Posted on 01/03/2006 8:36:04 PM PST by BurbankKarl
Edited on 01/04/2006 2:22:49 PM PST by Lead Moderator. [history]
On January 4, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. (PST) the Rose Bowl Game will host the BCS National Championship, between USC and Texas once again showcasing the best of collegiate football in "The Granddaddy of Them All."® The Rose Bowl will be broadcast exclusively on ABC and on ESPN radio.
I don't like either team but I really don't like Texas. Back when Royal was coach they were a perennial overrated team. And Mac Brown, didn't like him a UNC, don't like him at Texas.
Done. Thanks for the helpful suggestion.
USC 42
Texas 31
USC 34 Texas 21
I'm pretty sure the odds are good that the real killer will be in the stadium tonight...
My prediction is as follows:
Texas needs to decide who they want to stop. Leinart or Bush? Can they stop one or the other? Yes I think so. Texas has the athletes to stop one or the other, but NOT both.
That makes me think they will try to stop Bush. It isn't just trying to stop the run, that means directional kicking and punting.
Can UT score enough to hang with USC? Yes I think so. Vince Young will be able to get the offense moving somewhat against USC. Can they win? ONLY if someone from Texas shows up to help VY shoulder the load.
I don't know. My normal ways of predicting things are giving me mixed messages.
Normally when EVERYONE, and I mean EVERYONE is currently saying USC will win, I like to be contrarian and pick the other guy. But until I saw the USC-Fresno St. game, I figured USC was doing their normal, late in the year run.
With UT, we can only go off what it's opponents have done. OSU being the most impressive, destroyed ND, who previously gave USC a decent (!!) run for their money.
It won't be a blowout.
It might even go to OT, but a prediction can't really be taken seriously by saying that.
I am going to say this...
USC 27 - Texas 27
For all you Jim Rome fans..... :)
for my prediction:
Texas 34 - USC 30
No problem :)
Traveler will score twice
Mike, you're entitled to your prediction, but I'm not sure you're entitled to smoke crack before making them.
Leaving any possibility of illegal recreational drug use aside, any notion that that this will be a defensive struggle with the winner scoring less than five touchdowns is not reasonable.
I know I agree with you on most things. You're just dead wrong here.
And sorry about the crack comment. ;-)
It's very unlikely that Texas will surrender 20 points. There's no way they're giving up thirty.
I'm going with the Under, just for fun :)
We'll find out in a bit. They didn't exactly face offensive powerhouses in the regular season (except Texas Tech, and look what they did in the Cotton Bowl). There's no science to prediction anyways, it's just a lark.
yeah....
I don't know.
I figure that if both teams play perfectly on offense then they will both be in the 40s, but I figure that both defenses will have a new wrinkle or 10 involved.
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
| Matt Leinart | 391 | 254 | 3450 | 27 |
| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| Reggie Bush | 187 | 1658 | 8.9 | 15 |
| LenDale White | 177 | 1178 | 6.7 | 21 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| Dwayne Jarrett | 81 | 1153 | 14.2 | 15 |
| Steve Smith | 57 | 928 | 16.3 | 5 |
| TEAM | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL | |
| Offense | 264.3 | 316 | 580.3 | |
| TEAM | PF | PA | MARGIN | |
| Scoring | 50 | 21.3 | 28.7 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
| Vince Young | 285 | 182 | 2769 | 26 |
| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| Vince Young | 136 | 850 | 6.3 | 9 |
| Jamaal Charles | 114 | 844 | 7.4 | 11 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| David Thomas | 40 | 525 | 13.1 | 5 |
| Billy Pittman | 30 | 697 | 23.2 | 5 |
| TEAM | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL | |
| Offense | 273.8 | 234.7 | 508.4 | |
| TEAM | PF | PA | MARGIN | |
| Scoring | 50.9 | 14.6 | 36.3 | |
Chuck O'Donnell sits on top Traveler VII, Southern California's mascot, during a practice run on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, at USC's campus in Los Angeles. The horse became part of Southern California's pageantry after a school official and student saw Traveler I being ridden in the 1961 Rose Parade.
Note: This is the rider's last season on the horse
That Ring is my Bling!
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