MAC Championship (Thursday, 11/30, 7:30)
#35 Ohio - 20 vs. #49 Central Michigan - 19
I like Frank Solich to lead his Bobcats to victory in the MAC title game and an eventual spot in the Motor City Bowl. It should be an exciting game though.
Conference USA Championship (Friday, 11/1, 8:00)
NR Southern Miss. - 29 vs. #30 Houston - 34
This is an intriguing rematch from earlier this season. Southern Miss. was the only conference loss for the Houston Cougars. This time around, I expect Houston to get their revenge, leading to a spot in the Liberty Bowl.
ACC Championship (Saturday, 11/2, 1:00)
#13 Wake Forest - 24 vs. #25 Georgia Tech - 13
The Demon Deacons magical season continues with a victory over the Yellow Jackets. A win will give them an automatic BCS bid and a probable spot in the Orange Bowl .
SEC Championship (Saturday, 11/2, 6:00)
#7 Arkansas - 15 vs. #5 Florida - 17
The Gators keep winning ugly so why stop now? Florida will get an automatic BCS berth and should go to the Sugar Bowl where they may have an intriguing matchup against Notre Dame.
Big 12 Championship (Saturday, 11/2, 8:00)
#22 Nebraska - 23 vs. #11 Oklahoma - 28
I really want to pick Nebraska here, but the Sooners have been on fire since they were screwed over at Oregon. This should be a back and forth game with Oklahoma winning by a close margin.
Other big games:
NR Connecticut - 10 @ #4 Louisville - 52
I only include this blowout pick because of reasons listed below. Look for Louisville to win the Big East and clinch a BCS bowl berth.
NR Army - 20 vs. #37 Navy - 37
Navy has been the better team for quite some time now, so I am not expecting anything shocking here. Bobby Ross will have his Cadets give a commendable performance though.
#3 USC - 35 @ #39 UCLA - 27
I want to go with the upset pick here just out of sheer disdain for the Trojans being ahead of Michigan in the polls. I will predict a close game, I just can not pull the trigger on an upset. I suspect USC will unconvincingly remain at #2 in the BCS after this game. Most likely we will see a BCS Championship of Ohio State vs. USC.
#15 Rutgers - 24 @ #13 West Virginia - 34
If Rutgers win, they win the Big East and go to a BCS Bowl since they beat Louisville earlier this year. West Virginia needs some help to get an automatic BCS berth. They need to beat Louisville and have Louisville lose. In addition, they need to have a higher ranking than Louisville and Rutgers to advance to a BCS game. That my friends, is a long shot. I like the Mountaineers to win at home, but there is no way Louisville loses a home game to Connecticut. West Virginia goes to the Gator Bowl with a victory here. Then again, will Pat White be healthy?
#28 Oregon State - 37 @ #19 Hawaii - 48
Aside from Louisiana Tech, these are the only other teams that will play 13 regular season games. Both teams will go to bowl games as well, making them possibly the only college teams to have 14-game seasons. As for this game, I expect a similar result to last week's Purdue/Hawaii game. Hawaii won that game 42-35, led by astounding QB Colt Brennan (33-48, 434 yards, 3TD's, 1INT). Brennan has 51 TD passes this season and I expect him to get 4 more to break the single-season record of 54 TD's, set by former Houston QB David Klinger in 1990.
2 comments:
Rutgers will beat WV. WV is still gonna be hurting from that loss against SFU. Rutgers...Big East Champs...I cant wait to get the Tshirt.
Yes it was great seeing the Ravens demolish the steelers! Ravens are under the radar again, just like in 2000.
Not so fast my friend!
Since the Big East has no official title game, the team with the highest ranking is the one that qualifies for the BCS, ala Louisville. The Cardinals will win it outright anyways after WVU slaps Rutgers.
I was at the South Florida game and I'll be at the Rutgers game this coming week. Let's go Mountaineers!
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