Rose Bowl Preview

The 2012 Rose Bowl, will feature two of the college football betting hottest teams to close out the season. Pac-12 Champion Oregon and Big 10 Champion Wisconsin, coincidentally the last two losers of the Rose Bowl, will have a chance at redemption, when they collide on January 2, in Texas. Both teams were awarded Rose Bowl berths after convincing bookie software agents, that they were amazing, thanks to victories in their conference championship games.

The fifth ranked Oregon Ducks and 10^th ranked Wisconsin Badgers are set to collide in less than a month. It can be argued, that each team is very similar to the other, as not only do they share identical 11 and one records, but also both teams offenses are reliant on the run game. Oregon, the former National Champion runner up, was able to put together another strong campaign in 2011, thanks in large part to running back LaMichael James and quarterback Darron Thomas. The duo were able to put up better numbers than a season ago, but unfortunately were each left off the NFL Heisman Award ballot.

Ironically, Wisconsin Badgers offense was also based on the run game, as Montee Ball, a Heisman Award nominee, leads them. Ball and quarterback Russell Wilson have quietly put together one of the more impressive seasons this year in Wisconsin history. Ball had 1700 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns on the season. In fact, heading into the Rose Bowl, Ball has 900 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns in his last four games. During the Big 10 Championship, Ball rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns, while Wilson racked up 177 passing and rushing combined yards and three touchdowns. If the duo can duplicate that success in the Rose Bowl, Ball should be guaranteed the Heisman Trophy.