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  • Breesey2
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    • Jan 2016
    • 13

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    Legendary Roster Series

    I've been working on these rosters off and on for a few years, with the goal of completing a 64-team tournament of the greatest college football teams ever assembled. A few notes before I list off the completed teams.

    - I've covered college basketball and football for 11 years, most notably for theScore, MSN, the Fox Sports Media Network and USA Today.

    - I absolutely love simulation series and recently completed one over at Krossover, a sports tech company in NYC. That series was centered around the best college alumni rosters. You can check that out here.

    - Finally, I've come to really respect those involved in roster building here at OS and would love any and all constructive feedback on the rosters I've completed. The process for each team is pretty grueling and includes watching full games on YouTube, digging through archives for rosters and media guides and matching nearly every player's appearance to photos. To that end, if you really love any of these teams, I'd love to hear about how you think they play in the game.

    Ok, now onto the progress I've made.

    *UPDATED ON April 17th, 2018*
    Completed Teams: 25/64

    2015 Alabama
    2010 Auburn
    2010 Boise State
    2015 Clemson
    1994 Colorado
    1996 Florida
    1999 Florida State
    2007 Hawai'i
    2015 Houston
    2011 LSU
    2001 Miami (FL)
    1997 Michigan
    1995 Nebraska
    1988 Notre Dame
    2002 Ohio State
    2000 Oklahoma
    2015 Ole Miss
    1994 Penn State
    1980 Pitt
    2005 Texas
    2012 Texas A&M
    2004 USC
    2004 Utah
    1991 Washington
    2007 West Virginia


    Teams I'm Hoping To Add Soon:


    2004 Cal
    1998 Tennessee
    1982 SMU
    2010 TCU



    Ideally, I'd like to check off all the BCS Busters teams first. Either way, it's a lot of fun to mess around with these rosters in a tournament setting. I set it up recently with 16 of the Legendary Teams and used historic campus sites (Michie Stadium, Camp Randall, Liberty Bowl) and one oddball location (Kibbie Dome) for the first round and then minor bowls for the Elite 8, before using the Rose, Sugar and Cotton Bowl for the final 3 games. '04 USC escaped in the Elite 8 against '94 Penn State and cruised the rest of the way.

    Let me know how your tournaments shake out, looking forward to hearing from everyone.
    Last edited by Breesey2; 08-12-2020, 11:47 PM.
  • Breesey2
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    • Jan 2016
    • 13

    #2
    Re: Legendary Roster Series

    Here is the 64-team bracket I've been messing with. Opinions welcomed!





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    Last edited by Breesey2; 04-07-2018, 03:59 PM.

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    • mxpx5678
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      • Jul 2004
      • 5

      #3
      Re: Legendary Roster Series

      What about Oregon State 1999-2000 team? They had TJ Housh and Chad OchoCino, steven jackson...

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      • Puddles4Prez
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        • Jul 2018
        • 5

        #4
        Re: Legendary Roster Series

        Breesy, this is great work! I scoured the Krossover page, great stuff. Keep us updated on your progress, this looks awesome.

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        • Puddles4Prez
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          • Jul 2018
          • 5

          #5
          Re: Legendary Roster Series

          Originally posted by mxpx5678
          What about Oregon State 1999-2000 team? They had TJ Housh and Chad OchoCino, steven jackson...
          GO DUCKS! GO DUCKS!

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          • Breesey2
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            • Jan 2016
            • 13

            #6
            Re: Legendary Roster Series

            Originally posted by mxpx5678
            What about Oregon State 1999-2000 team? They had TJ Housh and Chad OchoCino, steven jackson...
            My son was born on June 1st, so my productivity on this project has gone in the toilet 😂.

            That Oregon State team is on my list! They'd be a tough out for sure.

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