2008 Rose BowlFinally, we come to our first BCS game of the year.  Is it me, or is ESPN promoting this game every other commercial.  It must be because Fox has the rights to all the other BCS games.  People like to refer to this as the Granddaddy of them all, but that hasn't been the case the past two years as USC has destroyed the top Big 10 team.  This Penn State team though is definitely better than the past two opponents for USC, so what should we expect out of this game?

LA gives you the only line of credit you need to kickoff Week #9Beating Don man-on-man in Picks = $25

Listening to LA and picking WVU = $100

Defending the Big East’s BCS Honor = $17M

Knowing the win will improve Pitt’s strength of schedule come 11/28 = PRICELESS

LA Honors Joe Tiller with an Upset Pick this weekPat yourself on the back if you called THAT.  Way to go Beavers and thanks for propelling me over the .500 mark in mid-week predictions.  This week, the LA picks come to you remote from South Bend, IN as I return back “home” to the Golden Dome and Touchdown Jesus.  Look for me on NBC at 3:30 Eastern.  But much more on that game later.  First, let’s put my 4-0 PICK OF THE WEEK record on the line with my selection for Week #5: UNC (+6.5) @ Miami (-6.5).