(25) South Carolina at (4) Florida
South Carolina has cracked the Top 25 for the first time this season. Florida, though, really doesn’t respect anyone else in the conference. South Carolina has to go to the Swamp for this one, and while the Gamecocks put up a good fight against Florida in the past, this year doesn’t look too good. Tim Tebow is trying to lead his Gators to the BCS National Championship game. A win over Spurrier’s team would further solidify their claim.
Final Score: Florida 37, South Carolina 10
Boston College at (19) Florida State
Florida State and North Carolina are establishing themselves as the class of the ACC this year. The ‘Noles welcome the Eagles of Boston College this week. BC is coming off a shut-out win over Notre Dame. Florida State has recently lost to Georgia Tech, yet they can still see the ACC Title Game in their sights. Close game, but in the end FSU is just too much.
Final Score: Florida State 27, Boston College 23
(10) Georgia at Auburn
One of the oldest rivalries in the country, Georgia and Auburn played their first game two weeks after the Battle of Bunker Hill. No, I’m kidding. This game has been played since the late 1800s, though. Auburn is the only SEC West team that Georgia plays every season. Usually, these teams meet when one team has a lot on the line, and the team with nothing to lose usually derails the other team’s season. Auburn is coming off a win, and Georgia squeaked by Kentucky last week. If you watched the Dawgs play in Lexington, you might have noticed, with about three minutes left in the game, that Georgia’s Defense sacked Colt Brennan again. Auburn is still kind of upset over last season’s 45-20 thrashing in Athens. Matthew Stafford is looking to take the Dawgs to a good bowl this season.
Final Score: Georgia 31, Auburn 17
(11) Ohio State at Illinois
Last year Illinois nearly kept the Buckeyes from the National Championship game, and if it hadn’t been for #1 and #2 losing on the last day of the season, Ohio State would never have played for the Title. Illinois hasn’t been the same since USC crushed them in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Look for the Buckeyes to avenge last season’s loss in rather spectacular fashion.
Final Score: Ohio State 41, Illinois 10
(6) USC at Stanford
Stanford vanquished the Trojans last year and sent USC packing for the Rose Bowl. This season, USC’s defense is among the elite in the nation, and you had better believe they are looking for revenge. Stanford may have upset USC last year, but the only thing getting upset this season at this game, might be some stomachs of Cardinal fans.
Final Score: USC 56, Stanford 13
A Few Bowl Projections (as based on the current BCS):
National Championship Game: Florida vs. Texas Tech
Rose Bowl: USC vs. Penn State
Orange Bowl: North Carolina vs. West Virginia
Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Utah
Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Boise State
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. South Carolina
Capital One Bowl: LSU vs. Michigan State
Cotton Bowl: Georgia vs. Oklahoma
Outback Bowl: Minnesota vs. Vanderbilt
To Review:
Well, it looks like we made some fairly erroneous predictions at the outset, and we’d like to look into the Right wing crystal football once more.
- The SEC and the BIG XII have gained total dominance, and the pundits really want to say the Big XII is better because of their high-powered offense. But the old saying goes “Defense wins championships.” The SEC is still better.
-Vanderbilt will make it to a bowl game.
-Minnesota will make it to a bowl game.
- The bowl teams from the Big Ten will include Ohio State, Penn State, Minnesota, Northwestern, and Michigan State.
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