2009 College Football World Cup - COMPLETE! - Page 4

molson · 10-09-2010, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by collegesportsfanms

Molson, I'm also loving this tournament that you are running. So much in fact, I thought about doing one of my own. Here is my plan:

I'm thinking about running this same idea over at WhatIfSports and doing it for NCAA basketball. Now obviously there are way more teams in NCAA basketball than NCAA Football. I have figured on a number of 120 for this report. That's how many NCAA football teams there are.

The question is, how do I get those 120? I came across 2 options: I can either take all the teams form all 4 of the postseason tournaments (NCAA, NIT, CBI, CIT) but that would be 129. Then I thought about eliminating the 9teams with the worst records. Didn't like that idea either. So what I've decided to do is take the top 120 ranked teams as of the end of the 2010 NCAA tournament (assuming I can find a page that ranks all the teams.)

Would everybody be interested in something like this? Or would I be wasting my time doing it?

Good start, I'll be following along. It's a fun little distraction to see how things unfold.

molson · 10-09-2010, 04:05 PM

Oklahoma St. (Big 12, 6-2, 9-4) v. Central Florida (Conference USA, 6-2, 8-5)

Oklahoma St.
Oklahoma St. 61, Marshall 38
Oklahoma St. 52, Iowa St. 3
Oklahoma St. 38, Baylor 14
Boston College 27, Oklahoma St. 6
Oklahoma St. 22, #19 Miami (FL) 17
Oklahoma St. 39, Connecticut 7 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)

Central Florida
Central Florida 40, Virginia 0
Central Florida 48, Kent St. 20
Central Florida 48, Mississippi St. 38
#5 Ohio St. 17, Central Florida 10
Central Florida 45, Toledo 17
Central Florida 26, #23 Central Michigan 0 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)

Game:
Central Florida 26, Oklahoma St. 13

This was one of just three matchups in this round that matched up two unranked teams, so it was a big opportunity for both teams to get to the sweet 16. But in the end, it was the UCF Knights who win to advance. UCF led 6-3 early in the 2nd quarter when they got a 79-yard Punt Return for a TD. The Cowboys fumbled the ball on their very next play from scrimmage, and Central Florida drove the field and got a 30-yard FG to enter halftime up 16-3. UCF gave themselves a bigger cushion when on the 1st possession of the 2nd half, they went 63 yards in 9 plays for a TD to go up 23-3. Oklahoma got a FG shortly after that, but they didn't get their first TD of the game until the final minute, so they never really threatened. UCF's margin of victory could have been even bigger if not for some problems with their kicker, who missed 3 FGs and an extra point. The Cowboys actually outgained UCF 352-310, but also committed more turnovers (2-1), and more penalties (5-3), for more penalized yards (35-25). Oklahoma St. also had fewer first downs (18, v. 21 for Central Florida).

EdReedIsGod · 10-09-2010, 04:13 PM

War Cornhuskers!

It doesn't get any sweeter than thrashing USC.

molson · 10-09-2010, 04:19 PM

#1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0) v. #19 Miami (FL) (ACC, 5-3, 9-4)

Alabama
#1 Alabama 69, Central Michigan 13
#1 Alabama 80, Houston 0
#1 Alabama 40, Michigan 10
#1 Alabama 73, Tulane 0
#1 Alabama 45, UCLA 3
#1 Alabama 58, East Carolina 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)

Miami (FL)
#19 Miami (FL) 37, Baylor 6
Boston College 37, #19 Miami (FL) 14
#19 Miami (FL) 34, Iowa St. 16
#19 Miami (FL) 61, Marshall 38
Oklahoma St. 22, #19 Miami (FL) 17
#19 Miami 31, #15 Pittsburgh 21

Game
#1 Alabama 62, #19 Miami (FL) 13

In the final game of the championship knockout stage's opening round, #1 Miami dominates again to send Miami home, and advance to face Central Florida in the sweet 16. 'Bama was both the 2009 AP #1 team, and they also earned the #1 seeding for the preliminary knockout stage following group play - they're clearly the team to beat. This game was close for a little while. Bama and Miami both got TDs on their first possessions. Miami couldn't get another 1st down for the rest of the opening quarter, and Alabama got 2 FGs to go up 13-7 entering quarter #2. There too, Miami was competitive, getting 2 FGs, while holding Alamaba to a TD and a FG. At halftime, Alabama led 23-13. In the 2nd half, though, Miami wouldn't score, and the Crimson Tide broke the game wide open. Alabama got an 83-yard TD pass and a FG on their first two possessions of the 3rd quarter, to go up 33-13. Then, in the final quarter, Alabama scored TDs on their first 4 possessions, and then kicked a final FG to complete a 30 point quarter. In all, Miami only got 2 first downs in the 2nd half, and never got the ball into Crimson Tide territory. For Alabama, Mark Ingrim rushed for 251 yards and 4 TDs. Alabama outgained Miami 602-238, and also sacked the Miami QB 5 times, and forced an interception (all while not turning over the ball themselves, and committing only 1 penalty).

molson · 10-09-2010, 04:24 PM

CHAMPIONSHIP KNOCKOUT STAGE - ROUND TWO

We're down to 16 teams, here's the matchups for the 2nd round of the championship knockout stage:

California v. #20 Ole Miss
#5 Ohio St. v. Troy

#4 Boise St. v. #8 Cincinnati
#18 Utah v. #3 Florida

#9 Penn St v. #10 Virginia Tech
#14 Nebraska v. #6 TCU

Oklahoma v. #2 Texas
Central Florida v. #1 Alabama

Here's the conference breakdown of the final 16:
SEC: 3
Big 12: 3
Big 10: 2
MWC: 2
ACC: 1
Big East: 1
Conference USA: 1
Pac-10: 1
Sun Belt: 1
WAC: 1

Conferences with no sweet 16 round representation: Mid-American (and the independents)

molson · 10-09-2010, 10:20 PM

California (PAC-10, 5-4, 8-5) v. #20 Ole Miss (SEC, 4-4, 9-4)

California:
California 44, Georgia 14
California 49, #16 Wisconsin 14
California 34, Kansas St. 7
North Carolina 43, California 10
California 31, Arizona St. 21
California 38, Missouri 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
California 27, South Florida 16 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Ole Miss
#20 Ole Miss 76, Eastern Michigan 3
#20 Ole Miss 24, Kansas 6
#20 Ole Miss 62, Notre Dame 26
South Florida 31, #20 Ole Miss 24
#20 Ole Miss 52, Utah St. 23
#20 Ole Miss 35, Georgia 17 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#20 Ole Miss 38, #12 BYU 24 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Game:
California 27, #20 Ole Miss 24

Cal gets the upset win in a close game - the Golden Bears move on to the final 8! Big start for Cal here - Ole Miss fumbled the ball away on its 2nd possession, inside it's own 15 yard line. Cal took advantage and ran the ball for a TD in on the next play. On the Rebels' next play from scrimmage, they threw a interception which Cal ran back 40 yards for another TD - 14-0 Golden Bears. Ole Miss settled down and got a TD drive on their next possession to make it 14-7. After the teams traded a few punts, Ole Miss got a crazy, 19-play, 89 yard TD drive to tie the game at 14. The drive contained SIX 3rd down conversions for Ole Miss. Later in the quarter, the Rebels again drove the ball into the Cal red zone, but fumbled the ball away. So, 14-14 was the score at halftime. Cal opened the 2nd half with an epic TD drive of their own - 14 plays, 74 yards, to go up 21-14. Ole Miss answered right back on their next possession with a TD drive to tie the game at 21 with 5:04 left in the 3rd quarter. The teams traded punts again, until Cal got a 50-yard FG early in the 4th quarter to go up 24-21. Ole Miss answered again with a 34-yard FG on their next possession to tie the game at 24 with 9:53 to go. Then it was Cal's turn - they got a 34-yard run, but then the drive stalled. Still, Cal got another huge FG, this one from 47 yards, to go up 27-24 with 7:13 to go. Ole Miss appeared to be on the verge of tieing the game once again - they got down to the Cal 27 yard line, attempted a 44-yard FG goal, but Cal blocked it! Ole Miss then forced Cal to punt (but not before Cal picked up a couple of first downs and killed some clock). That put Ole Miss in a tough situation, down 3, on their own 17, with just 1:08 to go. They got as far as the Cal 40, and then attempted a 57-yard FG that would have tied the game - no good, Cal wins!

The blocked FG was the play of the game and ended the back-and-forth scoring that had been going on, but Ole Miss was also done in by losing the turnover battle 4-1, and committing twice as many penalties at the Golden Bears (8 v. 4). Otherwise - Ole Miss did what they wanted to do, outgaining Cal 472-269, and having far more first downs (28, v. 18 for Cal). Ole Miss turnovers and penalites v. clutch Cal FG kicking and the fast start lead to an unranked team in the elite 8!

molson · 10-09-2010, 11:26 PM

#5 Ohio St. (Big 10, 7-1, 11-2) v. Troy (Sun Belt, 8-0, 9-4)

Ohio St.
#5 Ohio St. 41, Kent St. 7
#5 Ohio St. 41, Mississippi St. 13
#5 Ohio St. 69, Toledo 14
#5 Ohio St. 17, Central Florida 10
#5 Ohio St. 43, Virginia 13
#5 Ohio St. 27, Virginia 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#5 Ohio St. 20, Minnesota 3 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Troy
Troy 38, UAB 21
Troy 38, Buffalo 17
Troy 38, Maryland 27
#13 Georgia Tech 49, Troy 27
Troy 62, San Jose St. 30
Troy 45, San Diego St. 20 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
Troy 42, Buffalo 41 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Game:
#5 Ohio St. 34, Troy 23

Ohio St. ends Troy's cinderella run and moves on to an elite 8 matchup with California. But this one was a lot closer than expected. Troy got on the board first, with a TD run on their second possession of the game to go up 7-0. Ohio St. only managed a FG on their ensuing possession. At the end of the 1st quarter - it was 7-3 Troy. Early in the 2nd quarter, Ohio St. completed a long TD drive to go up 10-7, and then, after a poor Troy kickoff return and a holding penalty, the Troy QB was sacked in the end zone for a safety. Ohio St. was up 12-7. The teams then traded TDs, Troy forced a punt, and then, after a short drive, Troy hit a 49-yard FG as time expired in the first half. It was 19-17 Ohio St. at the half. Nobody could score in the 3rd quarter until the final minute, when Troy got another long FG - this one 50 yards, to go up 20-19 entering the final quarter. The shocking upset appeared to be in reach. But the Buckeyes kicked off the 4th quarter with a 13-play TD drive that included 4 3rd-down conversions. They got a 2-point conversion, to go up 27-20. Troy then drove down to the Ohio St. 10, but had to settle for a 27-yard FG to make it 27-23, Buckeyes. After the teams traded punts, Ohio St. put the game away with a 49-yard run, followed by a 2-yard TD run, to go up 34-23 with 2:21 left. Troy couldn't get another first down, and that was that. The Trojans definitely kept things interesting for a while though. Troy outgained Ohio St. 363-337. But they also committed the game's only turnover, and committed 10 penalties (v. 4 for Ohio St.)

molson · 10-09-2010, 11:59 PM

#4 Boise St (WAC, 8-0, 14-0) v. #8 Cincinnati (Big East, 7-0, 12-1)

