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Post-Spring College Football Bowl Game Predictions for 2014

Rose Bowl (Semifinal Game)

When: Jan. 1

Where: Pasadena, California

Predicted matchup: Auburn vs. Michigan State

When the final College Football Playoff rankings come out, SEC champion Auburn will sit as the No. 2 seed and Michigan State will earn the No. 3 seed. Neither would consider the Rose Bowl the ideal destination for this semifinal game, but at least it will allow for a more neutral location than the Sugar Bowl in the middle of SEC country.

Ironically, both of these teams had their seasons end in Pasadena back in January, though Michigan State won its Rose Bowl game over Stanford, while Auburn fell to Florida State a week later in the national championship game. It'll be more of the same, with the Spartans moving on to play for their first national title since 1966.

Predicted winner: Michigan State

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Championship Game:

When: Jan. 12

Where: Arlington, Texas

Predicted matchup: Florida State vs. Michigan State

Had a four-team playoff existed last year, we could have gotten this matchup for the title by taking the winner of both games played in Pasadena for a matchup. Who knew those same clubs would meet in AT&T Stadium for the first FBS championship ever determined by a bona fide elimination tournament.

When Alabama repeated as the championship team following the 2012 season, it did so with a lot of returning contributors from the first title. Florida State doesn't have as many, but it does have the most important one in reigning Heisman champion Jameis Winston. And while his moonlighting as the closer on the Seminoles' baseball team might be looked at as a sign he's become complacent, think again.

Michigan State will put up a good fight, but the inaugural College Football Playoff trophy will be awarded to the same team that claimed the final BCS-provided crystal pigskin.

Predicted winner: Florida State

Not to be a debbie downer but I hope people approach this season with at least a small dose of rationality. Let's let this 2014 team play a few games and get their feet under them before we start talking Rose Bowls and Natty's. Let's see what kind of personality they take, let's let some guys settle into their new roles, etc.

That being said...we sure as hell better make it to Indy again with what we got or I'll be pissed.   

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goodbar wrote:Not to be a debbie downer but I hope people approach this season with at least a small dose of rationality.  Let's let this 2014 team play a few games and get their feet under them before we start talking Rose Bowls and Natty's.  Let's see what kind of personality they take, let's let some guys settle into their new roles, etc.  

That being said...we sure as hell better make it to Indy again with what we got or I'll be pissed.   

Kyle? Is that you?

Thanks for posting the final page - Bleacher Report's click through system is horrendous.

SeeRockCity wrote:

Kyle?  Is that you?

Sorry, I meant to say, Kyle (that no-good, freeloadin', wet-blanket posting sonofabitch) asked me to post this for him since he knows he's not welcome here.

As long as we are posting links from people who know nothing about football making predictions about football......

Angelique S. Chengelis predicts Michigan's record, game-by-game

(Spoiler 10-2, with losses to MSU and OSU.   

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140501/SPORTS0201/305010001/Angelique-S-Chengelis-predicts-Michigan-s-record-game-by-game?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports