Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Bertuccci's Bowling for Bowls Classic: Rose Bowl presented by Citi

Welcome to the Bertuccci's Bowling for Bowls Classic! brought to you by Bertuccci's...Bertuccci's, What's not to Love!

Location: Rose Bowl (duh!), Pasadena, California

Matchup: Illinois vs. Southern Cal

Spread: USC -13.5

Smartass Comment about the Bowl Itself: Haven't I said enough. The most arcane institution in the sport and all that holds back college football from being even better than it is.

Thoughts: Juice Williams is a fun player to watch and Rashad Mendenhall is a bruising runner. That's great but they are a step below USC and the rest of the teams playing in the BCS for that matter and should be outclassed here. Any other team but Illinois makes this perhaps the best game of the day but instead we're stuck with what we have. Which could be a close game for a half just to make me worry about such a bold prediction but I doubt it.

Pick: USC

Confidence: 31 out of 32

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