Boise St
#22 USC 41, #4 Boise St. 38
#4 Boise St. 83, LA-Lafayette 16
#4 Boise St. 77, Miami (OH) 0
#4 Boise St. 37, Navy 12
#4 Boise St. 49, Southern Mississippi 16
#4 Boise St. 62, #21 Texas Tech 13 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#4 Boise St 34, North Carolina (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Cincinnati
#8 Cincinnati 48, Army 3
#8 Cincinnati 21, Connecticut 18
#8 Cincinnati 56, N.C. State 45
#8 Cincinnati 44, SMU 42
#8 Cincinnati 50, UNLV 7
#8 Cincinnati 65, Louisiana Tech 14 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#8 Cincinnati 24, #24 Clemson 17 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Game:
#4 Boise St. 52, #8 Cincinnati 38

The Broncos get to show off what they can do against top 10 opposition as they punch their ticket for the elite 8. The Bearcats drew first blood with a TD drive on their opening possession. That was it for the scoring until the wild 2nd quarter. There, Boise St got an early TD, promptly picked off a Bearcat pass on the next play of scrimmage, and then got another TD a few plays later to go up 14-7. The Bearcats roared back with 3 consecutive scoring drives (2 TDs and a FG) while holding the Broncos to two punts, to go up 24-14. The teams traded TD drives to end the 2nd quarter, making the score 31-21, Bearcats, at the half. Each team got a single TD in the 3rd quarter, making the score 38-28, Bearcats, entering the final quarter. In the 4th quarter, it was ALL Broncos. Boise St. got 3 TDs, a two-point conversion, and a safety to put the game away. The Bearcats' 4th quarter possessions went like this: Fumble, Safety, Fumble, Punt, Turnover on Downs. The Broncos had considerably more 1st downs than the Bercats (31 v. 23), but were actually outgained 523-502. Boise St. dominated the turnover battle, 4-0.

molson · 10-10-2010, 09:52 PM

#18 Utah (MWC, 6-2, 10-3 v. #3 Florida (SEC, 8-0, 13-1)

Utah
#18 Utah 45, #21 Texas Tech 44
#18 Utah 48, Arkansas St. 17
#18 Utah 58, Ball St. 3
#18 Utah 62, Florida St. 20
#18 Utah 30, South Carolina 20
#18 Utah 39, Akron 21 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#18 Utah 36, #25 West Virginia 29, 2 OT (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Florida
#3 Florida 40, Arizona 6
#3 Florida 20, Auburn 14
#3 Florida 58, Colorado 3
#3 Florida 27, Oklahoma 3
Temple 9, #3 Florida 3
#3 Florida 51, Arkansas 24 (Preliminary Knock-Out Stage)
#3 Florida 31, Boston College 3 (Championship Knock-Out Stage, Round 1)

Game
#3 Florida 52, #18 Utah 26

The Gators roll over the Utes and move on to an elite 8 matchup with Boise St. Florida led 14-0 at the end of the 1st quarter. In the 2nd quarter, Utah made things somewhat interesting with a FG, then a 68-yard TD run to make 14-10, Florida. Utah held Florida to a punt and got the ball back with their eyes on taking the lead, but they threw an interception which Florida returned 22 yards for the TD. Florida then forced a Utah punt, got the ball back, and got 58-yard TD run for another TD to go up 28-10. Florida got a FG to go up 31-10, and then in the closing seconds of the half, Utah did get a 63-yard pass completion. They didn't have time to get the ball into the endzone though, and had to settle for a FG, so Utah was still down 31-13 at the half. After the teams combined for 7 consecutive punts to start the 3rd quarter, Utah got a 33-yard TD pass to cut the Florida lead to 31-20 entering the final quarter. Utah kept the heat on Florida, forced a punt, and then got another TD drive early in the 4th quarter. The Utes missed a 2-point conversion, but still cut the Florida lead down to 31-26. Florida got a TD on their next possession to up 38-26, and then took advantage of the fact that Utah was in 4-down territory to get great field position on several drives, and got two more TDs, for the final margin. The Gators gained a total of 470 yards, v. 213 for Utah. Utah committed the game's only turnover, an interception which was returned for a TD. The Gators had two 100-yard rushers in the game - Chris Rainey and Jeffery Demps, and had 5 guys rush for at least 50 yards. The Gators also got to the Utah QB for a sack 4 times, while they didn't give up a single sack themselves.

molson · 10-11-2010, 11:00 PM

#9 Penn St (Big 10, 6-2, 11-2) v. #10 Virginia Tech (ACC, 6-2, 10-3)

Penn St.
#9 Penn St 38, San Diego St. 7
#9 Penn St. 45, Western Kentucky 6
#9 Penn St 62, Washington 14
#9 Penn St 72, Wake Forest 10
Wyoming 28, #9 Penn St. 25
#9 Penn St. 31, Kansas 14 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#9 Penn St. 23, Air Force 3 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Virginia Tech
#10 Virginia Tech 37, Akron 17
#10 Virginia Tech 62, Bowling Green 7
#10 Virginia Tech 55, New Mexico 27
#10 Virginia Tech 55, North Texas 7
#10 Virginia Tech 41, Tennessee 24
#10 Virginia Tech 59, Florida Atlantic 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#10 Virginia Tech 48, Ohio 6 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Game
#10 Virginia Tech 31, #9 Penn St. 14

The Hokies win their 8th consecutive game and move on to the elite 8. Tech got off to a great start - they got a FG on their opening possession, and then, after forcing two Penn St. punts, intercepted a Penn St. pass and returned it 17 yards for TD to go up 10-0. Virginia Tech also got a TD drive on their first possession of the 2nd quarter, and were thus up 17-0 before Penn St. even got a first down. The Nittany Lions did get a TD drive later in the 2nd quarter, and entered halftime down 17-7. Penn St. just couldn't get much going offensively though - they opened the 2nd half with 2 punts and a missed FG. After that, VT got another TD drive to go up 24-7 in the closing minutes of the 3rd quarter. Penn St. did get a 44 yard TD-pass with about 6 minutes remaining in the game, but it was too little too late. VT got another late TD to clinch it. Penn St. managed to get more 1st downs than the Hokies (19-15), and also outgained them 358-289. VT did win the turnover battle 1-0, sacked the Penn St. QB 3 times (while not giving up a sack themselves), and did considerably better on punt and kickoff returns (when I bring up that last stat, it's really stretch from the box score to figure out why Virginia Tech won). It was really the quick start, and Penn St's inability to complete scoring drives that had led the Hokies to the elite 8.

molson · 10-11-2010, 11:21 PM

#14 Nebraska (Big 12, 6-2, 10-4) v, #6 TCU (MWC, 8-0, 12-1)

Nebraska:
#14 Nebraska 33, East Carolina 8
#14 Nebraska 56, Florida Atlantic 9
#14 Nebraska 79, Rice 7
Syracuse 21, #14 Nebraska 17
#14 Nebraska 51, Vanderbilt 10
#14 Nebraska 31, Temple 17 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#14 Nebraska 41, #22 USC 13 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

TCU:
#6 TCU 99, Hawaii 7
#6 TCU 82, Indiana 0
#6 TCU 44, Louisiana Tech 3
#6 TCU 31, Minnesota 3
#6 TCU 41, Nevada 22
#6 TCU 73, #13 Georgia Tech 17 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#6 TCU 65, #7 Iowa 6 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Game
#6 TCU 27, #14 Nebraska 10

This was definitely the toughest matchup yet for TCU (both in terms of margin of victory, and offensive output), but they get past the Cornhuskers and advance to an elite 8 matchup with Virgina Tech. Nebraska, though, was able to hold the Horned Frog offense in check unlike any other team yet, so maybe TCU is mortal after all, going forward. The first quarter was quiet - just a bunch of punts and a 47-yard TCU FG, putting them up 3-0. In fact, over the first two quarters, 12 of the first 13 possessions were punts (and most of those were involved drives of 3-and-out). On the 14th possession of the game (in the 2nd quarter), Nebraska did get a FG of their own from 43 yards, to tie the game at 3. The TCU offense then finally woke up, getting a 61 yard TD pass, then a 24-yard TD run to go up 17-3 at halftime. 3 more punts started the 3rd quarter, but then TCU got a huge punt return that setup another FG to go up 20-3. A few possessions later, Nebraska did get a TD, but TCU matched it on their next possession, to make it 27-10 entering the final quarter. Nebraska held TCU to only 1 1st first down and 0 points in the 4th quarter, but unfortunately, their own possessions went: Punt, Blocked FG, turnover on downs, turnover on downs. There was very little offense in this game, TCU managed only 13 1st downs, v. 11 for Nebraska. TCU did outgain the Huskers 344-225. Both teams committed 1 turnover. Nebraska's 4 sacks kept the TCU offensive off-track (TCU didn't get to the Nebraska QB for a sack once)

molson · 10-11-2010, 11:47 PM

Oklahoma (Big 12, 5-3, 8-5) v. #2 Texas (Big 12, 8-0, 13-1)

Oklahoma
Oklahoma 60, Temple 10
Oklahoma 48, Arizona 23
Oklahoma 24, Auburn 22
#3 Florida 27, Oklahoma 3
Oklahoma 82, Colorado 0
Oklahoma 42, Stanford 9 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
Oklahoma 59, North Carolina St. 7 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Texas
#2 Texas 30, #25 West Virginia 11
#2 Texas 55, Arkansas 3
#2 Texas 41, Idaho 34
#2 Texas 36, Kentucky 7
#2 Texas 65, UTEP 7
#2 Texas 55, Florida International 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#2 Texas 28, #11 Oregon 20 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Game
#2 Texas 17, Oklahoma 0

The Sooners largely keep the Longhorns offense in check, but Texas gets a shoutout win over their Big 12 rival to advance to the elite 8. It's amazing Oklahoma got even this far in the tournament considering this sim has them using Landry Jones, and not the injured Sam Bradford, at QB. Scoring was definitely at a premium in this one, and the game started with 3 punts before the Sooners threw an interception to setup Texas in good field position - the Longhorns capitalized with a TD to go up 7-0. In the 2nd quarter, Texas had a long, 13-play drive that ended with a 40-yard FG. On the Sooners' next possession, Texas forced a punt, and returned that punt 72-yards for a TD to go up 17-0, which was the score at halftime. That was it for the scoring in the game, and Oklahoma couldn't get the ball past the Texas 35 yard line for the rest of the game. This was another relatively low-offense game, with Texas gaining only 19 first downs (v. just 12 for the Sooners.) The Sooners rushed for negative yardage (-6) over the course of the game, and were outgained, overall, 292-198. Texas also won the turnover battle 2-0.

molson · 10-11-2010, 11:57 PM

Central Florida (Conference USA, 6-2, 8-5) v. #1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0)

Central Florida
Central Florida 40, Virginia 0
Central Florida 48, Kent St. 20
Central Florida 48, Mississippi St. 38
#5 Ohio St. 17, Central Florida 10
Central Florida 45, Toledo 17
Central Florida 26, #23 Central Michigan 0 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
Central Florida 26, Oklahoma St. 13 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Alabama
#1 Alabama 69, Central Michigan 13
#1 Alabama 80, Houston 0
#1 Alabama 40, Michigan 10
#1 Alabama 73, Tulane 0
#1 Alabama 45, UCLA 3
#1 Alabama 58, East Carolina 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#1 Alabama 62, #19 Miami (FL) 13 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)

Game
#1 Alabama 48, Central Florida 7

The cinderella run for the Knights ends here against the #1 team in the country, in convincing fashion. UCF was tied at 7 as late as 5:31 left to go in the 2nd quarter, but couldn't challenge at all after that. Mark Ingram had 157 yards rushing and 62 yards receiving for Alabama, with 2 TDs. UCF's only score came after a long punt return to the Alabama 1, followed by a 1-yard TD run. Otherwise, they only managed 7 total first downs (v. 33 for Alabama). The Crimson Tide also outgained Central Florida 461-153, and won the turnover battle 3-1. Alabama moves onto the elite 8 for a #1 v. #2 matchup with Texas.

