The end of the road is finally here for college football fans. After today, the Student Union 64-team College Football Playoff is no more. Oh, and there’s also an apparently-important SEC game going on tonight. It’s been a long journey but a fun one, despite the fact that 62 simulated games across four regions has led us to a rematch between Oklahoma and Ohio State. On the one hand, it would have been fun to see something ridiculous like an all double-digit seed final four, but on the other hand, a one-seed versus two-seed title game lends some credibility to the tournament as a whole, especially with regard to seeding (*pats self on back*).
Here’s a look at the bracket up to this point and, the result everyone has been waiting on the edge of their seats for since early December, the winner of the Student Union National Championship game.
Like they did when college football first expanded to a four-team playoff, the Ohio State Buckeyes claim the title in this unprecedented experiment in simulated football.
That mention earlier of this whole thing being super credible? Does it make that less true if I say that JT Barrett was the MVP of this entire thing? He helped OSU over two #1 seeds to win it all and went 26-34 for 356 yards and four touchdowns PLUS 75 yards rushing on 15 attempts in the title game. A 49 yard-touchdown pass to Johnnie Dixon in the fourth quarter put the Buckeyes ahead from being down by one. Dixon finished with 125 yards on four catches, which is a poor-man’s Randy Moss stat line.
More unrealistic than MVP JT Barrett was Baker Mayfield’s two interceptions, although he still had his way statistically over the course of the game, finishing with 408 yards and two touchdowns. Ultimately, the Sooners’ defense that did them in against Georgia in the actual Rose bowl left them short of the Student Union title.
With a look back at the complete bracket, it’s worth giving another shoutout to NCAAgamesim, which made this tournament possible. It’s a super user-friendly site and as you have seen, the results are trustworthy. Use it to gamble, use it to waste time, or use it to create fire blog content. Or maybe a combination of the three. Enjoy the real football tonight. Cheers.
November 28 — Introduction
December 4 – selection Monday
December 8 – West region first round
December 11 – Midwest region first round
December 15 – East region first round
December 18 – South region first round
December 22 – West/Midwest regions second round
December 26 – East/South regions second round
December 29 – Sweet 16
January 1 – Elite Eight
January 5 – semifinals
January 8 – National Championship