Wednesday, January 1, 2014

2014 Allstate Sugar Bowl Preview

Sugar Bowl logo.svgMatch-Up: #11 Oklahoma vs. #3 Alabama
Date/Time: January 2, 2014/7:30pm CT
Location: New Orleans, LA (Mercedes-Benz Superdome)
Bowl Life: 80 years (1935)
Line: Alabama by 15
National TV: ESPN (HD)
2013 Sugar Bowl: Louisville 33, Florida 23

Breaking Down the Teams:
Oklahoma Sooners-
2013 Record: 10-2 (7-2 Big 12)
School Bowl Record: 27-18-1
Last Bowl Game: 2013 Sugar Bowl (Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13)
Sugar Bowl Appearances: 4-2 (Last: 2004)

Alabama Crimson Tide-
2013 Record: 11-1 (7-1 SEC)
School Bowl Record: 35-22-3
Last Bowl Game: 2013 BCS National Championship Game (Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14)
Sugar Bowl Appearances: 8-5 (Last: 2009)

Game Notes: Alabama came oh-so-close to a fourth trip to the BCS National Championship Game in the past five years, but their perfect season was ended on a miraculous, last second play by Auburn in the season finale.  Oklahoma received a surprise at-large selection over #10 Oregon and has nothing to lose.

Prediction: Alabama

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