Robalini's Week 20 NFL Picks

Here's my results for Week 19
W-L-T record: 3-1
Playoff record: 6-2
Season record: 90-93-5

New England Patriots (+6) over Denver Broncos
It looks pretty good for Peyton Manning and the Broncos.  The weather isn't too bad (which helps, as his record is dubious in cold weather) and they have the home field advantage, plus Tom Brady is reportedly slightly sick and injured.  Might as well notch this one a big W for Denver, right?  Well, maybe.  But keep in mind, the point spread has been as high as six points at the MGM (like when I jumped on it on Thursday evening.)  And even if the rumors are true, a second-best Brady is still better in the playoffs than ninety percent of all QBs.  Then remember this: Tom Brady is 10-4 lifetime in games against Peyton Manning. Only two of Manning's four victories were above six points.  Betting on Manning would defy history, and I'm not going to defy history here.

San Francisco 49ers (+3 1/2) over Seattle Seahawks

The last two times the 49ers went into Seattle, they got blown out.  Bad.  But then, so have many other teams.  And the Seattle Seahawks that blew them out aren't the same team they are now.  Seattle, like many number one seeds over the past decade, seem highly uncomfortable in that role.  It is a team with only three playoff games under its belt.  This will be SF's eighth in the Harbaugh era.  They are the playoff-rich team with a battle tested defense and an offense that finally seems in sync.  Expect the Niners to go to their second straight Super Bowl.

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Robalini's Week 19 NFL Picks

Here's my results for Week 18
W-L-T record: 3-1
Season record: 87-92-5

New Orleans Saint (+8 1/2) over Seattle Seahawks
Yes, Seattle is a great home team and the Saints are a bad road team.  But this point spread is just too huge, and the Seahawks are relatively inexperienced in the playoffs.

Indianapolis Colts (+7 1/2) over New England Patriots
Again, the high point spread is the key here.  With little pressure on Andrew Luck in expectations, I imagine he'll play well and at the least keep it close.

San Francisco 49ers (+1) over Carolina Panthers
At one point this week the 49ers actually were the dog and I jumped on it.  Most spreads have SF a slight favorite, but I don't expect it to be close.  The 49ers have underperformed most the season, and they're still one of the top four teams in the NFL.  They'll prove it against Cam Newton.

San Diego Chargers (+10) over Denver Broncos
Yes, Peyton Manning has had an incredible season, but he has a stunning history of underperforming in the playoffs.  And which team has he consistently had the worst history of underperforming against in big games?  Look it up: it's the Chargers, who he lost to earlier this season.  And then let's factor in the colder weather he'll be playing in, which is another Manning liability.  So add it up and: is ten points too much?  Yes.

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Robalini's Week 18 NFL Picks

Here's my results for Week 17
W-L-T record: 6-7
Season record: 84-91-5

Kansas City Chiefs (+2 1/2) over Indianapolis Colts
The Colts seem happy to have just won their division.  The Chiefs, on the other hand, seem ready to prove more, feeling disrespected after an 11-5 season.

Philadelphia Eagles (-2 1/2) over New Orleans Saints
The Saints are a great team, but the rip on them is true: they just aren't as good of a team on the road as home.  Playing in freezing Philly will not help them at all.

San Diego Chargers (+7) over Cincinnati Bengals
The Chargers, like the Chiefs, are an underrated team.  They could easily outright win, and if not, I expect a close one.

San Francisco 49ers (-2 1/2) over Green Bay Packers
I love Aaron Rodgers guts in a season-extending win last week.  But the 49ers are a more complete team, and their greatest strength, a dominating defense, is actually the big winner in the freezing temps they'll be playing through in Lambeau Field.

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The Konformist College Playoff Bowl V

Robert Sterling
Konformist.com
http://robalini.blogspot.com

It's time for The Konformist 2014 simulation of a college football playoff, and this is a special milestone year in our push for a playoff.  It is the final year of the BCS championship, which the NCAA now concedes has failed to do its job.  And while the new system will begin with only four teams, it seems that sooner rather than later the NCAA will realize the benefits (including more money) of expanding the playoffs to an opening round of four games that will lead to the semifinals.  In short, the plan that we are advocating looks like the solution the NCAA will embrace sooner rather than later.

