Texas is the favorite in this game, but lost 3 of their last 4 games of the season and their 2 leading rushers are banged up. On the other side of the coin Cal got over their slump in the middle part of the season and ended up winning 3 of their last 4 games.
One of the travesties of the current bowl situation is that it places a team like TCU is a low tier game against a relatively low tier opponent before we even ring in the New Year.
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It is too bad this contest is not on the gridiron because I would like to have seen that. TCU has no real pedigree when it come to hoops and even though they have a solid record so far they haven’t beaten anybody and have a loss to Norfolk State.
The Marquette Golden Eagles are still among the unbeatens in college basketball. This marks just the second true road game for them but it should be a little bit easier than when they beat the Badgers up in Madison.
One of the biggest surprises in the NFL this season has been the emergence of the San Francisco 49ers under new head coach Jim Harbaugh. A
The Baltimore Ravens have been in a battle for the AFC North all season. Now, it will come down to three games and their ability to get the job done on the road.
While the Detroit Lions try to keep a firm grip on a NFC wild-card berth, the Oakland Raiders attempt to keep their playoff hopes alive in the AFC, when the teams meet for the first time since 2007 on Sunday in the Detroit of the West.
Ohio State took their first loss of the season last Saturday in Lawrence.
Purdue and Butler are only separated by a short two hour drive on Interstate 65 in Indiana.
Gonzaga (6-2) got over their 2-game losing streak with a win over their last game and they will be facing an Arizona (7-3) team that has won 3 of their last 4 games.
Louisville (9-0) is one of the few undefeated teams left in the nation and while they are not a high scoring team they have a great defense and rank 18th in the nation in rebounds per game.
With their win last week the Texans (10-3) wrapped up their first ever AFC South title, but all is not well with Houston since defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, who has helped turn the Texans’ defense into a great one, is on a temporary medical leave of absence.
The Titans (7-6) are coming off a tough loss last week, which really hurt their playoff hopes, but there is a good chance they will get back in the W column facing the winless Colts (13-0).
Tim Tebow will face his biggest challenge yet in his attempt to continue to convert non-believers, as Tom Brady and the AFC East-leading New England Patriots come to Mile High with one thing on their mind–ending the Broncos miraculous six-game winning streak.
The battle to stay out of the basement in the AFC East will take place on Sunday, as the Buffalo Bills look to avoid their seventh straight loss while avenging a 35-8 pummeling in Week 11, when they host the Miami Dolphins in “The Queen City.”
