Monday, January 10, 2011

Predictions for the 2011 BCS National Championship Game

The time for the national championship game is here.  It's funny how late it is now that the 1-AA national championship along with NFL Wild Card Weekend is already done.  Hmmmmm......maybe yet another reason why there should be a playoff.

Anyway, the big game is here.  Oregon and Auburn.  Pac-10 vs SEC.  And as someone who has lived in both areas, I know what the conference fan bases are like.  It's true that the Pac-10 get slighted out east & are better than the perception is.  And the SEC is really really good and it plays out on the field as such.

The two teams are offensive powerhouses.  Oregon is a full throttle offense that doesn't want to stop.  Auburn has the Heisman Trophy winner in Cam Newton.  Each team's strength is their offense and their defense, while not bad....isn't as good.  So many people are predicting a shootout.

Two questions are key to this matchup.  One, how will the layoff affect these teams & which team will overcome that.  The other is which defense will stop the other's offense.

I'm okay with Auburn.  They're not Alabama or Florida to me so I don't have a problem rooting for them.  Now Oregon on the other hand I can't root for.  As a Washington fan, there are three rivals for me.  Washington St (Wazzzu), USC and Oregon.  So, weighing everything.  I'm going to pick the Tigers to end up winning this game.

Auburn 48 Oregon 41

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