This year, the choice for the eight finalists is a pretty simple one: the 5 major conference champs, the highest ranked champ among the non-major conferences (UCF) and the two top ranked teams that didn't win a conference (Alabama and Ohio State.)  Here are the teams, and their rankings according to the AP:

Florida State (1, ACC champ)
Auburn (2, SEC champ)
Alabama (3)
Michigan State (4, Big Ten champ)
Stanford (5, PAC-12 champ)
Baylor (6, Big 12 champ)
Ohio State (7)
UCF (15)

The five conference winners will be represented in the four major bowls they are linked to, with the Big 12 champ going to the Cotton Bowl rather than the Fiesta Bowl.  The other three spots will fill in the seedings, with Alabama facing the lowest ranked champion available (Baylor) and UCF facing the highest ranked champ (Florida State) leaving Ohio State to face Auburn.

In addition there are three consolation games.  The Fiesta Bowl will have the two top champions from the non-major conferences face off: 18th-ranked Louisville will represent the American Athletic, since the actual AA champ (UCF) is in the final eight and Louisville is still the top ranked non-major team left, and they will face 21st-ranked Fresno State.  The Peach Bowl will have the two top-ranked teams left, which will be eigth-ranked South Carolina against tenth-ranked Oregon.  Finally, the Florida Citrus Bowl will round out the Playoff Bowl series, featuring the top two teams left available, ninth ranked Missouri against 11th-ranked Oklahoma.

So here's how the 2014 games would look:

Rose Bowl
Stanford (5, PAC-12 champ) - Michigan State (4, Big Ten champ)

Cotton Bowl
Baylor (6, Big 12 champ) - Alabama (3)

Orange Bowl
Florida State (1, ACC champ) - UCF (15)

Sugar Bowl
Auburn (2, SEC champ) - Ohio State (7)

Fiesta Bowl
Louisville (18) - Fresno State (21)

Peach Bowl
South Carolina (8) - Oregon (10)

Florida Citrus Bowl
Missouri (9) - Oklahoma (11)

Here is the simulation results, courtesy of WhatIfSports.com:

Rose Bowl
2013 Michigan State Spartans at 2013 Stanford Cardinal

                                1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
2013 Michigan State Spartans 7 13 7 0 27
2013 Stanford Cardinal 6 0 3 7 16

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Stan 11:12 FG Jordan Williamson 33 yds. 0-3
MSU 5:30 TD Jeremy Langford 5 yd. run (Geiger kick) 7-3
Stan 1:20 FG Jordan Williamson 22 yds. 7-6
2nd Quarter
MSU 12:35 FG Michael Geiger 43 yds. 10-6
MSU 7:08 TD Nick Hill 6 yd. run (Geiger kick) 17-6
MSU 0:00 FG Michael Geiger 51 yds. 20-6
3rd Quarter
MSU 9:18 TD Keith Mumphery 27 yd. pass from Cook (Geiger kick) 27-6
Stan 2:34 FG Jordan Williamson 25 yds. 27-9
4th Quarter
Stan 4:29 TD Michael Rector 11 yd. pass from Hogan (Williamson kick) 27-16

Team Statistics
2013 Michigan State Spartans - 2013 Stanford Cardinal
First Downs 28 17
- Rushing 12 6
- Passing 16 11
- Penalty 0 0
3rd Down Eff 6/13 7/21
4th Down Eff 0/0 3/4
Rushes-Yards 44-177 44-93
Avg Rush 4.0 2.1
Comp-Att-Int 19-29-1 19-32-0
Passing Yards 276 228
Sacks-Yards 1-5 3-14
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Punts-Avg 5-42.2 7-39.0
KR-Avg 5-11.2 5-27.0
PR-Avg 7-7.4 5-8.8
Penalties-Yard 4-17 1-10
Time of Possession 30:21 29:39

2013 Michigan State Spartans Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Jeremy Langford 27 152 1 51 1
'13 Nick Hill 6 22 0 10 1
'13 Connor Cook 9 2 0 9 0
'13 Delton Williams 2 1 0 3 0

