BCS Bowl Predictions

Breaking from UK discussions for a bit, here is my predictions on the bowl games(winner in bold):

Eaglebank Bowl: Wake Forest vs Navy.
New Mexico Bowl: Fresno St. vs Colorado St.
St Petersburg Bowl: Memphis vs USF
Las Vegas Bowl: BYU vs Arizona
New Orleans Bowl: SMU vs Troy
Poinsettia Bowl: TCU vs Boise St
Hawaii Bowl: Notre Dame vs Hawaii
Motor City Bowl: Florida Atlantic vs Central Michigan
Meineke Car Care Bowl: North Carolina vs West Virginia
Champs Sports: Florida St vs Wisconsin
Emerald Bowl: Miami vs Cal
Independence Bowl: Northern Illinois vs Louisiana Tech
PapaJohns.com Bowl: NC State vs Rutgers
Alamo Bowl: Northwestern vs Missouri
Humanitarian: Maryland vs Nevada
Holiday Bowl: Oregon vs Oklahoma State
Texas Bowl: Rice vs Western Michigan
Armed Forces Bowl: Houston vs Air Force
Sun: Pitt vs Oregon State
Music City Bowl: Boston College vs Vanderbilt
Insight.com Bowl: Kansas vs Minnesota
Chick-Fil-A Bowl: Georgia Tech vs LSU
Outback: Iowa vs South Carolina
Gator Bowl: Clemson vs Nebraska
Capital One: Michigan State vs Georgia
Cotton Bowl: Ole Miss vs Texas Tech
Liberty Bowl: Kentucky vs East Carolina
International Bowl: Buffalo vs Connecticut
GMAC Bowl: Tulsa vs Ball State

Now for the BCS:

Rose Bowl: Penn State vs USC

I've always been a Joe Paterno fan, but USC is deeper and faster than anything Penn State can dish out. If Mark Sanchez can keep from turning the ball over, this one could be over before it even starts.

Prediction: USC 28-13

Orange Bowl: Cincinnati vs Virginia Tech

Brian Kelly is one of the leagues brightest up and coming coaches and whether he will be coaching at Cincinnati or a higher profile job in five years will be seen. The Big East has not been as strong as people thought and the Bearcats mettle will be tested against a Hokie defense that is always tough.

Predicton: VT 20-10

Sugar Bowl: Utah vs Alabama

Sorry folks, no mid-major upset in the BCS this year. Like Brian Kelly, Kyle Whittingham will soon be on a list of potential coaches. However, the speed of the Crimson Tide will keep the Utes at bay.

Prediction: Alabama 34-7

Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs Texas

For once, Ohio State doesn't get to play an SEC team in a bowl game. Expect Will Muschamp to direct a Texas defense into coaxing freshman QB Terrelle Pryor into making mistakes to give the game to the Longhorns and send the Buckeyes to their third straight bowl loss.

Prediction: Texas 21-10

BCS National Championship: Florida vs Oklahoma

Say what you want about the BCS, this couldn't be a more picture perfect national championship. Florida's spread offense vs the high scoring Sooners of Oklahoma State. However, just like Ohio State the past two years, Oklahoma will not have an answer for the speed of an SEC defense. Doesn't help the Gators also have a homefield advantage.

Prediction: Florida 42-24
MVP: Tim Tebow