molson · 10-12-2010, 12:00 AM

CHAMPIONSHIP KNOCKOUT STAGE - QUARTERFINALS

We're down to the quarter-finals, (or elite 8) round. Here's the matchups:

California (PAC-10, 5-4, 8-5) v. #5 Ohio St. (Big 10, 7-1, 11-2)
#4 Boise St (WAC, 8-0, 14-0) v. #3 Florida (SEC, 8-0, 13-1)
#10 Virginia Tech (ACC, 6-2, 10-3) v. #6 TCU (MWC, 8-0, 12-1)
#2 Texas (Big 12, 8-0, 13-1) v. #1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0)

molson · 10-12-2010, 07:57 PM

California (PAC-10, 5-4, 8-5) v. #5 Ohio St. (Big 10, 7-1, 11-2)
(Elite 8 Round)

California:
California 44, Georgia 14
California 49, #16 Wisconsin 14
California 34, Kansas St. 7
North Carolina 43, California 10
California 31, Arizona St. 21
California 38, Missouri 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
California 27, South Florida 16 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
California 27, #20 Ole Miss 24 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)

Ohio St.
#5 Ohio St. 41, Kent St. 7
#5 Ohio St. 41, Mississippi St. 13
#5 Ohio St. 69, Toledo 14
#5 Ohio St. 17, Central Florida 10
#5 Ohio St. 43, Virginia 13
#5 Ohio St. 27, Virginia 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#5 Ohio St. 20, Minnesota 3 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#5 Ohio St. 34, Troy 23 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)

Game
#5 Ohio St 48, California 0

The final real Cinderella team in the field, the Cal Golden Bears, see their run fall 1 round short of the final four as they're destroyed by Ohio St in a shutout lost. The Buckeyes are the first team to punch their ticket to the final four - though critics could point out they got there without a single win v. a ranked team. Still, they beat the 9 teams put in front of them to this point, most often in convincing fashion. Here, Cal appeared to get off to a decent start on offense - they received the opening kickoff and drove down to the Ohio St. 15, before they missed a 32-yard FG that clanked off the upright. The Buckeyes took over and got a 75-yard TD drive to go up 7-0. Ohio St. then forced a Cal punt, and drove 92 yards for another TD. Cal wouldn't get another 1st down for the rest of the half, and Ohio St. added a FG, so they led 17-0 at halftime. The Buckeyes kicked off the 2nd half with another TD drive. After the teams traded punts, Cal threw an interception that Ohio St. returned 21 yard for a TD. On Cal's next possession, they threw another interception - that pick led to another Ohio St. TD a few plays later. At the end of the 3rd quarter, the Buckeyes led 38-0, and they cruised to victory from there. The Buckeyes got 30 1st downs in the game, v. only 9 for Cal. Ohio St. also outgained the Golden Bears 508-206, and won the turnover battle 2-0. The Buckeyes had two players rush for more than 100 yards, ad 4 rush for at least 50.

molson · 10-12-2010, 09:01 PM

#4 Boise St (WAC, 8-0, 14-0) v. #3 Florida (SEC, 8-0, 13-1)
(Elite 8 Round)

Boise St
#22 USC 41, #4 Boise St. 38
#4 Boise St. 83, LA-Lafayette 16
#4 Boise St. 77, Miami (OH) 0
#4 Boise St. 37, Navy 12
#4 Boise St. 49, Southern Mississippi 16
#4 Boise St. 62, #21 Texas Tech 13 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#4 Boise St 34, North Carolina (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#4 Boise St. 52, #8 Cincinnati 38 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)

Florida
#3 Florida 40, Arizona 6
#3 Florida 20, Auburn 14
#3 Florida 58, Colorado 3
#3 Florida 27, Oklahoma 3
Temple 9, #3 Florida 3
#3 Florida 51, Arkansas 24 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#3 Florida 31, Boston College 3 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#3 Florida 52, #18 Utah 26 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)

Game
#4 Boise St. 34, #3 Florida 23

In our first tournament matchup pairing two top-5 ranked teams, Boise St. pulls off a mild upset and defeats Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators to advance to the final four, and a matchup with Ohio St. Things started pretty well for the Gators. After the teams traded punts to start the game, Florida got a 72-yard TD run to go up 7-0. On the Broncos' ensuing possession, Kellen Moore threw a pick, setting the Gators up in great field position. Florida got a FG out of it, to take a 10-0 lead. The Broncos fought back though, and on their next possession, still in the 1st quarter, had a 9-play, 78-yard TD drive to make it 10-7, Florida, at the end of the first quarter. On Florida's next possession, to start the second quarter, Tim Tebow threw an interception, giving Boise St. great field position. A few first downs later, Boise St. had a first and goal, but had to settle for a 23-yard FG to tie game. On Florida's very next possession, the Gators got a 26-rushing TD to go back up by 7. Boise answered with a short TD-run on their next possession, to the tie the game back up at 17. In the last 2 minutes of the first half, Boise St. got two Florida turnovers, but couldn't do anything with either of them. The first half ended with a missed 30-yard Boise FG attempt. We entered halftime tied at 17. Boise's FG kicker got a little redemption to start the 2nd half, nailing a 48-yard FG on the Bronco's first possession to give Boise St its first lead, at 20-17. Florida punted, then Boise St. punted, then Florida setup to punt again - but Boise St. blocked the punt! The Broncos recovered the ball at the Florida 19 and they ran it into the end zone 3 plays later for a TD, and a 27-17 lead. That would be the score entering the final quarter. The Gators were forced to punt to start the final quarter, but they then forced a 3-and-out and Boise punt back to them. With the help of a 35-yard Tim Tebow run, the Gators got down to the Bronco 8, but had to settle for a short FG to get to within 7 points of Boise St. with 10:01 left in the game. After the ensuing kickoff, however, Boise St. got a 61-yard TD run to go up 34-20 with 9:05 left. Florida took the ball and drove down to the Bronco 13, but again had to settle for a (probably ill-advised) FG to make it 34-23 with 6:32 left. Boise St. managed to get one first down, and to kill a few minutes, before punting back to Florida with 4:19 left. The Gators got down to the Bronco 35, but turned the ball over on downs there, essentially sealing the game for Boise St.

Boise St. had more first downs (26-20) than Florida, but the Gators did just barely outgain the Broncos (448-446). The Broncos won the turnover battle 3-1. Tim Tebow was held in check, he was 7-for-14 for 71 yards passing, with 2 interceptions, and no TDs, and he had 25 carries for 139 yards (but no rushing TDs)

molson · 10-14-2010, 12:26 AM

#10 Virginia Tech (ACC, 6-2, 10-3) v. #6 TCU (MWC, 8-0, 12-1)
(Elite 8 Round)

Virginia Tech
#10 Virginia Tech 37, Akron 17
#10 Virginia Tech 62, Bowling Green 7
#10 Virginia Tech 55, New Mexico 27
#10 Virginia Tech 55, North Texas 7
#10 Virginia Tech 41, Tennessee 24
#10 Virginia Tech 59, Florida Atlantic 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#10 Virginia Tech 48, Ohio 6 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#10 Virginia Tech 31, #9 Penn St. 14 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)

TCU:
#6 TCU 99, Hawaii 7
#6 TCU 82, Indiana 0
#6 TCU 44, Louisiana Tech 3
#6 TCU 31, Minnesota 3
#6 TCU 41, Nevada 22
#6 TCU 73, #13 Georgia Tech 17 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#6 TCU 65, #7 Iowa 6 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#6 TCU 27, #14 Nebraska 10 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)

Game
#6 TCU 34, #10 Virginia Tech 12

Another win for the Horned Frogs, who move on to the final 4! TCU and VT both came into this game undefeated in the tournament, but TCU's run has been the more dominant. TCU was finally tested, somewhat, in their last game against Nebraska, but once again here, TCU gets a fairly comfortable win. The teams traded punts to start the game and then the Hokies got on the board first with a 50-yard FG. As soon as TCU got the ball back though, they got a 70-yard TD run to take a lead they would never give up. Virginia Tech largely held the TCU offense in check though, as the Horned Frogs got only 2 FGs for the rest of the half, to take a 13-3 halftime lead. The lead would have been a little greater if not for two 2nd quarter missed FGs by the Horned Frogs. Tech got a FG early in the 3rd quarter to make it 13-6, but - TCU immediately got a TD drive after that to go up 17-6 (which would be the score entering the final quarter). The Hokies would inch closer once again near the start of the 4th quarter - they got a 43-yeard FG to make it 17-9. But again, TCU would immediately answer with a TD drive (capped by a 50 yard td run), to go up 27-9 with 12:10 left. Tech would then drive all the way down to the TCU 4, but had to settle for a short FG to make it 27-13. But finally, as they did after each of the Hokies' three prior FGs, TCU again scored a TD on their next possession, to take a 34-12 lead and seal the victory.

Overall, TCU gained 497 yards v. just 297 for Virginia Tech. It was a very clean game, with only 1 penalty called, and zero turnovers. TCU's Matthew Tucker ran for 179 yards and 2 TDs,

molson · 10-15-2010, 07:58 PM

#2 Texas (Big 12, 8-0, 13-1) v. #1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0)
(Elite 8 Game)

Texas
#2 Texas 30, #25 West Virginia 11
#2 Texas 55, Arkansas 3
#2 Texas 41, Idaho 34
#2 Texas 36, Kentucky 7
#2 Texas 65, UTEP 7
#2 Texas 55, Florida International 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#2 Texas 28, #11 Oregon 20 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#2 Texas 17, Oklahoma 0 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)

Alabama
#1 Alabama 69, Central Michigan 13
#1 Alabama 80, Houston 0
#1 Alabama 40, Michigan 10
#1 Alabama 73, Tulane 0
#1 Alabama 45, UCLA 3
#1 Alabama 58, East Carolina 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#1 Alabama 62, #19 Miami (FL) 13 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#1 Alabama 48, Central Florida 7 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)

Game:
#1 Alabama 20, #2 Texas 13, OT

#1 v. #2 lives up to its billing in an OT classic, and Alabama moves on to a final four matchup with TCU. This was both the lowest scoring tournament output for both teams, and the closest game either team has been involved with in the tournament. The teams just traded punts in the 1st quarter, with neither team getting any closer than their opponents' 44-yard line. Finally, in the 2nd quarter, Alabama got a short TD run from Mark Ingram to take a 7-0 lead. A few possessions later, Texas got a 52-yard TD run to tie the game at 7. After the teams traded a few punts again, Alabama got a 33-yard FG in the closing seconds of the second quarter to go up 10-7 at halftime. The 3rd quarter saw more strong defense, and no scoring, and the teams entered the final quarter in a 10-7 game. In the start of the 4th quarter, 'bama had a 1st and goal at the Texas 10, but had to settle for another short FG to go up 13-7. After a Texas punt, Alamaba got the ball back but fumbled at midfield. That gave Texas great field position, and they took advantage with a 38-yard FG a few plays later to make it 13-10, Florida, with 8:19 to go. Following an Alabama 3-and-out, a Texas 3-and-out, and another Alabama 3-and-out, Texas finally got a big punt return, and was setup for a short FG to tie the game with 2:07 left. However, the Longhorns' kick was wide right from 40 yards away, so they still trailed by 3. 'Bama had a chance to run out the clock, but killed itself with 2 penalties, and had to punt the ball back to Texas, which took over at its own 47, down by 3, with 1:31 to go. The Longhorns got 27 yards in 7 plays, and nailed a 48 yard FG as time expired in regulation to tie the game. In the OT, 'bama had the ball first, and on their first play, Mark Ingram ran 25 yards for a TD. Texas took over, and quickly got down to the Alabama 8 yard line, but couldn't get any further, and eventually threw an interception into the end zone to seal the win for the Crimson Tide.

