This bowl game this time is played by  the Oklahoma State University Cowboys and Oregon Ducks . The game will be kicked off at 8:00 ET at the Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego and it will be televised by ESPN.

Important facts about the teams to know are so few. For example, the Oklahoma State defense at the beginning of the season did a good performance but at the end of the season they decreased a lot their level. At the beginning of the season the Cowboys were winning a lot. They won seven games in a row and then, they lost three out of the last five games. It seems that something is affecting the team these last days of the season. One important fact is that at the Bowl game they will not have their defensive coordinator Tim Beckman. He was hired at Toledo and that is an important piece of team that will not help their poor defense at the game or the preparation of it.

What I know is that both teams are really good. Actually the key for winning the game is for the one that keeps a good defense. The team who can keep a strong and solid defense is for sure the winner of the game. Actually both of them run the ball really well, so the problem is the defense and not the running.

For me the key player is the running back Jeremiah Johnson, who finished the regular season with 1,080 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. That is an impressive resume for him. That is why I think Oregon is the pick for the game, and this is based on the poor defense that Oklahoma State is showing and also the good running that Oregon is showing. The prediction is very clear.

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