Wisconsin (11-2, 6-2 Big 10) vs. Oregon (11-2, 8-1 Pac 10) Line: ORE -6.0, 71.5 O/U Storylines:  Both the Ducks and Badgers had legitimate preseason aspirations of playing in this year’s BCS title game.  Although the pieces didn’t fall into place for either program, a trip to the Rose Bowl certainly isn’t a terrible consolation [...]

Nevada (7-5, 5-2 WAC) vs. Southern Miss (11-2, 6-2 C-USA) Line: MISS -8.5, 63.5 O/U Storylines: The Golden Eagles capped off their regular season by defeating the previously undefeated Houston Cougars 49-28 in the Conference USA championship game.  It was the Eagles first conference championship victory since 2003.  The Eagles unleashed a punishing ground attack [...]

Arizona St (6-6, 4-5 Pac 12) vs. Boise St (11-1, 6-1 MWC) Line: BRONCOS -14, 68 O/U Storylines: Similar to TCU, Chris Petersen’s Boise State Broncos received the short end of the stick on BCS selection Sunday.  For the second consecutive year, the Broncos finished regular season play with one blemish on their record (a [...]

Florida International (8-4, 5-3 Sun Belt) vs. Marshall (6-6, 5-3 C-USA) Line: FIU -4, 49 O/U Storylines: The Golden Panthers continue to make great strides during their brief stint in division one play.  Following their seven win season (including a bowl win in the Little Caesars Bowls) in 2010, the Golden Eagles finished with the [...]

Temple (8-4, 5-3 MAC) vs. Wyoming (8-4, 5-2 MWC) Line: OWLS -6.5, 48.5 O/U Storylines:  The college football bowl season kicks off on Saturday with a matchup between two very competitive teams.  Wyoming is one of the most improved teams in the country this season.  After going just 3-9 in 2010, the Cowboys rebounded to finish [...]

Baltimore Ravens (2010 record: 12-4) Baltimore has no one to blame but themselves for failing to advance to the AFC Championship and/or Super Bowl in 2010.  They failed/imploded playing against the Steelers in Week 13 and again in the divisional round of the playoffs, resulting in serious questions as to whether Joe Flacco and offensive [...]

Houston Texans (2010 record: 6-10) If there was ever a time when the stars aligned for the Houston Texans to not only make the playoffs but win the AFC South for the first time in franchise history then that time is now.  Manning is going and so is the Colts dominancy of the division.  The [...]