The virtual College Football Playoff is on its way, but first here are the reality bites:
The Bradenton Herald writes about the indecision going on in the BCS meetings; but believes that this is just a means to a 4 team playoff end. Read about it here:
The Big East added its 13th member yesterday, the Temple Owls. Finally an addition that makes geographic sense. Read about it here: http://brett-mcmurphy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/29532522/34946571
The Sporting News updates information on what went on in the BCS meetings yesterday; including a push to move the season up and starting games in late August. I’m all in favor of that. Read more here: http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-02-22/bcs-bowl-championship-series-plus-one#ixzz1n9LhnwDV
Georgia State is exploring moving to FBS level competition by joining the Sun Belt in its expansion, read more here: http://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-state/georgia-state-exploring-fbs-1357698.html
Matt Hayes of the Sporting News writes an article here about the ramifications of the BCS meetings going on, including an 8 or even 16 team playoff: http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-02-22/plus-one-college-football-playoff-bcs-bowl-championship-series#ixzz1n9bWUVnI
The results of the vote to over-ride the previous ruling by the NCAA to make scholarships binding for 4 years are in, and the Big 12 is the only AQ conference in favor of the over-ride (which failed by 2 votes), see how your conference and team voted here: http://chronicle.com/blogs/players/files/2012/02/MultiyearOverrideVote.pdf
Some good news coming out of the BCS meetings, no BCS games after January 1st is a theme being pushed. Read more here: http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2012/02/bcs_national_championship_supp.html
Oklahoma offensive coordinator, Jay Norvell, committed secondary NCAA violations last week when he openly tweeted more the one player during the NCAA mandated ‘quiet recruiting’ period, read more here: http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2012/2/21/2814321/oklahoma-coach-jay-norvell-twitter-commits-recruit-violations-ncaa?xid=si_topstories
…..and now, on with the College Football Playoff!
Game 10: #18 TCU at #7 Boise St
December 24, 2011
Kickoff: 11:00 am
Location: Boise, Idaho
Weather: 31 degrees, clear, 3 mph wind
EA Sports Ratings: Boise St, Overall: A, Offense: A+, Defense: B+
TCU, Overall: A-, Offense: A, Defense: B+
As has happened multiple times in this playoff simulation, this is a re-match from a regular season game. I agree with the feedback I’ve gotten so far that these games should be avoided if possible; but with a true playoff some re-matches will be inevitable. In the first matchup TCU ended Boise St’s home winning streak 36-35. Let’s see how the simulation plays out.
1st Quarter:
-Both offenses struggle in the cold to get going, Boise St scores first
with a 43 yard FG from Jimmy Pavel. (3-0 BSU)
-Boise St’s defense forces an Ed Wesley fumble and capitalizes with a
9 yard TD pass from Kellen Moore to Chris Potter. (10-0 BSU)
-TCU responds with a drive ending in a 1 yard TD run from Ed Wesley. (10-7 BSU)
-TCU’s defense sacks Kellen Moore for a safety on the very next possession. (10-9 BSU)
2nd Quarter:
-The offenses continue to struggle until Kellen Moore hits Tyler Shoemaker for
a 5 yard TD pass (17-9 BSU)
3rd Quarter:
-TCU takes the opening drive of the 2nd half and gets on the board with a
47 yard FG from Ross Evans. (17-12 BSU)
-Boise St responds midway through the 3rd qtr with a 43 yard FG from
Jimmy Pavel. (20-12 BSU)
4th Quarter:
-TCU starts the scoring off in the 4th qtr with an 8 yard TD pass from
Casey Pachall to Antoine Hicks. They go for 2, but Pachall’s pass is batted down. (20-18 BSU)
-TCU gets in FG range for a game winning FG from 43 yards, but it pushes wide left. (20-18 BSU)
TCU Stats:
Passing: Casey Pachall, 18/33, 283 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Ed Wesley, 30 att, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving: Josh Boyce, 6 rec, 113 yards
Antoine Hicks, 4 rec, 61 yards, 1 TD
Defense: 4 Sacks, 1 Safety
Total Offense: 405 yards
Passing: 283 yards
Rushing: 122 yards
Boise St Stats
Passing: Kellen Moore, 20/34, 215 yards, 2 TD
Rushing: Doug Martin, 26 att, 93 yards
Receiving: Chris Potter, 6 rec, 73 yards, 1 TD
Tyler Shoemaker, 4 rec, 50 yards, 1 TD
Defense: 1 Sack, 1 INT, 1 Fumble Recovery
Total Offense: 365 yards
Passing: 215 yards
Rushing: 150 yards
Box Score
1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q T
TCU 9 0 3 6 18
Boise St 10 7 3 0 20
Next Game: #11 Virginia Tech at #3 Oklahoma St
I will post a new game every weekday before noon.
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