Not too interested in other bowl games except for the Playoffs. I might comment on one or two outside the the Final 8
Ohio St @ Oregon at Rose Bowl
-strong lean to Buckeyes > Oregon dealt a poor hand because OH has revenge and are obviously channelling their Big10 loss into motivation to face Oregon again which is what I think they quietly wanted if they are to become champs
-what I saw tonight and how they are ready, I will be on the Buckeyes as much as I love watching the Ducks
Texas @ Arizona St
-strong lean to a whooping in this one
-Scatterboo will be contained and their QB is decent but nowhere near the scramble ability of Nico or Milroe...Sellers, etc.
Penn St @ Boise
-Boise looked gassed on offense at the end of their season (saw their last few games) but their defense seemed fresh which you rarely see these days
-Penn St speed on defense around the line of scrimmage is just going to be too much....I think Boise's defense can do enough to keep Penn St below 35 pts so I am leaning toward an UNDER with a score like 31 - 20.... 31 -17 ...do we see a 27-20 game and a cover for dog?
-will Penn St lay a marker down and control this game to even a lower number for Boise?
- all written above reminds me that I am basing things on the matchup but I guarantee you the discussion will be around the fact that Boise only lost to Oregon by 3 and this Penn St team is just explosive and well tuned so I don't see the defense of Penn St being bothered too much
Irish @ Georgia - in Louisiana
- Irish should feel right at home
- they are one of the few teams on defense that could present some tough resistance to Georgia on offense both against their passing game and run game
-Irish secondary angle/steer receivers to bad patterns ....and stay right with their man .....which will help them to win some turnovers I suspect ....Georgia having trouble with holding potential receptions and I don't see their receivers blazing past this fast and talented secondary
-Georgia better have a run game....or a back that can pass to a RB ....Irish are just so fast and disciplined in their lanes
I just don't know how Georgia wins unless Kirby somehow works these refs to call the Irish tight coverage as pass interference calls and we just might see that to keep Georgia in the game
-Texas has shown us that throwing the ball on Georgia is not what its all about....its being successful with the run and that includes the QB and I just don't think Georgia can handle the 3 prong run attack here mixing in short passes
Irish win by 4-7 pts and I would not be surprised if this turns into a blowout with the backup QB throwing some picks in tight man on man coverage at least a couple/few times
Georgia/Kirby can try to press all the right buttons but the Irish are peaking and deadly
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