The college football regular season has come to an end and while many bowl games and teams have decided to opt out (we will get to those bowl games later). We are here to talk about the 6 big bowl games in college, and that's the NY6 bowl games
Alabama vs ND: The Rose bowl
This is the first of 2 semi-finals, while this game, the grand daddy of them all is almost always played in the Rose Bowl Stadium is beautiful Pasadena, California, but thanks to covid, that game has been moved to Jerry's World in Texas. Now usually Bama would of picked to play in the sugar bowl seeing how it's closer for their fans, but since Texas will allow more fans then Louisiana, they get to play in this bowl game. Now as for the game itself, Alabama's defense is still very sus don't get me wrong, but Bama's offense is definitely for real. Najee Harris is the best running back in college and Smith is one of the best WR's in the country, and Bama may be getting Waddle back which would just make that offense even more scary. As for ND, they face a lot of criticism for being in this game, but personally, they deserved it for them beating UNC and for their one win against a depleted Clemson team was enough to keep them in. This game has already opened as Alabama as a 17.5 point favorite against ND, and I believe Alabama wins this game easily.
Clemson vs Ohio State: The Sugar Bowl
A rematch of last year's very exciting Fiesta Bowl between these two teams should definitely live up to the hype. Ohio State's offense is definitely good, and having Sermon find his feet in this offense helps as well. What is still questionable with this team is Fields has been inconsistent and might be missing his star WR in Olave which would hurt. But this defense is still very talented. As for the team they are facing, Clemson is such a good football team. I feel like they are an evenly balanced football team on both sides of the ball. Trevor Lawrence continues to show why he is going to be playing for the jets next year, and this defense is so talented. As it just oozes with NFL talent. Clemson has opened this game as a 6.5 point favorite to start this game, and I feel Ohio State could cover this spread easy. With the big ten changing their covid rules again for the conference, Ohio State could get even more players back for this semi-final.
Texas A&M vs UNC: The Orange Bowl
Texas A&M feels like they were robbed of a spot in the playoffs and I'm not really sure if I agree. They did beat Florida in a thrilling game early in the year, but they also got beat up by Alabama as well. Kellen Mond and Jimbo Fisher are going to be out for blood in this game to show the committee they made the wrong choice. As for UNC, Mac Brown is leading this team from the grave and is trying to build a powerhouse to compete with Clemson in the ACC, and a win against a good A&M team would surely help his team in recruiting and help build for the future. I do still feel that it is early and need one more year till they are ready, so I like A&M in this game.
Oklahoma vs Florida: The Cotton Bowl
Oklahoma has come a long way since the beginning of the year. They rebounded from a 1-2 start to win the Big 12 and avenge their loss this season to Iowa State. Spencer Rattler is showing why he was the top QB recruit out of school. Alex Grinch, the defensive coordinator for Oklahoma, also has his defense playing much better than the start of the year. The improvement of this team is very much obvious. A team trending in the opposite direction is Florida. Still a very good team, but they have taken two tough L's in a row. Kyle Trask will be playing in the NFL soon. Now Kyle Pitts has already said he won't be playing in this game, and I'll be curious to see who else doesn't play. This game will be a shootout between these two offenses and the game will come down to which defense makes the most stops. I feel like Florida could make enough stops in this game to win, unless more players opt out. Then, Oklahoma could win this game. But until I see Oklahoma win a big game, I say Florida.
Georgia vs Cincy: The Peach Bowl
Georgia is coming off a season that isn't usually up to their standards, so they are looking forward to getting this year done and over with. Georgia has finally figured out that Daniels is much better than the mailman. Ever since that change Georgia has been a different team, and their offense is finally in rhythm. This is still a very good team under Kirby Smart. Cincy is coming into this game as the Group of 5 representative and will look to prove that the committee also disrespected them by not even considering them for a top 6 spot. In the NY6 bowl games the group of 5 teams are 3-3, and they love to play the underdog role. Luke Fickel will have his team ready to play, but at the end of the day, Georgia has way more talent and depth then Cincy, and because JT Daniels is playing, I have to go with UGA here.
Iowa State vs Oregon: The Fiesta Bowl
Iowa State is coming off another great year with Matt Campbell and Brock Purdy at Iowa State. Breece Hall was also a very good running back this year in the NCAA. Iowa State will look to finish off one of their best seasons with a NY6 bowl game win. Oregon wasn't even suppose to be in this situation originally. USC and Washington was supposed to play in the PAC-12 championship game, but due to covid in the Washington program, Oregon got to play USC instead. They ended up upsetting USC in the championship game. This should be a very good game between 2 very good coaches and I honestly think this game could go either way. Oregon brings in the talent every year, while Iowa State just plays tough football and can compete with a lot of teams in the country. So if I had to pick someone today I'll just say Iowa State cause I like this underdog.
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