Without bashing the BCS, or fully knowing the rules these days (are the ACC and Big East still guaranteed a BCS berth? I hope not), here goes my predictions for this year’s BCS Bowl matchups. It’s tough because there’s so many teams from the West up high in the rankings, but we all know the BCS likes SEC schools, and even Big Ten and ACC teams. By factoring that in with projecting the rest of the season, here’s what I’ve come up with.
ROSE BOWL – STANFORD VS. OKLAHOMA
Stanford wins out and finishes 11-1, enough to let the Rose Bowl have a coveted Pac-10 team, and one who hasn’t been there very often, but has a huge following. Expect a sea of red on hand to cheer on the Cardinal against Oklahoma…. or maybe some other team. I’ve got Oklahoma finishing 10-3, but there’s going to be a logjam atop the Big-12, so this could easily be Missouri, Oklahoma State, or Baylor, or even a team from another conference altogether.
FIESTA BOWL – NEBRASKA VS. TCU
Nebraska will get the obligatory Big-12 berth in this game, thanks to a 11-2 finish with a conference championship over Oklahoma. TCU will be unhappy, but I see them losing to Utah. Having that one loss relieves some of the pressure on the BCS to include smaller schools that go undefeated.
ORANGE BOWL – ALABAMA VS. BOISE STATE
Also taking the heat off the BCS will be Boise State’s regular season loss to either Fresno State or Nevada on the horizon. Alabama will end up in Florida despite beating Auburn, because they’ll come up short in the conference.
SUGAR BOWL – AUBURN VS. UTAH
Utah will go undefeated, but once again get snubbed out of fear of a Utah-Oregon television ratings disaster. Like clockwork, they’ll opt for a one-loss goliath and Utah will be left to face another SEC team.
BCS CHAMPIONSHIP – OREGON VS. OHIO STATE
Ah, a BCS dream matchup. Despite being a West Coast team, the Ducks have a huge following, so ratings shouldn’t be a problem for the committee here. And Ohio State is always a slam dunk on a national stage. This should be one of the best National Championship games in a long time.
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mceezy
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November 6th, 2010 at 9:51 am
Interesting predictions, McEez.
Let’s see if they come true.
November 8th, 2010 at 7:21 am
mceezy
BCS is simply like trying to make a decision between a differing number of porno mags. Some of the bowl games can be entertaining while others are not !
Big Un’s and Barely Legal tend to be good more often than not ! Tostito’s Bowl and Hawaiian Bowl perhaps not so good ?
tophatal 🙂
November 8th, 2010 at 7:23 am
mccezy
The Bowl system is a cornucopia of absolute crap !
December 6th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
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