A Wacky Football Prediction

Okay, it's gonna be Ohio State v. USC for the national championship, right? Well, it certainly looks that way now. But I think something is going to happen this coming Saturday to really mess that whole scenario up.

I believe that UCLA is going to beat USC in the season finale at the Rose Bowl. UCLA opened the season 4-1 and then lost 4 in a row. They have now won 2 in a row, including a big win against Oregon State, the only team to beat USC this season. I think the timing is right for a UCLA upset. The Rose Bowl will be packed, although in a sense it'll be a home game for both schools.

But for UCLA, this is their Super Bowl. They aren't headed to a bowl game of any sort at this point in time. Win, and they keep their cross-town rivals out of the national championship picture, and then at least get a shot at a lesser bowl, such as the Saltshaker Bowl or something like that.

In the past five years, USC has beaten UCLA by a combined score of 221-86. So either I come across looking like quite the prognosticator or this will forever doom my chances of getting a job as a bookie in Las Vegas. My predicted final score is UCLA 31 - USC 28.