Tulane is arguably playing its best football of the season, having just ended Cincinnati’s 32-game home winning streak after clobbering bowl-bound SMU.
A Cinderella story, Tulane went from 2-10 to 10-2 in one season, marking its first 10-win season since the Tommy Bowden era. Tulane will be ranked 16th or 17th nationally and playing at home, where it has never hosted a league championship game. Tulane also has the second-highest scoring offense and top scoring defense in the AAC.
UCF is arguably playing its worst football of the season. The Knights 'limp' into title game, having surrendered 28, 31, 17, and 39 (28.75) in its last four outings. The player responsible for 308 yards and three touchdowns in UCF's earlier upset of Tulane is questionable for the championship game.
Here is how I see it ...
Tulane will be the sexy pick among pundits to win the AAC. Gus and Co. will have to (gulp) outcoach Willie Fritz and staff and turn the title game into a track meet. The Knights will have to rely on their big game experience and hope the moment is too big for Tulane to punch their tickets to the Cotton Bowl, where James Franklin and the mighty Penn State Nittany Lions await.
A Cinderella story, Tulane went from 2-10 to 10-2 in one season, marking its first 10-win season since the Tommy Bowden era. Tulane will be ranked 16th or 17th nationally and playing at home, where it has never hosted a league championship game. Tulane also has the second-highest scoring offense and top scoring defense in the AAC.
UCF is arguably playing its worst football of the season. The Knights 'limp' into title game, having surrendered 28, 31, 17, and 39 (28.75) in its last four outings. The player responsible for 308 yards and three touchdowns in UCF's earlier upset of Tulane is questionable for the championship game.
Here is how I see it ...
Tulane will be the sexy pick among pundits to win the AAC. Gus and Co. will have to (gulp) outcoach Willie Fritz and staff and turn the title game into a track meet. The Knights will have to rely on their big game experience and hope the moment is too big for Tulane to punch their tickets to the Cotton Bowl, where James Franklin and the mighty Penn State Nittany Lions await.
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