2013 Stanford Cardinal Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Tyler Gaffney 28 75 0 18 0
'13 Anthony Wilkerson 5 16 0 7 0
'13 Kevin Hogan 10 2 0 14 0
'13 Remound Wright 1 0 0 0 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Macgarrett Kings 3 67 1 0 38 0
'13 Bennie Fowler 3 51 0 0 19 0
'13 Josiah Price 3 46 1 0 21 0
'13 Jeremy Langford 4 46 0 0 14 0
'13 Keith Mumphery 1 27 1 0 27 1
'13 Tony Lippett 1 15 0 0 15 0
'13 Jamal Lyles 1 9 0 0 9 0
'13 Andrew Gleichert 2 9 0 0 7 0
'13 Aaron Burbridge 1 6 0 0 6 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Ty Montgomery 4 75 2 0 26 0
'13 Devon Cajuste 3 66 1 1 40 0
'13 Michael Rector 2 31 1 0 20 1
'13 Tyler Gaffney 3 21 0 0 11 0
'13 Kodi Whitfield 3 18 0 0 6 0
'13 Davis Dudchock 2 11 0 0 10 0
'13 Anthony Wilkerson 1 5 0 0 5 0
'13 Jordan Pratt 1 1 0 0 1 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Connor Cook 19 29 276 1 1

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Kevin Hogan 19 32 228 1 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Ed Davis 1 0
'13 Mark Meyers 1 0
'13 Tyler Hoover 1 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Josh Mauro 1 0
'13 Trent Murphy 0 1

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Michael Geiger 43,51 -
Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Jordan Williamson 33,22,25 -

*

Cotton Bowl
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide at 2013 Baylor Bears

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide 17 21 3 17 58
2013 Baylor Bears 0 9 3 0 12

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Ala 8:19 TD Kenyan Drake 8 yd. run (Foster kick) 7-0
Ala 4:20 FG Cade Foster 37 yds. 10-0
Ala 2:52 TD 64 yd punt return (Foster kick) 17-0
2nd Quarter
Baylor 14:30 FG Aaron Jones 24 yds. 17-3
Ala 10:43 TD T.J. Yeldon 23 yd. run (Foster kick) 24-3
Baylor 6:31 FG Aaron Jones 23 yds. 24-6
Ala 3:43 TD T.J. Yeldon 2 yd. run (Foster kick) 31-6
Ala 0:34 TD O.J. Howard 10 yd. pass from McCarron (Foster kick) 38-6
Baylor 0:00 FG Aaron Jones 19 yds. 38-9
3rd Quarter
Ala 10:11 FG Cade Foster 33 yds. 41-9
Baylor 2:24 FG Aaron Jones 45 yds. 41-12
4th Quarter
Ala 13:21 TD Amari Cooper 1 yd. pass from McCarron (Foster kick) 48-12
Ala 11:02 TD 92 yd punt return (Foster kick) 55-12
Ala 0:00 FG Cade Foster 47 yds. 58-12

Team Statistics
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide - 2013 Baylor Bears
First Downs 28 20
- Rushing 10 7
- Passing 18 13
- Penalty 0 0
3rd Down Eff 6/11 4/15
4th Down Eff 0/0 0/2
Rushes-Yards 42-132 40-124
Avg Rush 3.1 3.1
Comp-Att-Int 23-29-0 19-32-0
Passing Yards 350 264
Sacks-Yards 1-7 2-13
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Punts-Avg 2-48.0 6-39.2
KR-Avg 4-22.0 10-19.5
PR-Avg 6-35.3 2-9.0
Penalties-Yard 5-35 1-5
Time of Possession 31:39 28:21

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 T.J. Yeldon 22 73 1 23 2
'13 Kenyan Drake 9 42 0 16 1
'13 Derrick Henry 3 15 0 8 0
'13 AJ McCarron 7 2 0 12 0
'13 Altee Tenpenny 1 0 0 0 0

