THE ROSE BOWL: Ohio State vs. Oregon

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi

Robert Guliano on Why Oregon will win: Because Ohio State is as clutch as FEMA. In big games, they are as reliable as a Jon Gosselin relationship. When the big moment comes, they fold like Santa Claus’ love handles. Yeah, Oregon is good, but they could use the Buckeyes mishaps to seal a Rose Bowl (Game Presented by Citi) title.

Oregon Players to Watch:

3. LaMichael James- The next big thing in Duck country.

2. Jeremiah Masoli- The quarterback has had a fabulous season in Eugene. He will go toe-to-toe with Pryor Friday.

1. Nike- The summit of ballerhood in international sport just happens to work closely with Oregon. This is an unspoken advantage for the Ducks.

Dishonorable Mention: LaGarrette Blount- Could have avoided the whole suspended senior year and ruined football future thing by walking from the sideline to the locker room at a steady gait with relaxed shoulders and light, graceful arm swings.

Brandon Hickey on why Ohio State will win: This is where Keith Jackson says, "Welcome to the granddaddy of them all." While Ohio State has seen their fare share of high-profile bowl games recently, they haven’t been in the Rose Bowl since 1996. This was the epic Joe Germaine-Jake Plummer duel which Ohio State took 20-17. Both of these teams are coming into this game on winning streaks and it should be interesting to see who stays hot. Ohio State had to suspend some notable players for this game, including Cris Carter's son Duron and Ray Small. A fun fact for you: the two teams Ohio State lost to this season, Purdue and USC, were both Oregon wins this season. But, since this isn't a national championship game, Ohio State will actually be competitive.

OSU players to watch:

3. “O” states-Oregon and Ohio State hope to both represent their other “O” states with dignity and pride. And by their other “O” states I mean Oklahoma.

2. Safeties Anderson Russell and Kurt Coleman-These two will need to step up to stop Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli.

1. QB Terrelle Pryor-Pryor sometimes looks like the quarterback in the nation, but sometimes resembles Steve Bellisari. Probably should have played basketball instead.

THE COMPROMISE: Heartbreak again in Columbus, Ducks smell the roses 24-23.