FIRST ROUND
ROSE BOWL: Ohio State [JR] vs. USC [Corey]
Corey/USC went with gambling for big plays strategy wise. Though coming close to a couple big turnovers and long offensive plays, USC never could break through in the first half, and an error with clock management using the ClockDrain feature meant that SC didn't get a field goal attempt at the end of the half from the OSU 13, despite having a chance to run in a touchdown two plays earlier. OSU got their offense going in the second half, as the teams traded TDs then saw Ohio State score with just :58 remaining to go up 14-7. USC drove to the OSU 28 before two Hail Mary plays fell short of the end zone, giving Ohio State the upset win.
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Appalacian State [Corey/Tim] vs. Youngstown State [Dave]
Dave continud a roll of good fortune on his opening night in forcing two turnovers en route to victory with Youngstown State.
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EMERALD BOWL: NC State [Tim] vs. Oregon [Dave]
This was quite the clash as two claimed teams were on the line. Dave first drive was a 3 and out. Tim and NC State drove all the way down the field, then stahled and missed a fake punt. On this play, Dave elected to run a play with :06 seconds, a risk that didn't pan out well as he was sacked and missed a chance at a FG.
Tim/NCSU opened the second half with a nice drive and a slant TD to go up 7-0. Re-instated LaGarrete Blounte would soon even the odds.
On the ensuing kickoff, Tim's returner raced it up the sidelines to go up 14-7, still in the 3rd.
Having driven to Tim's 30 or so with just 1:03 remaining, Dave, on 4th. and 20, pulled off this brilliant fake punt, nearly being stopped right at the first down marker, to tie the game at 14.
After Tim drove for a field goal, Dave had only 3 or 4 plays to move down the field for the tying score. Having to take a risk, he threw a pick. Dave was very compettive throughout the night but ended up only having Alabama, with a win over Lousiana-Laffayette, advance. He still has Indiana, which awaits the winner of West Virginia [JR] and Tennessee
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GMAC BOWL: Wake Forest [Dave] 6, Western Michigan [Brandon, reserved team] 0
In an impressive drive, Dave started the game cold and perfomred his usual magic switching between the goal line and spread sets, finishign it off on 3rd. and 2 from the 7 with a powerful FB dive. WMU drove back down the field only to miss a 37 yard FG wide right. In the second half, WMU/Harnish/Hiller threw a pick deep in Wake territory, and Dave was able to grind out the clock to run his tourney record to 3-1 and knock out Harnish's first team of the tourney.
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LAS VEGAS BOWL: TCU (Thad) [11] vs. Oregon State (Brandon) [21]
Thad put together a nice opening drive but the Harnish safety stripped his TE. Harnish converted. Scoring on a fourth-and-six OSU went up early in the 2nd. Thad took the field goal in his territory to make it 7-3 at the break. Harnish’s HB retunred the opening kickoff for 6. Thad drove back down the field and scored on a plunge with his HB to cut the score to 14-11. A deep play to the WR gave Harnish a 21-11 advantage with just 1:40 to play. A one-on-one pick sealed the deal for Oregon State.
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Buffalo gets a TD en route to blowing out New Mexico St
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ALAMO BOWL: Nebraska [Tony, Harnish] vs. Illinois [Josh]
Josh reluctantly accepted the Illini as his fourth team, but soon came to like it as he shot to a 14-0 lead with the athletcisim of Juice Williams, breaking the will of Tony and forcing his tournament exit. Harnish did a nice job of getting a Nebraska passing offense going and getting as close as 21-14, but was in too big a hole to come back.
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San Diego State upsets Arizona in Denver
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SECOND ROUND
Youngstown State [Various] @ Ohio State [JR]
JR led OSU to a demolishing of hapless game FCS squad Youngstown.
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Wake Forest [Corey] @ NC State [Tim]
Tim demanded Corey play as Wake, and it seemed to paying off at first with this long, effective drive to go up 7-0.
This nice looking fade tied the score. Tim would go on a nice drive to get a TD, and then a field goal would be all Corey could muster to cut the score to 14-10.
A long, time consuming drive reulted in this off tackle TD to put Wake/Corey up 17-14.
A big time ko return for TD on the ensuing ko put NCSU right back ahead.
Lacking all timeouts QB Riley Skinner hit his man with :02 to play, but couldn't get the ball spiked in time as NC State survived, keeping two teams alive for Tim.
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Buffalo @ Oregon State
The Beavers running game, led by Jaquizz Rodgers, was too much for Buffalo to handle.
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San Diego State [Brandon] @ Illinois [Josh]
Brandon came from behind to force overtime tied at 10, got it into the third overtime before a prior commitment forced him to hurry himself and look to end the game, win or lose, quickly, resulting in a pick, and survival in a scare for Josh.
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THIRD ROUND
Ohio State [JR] @ NC State [Tim]
A "mentally fatigued" JR couldn't counter Tim's halftime adjsutments, as a 7-7 tie became a 21-7 triumph for the short passing game of NC State after Tim adjusted to Terelle Pryor and OSU's running threat, and OSU had no strategic answer.
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Illinois [Josh] @ Oregon State [JR]
A key opening stop was all Josh needed, as Juice and the Illini offense would not be stopped against Oregon STate.
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SWEET 16
NC State [Tim] @ Illinois [Josh]
Two upstart but red hot squads met for the All Players B entry into the Elite 8.
Tim had a steady, methodical drive right down the field to take a 7-0 lead on a controversial no-call.
Illinois wans't down long as Juice Williams hit his TE for a long TD. Aurelious Benn had a huge block to spring the TD. Tim marched down the field for another score, with his backup QB hitting his TE to go up 14-7.
This first half stop by Tim's D as time expired kept him up 14-7.
Josh's opening drive of the half was quickly cut short by a great zone flat play by Tim's DE.
Coming off the interception, Tim marched right down the field for the score, leading 21-7.
Now down 21-7, a final Juice Williams pick sealed the deal for Tim, in an impressive 28-7 win.
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