College Football Replay 1999- ?

[cubboyroy1826]

The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first of the Bowl Championship Series, which saw Tennessee win the national championship, one year after star quarterback Peyton Manning left for the NFL. The Volunteers defeated the Florida State Seminoles 23-16 in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona to secure the inaugural BCS National Championship.

The BCS combined elements of the old Bowl Coalition and the Bowl Alliance it replaced. The agreement existed between the Rose, Fiesta, Sugar, and Orange Bowls, the Cotton Bowl Classic diminishing in status since the breakup of the Southwest Conference. Like the Bowl Alliance, a national championship game would rotate between the four bowls, with the top two teams facing each other. These teams were chosen based upon a BCS poll, combining the AP poll, the Coaches poll, and a third computer component. The computer factored in things such as strength of schedule, margin of victory, and quality wins without taking into account time (in other words a loss in October and a loss in November were on equal footing).

However, like the Bowl Coalition, the bowls not hosting the national championship would retain their traditional tie-ins.

The first run of the Bowl Championship Series was not without controversy as Kansas State finished third in the final BCS standings but was not invited to a BCS bowl game. Ohio State (ranked 4th) and two-loss Florida (8th) received the at-large bids instead. Also, Tulane went undefeated but finished 10th in the BCS standings and was not invited to a BCS bowl because of their strength of schedule.

Ricky Williams took homes the Heisman Trophy in a landslide along with the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Award.

[cubboyroy1826]

I will be using Second and Ten V9 to simulate the 1999 season and beyond. Since the rankings can really be wonky for the first couple weeks I will not pay much attention to the rankings until week 5 or 6 at which point I will post the weekly rankings.

So without further adieu here are the Preseason Top 25 Rankings.

1. Florida State
2. Tennessee - Defending National Champs
3. Penn State
4. Arizona
5. Florida
6. Nebraska
7. Texas A&M
8. Michigan
9. Ohio State
10. Wisconsin
11. Georgia Tech
12. Miami
13. Virginia Tech
14. Georgia
15. Colorado
16. UCLA
17. Texas
18. Notre Dame
19. USC
20 Alabama
21. Kansas State
22. Arkansas
23. Purdue
24. Virginia
25. Arizona State

[collegesportsfanms]

Interesting, I'll be following. Is this a computer game, a board game? I've never heard of it

[cubboyroy1826]

It is a computer game here is the link to the newest game which is version 10 Second and Ten Version X. The game includes a Pro and College game. The Pro game also includes an encyclopedia which is basically a record keeping program for all of the stats the game generates.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by cubboyroy1826

It is a computer game here is the link to the newest game which is version 10 Second and Ten Version X. The game includes a Pro and College game. The Pro game also includes an encyclopedia which is basically a record keeping program for all of the stats the game generates.

I haven't played in a number of versions (I'm pretty sure I was around for the first PC version of SAT if that gives you some idea) but would be shocked if it isn't still very solid with/for an as-played basis.

[cubboyroy1826]

#3 Penn State - 31
#4 Arizona - 29

Not a bad matchup for the first game of the year. Two top 5 teams facing off in what was expected to be a shootout and the game did not disappoint. Arizona put up 533 yards of offense while Penn State added another 376 yards. Both quarterbacks thru 3 touchdowns and 1 pick. The difference in this game was a 50 yard Penn State drive which led to the game winning 32 yard field goal. After being down 28-14 going into the 4th quarter Arizona's 15 unanswered points made this game a nail biter at the end. The MVP was Arizona QB Keith Smith who was 14-28 251 yards and 3 touchdowns plus another 7 carries for 125 yards rushing.

#18 Notre Dame - 23 - in OT
Kansas - 17

Pretty boring game with 5 turnovers and Tony Fisher getting the MVP 12-61 yards and 2 TDs.

#1 Florida State - 43
Louisiana Tech - 20

Chris Weinke led the way 25-38 359 yards and 3 TDs

#17 Texas - 20
NC State - 2

This one was all Texas RB Hodges Miller 128 yard rushing and 2 TDs. NC State had just 188 total yards, were sacked 6 times and could not move the ball.

#12 Miami - 23
#9 Ohio State - 0

Total rout by Miami who sacked Buckeye Steve Bellisari 3 times and picked him off 5 times. Bellisari was a pathetic 9-30 passing for 121 yards. Santana Moss was the MVP with 3 catches for 63 yards along with an 87 yard punt return for a touchdown.

Week 1 in the books with a very good Penn State vs Arizona game while the rest of the games were a bit on the disappointing side.

[cubboyroy1826]

So I think each week until we have more clear cut rankings I will post some key matchups, upsets and highlight special performances. I wish the game generated rankings for the preseason and then updated from rather than just going off the teams that actually played games. Ah well. On to week 2.

[cubboyroy1826]

Game of the Week -Michigan vs Notre Dame

Two ranked opponents square off at Michigan Stadium. The Wolverines were ranked #8 in the preseason poll while Notre Dame was ranked #18. Michigan was idle in week 1 while the Irish pulled off a narrow win in overtime against Kansas. The Wolverine led 28-19 at half time with the ground game of Anthony Thomas and BJ Askew leading the way with 3 touchdowns. The third quarter was quiet but in the 4th the Irish scored 12 unanswered points (two missed extra points) on Jarious Jackson touchdown passes. The Wolverines answered with a field goal and got a second field goal with 2 minutes left to seal the victory

Jarious Jackson led the Irish with 314 passing yards and 3 TDs
Anthony Thomas had 20 carries for 134 yard and 2 TDs

Michigan - 34
Notre Dame -32


Blowout of the Week:

Air Force - 77
Villanova - 0

Just 89 total yards for Villanova. Mike Thiesen was the MVP for the Falcons gaining 150 yards on 7 carries adding a touchdown, while passing for another 112 yards and 2 TDs.

Top Passing Performers:

Tim Rattay - Lousiana Tech - 40-64 471 yard 4 TDs in a 38-36 win over Texas A&M

Doug Johnson - Florida - 25-46 387 yards and 2 TDs 43-13 win over Western Michigan

Vic Penn - UCF - 30-49 547 yards 3 TDs plus 16 carries for 74 yards and 1 TD in the UCF upset of Purdue 41-38

Dusty Bonner - Kentucky - 32-41 389 yards and 4 TDs in a 42-14 win over Lousiville

Clint Soerner - Arkansas - 26-35 352 yards 5 TDs in a 44-0 blowout of SMU

Top Rushing Performers:

Eric Flowers - CMU - 32-234 3 TDs in 26-14 win over Eastern Illinois

William Andrews - NIU - 18-186 3 TDs beating Western Illinois 42-20

Shyrone Stith - VA Tech - 21-181 1 TD in 51-17 win over James Madison

Ron Dayne - Wisconsin - 33-244 4 TDs in 55-13 thumping of Murray State

Thomas Jones - Virginia - 26-211 2 TDs in 35-26 win over North Carolina

Upsets:

Vanderbilt 30
Alabama 17

Boise State - 27
UCLA - 23

Louisiana Tech - 38
Texas A&M - 36