1) The Allstate BCS Championship Game (in New Orleans) – LSU (2) vs. Ohio State (1) (FOX at 8:00 on 01/07) – Do I have to put this as the number 1 game? If I want to see Ohio State get overmatched by a far superior team, I’ll just watch highlights of last year’s National Championship team. The only way I see OSU winning this game is if the LSU players get caught in some FSU scale cheating scandal. LSU is better in every fashion (offense, defense, special teams, coaching, female population…). I would say that OSU doesn’t even deserve to be there due to there less than stellar schedule (and that’s putting it lightly). Of course, nothing short of a playoff would be sufficient to sort this season’s mess out.
2) The Rose Bowl (in Pasadena) – USC (7) vs. Illinois (13) (ABC at 4:30 on 01/01) – I picked the second game by pulling it out of a hat. USC is basically playing a home game against a team that should be playing in the Capital One Bowl. I’m thinking Missouri should be here, but what do I know. This game may be fun for two reasons. One, USC is overrated. I mean seriously, this team got here because Dennis Dixon blew out his knee and ASU collapsed. I don’t trust John David Booty at all. Minus the cool name, the only redeeming quality he has is that he’s not Mark Sanchez. The USC defense got them here. Two, Juice Williams. I finally get to see this kid in action. If what I’ve read is true, it’ll be like watching Michael Vick (minus the “I Love Dog Fighting” tattoos). Of course, everyone gets over-hyped. Plus, Illinois has never faced a defense this fast. USC should have it sealed up early.
3) The Allstate Sugar Bowl (in New Orleans) – Hawaii (10) vs. Georgia (5) (FOX at 8:30 on 01/01) – The whole nation finally gets to see Colt Brennan without either having to stay up past midnight to do it or having to find ESPN8 on your cable system. I don’t think I’ve heard one thing about this game without Boise State coming up. Everyone wants to think that what Boise State did can be duplicated. You can’t get into a shoot-out with an SEC team and hope to win. You can do it against a Big 12 team. Brennan has never seen anything like what Georgia will throw at him. This is going to be a very good test for him. Hawaii’s strategy will be simple. It’s going to be “fire at will”. They have a slight glimmer of hope because Georgia might be feeling slighted because they didn’t get into the BCS Championship Game and might be too focused on what might have been.
4) The FedEx Orange Bowl (in Miami) – Kansas (8) vs. Virginia Tech (3) (FOX at 8:00 on 01/03) – This might actually be fun; except I don’t think Kansas can run with VT. I mean, the big Kansas game against Missouri was kind of a bust, except they made this furious comeback that made everyone sit up and take notice. Kansas can’t fall down to VT, because the VT defense isn’t going to get lit up like Missouri’s was (they learned there lesson against BC). I think Kansas can hang with VT offensively, but they may have issues on the defense side. VT is all about fundamental football, while Kansas is riding a high of easy schedules and blowouts. VT needs to control this game (which they are fully capable of doing) and play there style of football. They can’t get dragged into a shoot-out.
5) Watching Paint Dry
6) The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (in Glendale) – Oklahoma (4) vs. West Virginia (9) (FOX at 8:00 on 01/02) – Is this game going to be any fun at all? I would rather watch grass grow than Oklahoma’s “offense”. I figured WVU would make this fun, but they don’t have a coach anymore. I mean, I guess I get to see Steve Slaton and Pat White (if he stays healthy), but other than that, this is just a throw away game. However, I will stay up to watch this game, if only for the off chance that Oklahoma gets embarrassed.
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7) What a pathetic BCS bowl schedule. I really can’t get excited over any of these games. I mean, I like that fact that teams like Illinois, Kansas, and Hawaii got to these games, but I just don’t like the match-ups. All of these games look like walks in the park. Are any of these going to be close? I know you can’t do this, but a Kansas/Illinois or an Oklahoma/Georgia match-up would be more exciting. This proves even more why we need a playoff, because no team really stands out as deserving a shot. We had a great college football season with upsets and tremendous victories, too bad it has to end with pitiful bowl match-ups.
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