2013 Baylor Bears Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Shock Linwood 10 74 1 20 0
'13 Lache Seastrunk 18 47 0 7 0
'13 Bryce Petty 12 3 0 7 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Kenyan Drake 3 80 1 1 53 0
'13 Kevin Norwood 3 59 1 0 30 0
'13 Amari Cooper 4 55 1 0 34 1
'13 O.J. Howard 3 55 2 0 25 1
'13 T.J. Yeldon 4 35 0 0 14 0
'13 DeAndrew White 2 33 0 0 17 0
'13 Brian Vogler 2 21 0 0 13 0
'13 Christion Jones 2 12 0 0 13 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Antwan Goodley 4 116 3 1 59 0
'13 Tevin Reese 4 52 0 0 19 0
'13 Levi Norwood 4 44 0 0 17 0
'13 Jordan Najvar 3 24 0 0 12 0
'13 Clay Fuller 2 17 0 0 11 0
'13 Corey Coleman 1 8 0 0 8 0
'13 Shock Linwood 1 3 0 0 3 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 AJ McCarron 23 29 350 2 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Bryce Petty 19 32 264 0 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Ed Stinson 1 0
'13 Anthony Orr 1 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Byron Bonds 1 0

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Cade Foster 37,33,47 -

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Aaron Jones 24,23,19,45 -

*

Orange Bowl
2013 UCF Knights at 2013 Florida State Seminoles

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
2013 UCF Knights 3 10 7 0 20
2013 Florida State Seminoles 10 7 7 9 33

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
UCF 10:11 FG Shawn Moffitt 48 yds. 3-0
FlaSt 5:53 FG Roberto Aguayo 20 yds. 3-3
FlaSt 1:38 TD Devonta Freeman 8 yd. pass from Winston (Aguayo kick)  3-10
2nd Quarter
UCF 9:49 FG Shawn Moffitt 24 yds. 6-10
UCF 3:35 TD William Stanback 2 yd. run (Moffitt kick) 13-10
FlaSt 0:28 TD Jameis Winston 3 yd. run (Aguayo kick) 13-17
3rd Quarter
FlaSt 10:36 TD Nick O'Leary 16 yd. pass from Winston (Aguayo kick) 13-24
UCF 5:11 TD William Stanback 11 yd. pass from Bortles (Moffitt kick) 20-24
4th Quarter
FlaSt 7:46 FG Roberto Aguayo 47 yds. 20-27
FlaSt 3:01 FG Roberto Aguayo 42 yds. 20-30
FlaSt 0:28 FG Roberto Aguayo 32 yds. 20-33

Team Statistics
2013 UCF Knights - 2013 Florida State Seminoles
First Downs 24 23
- Rushing 10 7
- Passing 13 14
- Penalty 1 2
3rd Down Eff 6/15 7/15
4th Down Eff 1/2 0/0
Rushes-Yards 42-122 41-141
Avg Rush 2.9 3.4
Comp-Att-Int 23-35-0 20-28-0
Passing Yards 259 242
Sacks-Yards 4-22 1-8
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Punts-Avg 5-40.4 4-39.3
KR-Avg 8-19.4 5-25.8
PR-Avg 4-6.8 5-11.2
Penalties-Yard 4-29 1-15
Time of Possession 31:19 28:41

2013 UCF Knights Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Storm Johnson 19 83 0 16 0
'13 William Stanback 9 40 1 20 1
'13 Dontravious Wilson 1 2 0 2 0
'13 Blake Bortles 13 -3 0 11 0

2013 Florida State Seminoles Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Devonta Freeman 17 107 1 51 0
'13 Karlos Williams 8 18 0 14 0
'13 James Wilder 4 11 0 7 0
'13 Jameis Winston 12 5 0 5 1

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Storm Johnson 4 85 1 1 65 0
'13 Justin Tukes 3 36 0 0 16 0
'13 Rannell Hall 4 33 0 0 15 0
'13 Breshad Perriman 2 33 1 0 23 0
'13 J.J. Worton 4 28 0 0 15 0
'13 Jeff Godfrey 2 21 0 0 13 0
'13 William Stanback 2 16 0 0 11 1
'13 Kevin Miller 2 7 0 0 5 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Rashad Greene 5 61 0 0 17 0
'13 Nick O'Leary 4 56 0 0 19 1
'13 Kelvin Benjamin 4 49 0 0 18 0
'13 Christian Green 1 24 1 0 24 0
'13 Kenny Shaw 3 22 0 0 19 0
'13 Karlos Williams 1 13 0 0 13 0
'13 Shayne Broxsie 1 9 0 0 9 0
'13 Devonta Freeman 1 8 0 0 8 1

