This week is the
week of the conference championship games. These games are important
because he decides who wins conferences and who makes what bowl. Also in
BCS Conferences winning your game means you earn a automatic BCS Bowl
Bid. I will predict and tell little about the games. I will predict the
ACC, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Pac-12 and SEC's championship game.
ACC Championship Game: Florida State Seminoles vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Charlotte, NC.
The Florida State Seminoles have a record of 10-2 and 7-1 in the ACC and won the ACC Atlantic Division. Florida State and Clemson tied at the top of the Atlantic at 7-1. Florida State represents the Atlantic Division by beating Clemson 49 to 37 on September 22nd. Their two losses game at North Carolina by 1 and at home vs. Florida by 11. They are led by EJ Manuel with 2967 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Florida State is looking to make their first Orange Bowl since the 2006 Orange Bowl.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have a record of 6-6 and 5-4 in the ACC and won the ACC Coastal Division. Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Miami (FL) all tied at 5-3 on top of the Coastal Division. Georgia Tech won due to North Carolina and Miami both have postseason bans. At 6-6 they probably don't deserve to play in this game. They are led by their great running attack. They are 3rd in the nation at 323.3 rushing yards per game on average. Georgia Tech is looking to make their first Orange Bowl since the 2010 Orange Bowl.
Prediction: Florida State should dominate in this match up. Also long as Florida State controls Georgia Tech's run game, EJ Manuel and Florida State should win this game easy. Florida his 8th in the nation in scoring offense and 7th in the nation in scoring defense. I think Florida State wins 41-14. Florida State earns the Orange Bowl bid and mostly plays the Big East Champion.
The Florida State Seminoles have a record of 10-2 and 7-1 in the ACC and won the ACC Atlantic Division. Florida State and Clemson tied at the top of the Atlantic at 7-1. Florida State represents the Atlantic Division by beating Clemson 49 to 37 on September 22nd. Their two losses game at North Carolina by 1 and at home vs. Florida by 11. They are led by EJ Manuel with 2967 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Florida State is looking to make their first Orange Bowl since the 2006 Orange Bowl.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have a record of 6-6 and 5-4 in the ACC and won the ACC Coastal Division. Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Miami (FL) all tied at 5-3 on top of the Coastal Division. Georgia Tech won due to North Carolina and Miami both have postseason bans. At 6-6 they probably don't deserve to play in this game. They are led by their great running attack. They are 3rd in the nation at 323.3 rushing yards per game on average. Georgia Tech is looking to make their first Orange Bowl since the 2010 Orange Bowl.
Prediction: Florida State should dominate in this match up. Also long as Florida State controls Georgia Tech's run game, EJ Manuel and Florida State should win this game easy. Florida his 8th in the nation in scoring offense and 7th in the nation in scoring defense. I think Florida State wins 41-14. Florida State earns the Orange Bowl bid and mostly plays the Big East Champion.
Big Ten Championship Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers in Indianapolis, IN.
The Wisconsin Badgers have a record of 7 -5 and 4-4 in the Big 10 and actually came in 3rd in the Big 10 Leaders Division. Wisconsin won the division because Ohio State and Penn State are both ineligible for the postseason this year. They are led again by Montee Ball. He has 1528 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns. Wisconsin has won the Big Ten the last 2 years. They share the title with Ohio State and Michigan State in 2010 and beating Michigan State in this game last year. If Wisconsin wins they will make the Rose Bowl for the 3rd straight year. They lost the last 2 Rose Bowls. They were beat by TCU in the 2011 game and Oregon in the 2012 game.
Nebraska Cornhuskers have a record of 10-2 and 7-1 in the Big 10 and won the Big 10 Legends Division. Their two losses came to UCLA by 6 and Ohio State by 25 both on the road. They are led by Taylor Martinez who has 2483 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns and 8 interceptions. Nebraska is looking to make their first Rose Bowl since the 2002 Rose Bowl.
Prediction: Nebraska should have a easy win in this game since Ohio State was the true winner of the Leaders Division. Nebraska beating Wisconsin 30 to 27 on September 29th. I think the same will stay true in this game. I think Nebraska wins 35-21. Nebraska earns the Big Ten's automatic bid to the Rose Bowl game and faces off vs. the Pac-12 Champion.
