And happy birthday to me.
Here's what this weekend's line up looks like:
ACC
#5 Virginia Tech vs. #20 Clemson
I'm going to take underdog Clemson here. Virginia Tech is a team that simply disappoints me year in and year out. They underachieve. Clemson, though probably still licking their wounds from losing 3 out of the last 4, is going to want to bounce back from those loses and show Virginia Tech that they can beat them twice in one season.
Big 10
#15 Wisconsin vs. #13 Michigan State
Wisconsin is out for for revenge in this one. They lost by a touchdown back in October, and save for an upset loss to Ohio State, have dominated every contestant before and after the loss to Michigan State. A jacked up Russell Wilson and Monte Ball running behind those big hogmolly offensive linemen is going to be tough to compete with. Michigan State looks to be out of luck this time. I'm taking the Badgers
SEC
#14 Georgia vs. #1 LSU
Georgia has played a relatively weak, by SEC standards, schedule this season and have lost in their only formidable games to Boise State and South Carolina. Sure they're 10-2 but it's a soft 10-2. Sure they're rebuilding but it's this year, not the future. LSU has brushed past everyone with ease, except for Alabama (rematch national championship game??) and I don't see it being any different in this contest. LSU wins by a landslide.
Pac-12
UCLA vs. #9 Oregon
whoops....uhhh....I mean
UCLA is only in the conference championship game because USC is bowl ineligible. Oregon and LaMichael James run past the Bruins with systematic ease.
What a great birthday present. Great games, great rivalries, great traditions. And great liquor. Yeah that's right. For my birthday I'm not only going to be watching game after game, but I'll be swigging beer after beer and taking shot after shot to celebrate the glorious day 23 years ago (shit, I'm getting old) when the world was graced by the presence of me. Someone's got to keep the liquor stores in business during these tough economic times. Get your hangover cures ready because shit's about to get real.
