With the national championship and bowl game match-ups set, I wanted to review the college football predictions I made throughout the season. Some readers may have thought my prognostications were ridiculous, but did any of you see Northern Illinois playing in the Orange Bowl, or an “Andrew Luck-less” Stanford team playing in the Rose Bowl?
First, in my Sept. 18 column, I predicted Alabama would be playing in the national championship game, and the winner of the Florida State-Clemson match-up would win the ACC. I know, I didn’t really go on a limb with these picks, but when you’re right, you have to remind the naysayers.
In the same column, I said that Stanford and UCLA would be able to compete with Oregon for the Pac-12 championship. Once again, I was proven to be correct. Not only did ...