Nebraska Cornhuskers have a record of 10-2 and 7-1 in the Big 10 and won the Big 10 Legends Division. Their two losses came to UCLA by 6 and Ohio State by 25 both on the road. They are led by Taylor Martinez who has 2483 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns and 8 interceptions. Nebraska is looking to make their first Rose Bowl since the 2002 Rose Bowl.
Prediction: Nebraska should have a easy win in this game since Ohio State was the true winner of the Leaders Division. Nebraska beating Wisconsin 30 to 27 on September 29th. I think the same will stay true in this game. I think Nebraska wins 35-21. Nebraska earns the Big Ten's automatic bid to the Rose Bowl game and faces off vs. the Pac-12 Champion.
Conference USA Championship Game: UCF Knights @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane have a record of 9-3 and 7-1 in the C-USA and won the C-USA West Division. They are led by Cody Green. He
has 2346 passing yards, 16 passing touchdowns and 9 interceptions. They have already beat UCF 23 to 21 on November 17th. This is Tulsa's 4th Conference USA Championship game. They won in 2005 and lost in 2007 and 2008.
The UCF Knights have a record of 9-3 and 7-1 in the C-USA and won the C-USA East Division. UCF and East Carolina tied at the top of the East Division at 7-1. UCF gets to play in the game since they beat East Carolina 40 to 20 on October 4th. They are led by Blake Bortles who has 2593 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Latavius Murray has also had a good season with 964 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns. This is UCF's 4th Conference USA Championship game. They won in 2007 and 2010 and lost in 2005.
Prediction: Tulsa won the first match-up of these teams and are at home since they won that game. I think the same think happens here. I think it will be a very close game like it was before. I think Tulsa win 28-24. I think Tulsa will be the 2012 Conference USA Champion.
The UCF Knights have a record of 9-3 and 7-1 in the C-USA and won the C-USA East Division. UCF and East Carolina tied at the top of the East Division at 7-1. UCF gets to play in the game since they beat East Carolina 40 to 20 on October 4th. They are led by Blake Bortles who has 2593 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Latavius Murray has also had a good season with 964 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns. This is UCF's 4th Conference USA Championship game. They won in 2007 and 2010 and lost in 2005.
Prediction: Tulsa won the first match-up of these teams and are at home since they won that game. I think the same think happens here. I think it will be a very close game like it was before. I think Tulsa win 28-24. I think Tulsa will be the 2012 Conference USA Champion.
MAC Championship Game: Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Kent State Golden Flashes in Detroit, MI.
The Kent State Golden Flashes have a record have a record of 11-1 and 8-0 in the MAC and won the MAC East Division. Kent State's only lost was at Kentucky 47 to 14 which is a bad losses due to Kentucky only having 2 wins. They have won 10 games in a row. Dri Archer has been very good this year with 1337 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns. This is Kent State's first time playing in the MAC Championship game.
The Northern Illinois Huskies have a
record have a record of 11-1 and 8-0 in the MAC and won the MAC West
Division. Their only loss was to Iowa 18 to 17 on September 1st. They have won 11 games in a row. They have a very offense. They are averaging 40.5 PPG which is 12th in the nation. Their defense is good to allowing 17.5 PPG which is 15th in the nation. Jordan Lynch has been good this season with 4361 total yards, 39 total touchdowns. This is Northern Illinois' 3rd straight MAC Championship game and 4th overall. They lost in 2005 and 2010 and won last season and are looking to repeat as MAC Champions. The Kent State Golden Flashes have a record have a record of 11-1 and 8-0 in the MAC and won the MAC East Division. Kent State's only lost was at Kentucky 47 to 14 which is a bad losses due to Kentucky only having 2 wins. They have won 10 games in a row. Dri Archer has been very good this year with 1337 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns. This is Kent State's first time playing in the MAC Championship game.
Prediction: I think that Jordan Lynch and the Northern Illinois offense dominates in the game. I think Northern Illinois will pull the upset. I think North Illinois wins 42-31. I think North Illinois will be the back to back MAC Champion. If either teams finishes in top 16 in the BCS and finishes ahead of the Big East Champion they will receive a bid to a BCS Bowl.
Pac-12 Championship Game: UCLA Bruins @ Stanford Cardinal.
The Stanford Cardinal have a record of 10-2 and 8-1 in the Pac-12 and won the Pac-12 North Division. They tied with Oregon but Stanford won the North because they won head to head 17 to 14 in overtime on November 17th. Stanford's two losses came to Notre Dame on the road 20 to 13 and to Washington on the road 17 to 13. Stanford already beat UCLA to past week, to win the Pac-12 North, by the score of 35 to 17. Stanford is led by their great defense which is 11th in the nation allowing 16.9 PPG. Also Stepfan Taylor has been very good with 1364 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns. Stanford looks to make their first Rose Bowl since the 2000 Rose Bowl.