This was a very low-scoring game - Texas had only 10 first downs (v. 17 for Alabama), and 224 total yards (v. 320 for Alabama). Both teams committed 1 turnover. Alabama got 5 sacks v. just 2 for Texas. Texas was only 1 for 18 on 3rd down conversions. For Alabama, Mark Ingram rushed for 129 yards and 2 TDs, and caught 2 passes for 29 yards.

molson · 10-15-2010, 08:01 PM

We are down to the final four, and these matchups:

#5 Ohio St. (Big 10, 7-1, 11-2) v. #4 Boise St (WAC, 8-0, 14-0)
#6 TCU (MWC, 8-0, 12-1) v. #1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0)

molson · 10-16-2010, 05:44 PM

#5 Ohio St. (Big 10, 7-1, 11-2) v. #4 Boise St (WAC, 8-0, 14-0)
FINAL FOUR

Ohio St.
#5 Ohio St. 41, Kent St. 7
#5 Ohio St. 41, Mississippi St. 13
#5 Ohio St. 69, Toledo 14
#5 Ohio St. 17, Central Florida 10
#5 Ohio St. 43, Virginia 13
#5 Ohio St. 27, Virginia 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#5 Ohio St. 20, Minnesota 3 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#5 Ohio St. 34, Troy 23 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)
#5 Ohio St 48, California 0 (Championship Knockout Stage, Quarterfinals)

Boise St
#22 USC 41, #4 Boise St. 38
#4 Boise St. 83, LA-Lafayette 16
#4 Boise St. 77, Miami (OH) 0
#4 Boise St. 37, Navy 12
#4 Boise St. 49, Southern Mississippi 16
#4 Boise St. 62, #21 Texas Tech 13 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#4 Boise St 34, North Carolina (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#4 Boise St. 52, #8 Cincinnati 38 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)
#4 Boise St. 34, #3 Florida 23 (Championship Knockout Stage, Quarterfinals)

Game
#5 Ohio St 31, #4 Boise St. 20

The Buckeyes are in the Championship game! They hold Boise St to their lowest scoring output of the tournament. Ohio St. got off to a quick start. On their 2nd possession of the game, they had a 10 play, 76 yard TD driv e(including 2 3rd down conversions) to go up 7-0. After holding the Broncos to a 3 and out, the Buckeyes got great field position, and drove 53 yards for another TD, to go up 14-0. The Ohio St. defense was very stingy. The first 5 Bronco possessions ended in punts, and 4 of those were 3-and-outs. On the 6th Boise St. possession, they fumbled the ball, giving Ohio St. great field position once again. The Buckeyes took advantage, getting a 26-yard FG to go up 17-0 with 4:24 left in the first half. Boise St. finally got a little offense going after that, getting a FG on their next possession. They then held Ohio St. to a 3-and-out, got great field position after the punt, and nailed another FG as time expired in the first half, to make it 17-6 Ohio St. The Broncos weren't done. Of the first play from scrimmage in the 2nd half, they got a 76-yard TD run to make it 17-13, Ohio St. As soon as Ohio St. got the ball back though, they got a 60-yard run, which setup a 2-yard TD run, and they were back up 24-13. The teams traded punts until near the end of the 3rd quarter, when a Boise St. 49-yard TD run made it 24-20, Buckeyes, entering the final quarter. The Buckeyes once again answered though, getting a 24-yard TD run of their own in the opening seconds of the final quarter to make it 31-20, which would be the final score. Boise St's final three possessions went: punt, missed FG, turnover on downs.

Ohio St had more first downs (22 v. 16) and total yards (452-380) than the Broncos. Ohio St also won the turnover battle 1-0. The Buckeye's Jordan Hall had 150 yards rushing and a TD.

molson · 10-23-2010, 01:11 PM

#6 TCU (MWC, 8-0, 12-1) v. #1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0)
FINAL FOUR

TCU:
#6 TCU 99, Hawaii 7
#6 TCU 82, Indiana 0
#6 TCU 44, Louisiana Tech 3
#6 TCU 31, Minnesota 3
#6 TCU 41, Nevada 22
#6 TCU 73, #13 Georgia Tech 17 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#6 TCU 65, #7 Iowa 6 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#6 TCU 27, #14 Nebraska 10 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)
#6 TCU 34, #10 Virginia Tech 12 (Championship Knockout Stage, Quarterfinals)

Alabama
#1 Alabama 69, Central Michigan 13
#1 Alabama 80, Houston 0
#1 Alabama 40, Michigan 10
#1 Alabama 73, Tulane 0
#1 Alabama 45, UCLA 3
#1 Alabama 58, East Carolina 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#1 Alabama 62, #19 Miami (FL) 13 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#1 Alabama 48, Central Florida 7 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)
#1 Alabama 20, #2 Texas 13, OT (Championship Knockout Stage, Quarterfinals)

Game
#1 Alabama 9, #6 TCU 6

It will be Alabama v. Ohio St. in the championship game after a shocking 9-6 defensive struggle between the two most dominant offensive teams in the tournament. Both Alabama and TCU came into the game averaging 55 points/game so far in the tournament. And here - they combine for 15 points.

The first quarter started with 3 punts, and only 1 total first down in those three possessions. TCU then got the first big play of the game, when they intercepted an Alabama pass in 'Bama territory. The Horned Frogs though, couldn't gain any yards, and had to settle for a 43 yard FG to go up 3-0 with 6:21 to go in the 1st quarter. After each team had a 3-and-out, 'Bama turned the ball over for the 2nd time in the quarter, with a fumble at their own 45. Once again though, TCU could get nowhere after the turnover, and they had to punt the ball back to Alabama. That brought us to the 2nd quarter, where 'Bama and TCU both punted again. The Crimson Tide, then finally got a little something going, with a long punt return to midfield, then a 6 play, 33 yard drive led to a game-tieing 36 yard FG. After that - the teams traded 2 more punts each, with no team getting as much as a first down on any of those four possessions. TCU moved the ball on their next possession, the final possession of the 1st half, but the drive stalled at the Alabama 40, and they punted again. We entered halftime tied at 3.

On the first 2nd half possession, 'Bama drove the ball to the TCU 30 yard line, but missed a 47-yard FG attempt. Then, a 3-and-out for TCU, a 3-and-out for 'Bama, and another 3-and-out for TCU. "Bama then got another huge punt return down to the TCU 19. They couldn't get a first down inside the red zone, but they got a FG - which at this point in the game, must have felt like a TD. It was now 6-3 Alabama, with 7:14 left in the third quarter. The teams traded punts again to end the 3rd quarter.

The 4th quarter's first 6 possessions all ended with punts. Neither team could get closer than their opponent's 42-yard line on any drive. Finally, TCU took over at their own 20 yard line with 1:40 left in the game, needing a FG to tie, or a TD to take the lead. They put together their best drive of the game, 8 plays, 51 yards, picking up 3 first downs along the way, to get down to the Alabama 29. They nailed a 46-yard FG there to tie the game with 26 seconds left.

With the way the offensives had played in this game, OT seemed like a certainty. Each of Alabama's prior scores in this game was setup by a strong kick or punt return, and 'Bama did return this kick to their own 37, where they took over with 15 seconds left. On their first play, 'Bama actually lost 3 yards on a screen play. But then, McElroy hit Ingram with a 32 yard pass, setting up a 51-yard FG attempt - which Tiffin hit for the win!

The teams managed only a total of 23 first downs (12 for TCU, 11 for Alabama), and a total of 441 yards (179 for TCU, 262 for 'Bama). The teams actually had more combined punts (24), than first downs. TCU won the turnover battle 2-0, and really had a shot here if they could have done ANYTHING on offense. Alabama's Mark Ingram was probably the most productive offensive player with 76 yards rushing and 38 yards receiving.

molson · 10-23-2010, 01:42 PM

#5 Ohio St. (Big 10, 7-1, 11-2) v. #1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0)
2009 College Football World Cup Championship Game

Ohio St.
#5 Ohio St. 41, Kent St. 7
#5 Ohio St. 41, Mississippi St. 13
#5 Ohio St. 69, Toledo 14
#5 Ohio St. 17, Central Florida 10
#5 Ohio St. 43, Virginia 13
#5 Ohio St. 27, Virginia 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#5 Ohio St. 20, Minnesota 3 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#5 Ohio St. 34, Troy 23 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)
#5 Ohio St 48, California 0 (Championship Knockout Stage, Quarterfinals)
#5 Ohio St 31, #4 Boise St. 20 (Final Four)

Alabama
#1 Alabama 69, Central Michigan 13
#1 Alabama 80, Houston 0
#1 Alabama 40, Michigan 10
#1 Alabama 73, Tulane 0
#1 Alabama 45, UCLA 3
#1 Alabama 58, East Carolina 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage)
#1 Alabama 62, #19 Miami (FL) 13 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1)
#1 Alabama 48, Central Florida 7 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2)
#1 Alabama 20, #2 Texas 13, OT (Championship Knockout Stage, Quarterfinals)
#1 Alabama 9, #6 TCU 6 (Final Four)

Game:
#1 Alabama 36, #5 Ohio St. 3

After #1 Alabama had big problems in their last two games v. TCU and Texas, I expected a more competitive game here against the Buckeyes. But instead, Alabama completes their coronation and wraps up the 2009 College Football World Cup Championship. The Alabama defense has been dominating, giving up 0 TDs the final 10 quarters of this tournament.

Alabama got into the Ohio St. red zone on their first possession but fumbled the ball away. Then the Buckeyes actually scored first. They were able to move the ball, going 60 yards in 15 plays before hitting a 34-yard FG to take a 3-0 lead. That would be the score until Alabama tied it with a FG of their own with 6:11 left in the 1st half. It looked like we were in for another mutual defensive struggle at that point. But Alabama was able to get 2 more FGs before the end of the first half, the latter being setup by an interception of a Terrel Pryor pass. So it was 9-3 Crimson Tide at halftime, with neither team able to get into the end zone.

In the 2nd half though, Alabama's offense finally came to life, and Ohio St. couldn't answer. Alabama got a 58-yard run to start the 3rd quarter, and that setup a short TD run to make it 16-3. The Buckeyes got the ball back and promptly fumbled at midfield. That led to another Alabama FG, to make it 19-3. Ohio St. punted the ball away, and the Crimson Tide answered with 8 play, 72-yard TD drive capped off by a 35-yard rushing TD for Richardson. It was now 26-3 with 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, and Ohio St. was done. They wouldn't get the ball closer than the Alabama 33 yard line for the rest of the game, and the Crimson Tide added a 4th quarter FG, and a 4th quarter TD.

The Buckeyes offense wasn't able to do much, but they were really done in by their turnovers. They had 4, v. 1 for Alabama. They also managed only 13 first downs (v. 20 for Alabama), and only 220 total yards (v. 474 for 'Bama). Mark Ingram had something of an off-day for Alabama, but Trent Richardson picked up the slack, with 139 yards rushing and 2 TDs. For Ohio St. Terrell Prior was just 9-for-18 for 84 yards passing and 3 interceptions.

That wraps up the tournament!

hoopsguy · 10-25-2010, 07:03 PM

Boo Alabama taking home the title - I was pulling for TCU to keep their run alive, given the late options. And TCU built some loyalty for the pounding they delivered to the Hawkeyes.

