30-Day Countdown, Day 3: Pac-12 Bowl Predictions

Picking bowls is more of a crapshoot every year. As bowl tie-ins get looser and the order of preference becomes more driven by marketability than record, it’s more guesswork than science. Nonetheless, it’s a fun sort of guesswork, so let’s take a look at one way the bowl match-ups might shake out.

CFP, Rose Bowl: Georgia vs. USC

I’m picking USC to win the conference at 8-1 and make the CFP as the fourth seed to play top-seeded Georgia. While I think there are real issues with USC’s defense, I think the offensive fireworks will be enough to keep them in the mix to the end of the year. Zachariah Branch is a tie-breaker for me. He’s blazingly fast, yet under control. He’s the type of player who…