the Tigers will dominate conference play (although Wake Forest is legit as well). Keep in mind that both the Tigers and Demon Deacons are in the same division, which is a shame this year, so whoever wins that game on Oct. 9 (Again, I think Clemson wins) is going to have an easier opponent in the ACC Championship Game, probably Virginia Tech. As for the Cougars, I've been proclaiming them this year's version of 2007 Hawaii and 2006 Boise State. BYU is better than that Utah team that only beat Michigan by two points, and if they're undefeated at season's end, it's the Orange Bowl's turn to get the BCS Buster. I can imagine the people in South Beach hope I'm wrong, otherwise all the clubs will be filled with orange and purple around New Year's.

SUGAR BOWL: Florida vs. South Florida

The only game I see Florida losing is that game with Georgia on Nov. 1, and with the Bulldogs in the national championship, the Sugar Bowl spot held by the SEC goes to the Gators. As for USF, I'm convinced now that they're the Big East's best to offer (West Virginia's making my preseason prediction look real bad right now), and this proposed match-up would have everyone ecstatic, especially since last year's Sugar Bowl between Hawaii and Georgia was a clunker. This game would have all the intrigue everyone looks for during bowl season.

FIESTA BOWL: Missouri vs. Ohio State

With OU in the national title, Mizzou gets the Big 12 selection for the Fiesta Bowl, making up for last year's joke. Meanwhile, I got to put Ohio State here because even though I like the Buckeyes to win the Big Ten, which would give them a Rose Bowl bid, if Penn State remains high enough in the rankings, I could see everyone wanting to avoid a rematch of the Buckeyes and Trojans, plus everyone knows Ohio State fans travel well to Arizona. They've only been there, what, four times since Jim Tressel took over for John Cooper?

1 comment:

BC said...

That UGA-Bama game was pretty impossible to predict. It looks now like Georgia's hopes are done, with trips to LSU and Auburn, plus a potential SEC title. You think Bama will make the title game?