2008 College Football Playoff

.... And then there were two. We are down to the final two teams in our college football playoff, and it is a great game with the #1 and #2 seeds, Oklahoma and Florida, respectively.

Mr. Green: Oklahoma

Roget: Florida

Willard: Florida

Dr. G: Oklahoma

Jack Flack: Oklahoma

WINNER: OKLAHOMA (3-2)

Oklahoma takes the national Championship in a very close game. Congratulations to the Oklahoma Sooners, the 2008 National Champions.

So what does this all mean? Did the BCS get it right, since we ended up with Oklahoma and Florida in the championship through a playoff? The answer is a resounding No. In fact, the question "Did the BCS get it right?" is a stupid question to be begin with, because the BCS cannot get it right, the BCS is not right to begin with. The BCS means a computer chooses two teams to play for the National Championship. Whether the two teams selected are the best two teams in the nation is meaningless. What about Texas? Alabama? USC? Boise State? Utah? There are other teams still with just one loss. Oklahoma lost to Texas, Florida lost at home to Ole Miss. The point is there are arguments for and against all of the top teams, which is why we need a playoff system in college football. Division I-AA, and all Divisions below that have a playoff system.

College basketball will always be better than college football, because of college basketball's playoff system, March Madness. Did anybody ask whether Memphis and Kansas deserved to play for the National Championship last season? Did anybody ask whether March Madness got it right? No, because March Madness is a great playoff system, which always features classic, memorable games, upsets, buzzer beaters, and memories. A playoff system in football would probably create the same result.

To close our 2008 college football playoff, here is the final bracket, and how the tournament played out.

2008 College Football Playoff

The final four teams are set, and we are ready to go with the games. Two good matchups square off with Oklahoma playing Alabama, and Florida going against USC. The winners of the games will play each other in the National Championship game in the Orange Bowl.

Mr. Green: Oklahoma

Roget: Oklahoma

Willard: Alabama

Dr. G: Oklahoma

Jack Flack: Oklahoma

WINNER: OKLAHOMA (4-1)

Mr. Green: USC

Roget: USC

Willard: Florida

Dr. G: Florida

Jack Flack: Florida

WINNER: FLORIDA (3-2)

The top two seeds are able to survive, including a close matchup of Florida and USC. This means that the #1 and #2 teams in the nation will match up to play in the National Championship. The Big 12 champ Oklahoma vs. the SEC champ Florida. An updated bracket will soon follow showing the showdown for the National Championship.

2008 College Football Playoff

We are now down to the final eight teams of our college football playoff. Some intruiging matchups highlight these 2nd round games, let's see how they play out.

Mr. Green: Oklahoma

Roget: Oklahoma

Willard: Oklahoma

Dr. G: Oklahoma

Jack Flack: Oklahoma

WINNER: OKLAHOMA (5-0)

Mr. Green: TCU

Roget: Alabama

Willard: Alabama

Dr. G: Alabama

Jack Flack: TCU

WINNER: ALABAMA (3-2)

Mr. Green: Florida

Roget: Florida

Willard: Florida

Dr. G: Florida

Jack Flack: Florida

WINNER: FLORIDA (5-0)

Dr. G: USC

Roget: Texas

Willard: USC

Dr. G: Texas

Jack Flack: USC

WINNER: USC (3-2)

The top two seeds continue to take care of business, with both Oklahoma and Florida winning handily. Boise State didn't have the magic this time to beat a great offensive Oklahoma team. We saw two great matchups, and the "cindarella" of this college football playoff, TCU, was finally beaten, but almost upset Alabama. Another close game saw USC top Texas.

The final four is set. There were three Big 12 teams in the final eight, and only one advanced to the final four. There are two SEC teams left, and a Pac-10 team. An updated bracket will soon follow, showing the final four teams, the matchups, and the location of the games to be played.

2008 College Football Playoff

Below are the results of the left side of the bracket, the first set of first round games.

Mr. Green: Oklahoma

Roget: Oklahoma

Willard: Oklahoma

Dr. G: Oklahoma

Jack Flack: Oklahoma

WINNER: OKLAHOMA (5-0)

Mr. Green: Boise State

Roget: Penn State

Willard: Boise State

Dr. G: Boise State

Jack Flack: Penn State

WINNER: BOISE STATE (3-2)

Mr. Green: Utah

Roget: TCU

Willard: TCU

Dr. G: Utah

Jack Flack: TCU

WINNER: TCU (3-2)

Mr. Green: Oklahoma State

Roget: Alabama

Willard: Alabama

Dr. G: Alabama

Jack Flack: Oklahoma State

WINNER: ALABAMA (3-2)

The left side of the first round sees #1 overall seed Oklahoma win easily, and three other close contests. Boise State goes into Happy Valley and knocks off the Big Ten champions. Alabama almost gets upset by Oklahoma State, and TCU takes the first real upset with a close victory over Utah.

The first round will conclude tomorrow, with the right side of the bracket.