BCS Title Game Pick: Texas to Win

We’re going to pick Texas to win the BCS Title Game tonight. Just to be different, so many people are picking Alabama, we’re going to go with Texas. You have to remember it’s been so long since these teams last played, therefore anything can happen. There is a chance Alabama could come out a little rusty, same for Texas we’ll see. The longer layoff in theory favors the underdog. If Alabama can throw the ball well, then they’ll beat Texas. However we’re picking Texas in an upset.

2009-10 College Football Bowl Picks

Brian goes 10-4 to take the lead. We'll Pick the two final games tonight on RSW!!!!

On Tuesday night December 22, myself and Brian Sakowski will pick the winners of the following major college football bowl games. We'll hold off until the January 5th show to pick the winners of the Orange and BCS Bowls. If you can't watch on local cable remember you can watch live online at 7:30pm on familylivetv.com. We invite you to either post your selections or email them to us at rizzosports at gmail. Thanks to everyone who followed our college football picks all season long.

Meineke Car Care Bowl - 12/26 (4pm ESPN)
North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh

Emerald Bowl - 12/26 (8pm ESPN)
USC vs. Boston College

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl - 12/27 (8pm ESPN)
Clemson vs. Kentucky

AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl - 12/28 (4pm ESPN)
Georgia vs.Texas A&M

Champs Sports Bowl - 12/29 (8pm ESPN)
Wisconsin vs. Miami (FL)

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl - 12/30 (8pm ESPN)
Nebraska vs. Arizona

Brut Sun Bowl - 12/31 (2pm CBS)
Stanford vs. Oklahoma

Chick-fil-A Bowl - 12/31 (8pm ESPN)
Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech

Outback Bowl - 1/1 (11am ESPN)
Auburn vs. Northwestern

Konica Minolta Gator Bowl - 1/1 (1pm CBS)
Florida State vs. West Virginia

Capital One Bowl - 1/1 (1pm ABC)
LSU vs. Penn State

Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi - 1/1 (5pm ABC)
Oregon vs. Ohio State

Allstate Sugar Bowl - 1/1 (8pm Fox)
Cincinnati vs. Florida

AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic - 1/2 (2pm Fox)
Mississippi vs. Oklahoma State

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - 1/4 (8pm Fox)
TCU vs. Boise State

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FedEx Orange Bowl - 1/5 (8pm Fox)
Georgia Tech vs. Iowa

FedEx BCS National Championship Game 1/7 (8pm ABC)
Alabama vs. Texas

Mike - (40-25 / .615) Pitt, USC, Clemson, Georgia, Miami, Arizona, Oklahoma, VT, Auburn, WVU, Oregon, LSU, Oregon, Florida, Okla St. TCU
Brian - (35-20 / .636) Pitt, USC, Clemson, Georgia, Miami, Nebraska, Oklahoma, VT, Auburn, WVU, PSU, Oregon, Florida, Okla St., TCU
Sean - (40-25 / .615)

It's pretty much a dead heat, and anything can happen during bowl season.

College Football Picks - Week 14

Well WVU knocked off the Panthers, I knew that was going to happen but for some reason still picked Pitt. This week the Panthers have a chance to redeem themselves and earn a BCS birth at the expense of Cincinnati. The rest of the Conference Championship games include the game of the decade, Alabama vs. Florida.

Oregon St. @ Oregon
Cincinnati @ Pitt
Flordia vs. Alabama
Texas. vs. Nebraska
Georgia Tech vs. Clemson


Mike - (2-3)(37-23) - Oregon, Pitt, Florida. Texas, Georgia Tech
Brian - (3-2)(31-19) -
Sean - (2-3)(39-21)

College Football Picks Week 13

Pitt vs. WVU is the marquee game locally. As Penn State is now just waiting for a bowl bid. There are a lot of rivalry games this weekend, so an upset is possible.

Pitt @ WVU
Alabama @ Auburn
Oklahoma St. @ Oklahoma
Florida St. @ Florida
Georgia @ Georgia Tech


Mike - (5-0)(35-20) - Pitt, Alabama, Okla. St. Florida, Ga. Tech
Brian - (4-1)(28-17) -
Sean - (2-3)(37-18)

College Football Picks - Week 12

Pitt is off this week after a big win against ND. Could one of the undefeated teams go down in a major upset? We'll see.

