The BCS Championship game tonight pits two undefeated teams in the Rose Bowl. Texas will take on Alabama with the winner to be crowned National Champion.  Both teams have star players and two of the best coaches in college football.

Alabama is lead by their Heisman trophy winner, Mark Ingram.  Ingram leads a rushing attack that averaged 215.9 yards per game, good for 12th in the nation.  It will be vital to establish this ground attack so they can set up their passing game and keep the Texas defense on the defense.  Balance will be a key to victory.  Alabama will also need too pressure Texas quarterback Colt McCoy.  They have been susceptible to the big play this year.  McCoy can come up with the big play and Bama better keep those plays to a minimum.

Nick Saban will have Alabama fired up in tonights BCS Championahip game vs. Texas.

The Crimson Tide also sport one the best coaches in the nation in Nick Saban.  Saban seems to squeeze the most out of his players and will have this team both prepared and motivated.  He has had time since Bama’s big SEC Championship win over Florida.  Saban will also use that momentum to keep the tide rolling.  If this game comes down to a the kicking game, Bama will fair well.  Leigh Tiffin kicked 29/33 field goals this year. Bama will hope this game will not be that close.

Texas is led by their great quarterback Colt McCoy.  McCoy finished third in the Heisman balloting to Ingram. He could use this as motivation to out play Ingram and Alabama tonight.  McCoy must manage this game smartly and limit his mistakes against a opportunistic Alabama defense.  Texas cannot afford to make mistakes, it is that easy.  Texas also sports the #1 rushing defense in the nation, only giving up a poultry 62.2 yards per game.  If they can bring that kind of defense tonight against Bama’s vaunted rushing offense, they will wind up National Champions.

Texas also has a great coach in Mack Brown. Brown has already won a National Championship at Texas and would like nothing better than to add a second.  Texas might also be a team of destiny.  They pulled out a 13-12 victory over Nebraska in the Big Eight Championship when there was one second added to the clock.  They then used that one second to their advantage as their place kicker Hunter Lawrence kicked a game winning field goal.  Lawrence is a stellar kicker converting 22/25 field goals this year.

I think that the Tide is too balanced and too good for the Longhorns.  Bama has everything working for them including talent, coaching and momentum.  I think the tide will roll to the National Championship.