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BCS Championship: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Texas
DarstJ. Darin Darst, Producer: I would have said Texas was the best team in the country a month ago, but after watching the Big 12 Championship game, I now have my doubts. Alabama has all the weapons it needs to beat the Longhorns, a defense and offense better than Nebraska. Prediction: Alabama 26, Texas 20 DoddDennis Dodd, Senior Writer: I don't necessarily care for the back end of the this matchup. Alabama earned its spot. Texas? I'm not so sure. That's why it's going to be too much Mark Ingram, too much Terrence Cody, too much Javier Arenas, too much Alabama. This looks like a rout. Prediction: Alabama 27, Texas 13 DoyelGregg Doyel, National Columnist: Terrence Cody is going to make like Ndamukong Suh and toss Colt McCoy around like a discuss. Mark Ingram, great Heisman winner that he is, will run for 107 incredible yards, and that will be that. What channel is the TCU-Boise game on? Alabama-Texas bores me. Prediction: Alabama 14, Texas 10
HorowitzJason Horowitz, On-Air Talent: I picked Alabama to win the national title when the season started and nothing has happened to make me think otherwise. While I believe that Colt McCoy has better weapons on the outside than Tim Tebow, I still believe that Alabama's back seven is supperior. I actually believe that TCU is the best all-around team in the country. Prediction: Alabama 23, Texas 14 RosensteinJohnny Rosenstein, Editor: I liked the Crimson Tide here until Mark Ingram won the Heisman. The Heisman rarely wins his bowl game, so I'm picking Colt McCoy and the Longhorns. 'Bama features a solid defense, centered around Terrence Cody, Rolando McClain and Javier Arenas. But Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley lead the way. Prediction: Texas 24, Alabama 14 MCC DBix: Alabama and their tough defense will keep Colt McCoy and the Texas offense in check, and Ingram and the rest of the Alabama offense shrug off the Heisman curse. The game will be tight for three quarters, but the Longhorns don't have enough firepower to stick with the methodical, efficient attack of the Tide. Prediction: Alabama 27, Texas 14

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Thursday, Jan. 7
BCS Championship: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Texas Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Texas Alabama
Wednesday, Jan. 6
GMAC Bowl: No. 25 Central Michigan vs. Troy Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Orange: No. 9 Georgia Tech vs. No. 10 Iowa Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Iowa Iowa Iowa
Monday, Jan. 4
Fiesta: No. 3 TCU vs. No. 6 Boise State TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU Boise State
Saturday, Jan. 2
International Bowl: South Florida vs. Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Northern Illinois Northern Illinois South Florida South Florida
Cotton Bowl: No. 21 Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss Oklahoma State Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss
Papajohns.com Bowl: South Carolina vs. Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut South Carolina Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut
Liberty Bowl: Arkansas vs. East Carolina East Carolina Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas
Alamo Bowl: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech
Friday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl: Northwestern vs. Auburn Auburn Northwestern Auburn Northwestern Northwestern Auburn
Capital One Bowl: No. 11 Penn State vs. No. 13 LSU LSU LSU LSU Penn State Penn State Penn State
Gator Bowl: No. 18 West Virginia vs. Florida State Florida State West Virginia West Virginia Florida State Florida State Florida State
Rose Bowl: No. 7 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Ohio State Ohio State
Sugar Bowl: No. 4 Cincinnati vs. No. 5 Florida Florida Cincinnati Florida Florida Florida Florida
Thursday, Dec. 31
Armed Forces Bowl: Houston vs. Air Force Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Air Force
Sun Bowl: No. 19 Stanford vs. Oklahoma Stanford Stanford Oklahoma Oklahoma Stanford Oklahoma
Texas Bowl: Missouri vs. Navy Navy Missouri Missouri Navy Missouri Navy
Insight Bowl: Minnesota vs. Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Minnesota Iowa State Minnesota Iowa State
Chick-fil-A Bowl: No. 12 Va. Tech vs. Tennessee Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Humanitarian Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Idaho Bowling Green Idaho Bowling Green Idaho Idaho Idaho
Holiday Bowl: No. 20 Nebraska vs. No. 22 Arizona Nebraska Nebraska Arizona Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska
Tuesday, Dec. 29
EagleBank Bowl: UCLA vs. Temple Temple Temple UCLA Temple Temple UCLA
Champs Sports Bowl: No. 14 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 24 Wisconsin Miami Miami Miami Wisconsin Miami Wisconsin
Monday, Dec. 28
Independence Bowl: Georgia vs. Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Georgia Texas A&M Georgia Georgia
Sunday, Dec. 27
Music City Bowl: Kentucky vs. Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson
Saturday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Bowl: Ohio vs. Marshall Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Marshall
Meineke Car Care Bowl: No. 17 Pittsburgh vs. N. Carolina Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh North Carolina Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Emerald Bowl: Boston College vs. Southern California USC Boston College USC USC USC USC
Thursday, Dec. 24
Hawaii Bowl: Nevada vs. SMU Nevada SMU Nevada Nevada Nevada SMU
Wednesday, Dec. 23
Poinsettia Bowl: No. 23 Utah vs. California Utah Utah Cal Utah Cal Utah
Tuesday, Dec. 22
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas: No. 15 BYU vs. No. 16 Oregon State Oregon State Oregon State Oregon State BYU Oregon State BYU
Sunday, Dec. 20
New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Middle Tennessee State Middle Tennessee State Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Southern Miss Middle Tennessee State
Saturday, Dec. 19
St. Pete Bowl: Rutgers vs. UCF UCF UCF Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers
New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State vs. Wyoming Fresno State Fresno State Fresno State Fresno State Fresno State Wyoming
Bowl Season
16-18
14-20
15-19
22-12
19-15
2009
244-75
235-84
242-77
235-84
248-71
2008
213-81
223-71
228-66
220-74
215-79
2007
214-83
207-90
228-69
219-78
229-68
2006
234-67
232-69
245-56
236-65
241-60

Talk Back
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Since:Oct 23, 2007

January 10, 2010 8:56 am
Is it me or does everybody and their grandmother think the Packers are going to beat Arizona?
In my 12 years of handicapping, I cant remember a game with a spread around 3 in which it it so one sided.  Hey, I understand why.  Green Bay
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Reputation:92
Level:All-Star
Since:Oct 13, 2007

December 23, 2009 10:01 pm
(POLL) Which pick in the bowl season this year will be Dodds first correct one?
Reputation:99
Level:Superstar
Since:Dec 2, 2006

January 6, 2010 5:31 am
I'm curious if Dennis will call for his own termination.  With only two Bowl games to go, Mr. Dodd is 12-20 as a "Expert" in picking this years bowl games.  If an expert is 12-20, are they really an expert?  The best he can b ...(more)
Reputation:95
Level:Superstar
Since:Oct 8, 2008

January 7, 2010 2:40 pm
If you take the majority vote for each game, these "experts" are 14-18... the concensus guesses correctly less than 44% of the time. That is pretty darn bad... You take any 5 average cfb fans and their concensus wou ...(more)
Reputation:79
Level:Pro
Since:Aug 3, 2009

January 6, 2010 2:05 pm
I find the opinions of these so-called experts comical.  The only reason Dodd still has a job is not because he knows anything, or can write, it's because he gets everyone pissed off.  First, he annoints TCU the best team in Texas.  St ...(more)

 
 
 
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