Thanks for putting together a fun dynasty. I enjoyed following the results.

10-09-2010, 04:05 PM	#152
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Oklahoma St. (Big 12, 6-2, 9-4) v. Central Florida (Conference USA, 6-2, 8-5) Oklahoma St. Oklahoma St. 61, Marshall 38 Oklahoma St. 52, Iowa St. 3 Oklahoma St. 38, Baylor 14 Boston College 27, Oklahoma St. 6 Oklahoma St. 22, #19 Miami (FL) 17 Oklahoma St. 39, Connecticut 7 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) Central Florida Central Florida 40, Virginia 0 Central Florida 48, Kent St. 20 Central Florida 48, Mississippi St. 38 #5 Ohio St. 17, Central Florida 10 Central Florida 45, Toledo 17 Central Florida 26, #23 Central Michigan 0 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) Game: Central Florida 26, Oklahoma St. 13 This was one of just three matchups in this round that matched up two unranked teams, so it was a big opportunity for both teams to get to the sweet 16. But in the end, it was the UCF Knights who win to advance. UCF led 6-3 early in the 2nd quarter when they got a 79-yard Punt Return for a TD. The Cowboys fumbled the ball on their very next play from scrimmage, and Central Florida drove the field and got a 30-yard FG to enter halftime up 16-3. UCF gave themselves a bigger cushion when on the 1st possession of the 2nd half, they went 63 yards in 9 plays for a TD to go up 23-3. Oklahoma got a FG shortly after that, but they didn't get their first TD of the game until the final minute, so they never really threatened. UCF's margin of victory could have been even bigger if not for some problems with their kicker, who missed 3 FGs and an extra point. The Cowboys actually outgained UCF 352-310, but also committed more turnovers (2-1), and more penalties (5-3), for more penalized yards (35-25). Oklahoma St. also had fewer first downs (18, v. 21 for Central Florida). Last edited by molson : 10-09-2010 at 04:06 PM.

10-09-2010, 04:24 PM	#155
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	CHAMPIONSHIP KNOCKOUT STAGE - ROUND TWO We're down to 16 teams, here's the matchups for the 2nd round of the championship knockout stage: California v. #20 Ole Miss #5 Ohio St. v. Troy #4 Boise St. v. #8 Cincinnati #18 Utah v. #3 Florida #9 Penn St v. #10 Virginia Tech #14 Nebraska v. #6 TCU Oklahoma v. #2 Texas Central Florida v. #1 Alabama Here's the conference breakdown of the final 16: SEC: 3 Big 12: 3 Big 10: 2 MWC: 2 ACC: 1 Big East: 1 Conference USA: 1 Pac-10: 1 Sun Belt: 1 WAC: 1 Conferences with no sweet 16 round representation: Mid-American (and the independents) Last edited by molson : 10-09-2010 at 11:39 PM.

10-09-2010, 10:20 PM	#156
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	California (PAC-10, 5-4, 8-5) v. #20 Ole Miss (SEC, 4-4, 9-4) California: California 44, Georgia 14 California 49, #16 Wisconsin 14 California 34, Kansas St. 7 North Carolina 43, California 10 California 31, Arizona St. 21 California 38, Missouri 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) California 27, South Florida 16 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Ole Miss #20 Ole Miss 76, Eastern Michigan 3 #20 Ole Miss 24, Kansas 6 #20 Ole Miss 62, Notre Dame 26 South Florida 31, #20 Ole Miss 24 #20 Ole Miss 52, Utah St. 23 #20 Ole Miss 35, Georgia 17 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #20 Ole Miss 38, #12 BYU 24 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Game: California 27, #20 Ole Miss 24 Cal gets the upset win in a close game - the Golden Bears move on to the final 8! Big start for Cal here - Ole Miss fumbled the ball away on its 2nd possession, inside it's own 15 yard line. Cal took advantage and ran the ball for a TD in on the next play. On the Rebels' next play from scrimmage, they threw a interception which Cal ran back 40 yards for another TD - 14-0 Golden Bears. Ole Miss settled down and got a TD drive on their next possession to make it 14-7. After the teams traded a few punts, Ole Miss got a crazy, 19-play, 89 yard TD drive to tie the game at 14. The drive contained SIX 3rd down conversions for Ole Miss. Later in the quarter, the Rebels again drove the ball into the Cal red zone, but fumbled the ball away. So, 14-14 was the score at halftime. Cal opened the 2nd half with an epic TD drive of their own - 14 plays, 74 yards, to go up 21-14. Ole Miss answered right back on their next possession with a TD drive to tie the game at 21 with 5:04 left in the 3rd quarter. The teams traded punts again, until Cal got a 50-yard FG early in the 4th quarter to go up 24-21. Ole Miss answered again with a 34-yard FG on their next possession to tie the game at 24 with 9:53 to go. Then it was Cal's turn - they got a 34-yard run, but then the drive stalled. Still, Cal got another huge FG, this one from 47 yards, to go up 27-24 with 7:13 to go. Ole Miss appeared to be on the verge of tieing the game once again - they got down to the Cal 27 yard line, attempted a 44-yard FG goal, but Cal blocked it! Ole Miss then forced Cal to punt (but not before Cal picked up a couple of first downs and killed some clock). That put Ole Miss in a tough situation, down 3, on their own 17, with just 1:08 to go. They got as far as the Cal 40, and then attempted a 57-yard FG that would have tied the game - no good, Cal wins! The blocked FG was the play of the game and ended the back-and-forth scoring that had been going on, but Ole Miss was also done in by losing the turnover battle 4-1, and committing twice as many penalties at the Golden Bears (8 v. 4). Otherwise - Ole Miss did what they wanted to do, outgaining Cal 472-269, and having far more first downs (28, v. 18 for Cal). Ole Miss turnovers and penalites v. clutch Cal FG kicking and the fast start lead to an unranked team in the elite 8! Last edited by molson : 10-09-2010 at 10:22 PM.

10-09-2010, 11:26 PM	#157
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#5 Ohio St. (Big 10, 7-1, 11-2) v. Troy (Sun Belt, 8-0, 9-4) Ohio St. #5 Ohio St. 41, Kent St. 7 #5 Ohio St. 41, Mississippi St. 13 #5 Ohio St. 69, Toledo 14 #5 Ohio St. 17, Central Florida 10 #5 Ohio St. 43, Virginia 13 #5 Ohio St. 27, Virginia 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #5 Ohio St. 20, Minnesota 3 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Troy Troy 38, UAB 21 Troy 38, Buffalo 17 Troy 38, Maryland 27 #13 Georgia Tech 49, Troy 27 Troy 62, San Jose St. 30 Troy 45, San Diego St. 20 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) Troy 42, Buffalo 41 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Game: #5 Ohio St. 34, Troy 23 Ohio St. ends Troy's cinderella run and moves on to an elite 8 matchup with California. But this one was a lot closer than expected. Troy got on the board first, with a TD run on their second possession of the game to go up 7-0. Ohio St. only managed a FG on their ensuing possession. At the end of the 1st quarter - it was 7-3 Troy. Early in the 2nd quarter, Ohio St. completed a long TD drive to go up 10-7, and then, after a poor Troy kickoff return and a holding penalty, the Troy QB was sacked in the end zone for a safety. Ohio St. was up 12-7. The teams then traded TDs, Troy forced a punt, and then, after a short drive, Troy hit a 49-yard FG as time expired in the first half. It was 19-17 Ohio St. at the half. Nobody could score in the 3rd quarter until the final minute, when Troy got another long FG - this one 50 yards, to go up 20-19 entering the final quarter. The shocking upset appeared to be in reach. But the Buckeyes kicked off the 4th quarter with a 13-play TD drive that included 4 3rd-down conversions. They got a 2-point conversion, to go up 27-20. Troy then drove down to the Ohio St. 10, but had to settle for a 27-yard FG to make it 27-23, Buckeyes. After the teams traded punts, Ohio St. put the game away with a 49-yard run, followed by a 2-yard TD run, to go up 34-23 with 2:21 left. Troy couldn't get another first down, and that was that. The Trojans definitely kept things interesting for a while though. Troy outgained Ohio St. 363-337. But they also committed the game's only turnover, and committed 10 penalties (v. 4 for Ohio St.) Last edited by molson : 10-09-2010 at 11:28 PM.

10-10-2010, 09:52 PM	#159
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#18 Utah (MWC, 6-2, 10-3 v. #3 Florida (SEC, 8-0, 13-1) Utah #18 Utah 45, #21 Texas Tech 44 #18 Utah 48, Arkansas St. 17 #18 Utah 58, Ball St. 3 #18 Utah 62, Florida St. 20 #18 Utah 30, South Carolina 20 #18 Utah 39, Akron 21 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #18 Utah 36, #25 West Virginia 29, 2 OT (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Florida #3 Florida 40, Arizona 6 #3 Florida 20, Auburn 14 #3 Florida 58, Colorado 3 #3 Florida 27, Oklahoma 3 Temple 9, #3 Florida 3 #3 Florida 51, Arkansas 24 (Preliminary Knock-Out Stage) #3 Florida 31, Boston College 3 (Championship Knock-Out Stage, Round 1) Game #3 Florida 52, #18 Utah 26 The Gators roll over the Utes and move on to an elite 8 matchup with Boise St. Florida led 14-0 at the end of the 1st quarter. In the 2nd quarter, Utah made things somewhat interesting with a FG, then a 68-yard TD run to make 14-10, Florida. Utah held Florida to a punt and got the ball back with their eyes on taking the lead, but they threw an interception which Florida returned 22 yards for the TD. Florida then forced a Utah punt, got the ball back, and got 58-yard TD run for another TD to go up 28-10. Florida got a FG to go up 31-10, and then in the closing seconds of the half, Utah did get a 63-yard pass completion. They didn't have time to get the ball into the endzone though, and had to settle for a FG, so Utah was still down 31-13 at the half. After the teams combined for 7 consecutive punts to start the 3rd quarter, Utah got a 33-yard TD pass to cut the Florida lead to 31-20 entering the final quarter. Utah kept the heat on Florida, forced a punt, and then got another TD drive early in the 4th quarter. The Utes missed a 2-point conversion, but still cut the Florida lead down to 31-26. Florida got a TD on their next possession to up 38-26, and then took advantage of the fact that Utah was in 4-down territory to get great field position on several drives, and got two more TDs, for the final margin. The Gators gained a total of 470 yards, v. 213 for Utah. Utah committed the game's only turnover, an interception which was returned for a TD. The Gators had two 100-yard rushers in the game - Chris Rainey and Jeffery Demps, and had 5 guys rush for at least 50 yards. The Gators also got to the Utah QB for a sack 4 times, while they didn't give up a single sack themselves. Last edited by molson : 10-11-2010 at 09:44 PM.

10-09-2010, 04:13 PM	#153
EdReedIsGod n00b Join Date: May 2009	War Cornhuskers! It doesn't get any sweeter than thrashing USC.

