College Bowl Mascot Matchups, January 4-7

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Broncos (Boise State) vs. Horned Frogs (TCU)
According to the very accurate web site Wikipedia, a bronco is an untrained horse that is unpredictably wild. Frogs can be slimy, and hard to catch, but they'll be match for a bunch of broncos. Just one step and that bronco will crush the frog and his horn to death. If the horned frogs can even survive the full 60 minutes, the broncos will inevitably score more beats.

FedEx Orange Bowl: Hawkeyes (Iowa) vs. Yellow Jackets (Georgia Tech)
Apparently, a Hawkeye is the nickname of the Delaware Indians that lived in the Iowa area in a novel. Yellow Jackets are so small that the Hawkeyes are going to have a hard time catching up to them. The yellow jackets won't be able to tackle the Hawkeyes, but they should have no problem stinging them and getting them to the ground because the Hawkeyes probably won't carry bug repellent with them to the stadium. We'll take the yellow jackets in what some would consider an upset.

GMAC Bowl: Chippewas (Central Michigan) vs. Trojans (Troy)
Another Native American group, the Chippewas will have a hard time facing the swords of the Trojans. Take the Trojans in this one.

Citi BCS National Title Game: Crimson Tide (Alabama) vs. Longhorns (Texas)
For a national championship game, you would think of things like bulls or buffalos but we're stuck with what we got. There was a movie called "Crimson Tide" a few years ago. You have to be real good for them to make a movie about you; just look at the Mighty Ducks and Coach Bombay. A long horn can poke you, but it doesn't have the mystique of a movie. If you've ever seen sports movies, you know that the good team always wins. We'll take the Crimson Tide to win the national championship.