Turkey Bowl Predictions

There are some big games this coming week. I know I will be gone and unavailable for comment, save some drastic and amazing sports story coming across the way that I feel compelled to write about in a drunken haze after the UT vs. ATM game. That being said, I’d to try and make some predictions here about big games coming up this Turkey weekend. Have a great Holiday!

Tampa Bay at Dallas
We have the Colt McCoy of professional football! Tony Romo will lead the Cowboys against an aging Bucs defense. Though the conservative playcalling of Bill Parcells will lead casual observers to believe the game may be in question, Dallas will have little trouble moving the ball and stopping the rookie QB in Tampa Bay. Dallas wins going away.
Dallas

Boston College at Miami
Miami is done. Let’s just hope that none of the Hurricane players mistake their BC counterparts as Turkey dinner, and blast them with a shotgun.
Boston College

Texas A&M at Texas
With a National Title out of the picture, Mack Brown claims the goals for his Longhorns are still in sight – a trip to the Big 12 Championship game and a BCS bowl. Lofty goals, but after the miracle of 2005, not up to par in Austin. The Horns will come out tired as usual for the 11am game, but will pull away from an overmatched, overachieving Aggie team.
Texas

LSU at Arkansas
Who would have that that Arkansas would be the one of these two teams already locked and loaded and ready to play for the SEC Championship game in Atlanta. With little to play for, the Tigers aren’t impressing any of the bettors in Vegas, who are thinking Arkansas may have the upper hand. I see the Razorbacks looking ahead to Florida, as well as coping with the fact that no matter what they do, they will be denied a National Title shot even if they come out of the SEC with a 1 loss record. That’s what a 55-14 home schelacking by USC will get you.
LSU

Colorado at Nebraska
Please. Is there a worse team in the major conferences than the Buffaloes? Aside from what can only be described as a shocking upset of Texas Tech, Colorado has been a disgrace to big time college football. Makes you wonder what Mike Leach and his boys were doing the night before in Boulder when Tech was upset (probably boozing after young coeds – Leach is a child porn star, I KNOW it). Nebraska will be tuning up for a rematch with Texas.
Nebraska

Florida at Florida State
Florida State has been almost as bad as Colorado. Who loses at home to Wake Forest?! Still, rivalry games can lead to funny things happening, so I wouldn’t expect the Gators to cruise to victory, but a two TD win wouldn’t be a shock either.
Florida

Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
No Adrian Peterson? No problem, apparently! The Sooners have been cruising since the loss to Texas in the Cotton Bowl, and folks in Norman are delirious about the screw job in Eugene, Oregon earlier in the year. You remember the Pac 10 officials who used replay and STILL got the onside kick recovery and the tipped pass wrong in the late stages on Oregon’s come from behind win. Stoops and his crew might still in BCS contention save for that screw job. Of course the talk about the what might have beens may direct the focus away from Stillwater, where OSU is still a difficult matchup for many teams. Without Peterson, OSU can focus on getting to OU qb Paul Thompson. Look for a high scoring game.
Oklahoma State

Notre Dame at USC
Really? After all the blogging before about the joke that is Notre Dame and Charlie Weiss, you think I will spend much time on this one? Pete Carroll will show fat-so what coaching in college football is all about, and run up the score. There will be no green jerseys, super long grass, or subpar officiating in this one (a la the 2005 version in South Bend) to help the hapless ND defense. In making a case for the #2 spot in the BCS standings, USC rolls it up big on Brady Quinn and his bitchsqaud.
USC