Though the National Champion won't be decided until tonight, we have a winner in our bowl game pick 'em challenge. Penn State beat writer Ron Musselman has an insurmountable lead on his colleagues, heading into tonight's Florida/Oklahoma tilt. The standings:
- Ron Musselman: 17-15
- Ray Fittipaldo: 16-17
- Chuck Finder: 15-18
- Paul Zeise: 12-20
And finally, the picks for tonight ...
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Thursday, Jan. 8
BCS National Championship: Florida (12-1) vs. Oklahoma (12-1)
FITTIPALDO: OK, time to get serious. Oklahoma is scoring like no other team in NCAA history. Florida has a tough defense and quarterback who refuses to lose. Go with the Gators.
ZEISE: Oklahoma hasn't won a big bowl game in a while and the Sooners won what is regarded -- this year at least -- as the best conference in football. But methinks that the Florida defense is faster, more physical and better than any that the Sooners saw in the Big 12 -- except for Texas and the Longhorns kicked their butts.
MUSSELMAN: Former Heisman winner Tim Tebow vs. recent Heisman winner Sam Bradford. Could be a shootout. I'll take Florida.
FINDER: Almost the exact same Sooners team was routed by a Rich Rodriguez-less West Virginia last January in the Fiesta Bowl, 48-28. Heisman winner Sam Bradford won't handle speed rushers and disguised coverages, especially without tailback DeMarco Murray … again. Watch for Tim Tebow deification to commence during the broadcast. Florida wins.
Posted
Jan 08 2009, 03:52 PM
by
Dan Gigler