2009 College Football Preview
So, nearly all of us await the substantial games we play out of the conference, and others look forward to those big conference events. But then there’s the minority that think about January. I’ll admit, I do it regularly.
Mainly since I cheer for a team who hasn’t been victorious in a bowl game since 2006, whereas up to that, they had been victorious in five straight. But I still stand devotedly alongside them, and the Big 10 Conference.
So what’s bound to happen in the non-BCS championship games? I have no idea, I’ll sort that out sometime this week or next. But concerning the BCS Bowl Games, here’s what I think is going to occur, and how it might be kept from going down.
ROSE BOWL sponsored by Citibank (Pasadena, CA) OSU Buckeyes vs (at) USC Trojans This game might undoubtedly be prevented. I expect USC to be defeated one game during the season, as they usually do.
If they get past the Buckeyes on September 12, then they’ll be okay. But look out for the Cal Bears. I still forecast S.C. will victory the Pac-ten, recently becoming known as the “Pac-1.” The Buckeyes play the men of troy at home in September, where they’d much rather be than Pasadena, mere miles from the Los Angeles Coliseum. But look out for that November seven matchup, in Happy Valley.
Needless to say, the last time the Bucks traveled there, they blew out the Lions 37-17. But they need a win, mainly if they suffer defeat to USC in September. If they may loss the Trojans in September, and the Lions in November, they could be headed for the National Title. And the same goes for USC.
Tostitos FIESTA BOWL Oklahoma Sooners vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish One occurrence might preclude this match, 10/17/09. That signifies the time of the Red River Rivalry between Oklahoma and the University of Texas.
The winner of that, which I clearly expect to be Texas, should more or less breeze to the National Championship. In spite of this.. watch out for the OSU Cowboys. Notre Dame’s return to success should start hitting large strides this season.
They have a very skilled team, and a number 13 preseason status. Assuming they lose to USC, but beat their 84 other enemies (haha), they should find a nice position in the BCS at year’s end.
BCS National Championship Game presented by Citibank (Pasadena, California) University of Florida vs the University of Texas The Gators. Almost everybody picks them to reach Pasadena on January 7th, led by one of the best athletes of our generation, Tim Tebow. They have some minor obstacles in the course of the year.. but everybody is anticipating their October 10 matchup, at LSU. That and the Florida-Georgia event on Halloween are the major obstacles for the Gators, in addition to whoever they meet in the SEC Title.
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