Ohio St. @ Michigan
PSU @ Michigan St.
Air Force @ BYU
Cal @ Standord
Orgeon @ Arizona


Mike - (4-1)(30-20) - OSU, PSU, BYU, CAL, Oregon
Brian - (5-0)(24-16) -
Sean - (5-0)(35-15)

College Football Picks Week 11

Pitt is in the top 10, but now their schedule finally gets tough. This is a great week of college football games, with many other games worth watching. Sean continues to leads the pack, as we come down to crunch time.

WVU vs. Cincinnati
Indiana vs. PSU
Iowa vs. Ohio St.
Notre Dame vs. Pitt
Utah vs. TCU


Mike - (3-2)(26-19) - Cincinnati, PSU, Ohio St. Notre Dame, TCU
Brian - (2-3)(19-16) -
Sean - (3-2)(30-15)

College Football Picks - Week 10

The whole College Football World seems to waiting for that BCS Title Game showdown of Florida vs. Texas. However Alabama wants to crash the party, and could move a step closer to that with a win against LSU. Closer to home everyone will be talking about the big Ohio St. Vs. PSU game.

Syracuse vs. Pitt
Oklahoma vs. Nebraska
Ohio St. vs. PSU
LSU vs. Alabama
Navy vs. Notre Dame


Mike - (3-2)(23-17) - Pitt, Oklahoma, Ohio St. Alabama, Notre Dame
Brian - (3-2)(17-13) -
Sean - (3-2)(27-13)

College Football Picks Week 8

Notre Dame almost pulled off the upset, but in the end it wasn't enough. This week Pitt will have a real challenge as South Florida comes to town. While Penn State travels to Michigan.


PSU vs. Michigan
South Florida vs. Pitt
Tennessee vs. Alabama
TCU vs. BYU
Aubrun vs. LSU

Mike - (4-1)(17-13) - Michigan, Pitt, Alabama, BYU, LSU
Brian - (n/a)(11-9) - Michigan, So. Fla, Alabama, TCU, LSU
Sean - (4-1) (20-10)

Remember you can post you picks too.

College Football Picks - Week 4

PSU will get their first quality team of the season when Iowa comes to town on Saturday Night Football. We're really interested in who wins the South Fla vs. Florida St. game.

Iowa vs. PSU
Pitt vs. NC State
Miami vs. Va. Tech
South Florida vs. Florida St.
Cal vs. Oregon

Mike - (4-1)(9-6) PSU, Pitt, Miami, Florida St., Cal
Brian - (4-1)(10-5)
Sean - (4-1) (10-5)

Sean - from Sean's Ramblings was again 4-1, remember you can post you picks too.

BCS Title Game Tonight.

There is no such thing as an NCAA Division 1-A Football National Champion. Tonight BCS Game is nothing more than game between two teams that a bunch of biased media people like best. Even if you believe Oklahoma or Florida would win a playoff, you can’t logically determine that either is ahead of USC or Utah. I say go back to the old bowl system or go to a playoff. I’m fine with the old system; I just don’t like incorrectly labeling a “national champion”. After all of that, I like Oklahoma tonight. Also tonight there are few rescheduled high school basketball games, including a key boy’s game between Freeport and Ford City.

College Football - Bowl Picks

It's college football bowl season, and here the games we're picking.

Bowl Games

12/31 - Sun - Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh
Music City - Boston College vs. Vanderbilt

1/1 - Chick-fil-A - LSU vs. Georgia Tech
Outback - South Carolina vs. Iowa
Capital One - Georgia vs. Michigan State
Gator - Nebraska vs. Clemson
Rose Bowl - Penn State vs. USC
Orange - Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech

1/2 - Cotton - Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech
Sugar - Utah vs. Alabama

1/5 - Fiesta - Ohio State vs. Texas

1/8 - BCS Game - Florida vs. Oklahoma

Mike - Pitt, BC, Ga Tech, So Carolina, Georgia, Clemson, USC, Cinncy, Texas Tech, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma
Brian -

Mike - (42-33)
Brian - (45-30)

Post Your Selections:

College Football Picks Week 15

It's the final weekend of the regular season, and there still is a lot to be decided. As we'll watch conference championship go up for grabs. Pitt will also have an important game against UCONN.

