Football Follies

As the 2007 College and NFL seasons wind down, I feel it's time to make my final predictions for the BCS and Pro Seasons...

THE BCS_______

{these should get my SEC area blog buddies fired up}

So far on my Yahoo and ESPN predictions things are going well...hitting 11 or my 14 picks so far has placed me in the top 8% nationwide....as far as conferences the underrated Big 10 sets at 2-1 and the overrated SEC at 1-0....pretty amusing how many SEC bandwagon fans have come out of the closet since Florida beat the Buckeyes last year...Ohio State went into the National Championship game over confident last January and after a long lay off got hammered by the Gators....Florida? The team I grew up rooting for, I can no longer stand....in a non-BCS game it's the Gators vs Michigan...I despise the Maze and Blue and I think they will get thumped by Florida...but find myself rooting for Michigan or at least the Big 10....look for Ur-Bane Myers, from Ohio where else, and the Gators to prevail...hopefully I am wrong.

Now for the BCS Games.....

Rose Bowl...

USC 35

Illinois 13

Another one I hope I'm wrong on....but the Illini, despite the win over Ohio State are at least a year away....

Orange Bowl.....

Virginia Tech 31

Kansas 30

A toss-up, hopefully the Jayhawks can pull this one out...another one I hope my predictions misses......

Sugar Bowl.....

Hawaii 45

Georgia 35

Not saying the Rainbows are for real, but they have the offense to get by another overrated SEC team.....

Fiesta Bowl.....

Oklahoma 31

West Virginia 21

A crime what the no class ex-coach Rich "show me the money" Rodriquez did to the Mountaineers...meanwhile Oklahoma should be in the NC game, not LSU....

Speaking of which....In the National Title Game...

Ohio State 26

LSU 14

The Buckeyes are getting no respect, actually have more team speed than LSU(despite what the sports talking heads would leave you to believe), and unlike last year, they are the underdogs, and are quietly going about their business....the OSU Defense will win this one...and as long as local kid Todd Boeckman(who I coached against in baseball, and the youngest Hal played against) from St Henry(where the wife teaches) doesn't turn the ball over too often....I really don't think this one will be close.

I should mention, anybody that might think the southern brand of football is superior to the midwest....of the 10 head coaches in the BCS games...at least 4, OSU, Oklahoma, Illinois, and LSU(not to mention Meyers from last years champion Gators, and LSU defensive coach Pelini, who is now the Nebraska head man) are Ohio born and bred.....not a bad %.............

Meanwhile in the NFL.....

Bad year for the Bengals, Dolphins, and Rams....3 teams I root for, although I'm not the NFL fan, I used to be, especially compared to the College Game....

The NFC...the media says Cowboys...I liked the way the Giants played against New England last night...but I really believe it will come down to the Packers vs Dallas in Texas...give one final hurrah to Brett and the Pack, which will make my father-in-law, the wife's family in general and my oldest son Sam very happy....If the Pack doesn't make it, I would like to see Tampa Bay grab a spot.

the predication........

Packers 27

Cowboys 21

The superior AFC(although not by as much of a margin as the years past)..the easy prediction would be to go with the media darlings...the New England Pattys...let me first say, as a team(not as human beings) I despise New England...(1) they are from the Peoples Republic of Taxyertwoshits, reason enough (2) Tombelinda Brady is from California and played for Michigan, reason enough (3) Bill Bellyache the coach has the personality of a squid....plus I said half way through the season that New England might go undefeated during the regular season, but would choke during the playoffs.....and they have not looked invincible of late.

Look for either a hot Jacksonville team or the Colts to knock off New England....the Colts for being a Super Bowl champion are getting no respect...

The Prediction......

Indianapolis 34

New England 31

AND IN THE SUPER BOWL.....

The AFC stays on top...

The Colts 40

The Packers 21

Now don't run off to Vegas......I usually get these right, but I predicted a Buckeyes blow out last year...although I did bet a saw buck on the Colts....

{Quarterbacks Todd Boeckman of St Henry and Ohio State, and Peyton Manning of the Colts}