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Ultimate Playoff: Elite Eight
Sports Illustrated ^ | 12/06/2007 | Gennaro Filice

Posted on 12/06/2007 5:35:44 PM PST by FreeAtlanta

Vote (Freep) your picks of Virtual College Football Play-off!


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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: bcs; breakingnews; football; lsu; oklahoma; playoff; uga; usc
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To: dfwgator

Not that I think OSU would get by Georgia, either. How would a 2nd UGA-UF game for the national championship sound? They’d HAVE to play it in Jacksonville, wouldn’t they?

(C8


21 posted on 12/07/2007 9:23:56 AM PST by Bat_Chemist (The devil has already outsmarted every "Bright".)
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To: GOP_Raider

First-round results

No. 1 Ohio State defeats No. 16 Tennessee: 136,283 (74 percent) to 47,751 (26 percent).

No. 2 LSU defeats No. 15 Clemson: 178,183 (93 percent) to 13,402 (seven percent).

No. 3 Virginia Tech defeats No. 14 Illinois: 129,160 (65 percent) to 70,678 (35 percent).

No. 4 Oklahoma defeats No. 13 Boston College: 174,327 (87 percent) to 27,819 (13 percent).

No. 5 Georgia defeats No. 12 Arizona State: 145,082 (84 percent) to 27,819 (16 percent).

No 11 Florida upsets No. 6 Missouri: 130,996 (70 percent) to 56,304 (30 percent).

No. 7 USC defeats No. 10 Hawaii: 140,157 (74 percent) to 50,217 (26 percent).

No. 9 West Virginia upsets No. 8 Kansas: 126,413 (68 percent) to 60,283 (32 percent).

22 posted on 12/07/2007 10:15:10 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: FreeAtlanta
ROFLMAO

FreeAtlanta: are you drinking more of that darn Billy beer.

You are so right however, Georgia Bullfrogs could smoke Oklahoma only if they knock out their great quarterback.

I do however believe that Georgia is a good team, to make you feel better in your stupor.

23 posted on 12/07/2007 10:27:39 AM PST by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia, a red state wannabe. I don't take Ex Lax I just read the New York Times.)
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To: FreeAtlanta
If the Pac 10 and Big 10 were left out of the Championship game by their choice it would only last for a little while.

With out the possibility of being crowned the be in the USA their recruiting would eventually falter to schools participating in the championship.

24 posted on 12/07/2007 10:31:55 AM PST by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia, a red state wannabe. I don't take Ex Lax I just read the New York Times.)
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To: FreeAtlanta
I have proposed a 24 team playoff. Taking the top 2 teams from each conference. and having a 4 round playoff. Split the teams into east and west divisions and have a bye for the top 4 teams in each division and let the other 8 in each division play in the first round. Kind of like the NFL's Wildcard system. If they want to make college football more like the pro's then they need a playoff system. Here's what it would look like.

East Division
Wild Card-----2nd Rnd
---------------------------3rd Rnd
Wild Card-----2nd Rnd
------------------------------------Div Champ
Wild Card-----2nd Rnd
---------------------------3rd Rnd
Wild Card-----2nd Rnd
---------------------------------------------------Natl Champ
West Division
Wild Card-----2nd Rnd
---------------------------3rd Rnd
Wild Card-----2nd Rnd
------------------------------------Div Champ
Wild Card-----2nd Rnd
---------------------------3rd Rnd
Wild Card-----2nd Rnd


25 posted on 12/07/2007 10:55:16 AM PST by Conservative_Jedi (Give me Liberty or give me Death!!)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi
No. 9 West Virginia UPSETS No. 8 Kansas: 126,413 (68 percent) to 60,283 (32 percent)

Upset? This wouldn't be an upset. WVU is definitely the better team. Regardless losing to Pitt. Rivalry game. Just like OSU vs Mich or Clemson for USC (South Carolina)

26 posted on 12/07/2007 11:00:01 AM PST by Conservative_Jedi (Give me Liberty or give me Death!!)
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To: GOP_Raider

Sorry I’m so late in getting back to you, but my ‘pooter died and I just got it back from the shop.

That Pitt - WVU game was a heartbreaker for me. IIRC, you said at the start of the season that this would be THE crucial game for the Mountaineers. At the time I had stars in my eyes about an undefeated season and I have to say that a loss to Pitt was nowhere on my radar. Then came the loss to USF...welcome to reality! From that game on I looked at the season “one game at a time” and lo and behold, your prediction that the Backyard Brawl woud be key came true. Very nicely done, laddie!!!!

My congrats to Pitt and all their supporters for not only beating WVU, but the officials as well. That crew was horrible! IMO the NCAA should fire them all!!!!


27 posted on 12/08/2007 9:53:23 AM PST by Roccus (Hillary........brought to you by the PRC)
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To: Conservative_Jedi

It looks like UGA is going to loose to Oklahoma, but the up side is that LSU is loosing to USC and I am voting for the winner of the UGA vs. Oklahoma game over Ohio State. I want neither of the current BCS champions to make it to the final game in this match up in order to emphasize how bad the current BCS is. :-)


28 posted on 12/08/2007 4:05:02 PM PST by FreeAtlanta (Search for Folding Project - Join FR Team 36120)
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To: Roccus

Wasn’t it one official in particular that kept making the phantom holding calls against the same Pitt receiver? If so, then someone should investigate whether he is involved in gambling or organized crime (aka, the NBA scandal).


29 posted on 12/08/2007 4:07:19 PM PST by FreeAtlanta (Search for Folding Project - Join FR Team 36120)
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To: FreeAtlanta
In reality, my Dawgs would smoke the Okies.

Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are.


30 posted on 12/08/2007 4:09:13 PM PST by ItsForTheChildren
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To: OKIEDOC

I wish we would get the chance to find out. Alas, we will never know.


31 posted on 12/08/2007 4:10:44 PM PST by FreeAtlanta (Search for Folding Project - Join FR Team 36120)
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