Week 15

Pitt vs. UCONN
Alabama vs. Florida
Army vs. Navy
Boston College vs. Va Tech
Oklahoma vs. Missouri

Mike - Pitt, Alabama, Navy, BC, Oklahoma
Brian -

Last Week /(Overall Results)
Mike - 2-3 / (39-31)
Brian - 3-2 / (42-28)

College Football Picks Week 14

Well, no BCS game for Pitt, and PSU's regular season is over. This week there is a ton big rivalry games. Pitt vs. WVU will be a big one locally, but Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma St. will have the national spot light.

Week 14

WVU vs. Pitt
Florida vs. Florida St.
Okla vs. Okla St.
Oregon vs. Oregon St.
Ga. Tech vs. Georgia

Mike - WVU, Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon St, Georiga
Brian - WVU, Florida, Okla, Oregon, Georiga

Last Week /(Overall Results)
Mike - 3-2 / (37-28)
Brian - 2-3 / (39-26)

College Football Picks - Week 13

Both Pitt and Penn State have huge match-ups this week, as their BCS hopes will be on the line. BCS title game hopes will also be on the line as Texas Tech travels to Oklahoma.

Week 13

Michigan St. vs. PSU
Pitt vs. Cincinnati
BYU vs. Utah
Miami vs. Georgia Tech
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma

Mike - PSU, Pitt, Utah, Miami, Oklahoma
Brian - PSU, Pitt, Utah, Miami, Texas Tech

Last Week /(Overall Results)
Mike - 4-1 / (34-26)
Brian - 5-0 / (38-23)

College Football Column - Scott Grandrino

Here is Scott Grandrino's, (our guest this past week on RSW) college football column he wrote for the The Penn.

College Football Column #12

#25 South Carolina Gamecocks (7-3, 4-3 SEC) @ #4 Florida Gators (8-1, 6-1 SEC)

Steve Spurrier hopes to give his former team their second loss of the season, and the loss that may cost the Gators from going to the national title game.
Last week Florida clinched the SEC East division, their second title in three years, and will play Alabama on December 6 for the SEC championship game. If the Crimson Tide remain undefeated and Florida wins out their three remaining regular season games, that SEC showdown could decide the team that will play in the national title game.
The Gamecocks hope to ruin Florida’s dreams by beating them, something they were so close to doing two years ago when Florida won the national championship game. South Carolina needed a last second field goal to win, but Florida’s defense blocked it and won the game 17-16.
Both teams are on a roll, with South Carolina winning six out of its last seven games and with Florida winning five in a row.
Florida’s winning streak has been impressive by outscoring their opponents 243 to 57 including a 39 point win over then ranked sixth Georgia and a 30 point win over the defending champs LSU.
South Carolina has not been blowing out their competition, because their offense is not as explosive as Florida’s. Instead the Gamecocks have been winning by their tough defense, ranked first in the SEC and third overall in the country. They are also tenth in scoring defense.
Florida’s offense may be on a roll, but they will be in for a tough contest with South Carolina’s defense.

Prediction: Florida 26 - South Carolina 17

#3 Texas Longhorns (9-1, 5-1 Big 12) @ Kansas Jayhawks (6-4, 3-3 Big 12)

The last second touchdown by Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree, cost the Longhorns an undefeated season, but their hopes are still alive for either a Big 12 championship berth, a national title championship birth or a BCS bowl game birth.
To still keep their hopes alive, Texas needs to win out versus their last two opponents, both unranked. Kansas, a team the Longhorns have beaten since 1938, is up this week.
The Jayhawks, last year’s Orange Bowl winners, have dropped three of their last four games, giving up 45 points or more in those games.
Kansas’s offense has had no problem scoring this year. Quarterback Todd Reesing has thrown for almost 3,000 yards and 23 touchdowns. Running back Jake Sharp has 737 yards on the ground with 10 scores and wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe is closing in on a 1,000 yard receiving year and has caught 11 touchdown passes.
It is the Jayhawks defense that has been costing them games. In the last four games Kansas has surrendered 174 points.
This is good news for Texas, as Colt McCoy has been putting up some of the nation’s best numbers. The junior leads the nation in completion percentage with 78.0 percent and has thrown for 28 scores.

