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Ironic statement of the day - BostonCard - 01-02-2015
[qupte]OHIO STATE (plus-9) vs. ALABAMA (Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1): After downgrading the B1G all season (based largely on miserable non-conference results) and after railing against Ohio States inclusion in the playoff (TCU was far more deserving) I wont reverse course now. Good chance the selection committee looks foolish before the third quarter ends. Pick: Alabama.
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John Wilner
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2014/12/23/college-football-best-bets-for-the-2014-bowl-season/
As Yogi Berra once said, "Predictions are hard, especially about the future."Â Of course, in retrospect the committee looks pretty wise; Wilner, less so.
BC
Re: Ironic statement of the day - fullmetal - 01-02-2015
I dunno about wise, but the committee wasn't wrong to include Ohio State--but if they ranked Bama #1 and Ohio State #4, then their judgment was a little off. The gap between Oregon and FSU was far greater, and that had the feel of a #1 vs. #25 game. Then again, maybe TCU isn't that great, and Ole Miss happens to be a very mediocre $EC team.
Re: Ironic statement of the day - JohnR34231 - 01-02-2015
Wilner also said take the points and FSU, so he is 0-2 in playoff games. Can't really fault him though, because that is what I would have done.
Re: Ironic statement of the day - Farm93 - 01-02-2015
(01-02-2015, 06:00 AM)JPRI link Wrote:Wilner also said take the points and FSU, so he is 0-2 in playoff games. Can't really fault him though, because that is what I would have done.Really? I would have picked Bama to expose the third string QB in the SEC's bowl. However, I never thought FSU would hang with Oregon in the Pac-12's bowl. ACC was too weak and the Pac-12 was too good. Both teams played better in the second half over the season. FSU's rallies seemed more like luck. Oregon's rallies were a function of scheme and conditioning. My only concern for Oregon was that perhaps the CFP TV timeouts would allow FSU to physically recover between each series.
I think Wilner was OK with his Pac-12 bowl predictions so far, not great though.
I think over the season Wilner has been close to awful with his picks. His love affair with the SEC certainly wouldn't have helped him see those SEC "upsets".