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August 25, 2008
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The Rooster's
Crystal Ball
Now that we are less
than one week away from the start of college
football this season, it is time for the Rooster to
predict the way this will all end in Miami at the
Championship Game in January. So here goes.
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Oklahoma
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Florida
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Southern Cal
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Ohio State
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Auburn
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Missouri
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North Carolina
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Wisconsin
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Texas Tech
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BYU
Let's go over this
and my reasoning. First of all, I believe the
champion will come out of the Big 12. So it comes
down to perennial power Oklahoma or the upstart
program from Missouri. The Missouri brand of Tigers
are going to have to show me first. Therefore the
nod goes to the Sooners. The SEC champion should
always be in the Championship Game. Therefore -
Florida.
Southern Cal
recently, always finds a way to lose a game or two
they shouldn't. I expect that trend to continue.
They will be pressed hard by Arizona State for the
conference title, but the Trojans will prevail in
the PAC 10.
Ohio State is in the same boat as
USC. They'll lose a game somewhere along the line,
probably to Wisconsin.
Auburn will win the
West but lose the championship to Florida.
Ditto for Missouri
in their conference championship.
Wisconsin is second
in the Big Ten.
Texas Tech is second
in the South to Oklahoma, and BYU will go undefeated
and win the Mountain West. BYU will be this year's
team outside of the BCS conferences to wail and
gnash their teeth about deserving a BCS Bowl spot.
You might have
noticed that I did not have LSU in my Top Ten. I
still think LSU is a 9-3 team and will be ranked
somewhere in the 11 to 15 range in the country.
This should give you
a pretty good idea as to how I see the upcoming
season.
Now if you really believe that this will all
transpire as I have forecast, then ...
Tid Bits
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Usain Bolt is
one of the most amazing athletes I have ever
seen. He definitely is special.
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Don't get too
worked up about the Saints win at the Bengals.
Cincy had very few of their offensive weapons
available to them for the game.
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The team from
Lake Charles lost the American Finals in the
Little League World Series Saturday to Hawaii.
They lost a 5-1 lead in the last inning and lost
the game 7-5. Hawaii scored on four singles
that were all ground balls that found the hole
in the infield. It was a tough loss for the
Louisiana kids, but in my opinion, it was just
the luck of the baseball gods not shining down
on them. Anyone of the those balls could have
been caught if hit a foot or two the other way.
It was just the breaks of the game.
Congratulations to
them on a great run through the series.
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Did you see
where Forbes Magazine had an article on
the money in college football? The article
stated that college football athletic
departments generate $2 billion annually. And
that $1.87 billion come from the six BCS
conferences. Is it any wonder why the non-BCS
conferences don't deserve to play in the BCS
Bowls?
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Gene Upshaw died
this past week. He will go down as one of the
most important people in the history of the NFL.
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If Candice
Parker wins a WNBA title this season, she will
have won in 2008 an NCAA Championship at
Tennessee, an Olympic gold medal, and a WNBA
title. Ain't bad!
Until next time, may the good Lord bless and keep
you.
Rooster
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