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Bowl Projections: Oregon to Battle Oklahoma for the Title
Mark ScacewaterNov 9, 2007
BR columnist Mark Scacewater has examined all the contingencies for this year's bowl season, and compiles his projections and predictions below.
| Bowl (Matchup) | Prediction | Prediction |
| Allstate BCS Championship Game (BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2) | Oregon vs. Oklahoma | Oregon wins an instant classic on a last-second TD pass, 45-44. Dixon caps his Heisman campaign by accounting for 5 TD's |
| Allstate Sugar (BCS vs. BCS) | Tennessee* vs. Hawaii | Hawaii gets exposed as a fraud as Brennan tosses 7 INT's |
| FedEx Orange (BCS vs. BCS) | Boston College vs. Texas | Texas is an attractive at-large BCS selection, but slumping BC makes a weak opponent. |
| Tostitos Fiesta (BCS vs. BCS) | Georgia vs. West Virginia | Possible BCS rematch? |
| Rose Bowl presented by Citi (BCS vs. BCS) | Ohio State vs. USC | Pasadena gets the game they want...I guess... |
| GMAC (C-USA No. 2 vs. MAC) | East Carolina vs. Miami (Ohio) | Skip Holtz and co. dominate |
| International (MAC No. 3 vs. Big East No. 4) | Bowling Green vs. Rutgers | Ray Rice plays to impress pro scouts |
| Capital One (Big Ten No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2) | Michigan vs. LSU | LSU absolutely destroys Michigan, still giddy over its upset of OSU while LSU is smarting over its loss to Tennessee in the SEC Title tilt |
| Gator (ACC No. 3 vs. Big 12 No. 4/Big East No. 2) | Clemson vs. Missouri | Clemson in the upset, 35-34 |
| Outback (Big Ten No. 3 vs. SEC No. 3/4) | Illinois vs. Auburn | Ron Zook back to familiar settings |
| AT&T Cotton (Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3/4) | Kansas vs. Florida | Surprise Kansas drops after tough loss to Mizzou; Florida fans swarm Dallas |
| Roady's Humanitarian (WAC vs. ACC No. 8) | Boise State vs. North Carolina State | NC State just sneaks into a bowl game |
| Chick-fil-A (ACC No. 2 vs. SEC No. 5) | Virginia Tech vs. Alabama | Semi-interesting match-up |
| Valero Alamo (Big Ten No. 4/5 vs. Big 12 No. 4/5) | Penn State vs. Colorado | Joe Pa thinks he is playing a game in Mexico, then is told he is in the middle of the Spanish-American War...awesome |
| Meineke Car Care (Big East No. 3 vs. ACC No. 5/6/7) | UConn vs. Wake Forest | UConn rising to prominence |
| Champs Sports (ACC No. 4 vs. Big Ten No. 4/5) | Virginia vs. Wisconsin | A real snoozer |
| Insight (Big 12 No. 6 vs. Big Ten No. 6) | Kansas State vs. Purdue | First empty stadium for a bowl game |
| AutoZone Liberty (C-USA No. 1 vs. SEC No. 7) | Houston vs. Arkansas | With the first pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, some sorry team selects... |
| Brut Sun (Pac-10 No. 3 vs. Big 12/Notre Dame/ Big East) | Cal vs. Cincinnati | Uh... snooze...In other news, CBS decides to show women's bowling in lieu of the Sun Bowl |
| Gaylord Hotels Music City (ACC No. 5/6/7 vs. SEC No. 6) | Florida State vs. Kentucky | Bowden and co. get smoked by Woodson |
| Texas (Big 12 No. 8 vs. C-USA) | Oklahoma State vs. Memphis | The enimgatic OSU team dominates |
| Pacific Life Holiday (Pac-10 No. 2 vs. Big 12 No. 3) | Arizona State vs. Texas Tech | Good 1st season for OSU and its new coach |
| PetroSun Independence (SEC No. 8 vs. Big 12 No. 7) | South Carolina vs. Texas A&M | Spurrier where he belongs |
| Emerald Bowl (Pac-10 No. 4 vs. ACC No. 5/6/7) | Oregon State vs. Georgia Tech | Where is Calvin? Dun, dun, dun dun dun |
| Motor City (Big Ten No. 7 vs. MAC No. 1/2) | Indiana vs. Central Michigan | 2nd bowl game to not be televised in the modern bowl era |
| Sheraton Hawaii (WAC vs. C-USA) | Fresno State vs. Tulsa | Sheraton has to promise free rooms to fill the stadium |
| Bell Helicopter Armed Forces (Mountain West vs. Pac-10 No. 6) | Air Force vs. Iowa** | Pick em |
| New Mexico (WAC vs. Mountain West) | Nevada vs. Utah | Who cares? |
| PapaJohns.com (C-USA vs. Big East No. 5) | Southern Miss vs. South Florida | USF fell quickly, but they will get free pizza |
| R&L Carriers New Orleans (Sun Belt No. 1 vs. C-USA) | Troy vs. Central Florida | UCF faces a tough Troy team |
| Pioneer Las Vegas (Pac-10 No. 4/5 vs. Mountain West No. 1) | Louisville* vs. BYU | If Louisville wins another... |
| San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia (Mountain West vs. Navy/At-large) | New Mexico vs. Navy | New Mexico has a football team? Go Navy! |
*Tennessee will upset LSU in the SEC title game
**No 6th team is eligible from the Pac 10
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