10-09-2010, 04:19 PM	#154
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0) v. #19 Miami (FL) (ACC, 5-3, 9-4) Alabama #1 Alabama 69, Central Michigan 13 #1 Alabama 80, Houston 0 #1 Alabama 40, Michigan 10 #1 Alabama 73, Tulane 0 #1 Alabama 45, UCLA 3 #1 Alabama 58, East Carolina 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) Miami (FL) #19 Miami (FL) 37, Baylor 6 Boston College 37, #19 Miami (FL) 14 #19 Miami (FL) 34, Iowa St. 16 #19 Miami (FL) 61, Marshall 38 Oklahoma St. 22, #19 Miami (FL) 17 #19 Miami 31, #15 Pittsburgh 21 Game #1 Alabama 62, #19 Miami (FL) 13 In the final game of the championship knockout stage's opening round, #1 Miami dominates again to send Miami home, and advance to face Central Florida in the sweet 16. 'Bama was both the 2009 AP #1 team, and they also earned the #1 seeding for the preliminary knockout stage following group play - they're clearly the team to beat. This game was close for a little while. Bama and Miami both got TDs on their first possessions. Miami couldn't get another 1st down for the rest of the opening quarter, and Alabama got 2 FGs to go up 13-7 entering quarter #2. There too, Miami was competitive, getting 2 FGs, while holding Alamaba to a TD and a FG. At halftime, Alabama led 23-13. In the 2nd half, though, Miami wouldn't score, and the Crimson Tide broke the game wide open. Alabama got an 83-yard TD pass and a FG on their first two possessions of the 3rd quarter, to go up 33-13. Then, in the final quarter, Alabama scored TDs on their first 4 possessions, and then kicked a final FG to complete a 30 point quarter. In all, Miami only got 2 first downs in the 2nd half, and never got the ball into Crimson Tide territory. For Alabama, Mark Ingrim rushed for 251 yards and 4 TDs. Alabama outgained Miami 602-238, and also sacked the Miami QB 5 times, and forced an interception (all while not turning over the ball themselves, and committing only 1 penalty).

10-09-2010, 11:59 PM	#158
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#4 Boise St (WAC, 8-0, 14-0) v. #8 Cincinnati (Big East, 7-0, 12-1) Boise St #22 USC 41, #4 Boise St. 38 #4 Boise St. 83, LA-Lafayette 16 #4 Boise St. 77, Miami (OH) 0 #4 Boise St. 37, Navy 12 #4 Boise St. 49, Southern Mississippi 16 #4 Boise St. 62, #21 Texas Tech 13 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #4 Boise St 34, North Carolina (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Cincinnati #8 Cincinnati 48, Army 3 #8 Cincinnati 21, Connecticut 18 #8 Cincinnati 56, N.C. State 45 #8 Cincinnati 44, SMU 42 #8 Cincinnati 50, UNLV 7 #8 Cincinnati 65, Louisiana Tech 14 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #8 Cincinnati 24, #24 Clemson 17 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Game: #4 Boise St. 52, #8 Cincinnati 38 The Broncos get to show off what they can do against top 10 opposition as they punch their ticket for the elite 8. The Bearcats drew first blood with a TD drive on their opening possession. That was it for the scoring until the wild 2nd quarter. There, Boise St got an early TD, promptly picked off a Bearcat pass on the next play of scrimmage, and then got another TD a few plays later to go up 14-7. The Bearcats roared back with 3 consecutive scoring drives (2 TDs and a FG) while holding the Broncos to two punts, to go up 24-14. The teams traded TD drives to end the 2nd quarter, making the score 31-21, Bearcats, at the half. Each team got a single TD in the 3rd quarter, making the score 38-28, Bearcats, entering the final quarter. In the 4th quarter, it was ALL Broncos. Boise St. got 3 TDs, a two-point conversion, and a safety to put the game away. The Bearcats' 4th quarter possessions went like this: Fumble, Safety, Fumble, Punt, Turnover on Downs. The Broncos had considerably more 1st downs than the Bercats (31 v. 23), but were actually outgained 523-502. Boise St. dominated the turnover battle, 4-0.

10-11-2010, 11:00 PM	#160
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#9 Penn St (Big 10, 6-2, 11-2) v. #10 Virginia Tech (ACC, 6-2, 10-3) Penn St. #9 Penn St 38, San Diego St. 7 #9 Penn St. 45, Western Kentucky 6 #9 Penn St 62, Washington 14 #9 Penn St 72, Wake Forest 10 Wyoming 28, #9 Penn St. 25 #9 Penn St. 31, Kansas 14 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #9 Penn St. 23, Air Force 3 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Virginia Tech #10 Virginia Tech 37, Akron 17 #10 Virginia Tech 62, Bowling Green 7 #10 Virginia Tech 55, New Mexico 27 #10 Virginia Tech 55, North Texas 7 #10 Virginia Tech 41, Tennessee 24 #10 Virginia Tech 59, Florida Atlantic 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #10 Virginia Tech 48, Ohio 6 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Game #10 Virginia Tech 31, #9 Penn St. 14 The Hokies win their 8th consecutive game and move on to the elite 8. Tech got off to a great start - they got a FG on their opening possession, and then, after forcing two Penn St. punts, intercepted a Penn St. pass and returned it 17 yards for TD to go up 10-0. Virginia Tech also got a TD drive on their first possession of the 2nd quarter, and were thus up 17-0 before Penn St. even got a first down. The Nittany Lions did get a TD drive later in the 2nd quarter, and entered halftime down 17-7. Penn St. just couldn't get much going offensively though - they opened the 2nd half with 2 punts and a missed FG. After that, VT got another TD drive to go up 24-7 in the closing minutes of the 3rd quarter. Penn St. did get a 44 yard TD-pass with about 6 minutes remaining in the game, but it was too little too late. VT got another late TD to clinch it. Penn St. managed to get more 1st downs than the Hokies (19-15), and also outgained them 358-289. VT did win the turnover battle 1-0, sacked the Penn St. QB 3 times (while not giving up a sack themselves), and did considerably better on punt and kickoff returns (when I bring up that last stat, it's really stretch from the box score to figure out why Virginia Tech won). It was really the quick start, and Penn St's inability to complete scoring drives that had led the Hokies to the elite 8. Last edited by molson : 10-11-2010 at 11:02 PM.

10-11-2010, 11:21 PM	#161
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#14 Nebraska (Big 12, 6-2, 10-4) v, #6 TCU (MWC, 8-0, 12-1) Nebraska: #14 Nebraska 33, East Carolina 8 #14 Nebraska 56, Florida Atlantic 9 #14 Nebraska 79, Rice 7 Syracuse 21, #14 Nebraska 17 #14 Nebraska 51, Vanderbilt 10 #14 Nebraska 31, Temple 17 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #14 Nebraska 41, #22 USC 13 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) TCU: #6 TCU 99, Hawaii 7 #6 TCU 82, Indiana 0 #6 TCU 44, Louisiana Tech 3 #6 TCU 31, Minnesota 3 #6 TCU 41, Nevada 22 #6 TCU 73, #13 Georgia Tech 17 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #6 TCU 65, #7 Iowa 6 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Game #6 TCU 27, #14 Nebraska 10 This was definitely the toughest matchup yet for TCU (both in terms of margin of victory, and offensive output), but they get past the Cornhuskers and advance to an elite 8 matchup with Virgina Tech. Nebraska, though, was able to hold the Horned Frog offense in check unlike any other team yet, so maybe TCU is mortal after all, going forward. The first quarter was quiet - just a bunch of punts and a 47-yard TCU FG, putting them up 3-0. In fact, over the first two quarters, 12 of the first 13 possessions were punts (and most of those were involved drives of 3-and-out). On the 14th possession of the game (in the 2nd quarter), Nebraska did get a FG of their own from 43 yards, to tie the game at 3. The TCU offense then finally woke up, getting a 61 yard TD pass, then a 24-yard TD run to go up 17-3 at halftime. 3 more punts started the 3rd quarter, but then TCU got a huge punt return that setup another FG to go up 20-3. A few possessions later, Nebraska did get a TD, but TCU matched it on their next possession, to make it 27-10 entering the final quarter. Nebraska held TCU to only 1 1st first down and 0 points in the 4th quarter, but unfortunately, their own possessions went: Punt, Blocked FG, turnover on downs, turnover on downs. There was very little offense in this game, TCU managed only 13 1st downs, v. 11 for Nebraska. TCU did outgain the Huskers 344-225. Both teams committed 1 turnover. Nebraska's 4 sacks kept the TCU offensive off-track (TCU didn't get to the Nebraska QB for a sack once) Last edited by molson : 10-11-2010 at 11:22 PM.

10-11-2010, 11:47 PM	#162
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Oklahoma (Big 12, 5-3, 8-5) v. #2 Texas (Big 12, 8-0, 13-1) Oklahoma Oklahoma 60, Temple 10 Oklahoma 48, Arizona 23 Oklahoma 24, Auburn 22 #3 Florida 27, Oklahoma 3 Oklahoma 82, Colorado 0 Oklahoma 42, Stanford 9 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) Oklahoma 59, North Carolina St. 7 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Texas #2 Texas 30, #25 West Virginia 11 #2 Texas 55, Arkansas 3 #2 Texas 41, Idaho 34 #2 Texas 36, Kentucky 7 #2 Texas 65, UTEP 7 #2 Texas 55, Florida International 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #2 Texas 28, #11 Oregon 20 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Game #2 Texas 17, Oklahoma 0 The Sooners largely keep the Longhorns offense in check, but Texas gets a shoutout win over their Big 12 rival to advance to the elite 8. It's amazing Oklahoma got even this far in the tournament considering this sim has them using Landry Jones, and not the injured Sam Bradford, at QB. Scoring was definitely at a premium in this one, and the game started with 3 punts before the Sooners threw an interception to setup Texas in good field position - the Longhorns capitalized with a TD to go up 7-0. In the 2nd quarter, Texas had a long, 13-play drive that ended with a 40-yard FG. On the Sooners' next possession, Texas forced a punt, and returned that punt 72-yards for a TD to go up 17-0, which was the score at halftime. That was it for the scoring in the game, and Oklahoma couldn't get the ball past the Texas 35 yard line for the rest of the game. This was another relatively low-offense game, with Texas gaining only 19 first downs (v. just 12 for the Sooners.) The Sooners rushed for negative yardage (-6) over the course of the game, and were outgained, overall, 292-198. Texas also won the turnover battle 2-0.

10-11-2010, 11:57 PM	#163
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Central Florida (Conference USA, 6-2, 8-5) v. #1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0) Central Florida Central Florida 40, Virginia 0 Central Florida 48, Kent St. 20 Central Florida 48, Mississippi St. 38 #5 Ohio St. 17, Central Florida 10 Central Florida 45, Toledo 17 Central Florida 26, #23 Central Michigan 0 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) Central Florida 26, Oklahoma St. 13 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Alabama #1 Alabama 69, Central Michigan 13 #1 Alabama 80, Houston 0 #1 Alabama 40, Michigan 10 #1 Alabama 73, Tulane 0 #1 Alabama 45, UCLA 3 #1 Alabama 58, East Carolina 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #1 Alabama 62, #19 Miami (FL) 13 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) Game #1 Alabama 48, Central Florida 7 The cinderella run for the Knights ends here against the #1 team in the country, in convincing fashion. UCF was tied at 7 as late as 5:31 left to go in the 2nd quarter, but couldn't challenge at all after that. Mark Ingram had 157 yards rushing and 62 yards receiving for Alabama, with 2 TDs. UCF's only score came after a long punt return to the Alabama 1, followed by a 1-yard TD run. Otherwise, they only managed 7 total first downs (v. 33 for Alabama). The Crimson Tide also outgained Central Florida 461-153, and won the turnover battle 3-1. Alabama moves onto the elite 8 for a #1 v. #2 matchup with Texas.

10-12-2010, 12:00 AM	#164
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	CHAMPIONSHIP KNOCKOUT STAGE - QUARTERFINALS We're down to the quarter-finals, (or elite 8) round. Here's the matchups: California (PAC-10, 5-4, 8-5) v. #5 Ohio St. (Big 10, 7-1, 11-2) #4 Boise St (WAC, 8-0, 14-0) v. #3 Florida (SEC, 8-0, 13-1) #10 Virginia Tech (ACC, 6-2, 10-3) v. #6 TCU (MWC, 8-0, 12-1) #2 Texas (Big 12, 8-0, 13-1) v. #1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0) Last edited by molson : 10-12-2010 at 12:20 AM.

