pigskin predictions
OK so thanksgiving is long gone and the x-mas season is just getting started so that also means that some of the best football is coming up. Now that we are deep into the NFL season and approaching the bowl games in the NCAA, the hitting gets harder and the players take it up a notch. I love this time of year.
I'm going to be bold and make some predictions right now. In the college game, if USC wins on saturday against UCLA they will play on Jan. 8 in the championship game against Ohio State. Even though I hate picking against them, the Bruins aren't strong enough to prevent this but I predict that my beloved Buckeyes will win the title outright.
The NFL is harder to get a lock on but now that Shawn Merriman has served his league imposed 4 game suspension, the Chargers' defense has been solidified and I think they will run the table, win the AFC West crown and bolt all the way into the AFC title game. The Chargers were a terror on offense averaging 38 points a game and became the only team in history to come back from consecutive 17+ point defecits.
Some people think that the Indianapolis Colts will win the AFC title, but given their weak defense against the run, I think that the Chargers are capable of running on them and beating them like they did last season. What about the NFC? Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys are looking awfully good right now. I have to predict San Diego vs. Dallas in the Super Bowl.
You will have to consult my friends over at the Tribune's prep department for High School football predictions, since my assignment covering HS games ended about two weeks ago, they are in a better position to make the call on those games.
Over at FOX sports, the Simpsons' characters have been making predictions all season long (Homer and Chief Wiggins seem to be the most savvy with the two best records thus far) and this week, have some fun reading Lisa's predictions.