The UCLA Bruins have a record of 9-3 and 6-3 in the Pac-12. They won the Pac-12 South Division. Besides the Stanford loss their other two losses were at home vs. Oregon State 27 to 20 and at California 43 to 17. Brett Hundley has been good this year with 3234 passing yards, 26 passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Johnathan Franklin has been very good too with 1506 rushing yards which the team, and 11 rushing TDs. UCLA looks to make their first Rose Bowl since the 1999 Rose Bowl.
Prediction: Stanford beat UCLA on the road last week this week they host UCLA. I don't see why anything will change one week later. I think Stanford wins but it is a closer game this week. Stanford defense should step up again and give Stanford their first Pac-12 Title since 1999. I think Stanford wins 31-27. Stanford earns the Pac-12's automatic bid to the Rose Bowl and plays the Big Ten Champion.
The Stanford Cardinal have a record of 10-2 and 8-1 in the Pac-12 and won the Pac-12 North Division. They tied with Oregon but Stanford won the North because they won head to head 17 to 14 in overtime on November 17th. Stanford's two losses came to Notre Dame on the road 20 to 13 and to Washington on the road 17 to 13. Stanford already beat UCLA to past week, to win the Pac-12 North, by the score of 35 to 17. Stanford is led by their great defense which is 11th in the nation allowing 16.9 PPG. Also Stepfan Taylor has been very good with 1364 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns. Stanford looks to make their first Rose Bowl since the 2000 Rose Bowl.
The UCLA Bruins have a record of 9-3 and 6-3 in the Pac-12. They won the Pac-12 South Division. Besides the Stanford loss their other two losses were at home vs. Oregon State 27 to 20 and at California 43 to 17. Brett Hundley has been good this year with 3234 passing yards, 26 passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Johnathan Franklin has been very good too with 1506 rushing yards which the team, and 11 rushing TDs. UCLA looks to make their first Rose Bowl since the 1999 Rose Bowl.
Prediction: Stanford beat UCLA on the road last week this week they host UCLA. I don't see why anything will change one week later. I think Stanford wins but it is a closer game this week. Stanford defense should step up again and give Stanford their first Pac-12 Title since 1999. I think Stanford wins 31-27. Stanford earns the Pac-12's automatic bid to the Rose Bowl and plays the Big Ten Champion.
SEC Championship Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Georgia Bulldogs in Atlanta, GA.
The Alabama Crimson Tide have a record of 11-1 and 7-1 in the SEC and won the SEC West Division. Alabama has been very strong this year after coming off a BCS National Championship last year and are looking to repeat. Their defense
is great only allowing 9.3 PPG which is 1st in the nation. AJ
McCarron also has been good. He has 2507 passing yards, 25 TDs and 2 INTs. Eddie Lacy also has been good with 1001 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns. This Their only loss of the year came to Texas A&M 29 to 24 at home on November 10th. Alabama's 8th time in this game. In the past seven game they are 3-4. The Georgia Bulldogs have a record of 11-1 and 7-1 in the SEC. Both Georgia and Florida tied at the top of the SEC East Division at 7-1. Georgia won the right to play in the game due to beating Florida 17 to 9. There only loss was to South Carolina on the road 35 to 7 on October 6th. Their defense is very good too. They only allow opponents to score 17.7 PPG which is 17th in the nation. Aaron Murray has looked good this year with 3201 passing yards and 30 passing TDs. This is Georgia's 5th time in this game. In the past four game they are 2-2.
Prediction: This is the highest ranked match-up this week with Alabama at #2 and Georgia at #3. The winner most likely will play #1 Notre Dame for the BCS National Championship. Alabama has been great all year except for the slip up vs. Texas A&M. Georgia has looked very ugly at times this year. Alabama only loss was by 5 points, Georgia was 28 points. Alabama has only allowed 20 points or more once, Georgia has allowed 20 more points 3 times. I think Alabama's defense shuts down Georgia. I think Alabama wins 20-10 and heads back to the BCS National Championship for the 2nd straight year. Regards of who wins they will look to bring home the SEC's 7th straight BCS National Championship.
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