10-12-2010, 07:57 PM	#165
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	California (PAC-10, 5-4, 8-5) v. #5 Ohio St. (Big 10, 7-1, 11-2) (Elite 8 Round) California: California 44, Georgia 14 California 49, #16 Wisconsin 14 California 34, Kansas St. 7 North Carolina 43, California 10 California 31, Arizona St. 21 California 38, Missouri 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) California 27, South Florida 16 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) California 27, #20 Ole Miss 24 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) Ohio St. #5 Ohio St. 41, Kent St. 7 #5 Ohio St. 41, Mississippi St. 13 #5 Ohio St. 69, Toledo 14 #5 Ohio St. 17, Central Florida 10 #5 Ohio St. 43, Virginia 13 #5 Ohio St. 27, Virginia 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #5 Ohio St. 20, Minnesota 3 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #5 Ohio St. 34, Troy 23 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) Game #5 Ohio St 48, California 0 The final real Cinderella team in the field, the Cal Golden Bears, see their run fall 1 round short of the final four as they're destroyed by Ohio St in a shutout lost. The Buckeyes are the first team to punch their ticket to the final four - though critics could point out they got there without a single win v. a ranked team. Still, they beat the 9 teams put in front of them to this point, most often in convincing fashion. Here, Cal appeared to get off to a decent start on offense - they received the opening kickoff and drove down to the Ohio St. 15, before they missed a 32-yard FG that clanked off the upright. The Buckeyes took over and got a 75-yard TD drive to go up 7-0. Ohio St. then forced a Cal punt, and drove 92 yards for another TD. Cal wouldn't get another 1st down for the rest of the half, and Ohio St. added a FG, so they led 17-0 at halftime. The Buckeyes kicked off the 2nd half with another TD drive. After the teams traded punts, Cal threw an interception that Ohio St. returned 21 yard for a TD. On Cal's next possession, they threw another interception - that pick led to another Ohio St. TD a few plays later. At the end of the 3rd quarter, the Buckeyes led 38-0, and they cruised to victory from there. The Buckeyes got 30 1st downs in the game, v. only 9 for Cal. Ohio St. also outgained the Golden Bears 508-206, and won the turnover battle 2-0. The Buckeyes had two players rush for more than 100 yards, ad 4 rush for at least 50. Last edited by molson : 10-12-2010 at 07:59 PM.

10-12-2010, 09:01 PM	#166
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#4 Boise St (WAC, 8-0, 14-0) v. #3 Florida (SEC, 8-0, 13-1) (Elite 8 Round) Boise St #22 USC 41, #4 Boise St. 38 #4 Boise St. 83, LA-Lafayette 16 #4 Boise St. 77, Miami (OH) 0 #4 Boise St. 37, Navy 12 #4 Boise St. 49, Southern Mississippi 16 #4 Boise St. 62, #21 Texas Tech 13 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #4 Boise St 34, North Carolina (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #4 Boise St. 52, #8 Cincinnati 38 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) Florida #3 Florida 40, Arizona 6 #3 Florida 20, Auburn 14 #3 Florida 58, Colorado 3 #3 Florida 27, Oklahoma 3 Temple 9, #3 Florida 3 #3 Florida 51, Arkansas 24 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #3 Florida 31, Boston College 3 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #3 Florida 52, #18 Utah 26 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) Game #4 Boise St. 34, #3 Florida 23 In our first tournament matchup pairing two top-5 ranked teams, Boise St. pulls off a mild upset and defeats Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators to advance to the final four, and a matchup with Ohio St. Things started pretty well for the Gators. After the teams traded punts to start the game, Florida got a 72-yard TD run to go up 7-0. On the Broncos' ensuing possession, Kellen Moore threw a pick, setting the Gators up in great field position. Florida got a FG out of it, to take a 10-0 lead. The Broncos fought back though, and on their next possession, still in the 1st quarter, had a 9-play, 78-yard TD drive to make it 10-7, Florida, at the end of the first quarter. On Florida's next possession, to start the second quarter, Tim Tebow threw an interception, giving Boise St. great field position. A few first downs later, Boise St. had a first and goal, but had to settle for a 23-yard FG to tie game. On Florida's very next possession, the Gators got a 26-rushing TD to go back up by 7. Boise answered with a short TD-run on their next possession, to the tie the game back up at 17. In the last 2 minutes of the first half, Boise St. got two Florida turnovers, but couldn't do anything with either of them. The first half ended with a missed 30-yard Boise FG attempt. We entered halftime tied at 17. Boise's FG kicker got a little redemption to start the 2nd half, nailing a 48-yard FG on the Bronco's first possession to give Boise St its first lead, at 20-17. Florida punted, then Boise St. punted, then Florida setup to punt again - but Boise St. blocked the punt! The Broncos recovered the ball at the Florida 19 and they ran it into the end zone 3 plays later for a TD, and a 27-17 lead. That would be the score entering the final quarter. The Gators were forced to punt to start the final quarter, but they then forced a 3-and-out and Boise punt back to them. With the help of a 35-yard Tim Tebow run, the Gators got down to the Bronco 8, but had to settle for a short FG to get to within 7 points of Boise St. with 10:01 left in the game. After the ensuing kickoff, however, Boise St. got a 61-yard TD run to go up 34-20 with 9:05 left. Florida took the ball and drove down to the Bronco 13, but again had to settle for a (probably ill-advised) FG to make it 34-23 with 6:32 left. Boise St. managed to get one first down, and to kill a few minutes, before punting back to Florida with 4:19 left. The Gators got down to the Bronco 35, but turned the ball over on downs there, essentially sealing the game for Boise St. Boise St. had more first downs (26-20) than Florida, but the Gators did just barely outgain the Broncos (448-446). The Broncos won the turnover battle 3-1. Tim Tebow was held in check, he was 7-for-14 for 71 yards passing, with 2 interceptions, and no TDs, and he had 25 carries for 139 yards (but no rushing TDs) Last edited by molson : 10-12-2010 at 09:04 PM.

10-14-2010, 12:26 AM	#167
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#10 Virginia Tech (ACC, 6-2, 10-3) v. #6 TCU (MWC, 8-0, 12-1) (Elite 8 Round) Virginia Tech #10 Virginia Tech 37, Akron 17 #10 Virginia Tech 62, Bowling Green 7 #10 Virginia Tech 55, New Mexico 27 #10 Virginia Tech 55, North Texas 7 #10 Virginia Tech 41, Tennessee 24 #10 Virginia Tech 59, Florida Atlantic 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #10 Virginia Tech 48, Ohio 6 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #10 Virginia Tech 31, #9 Penn St. 14 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) TCU: #6 TCU 99, Hawaii 7 #6 TCU 82, Indiana 0 #6 TCU 44, Louisiana Tech 3 #6 TCU 31, Minnesota 3 #6 TCU 41, Nevada 22 #6 TCU 73, #13 Georgia Tech 17 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #6 TCU 65, #7 Iowa 6 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #6 TCU 27, #14 Nebraska 10 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) Game #6 TCU 34, #10 Virginia Tech 12 Another win for the Horned Frogs, who move on to the final 4! TCU and VT both came into this game undefeated in the tournament, but TCU's run has been the more dominant. TCU was finally tested, somewhat, in their last game against Nebraska, but once again here, TCU gets a fairly comfortable win. The teams traded punts to start the game and then the Hokies got on the board first with a 50-yard FG. As soon as TCU got the ball back though, they got a 70-yard TD run to take a lead they would never give up. Virginia Tech largely held the TCU offense in check though, as the Horned Frogs got only 2 FGs for the rest of the half, to take a 13-3 halftime lead. The lead would have been a little greater if not for two 2nd quarter missed FGs by the Horned Frogs. Tech got a FG early in the 3rd quarter to make it 13-6, but - TCU immediately got a TD drive after that to go up 17-6 (which would be the score entering the final quarter). The Hokies would inch closer once again near the start of the 4th quarter - they got a 43-yeard FG to make it 17-9. But again, TCU would immediately answer with a TD drive (capped by a 50 yard td run), to go up 27-9 with 12:10 left. Tech would then drive all the way down to the TCU 4, but had to settle for a short FG to make it 27-13. But finally, as they did after each of the Hokies' three prior FGs, TCU again scored a TD on their next possession, to take a 34-12 lead and seal the victory. Overall, TCU gained 497 yards v. just 297 for Virginia Tech. It was a very clean game, with only 1 penalty called, and zero turnovers. TCU's Matthew Tucker ran for 179 yards and 2 TDs, Last edited by molson : 10-14-2010 at 12:29 AM.

10-15-2010, 07:58 PM	#168
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#2 Texas (Big 12, 8-0, 13-1) v. #1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0) (Elite 8 Game) Texas #2 Texas 30, #25 West Virginia 11 #2 Texas 55, Arkansas 3 #2 Texas 41, Idaho 34 #2 Texas 36, Kentucky 7 #2 Texas 65, UTEP 7 #2 Texas 55, Florida International 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #2 Texas 28, #11 Oregon 20 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #2 Texas 17, Oklahoma 0 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) Alabama #1 Alabama 69, Central Michigan 13 #1 Alabama 80, Houston 0 #1 Alabama 40, Michigan 10 #1 Alabama 73, Tulane 0 #1 Alabama 45, UCLA 3 #1 Alabama 58, East Carolina 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #1 Alabama 62, #19 Miami (FL) 13 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #1 Alabama 48, Central Florida 7 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) Game: #1 Alabama 20, #2 Texas 13, OT #1 v. #2 lives up to its billing in an OT classic, and Alabama moves on to a final four matchup with TCU. This was both the lowest scoring tournament output for both teams, and the closest game either team has been involved with in the tournament. The teams just traded punts in the 1st quarter, with neither team getting any closer than their opponents' 44-yard line. Finally, in the 2nd quarter, Alabama got a short TD run from Mark Ingram to take a 7-0 lead. A few possessions later, Texas got a 52-yard TD run to tie the game at 7. After the teams traded a few punts again, Alabama got a 33-yard FG in the closing seconds of the second quarter to go up 10-7 at halftime. The 3rd quarter saw more strong defense, and no scoring, and the teams entered the final quarter in a 10-7 game. In the start of the 4th quarter, 'bama had a 1st and goal at the Texas 10, but had to settle for another short FG to go up 13-7. After a Texas punt, Alamaba got the ball back but fumbled at midfield. That gave Texas great field position, and they took advantage with a 38-yard FG a few plays later to make it 13-10, Florida, with 8:19 to go. Following an Alabama 3-and-out, a Texas 3-and-out, and another Alabama 3-and-out, Texas finally got a big punt return, and was setup for a short FG to tie the game with 2:07 left. However, the Longhorns' kick was wide right from 40 yards away, so they still trailed by 3. 'Bama had a chance to run out the clock, but killed itself with 2 penalties, and had to punt the ball back to Texas, which took over at its own 47, down by 3, with 1:31 to go. The Longhorns got 27 yards in 7 plays, and nailed a 48 yard FG as time expired in regulation to tie the game. In the OT, 'bama had the ball first, and on their first play, Mark Ingram ran 25 yards for a TD. Texas took over, and quickly got down to the Alabama 8 yard line, but couldn't get any further, and eventually threw an interception into the end zone to seal the win for the Crimson Tide. This was a very low-scoring game - Texas had only 10 first downs (v. 17 for Alabama), and 224 total yards (v. 320 for Alabama). Both teams committed 1 turnover. Alabama got 5 sacks v. just 2 for Texas. Texas was only 1 for 18 on 3rd down conversions. For Alabama, Mark Ingram rushed for 129 yards and 2 TDs, and caught 2 passes for 29 yards. Last edited by molson : 10-16-2010 at 05:26 PM.

