Colorado-Alabama

the Independence Bowl Sunday, December 30th, 8:00pm Shreveport, Louisiana
Colorado (6-6)______Big 12_____93.37				Alabama (6-6)______SEC_____183.77
Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score	Week	Opponent	oPts	Res, Score
5	Oklahoma	409.00	W, 27-24	8	Tennessee	349.37	W, 41-17
9	@ Texas Tech	195.22	W, 31-26	3	Arkansas	294.50	W, 41-38
13	Nebraska	29.14	W, 65-51	6	Houston	111.86	W, 30-24
4	Miami (Ohio)	-62.84	W, 42-0	2	@ Vanderbilt	81.36	W, 24-10
1	Colorado State	-109.69	W, 31-28	7	@ Mississippi	-39.22	W, 27-24
6	@ Baylor	-139.20	W, 43-23	1	Western Carolina	-	W, 52-6
10	Missouri	331.01	L, 10-55	10	Louisiana State	460.13	L, 34-41
8	Kansas	322.17	L, 14-19	4	Georgia	412.72	L, 23-26
2	Arizona State	241.74	L, 14-33	13	@ Auburn	294.68	L, 10-17
3	Florida State	200.76	L, 6-16	5	Florida State	200.76	L, 14-21
7	@ Kansas State	43.11	L, 20-47	11	@ Mississippi State	191.93	L, 12-17
11	@ Iowa State	-155.31	L, 28-31	12	Louisiana-Monroe	-29.37	L, 14-21

This matchup looks good in name recognition, but it's been a real down year for both these teams. Well, Colorado improved on their 2-10 season from last year. I guess that's something. Losses to Iowa State and Louisiana-Monroe, respectively, are pathetic.

Don't let that even red line in the last few weeks of the season fool you - the Crimson Tide dropped their last 4 games of the season. (The reason they didn't drop more is because the teams they played earlier in the season kept winning and the SEC as a whole won games.)

Intangibles: Saban. Back in Louisiana. This should be good.

The Line: Colorado +3.5

The Story: Can the Buffs pull together the magic that helped them beat Oklahoma? Or will Bama set up a solid start to next season?

The Call: Alabama by 7

The Result: Alabama 30-24 = Right on the money.