Prediction: Texas 49 - Kansas 34

Boston College Eagles (6-3, 2-3ACC) @ #19 Florida St Seminoles (7-2, 4-2 ACC)

The ACC is more talked about in college basketball, but this year the conference is more competitive amongst themselves with nine of the 12 teams having a record of .500 or better.
Florida State is tied with Wake Forest in the Atlantic Division with a record of 4-2. Wake Forest has the advantage by beating the Seminoles earlier this year.
Florida State has won five in the last six games and has scored 30 or more points in all but three games this year. Much of their offensive success has from their ground attack.
The Seminoles have improved a run game that averaged only 122.1 yards per game over the last five years to averaging 205.2 yards this year, which is second in the conference.
Antone Smith leads the team with 632 yards and has found the end zone 13 times. The Seminoles have three other backs that have over 200 rushing yards and combine for seven scores.
The ‘Noles running attack will be in for a test as they play a defense that has held opponents to 101.8 yards rushing per game, best in the ACC.
Last week the Eagles ended a two game slide, where they were outscored 72-45, by beating Notre Dame 17-0.
After Florida State, Boston College plays Wake Forest, another ranked ACC opponent. If the Eagles want to go back to the ACC championship they need these wins.

Prediction: Florida State 31 - Boston College 17

College Football Picks - Week 12

What a shocker, Penn State's BCS title hopes go up in smoke at Iowa. This week there seems to be a lack of big games, but we'll pick anyway.

Week 12

Indiana vs. PSU
Texas vs. Kansas
South Carolina vs. Florida
Boston College vs. Florida State
Oregon St vs. Cal

Mike - PSU, Texas, Florida, Boston College, Cal
Brian -

Last Week /(Overall Results)
Mike - 3-2 / (30-25)
Brian - 2-3 / (33-22)

College Football Picks - Week 11

Last week I was 0-5, ouch, it's been a crazy year. I'll try to catch back up to Brian, but this week's games, outside of PSU are far from easy picks. Don't forget Utah vs TCU is Thursday night.

Week 11
Utah vs. TCU
Louisville vs. Pitt
PSU vs. Iowa
Alabama vs. LSU
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State


Mike - Utah, Pitt, PSU, Alabama, Oklahoma St.
Brian - TCU, Pitt, PSU, Alabama, Oklahoma St.

Last Week /(Overall Results)
Mike - 0-5 / (27-23)
Brian - 3-2 / (31-19)

2008 WPIAL Football Playoff Favorites

According to voting on RizzoSports.com, the fans' favorites as of noon Friday are:

AAAA - Gateway 41%
AAA - TJ 44%, Highlands 21%
AA - GCC 27%, Beaver Falls 27%
A - Clairton 44%

Thanks to fans who have voted over 400 times since Monday.

Don't forget to vote, and remember next week we'll be voting on games.

College Football Picks Week 10 - 2008

PSU looks like they'll finish with a perfect record, but will they make the BCS title game? This week, Pitt will try to bounce back as they travel to ND, and the game of the week is Texas traveling to Texas Tech.

Week 10
Pitt vs. Notre Dame
Florida vs. Georgia
Florida St. vs. Georgia Tech
Texas vs. Texas Tech
South Florida vs. Cincinnati

Mike - ND, Georgia, FSU, Texas, So. Fla
Brian - Pitt, FLA, Ga. Tech, Texas, So. Fla

Last Week /(Overall Results)
Mike - 2-3 / (27-18)
Brian - 3-2 / (28-17)

College Football Picks Week 9 - 2008

It has been a difficult year for picking games, this week the big game is PSU traveling to Ohio State. Texas looks to make it 3 straight marquee wins, when they host Oklahoma State.

Week 9

PSU vs. Ohio St.
Rutgers vs. Pitt
Oklahoma St. vs. Texas
Texas Tech vs. Kansas
Georgia vs. LSU

Mike - OSU, Pitt, Texas, Texas Tech, LSU
Brian - PSU, Pitt, Texas, Kansas, Georgia

Last Week /(Overall Results)
Mike - 3-2 / (25-15)
Brian - 2-3 / (25-15)