2009 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 #3 and #4 seeds, Cincinnati and TCU, respectively.

Mr. Green: Cincinnati

Roget: TCU

Dr. G: TCU

Jack Flack: TCU

Willard: TCU

Hollywood: TCU

C-Money: Cincinnati

WINNER: TCU (5-2)

TCU takes the national Championship in a very close game. Congratulations to the TCU Horned Frogs, the 2009 Kotite's Corner National Champions.

So what does this all mean? Did the BCS get it right this year? Once again, 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. There are plenty of teams this year who haven't lost a single game, including TCU and Cincinnati, who will not get to play for the National Cahmpionship. 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 UNC and Michigan State 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 2009 college football playoff, here is the final bracket, and how the tournament played out.

2009 College Football Playoff

The final four teams are set and we are ready to go with the games. Two good matchups square off with #1 Alabama facing off against #4 TCU, and #2 Texas playing #3 Cincinnati. The winners advance to play in the National Championship game in the Rose Bowl.

Mr. Green: TCU

Roget: TCU

Dr. G: TCU

Jack Flack: TCU

Willard: TCU

Hollywood: TCU

C-Money: Alabama

WINNER: TCU (6-1)

Mr. Green: Cincinnati

Roget: Texas

Dr. G: Cincinnati

Jack Flack: Cincinnati

Willard: Texas

Hollywood: Cincinnati

C-Money: Cincinnati

WINNER: CINCINNATI (5-2)

Upset alert - Both top seeds go down. This is huge. Neither game was close either. TCU wins in a landslide over Alabama, and Cincinnati wins in a landslide over Texas. This is why they play the games. Well, in real life, they actually don't, but if they did, something like this could happen. We will never know, and unfortantely for TCU and Cincinnati, they will not get a chance to play for the National Championship in real life. However, they will get to play for the 2009 Kotite's Corner National Championship.

College Football Playoff

We are down to the final 8 teams of our 2009 college football playoff. Of the 8 teams, there is 2 SEC teams, 2 non-BCS teams, 1 ACC team, 1 Big 12 team, 1 Pac-10 team, and 1 Big East team. The only major conference not represented is the Big 10 (Big 11).

Mr. Green: Alabama

Roget: Alabama

Dr. G: Alabama

Jack Flack: Alabama

Willard: Alabama

Hollywood: Alabama

C-Money: Alabama

WINNER: ALABAMA (7-0)

Mr. Green: TCU

Roget: Florida

Dr. G: TCU

Jack Flack: TCU

Willard: Florida

Hollywood: TCU

C-Money: Florida

WINNER: TCU (4-3)

Mr. Green: Oregon

Roget: Texas

Dr. G: Texas

Jack Flack: Texas

Willard: Texas

Hollywood: Oregon

C-Money: Oregon

WINNER: TEXAS (4-3)

Mr. Green: Cincinnati

Roget: Boise State

Dr. G: Cincinnati

Jack Flack: Cincinnati

Willard: Boise State

Hollywood: Boise State

C-Money: Cincinnati

WINNER: CINCINNATI (4-3)

The #1 overall seed Alabama cruises into the Final 4, and the other 3 games come right down to the wire. TCU edges defending National Champion Florida 4-3. Texas barely survives an upset big by Oregon and wins 4-3. Cincinnati, the Big East champion survives Boise State, and wins 4-3. The final 4 is now set. We have the SEC champion, the Big East champion, the Big 12 champion, and underdog TCU. These are the top 4 seeds in the tournament, so the seeding held up.

College Football Playoff

We will kick off the first round of action with the left side of the bracket, which includes #1 overall seed, Alabama.

Mr. Green: Alabama

Roget: Alabama

Dr. G: Alabama

Jack Flack: Alabama

Willard: Alabama

Hollywood: Alabama

C-Money: Alabama

WINNER: ALABAMA (7-0)

Mr. Green: Ohio State

Roget: Georgia Tech

Dr. G: Georgia Tech

Jack Flack: Georgia Tech

Willard: Georgia Tech

Hollywood: Georgia Tech

C-Money: Georgia Tech

WINNER: GEORGIA TECH (6-1)

Mr. Green: LSU

Roget: Florida

Dr. G: Florida

Jack Flack: Florida

Willard: Florida

Hollywood: Florida

C-Money: Florida

WINNER: FLORIDA (6-1)

Mr. Green: TCU

Roget: TCU

Dr. G: TCU

Jack Flack: TCU

Willard: TCU

Hollywood: TCU

C-Money: TCU

WINNER: TCU (7-0)

No surprises on the left side of the bracket in the first round, as the home team wins each game, except for Georgia Tech over Ohio State, which isn't much of an upset anyways. All 4 teams advance convincingly.

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.