Their five wins were matched only by Fiorentina

Thus, bringing in Newton to compete for the job sounds smart in theory.The problem Stoops & Co. face though, is the potential fallout if Newton decides not to call Norman home.Can Jones develop into championship-caliber quarterback The best answer I could give is a timid "maybe."Will the Newton recruitment mess with Jones' head Almost assuredly.Even if Newton spurns OU for a place like Mississippi State, Jones will be left with the feeling that the Sooner coaches just don't think he can get it done. For a college-age kid, that can be a confidence killer.Judging by how jittery Jones looked at times on the field this season, confidence is something he could use more of these days. Now that the news about Newton is out, building Jones' psyche back up sounds even more daunting.For more of Allen Kenney's analysis of college football and the Oklahoma Sooners, check out Blatant Homerism.. The draw has been completed and the results have been revealed. Many mouth-watering clashes were set up, and while it would be too early to speculate, some silly predictions wouldn't hurt!1.

VfB Stuttgart vs FC BarcelonaStuttgart had to work hard to progress from their group, and their main rivals had been Unirea, not Rangers. I don't think even the most optimistic Stuttgart fan would give her side much of a chance.Prediction : Barcelona to go through after giving Stuttgart a few footballing lessons. 2. Olympiakos vs BordeauxBordeaux deserved a good draw following their wonderful results in Group A Nobody in the group collected more points than Bordeaux. Their five wins were matched only by Fiorentina.Bordeaux are potential dark horses and it would be good to see them progress Olympiakos made it through behind Arsenal in their group. They beat the Gunners (or a group of school kids) 1-0 on the final matchday. The senior Arsenal side were also made to work hard by the Greeks in their 2-0 win.Prediction : Bordeaux to progress into the quarter finals. 3 Inter Milan vs ChelseaThis one should be entertaining.

Jose Mourinho will have to fight it out against his former club, the club that owe a lot to him for their success. Chelsea and Inter top their respective domestic leagues at the moment.Chelsea made it through to the second round as group leaders Also, they beat Porto twice on the way Inter beat Rubin Kazan on the final matchday. They, at least to me, seem to be performing better this season in Europe than they did last season.Prediction : This one is hard to call, but I will tip it, only just, to Chelsea. 4. FC Bayern Munchen vs FiorentinaFiorentina are a rather tricky opponent. They did extremely well in the group stages and beat Liverpool twice. Bayern, meanwhile, were down and out after matchday four, but somehow battled back with two wins and claimed second spot in Group A.

Fiorentina's league form is, however, not the best at the moment.Prediction : I will leave this one out. 5. CSKA Moscow vs SevillaTwo dark horses for the final in May have been pitted against each other. Sevilla had an outstanding group stage and CSKA Moscow managed to tip the scales in their favour on the last matchday (with some help from Man United). CSKA and Sevilla are two sides who are dangerous on the attack and their two clashes could turn out to be very entertaining.Prediction : It's very difficult to say who will go through My pick is CSKA. 6. Lyon vs Real MadridHmmm...I wonder how Karim Benzema is feeling right now It seems to be an early home coming for him Lyon did well in the group stage Real Madrid's only loss in the group stage was to AC Milan Lyon were drawn against Barcelona last season.