10-15-2010, 08:01 PM	#169
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	We are down to the final four, and these matchups: #5 Ohio St. (Big 10, 7-1, 11-2) v. #4 Boise St (WAC, 8-0, 14-0) #6 TCU (MWC, 8-0, 12-1) v. #1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0)

10-16-2010, 05:44 PM	#170
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#5 Ohio St. (Big 10, 7-1, 11-2) v. #4 Boise St (WAC, 8-0, 14-0) FINAL FOUR Ohio St. #5 Ohio St. 41, Kent St. 7 #5 Ohio St. 41, Mississippi St. 13 #5 Ohio St. 69, Toledo 14 #5 Ohio St. 17, Central Florida 10 #5 Ohio St. 43, Virginia 13 #5 Ohio St. 27, Virginia 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #5 Ohio St. 20, Minnesota 3 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #5 Ohio St. 34, Troy 23 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) #5 Ohio St 48, California 0 (Championship Knockout Stage, Quarterfinals) Boise St #22 USC 41, #4 Boise St. 38 #4 Boise St. 83, LA-Lafayette 16 #4 Boise St. 77, Miami (OH) 0 #4 Boise St. 37, Navy 12 #4 Boise St. 49, Southern Mississippi 16 #4 Boise St. 62, #21 Texas Tech 13 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #4 Boise St 34, North Carolina (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #4 Boise St. 52, #8 Cincinnati 38 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) #4 Boise St. 34, #3 Florida 23 (Championship Knockout Stage, Quarterfinals) Game #5 Ohio St 31, #4 Boise St. 20 The Buckeyes are in the Championship game! They hold Boise St to their lowest scoring output of the tournament. Ohio St. got off to a quick start. On their 2nd possession of the game, they had a 10 play, 76 yard TD driv e(including 2 3rd down conversions) to go up 7-0. After holding the Broncos to a 3 and out, the Buckeyes got great field position, and drove 53 yards for another TD, to go up 14-0. The Ohio St. defense was very stingy. The first 5 Bronco possessions ended in punts, and 4 of those were 3-and-outs. On the 6th Boise St. possession, they fumbled the ball, giving Ohio St. great field position once again. The Buckeyes took advantage, getting a 26-yard FG to go up 17-0 with 4:24 left in the first half. Boise St. finally got a little offense going after that, getting a FG on their next possession. They then held Ohio St. to a 3-and-out, got great field position after the punt, and nailed another FG as time expired in the first half, to make it 17-6 Ohio St. The Broncos weren't done. Of the first play from scrimmage in the 2nd half, they got a 76-yard TD run to make it 17-13, Ohio St. As soon as Ohio St. got the ball back though, they got a 60-yard run, which setup a 2-yard TD run, and they were back up 24-13. The teams traded punts until near the end of the 3rd quarter, when a Boise St. 49-yard TD run made it 24-20, Buckeyes, entering the final quarter. The Buckeyes once again answered though, getting a 24-yard TD run of their own in the opening seconds of the final quarter to make it 31-20, which would be the final score. Boise St's final three possessions went: punt, missed FG, turnover on downs. Ohio St had more first downs (22 v. 16) and total yards (452-380) than the Broncos. Ohio St also won the turnover battle 1-0. The Buckeye's Jordan Hall had 150 yards rushing and a TD. Last edited by molson : 10-16-2010 at 05:48 PM.

10-23-2010, 01:11 PM	#171
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#6 TCU (MWC, 8-0, 12-1) v. #1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0) FINAL FOUR TCU: #6 TCU 99, Hawaii 7 #6 TCU 82, Indiana 0 #6 TCU 44, Louisiana Tech 3 #6 TCU 31, Minnesota 3 #6 TCU 41, Nevada 22 #6 TCU 73, #13 Georgia Tech 17 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #6 TCU 65, #7 Iowa 6 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #6 TCU 27, #14 Nebraska 10 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) #6 TCU 34, #10 Virginia Tech 12 (Championship Knockout Stage, Quarterfinals) Alabama #1 Alabama 69, Central Michigan 13 #1 Alabama 80, Houston 0 #1 Alabama 40, Michigan 10 #1 Alabama 73, Tulane 0 #1 Alabama 45, UCLA 3 #1 Alabama 58, East Carolina 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #1 Alabama 62, #19 Miami (FL) 13 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #1 Alabama 48, Central Florida 7 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) #1 Alabama 20, #2 Texas 13, OT (Championship Knockout Stage, Quarterfinals) Game #1 Alabama 9, #6 TCU 6 It will be Alabama v. Ohio St. in the championship game after a shocking 9-6 defensive struggle between the two most dominant offensive teams in the tournament. Both Alabama and TCU came into the game averaging 55 points/game so far in the tournament. And here - they combine for 15 points. The first quarter started with 3 punts, and only 1 total first down in those three possessions. TCU then got the first big play of the game, when they intercepted an Alabama pass in 'Bama territory. The Horned Frogs though, couldn't gain any yards, and had to settle for a 43 yard FG to go up 3-0 with 6:21 to go in the 1st quarter. After each team had a 3-and-out, 'Bama turned the ball over for the 2nd time in the quarter, with a fumble at their own 45. Once again though, TCU could get nowhere after the turnover, and they had to punt the ball back to Alabama. That brought us to the 2nd quarter, where 'Bama and TCU both punted again. The Crimson Tide, then finally got a little something going, with a long punt return to midfield, then a 6 play, 33 yard drive led to a game-tieing 36 yard FG. After that - the teams traded 2 more punts each, with no team getting as much as a first down on any of those four possessions. TCU moved the ball on their next possession, the final possession of the 1st half, but the drive stalled at the Alabama 40, and they punted again. We entered halftime tied at 3. On the first 2nd half possession, 'Bama drove the ball to the TCU 30 yard line, but missed a 47-yard FG attempt. Then, a 3-and-out for TCU, a 3-and-out for 'Bama, and another 3-and-out for TCU. "Bama then got another huge punt return down to the TCU 19. They couldn't get a first down inside the red zone, but they got a FG - which at this point in the game, must have felt like a TD. It was now 6-3 Alabama, with 7:14 left in the third quarter. The teams traded punts again to end the 3rd quarter. The 4th quarter's first 6 possessions all ended with punts. Neither team could get closer than their opponent's 42-yard line on any drive. Finally, TCU took over at their own 20 yard line with 1:40 left in the game, needing a FG to tie, or a TD to take the lead. They put together their best drive of the game, 8 plays, 51 yards, picking up 3 first downs along the way, to get down to the Alabama 29. They nailed a 46-yard FG there to tie the game with 26 seconds left. With the way the offensives had played in this game, OT seemed like a certainty. Each of Alabama's prior scores in this game was setup by a strong kick or punt return, and 'Bama did return this kick to their own 37, where they took over with 15 seconds left. On their first play, 'Bama actually lost 3 yards on a screen play. But then, McElroy hit Ingram with a 32 yard pass, setting up a 51-yard FG attempt - which Tiffin hit for the win! The teams managed only a total of 23 first downs (12 for TCU, 11 for Alabama), and a total of 441 yards (179 for TCU, 262 for 'Bama). The teams actually had more combined punts (24), than first downs. TCU won the turnover battle 2-0, and really had a shot here if they could have done ANYTHING on offense. Alabama's Mark Ingram was probably the most productive offensive player with 76 yards rushing and 38 yards receiving. Last edited by molson : 10-23-2010 at 01:15 PM.

10-23-2010, 01:42 PM	#172
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	#5 Ohio St. (Big 10, 7-1, 11-2) v. #1 Alabama (SEC, 8-0, 14-0) 2009 College Football World Cup Championship Game Ohio St. #5 Ohio St. 41, Kent St. 7 #5 Ohio St. 41, Mississippi St. 13 #5 Ohio St. 69, Toledo 14 #5 Ohio St. 17, Central Florida 10 #5 Ohio St. 43, Virginia 13 #5 Ohio St. 27, Virginia 3 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #5 Ohio St. 20, Minnesota 3 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #5 Ohio St. 34, Troy 23 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) #5 Ohio St 48, California 0 (Championship Knockout Stage, Quarterfinals) #5 Ohio St 31, #4 Boise St. 20 (Final Four) Alabama #1 Alabama 69, Central Michigan 13 #1 Alabama 80, Houston 0 #1 Alabama 40, Michigan 10 #1 Alabama 73, Tulane 0 #1 Alabama 45, UCLA 3 #1 Alabama 58, East Carolina 6 (Preliminary Knockout Stage) #1 Alabama 62, #19 Miami (FL) 13 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 1) #1 Alabama 48, Central Florida 7 (Championship Knockout Stage, Round 2) #1 Alabama 20, #2 Texas 13, OT (Championship Knockout Stage, Quarterfinals) #1 Alabama 9, #6 TCU 6 (Final Four) Game: #1 Alabama 36, #5 Ohio St. 3 After #1 Alabama had big problems in their last two games v. TCU and Texas, I expected a more competitive game here against the Buckeyes. But instead, Alabama completes their coronation and wraps up the 2009 College Football World Cup Championship. The Alabama defense has been dominating, giving up 0 TDs the final 10 quarters of this tournament. Alabama got into the Ohio St. red zone on their first possession but fumbled the ball away. Then the Buckeyes actually scored first. They were able to move the ball, going 60 yards in 15 plays before hitting a 34-yard FG to take a 3-0 lead. That would be the score until Alabama tied it with a FG of their own with 6:11 left in the 1st half. It looked like we were in for another mutual defensive struggle at that point. But Alabama was able to get 2 more FGs before the end of the first half, the latter being setup by an interception of a Terrel Pryor pass. So it was 9-3 Crimson Tide at halftime, with neither team able to get into the end zone. In the 2nd half though, Alabama's offense finally came to life, and Ohio St. couldn't answer. Alabama got a 58-yard run to start the 3rd quarter, and that setup a short TD run to make it 16-3. The Buckeyes got the ball back and promptly fumbled at midfield. That led to another Alabama FG, to make it 19-3. Ohio St. punted the ball away, and the Crimson Tide answered with 8 play, 72-yard TD drive capped off by a 35-yard rushing TD for Richardson. It was now 26-3 with 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, and Ohio St. was done. They wouldn't get the ball closer than the Alabama 33 yard line for the rest of the game, and the Crimson Tide added a 4th quarter FG, and a 4th quarter TD. The Buckeyes offense wasn't able to do much, but they were really done in by their turnovers. They had 4, v. 1 for Alabama. They also managed only 13 first downs (v. 20 for Alabama), and only 220 total yards (v. 474 for 'Bama). Mark Ingram had something of an off-day for Alabama, but Trent Richardson picked up the slack, with 139 yards rushing and 2 TDs. For Ohio St. Terrell Prior was just 9-for-18 for 84 yards passing and 3 interceptions. That wraps up the tournament! Last edited by molson : 10-23-2010 at 01:45 PM.

10-25-2010, 07:03 PM	#173
hoopsguy General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago	Boo Alabama taking home the title - I was pulling for TCU to keep their run alive, given the late options. And TCU built some loyalty for the pounding they delivered to the Hawkeyes. Thanks for putting together a fun dynasty. I enjoyed following the results.

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