Sugar Bowl
Ohio St Vs Alabama
I’m really not
excited about this matchup in the least, not just because I absolutely hate
both of these teams but because it’s going to be a one sided matchup. Alabama
is a much more complete team than any team in the first ever College Football
Playoff, especially Ohio State. The Buckeyes are in one of the weakest
conferences’ around so if you have even a halfway decent team you look really
good until Bowl season rolls around and you blow it! Coming into this game The
Buckeyes will be starting their THIRD quarterback of the season due to
injuries. Yes, what Ohio State has done this year is impressive, but I don’t in
any way think that The Buckeyes have a chance in hell at beating Alabama. As
always Alabama has a stacked team on offense and defense. On offense they are
led by Heisman Trophy Nominee Amari Cooper who has been lighting up just about
every defense they have faced this season. He is a game changer so if you’re
going to stop this offense you start with him, but that is no easy task because
he always seems to make the big plays when he needs to. This is where The
Crimson Tide thrive and should make a pretty big statement to start off the
College Football Playoffs.
Alabama over Ohio St. 42-14
Rose Bowl
Florida St. Vs Oregon
Between these two
playoff matchups I think this one will be the best matchup. Florida State is
the defending Champ, but they are nowhere near as good as they were last
season. This year they have overcome a lot of adversity and managed to stay
undefeated, but overall this team is very sloppy especially on the offensive
side. Jameis Winston has really put his team in some bad positions with the
amount of turnovers he has caused this season, but the rest of the team has
been able to step up and overcome it. Oregon on the other hand has been lights
out all season. On offense they have the top quarterback this season Marcus
Mariota, who took all the top honors including The Heisman Trophy. The big
surprise with this team is the defense, they have been tops in college football
and will be tough to score on, even though their top cornerback will not be in
the game due to injury. Overall I think Oregon is the more consistent team and
if Florida State gets behind against this team like they have others this season,
I don’t believe they are good enough to overcome The Ducks if they let them get
too far ahead.
Oregon over Florida St. 35-24