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Blake Bortles 23 35 259 1 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Jameis Winston 20 28 242 2 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Demetris Anderson 1 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Nigel Terrell 1 0
'13 Reggie Northrup 1 0
'13 Ukeme Eligwe 1 0
'13 Mario Edwards 1 0

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Shawn Moffitt 48,24 -

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Roberto Aguayo 20,47,42,32 -

*

Sugar Bowl
2013 Ohio State Buckeyes at 2013 Auburn Tigers

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
2013 Ohio State Buckeyes 0 7 0 21 28
2013 Auburn Tigers 3 24 6 13 46

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Auburn 6:36 FG Cody Parkey 45 yds. 0-3
2nd Quarter
Auburn 14:26 FG Cody Parkey 45 yds. 0-6
Auburn 10:47 TD Tre Mason 75 yd. run (Parkey kick) 0-13
Auburn 7:16 TD Tre Mason 46 yd. run (Parkey kick) 0-20
OhioSt 3:02 TD Carlos Hyde 9 yd. run (Basil kick) 7-20
Auburn 0:22 TD Tre Mason 8 yd. run (Parkey kick) 7-27
3rd Quarter
Auburn 5:30 FG Cody Parkey 31 yds. 7-30
Auburn 1:34 FG Cody Parkey 38 yds. 7-33
4th Quarter
OhioSt 14:49 TD Carlos Hyde 52 yd. run (Basil kick) 14-33
Auburn 11:39 TD Corey Grant 2 yd. run (Parkey kick) 14-40
OhioSt 7:06 TD Evan Spencer 5 yd. pass from Miller (Basil kick) 21-40
Auburn 2:40 TD Cameron Artis-Payne 25 yd. run (Parkey missed extra point) 21-46
OhioSt 0:11 TD Corey (Philly) Brown 15 yd. pass from Miller (Basil kick) 28-46

Team Statistics
2013 Ohio State Buckeyes - 2013 Auburn Tigers
First Downs 24 22
- Rushing 12 16
- Passing 11 6
- Penalty 1 0
3rd Down Eff 5/13 12/19
4th Down Eff 2/2 0/0
Rushes-Yards 49-246 63-408
Avg Rush 5.0 6.5
Comp-Att-Int 14-23-1 7-9-0
Passing Yards 143 98
Sacks-Yards 1-7 1-5
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Punts-Avg 6-41.8 3-42.7
KR-Avg 10-22.7 5-19.4
PR-Avg 3-8.0 6-10.8
Penalties-Yard 4-30 3-14
Time of Possession 27:09 32:51

2013 Ohio State Buckeyes Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Carlos Hyde 23 157 1 52 2
'13 Braxton Miller 19 52 0 13 0
'13 Jordan Hall 7 37 0 15 0

2013 Auburn Tigers Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Tre Mason 28 281 5 75 3
'13 Cameron Artis-Payne 12 57 1 25 1
'13 Nick Marshall 15 43 0 12 0
'13 Corey Grant 7 26 0 13 1
'13 Chandler Shakespeare 1 1 0 1 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Corey (Philly) Brown 5 65 0 0 17 1
'13 Carlos Hyde 3 32 0 0 16 0
'13 Evan Spencer 2 13 0 0 8 1
'13 Jeff Heuerman 1 10 0 0 10 0
'13 Devin Smith 1 9 0 0 9 0
'13 Jordan Hall 1 9 0 0 9 0
'13 Nick Vannett 1 5 0 0 5 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 C.J. Uzomah 2 36 1 0 23 0
'13 Marcus Davis 2 21 0 0 12 0
'13 Ricardo Louis 1 20 1 0 20 0
'13 Sammie Coates 1 16 0 0 16 0
'13 Quan Bray 1 5 0 0 5 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Braxton Miller 14 23 143 2 1

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Nick Marshall 7 9 98 0 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Craig Fada 1 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Kenny Flowers 1 0
'13 Jonathon Mincy 0 1

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Cody Parkey 45,45,31,38 -

*

Fiesta Bowl
2013 Fresno State Bulldogs at 2013 Louisville Cardinals

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
2013 Fresno State Bulldogs 0 10 7 6 23
2013 Louisville Cardinals 13 7 14 13 47

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Lou 9:45 TD Ryan Hubbell 11 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick) 0-7
Lou 1:51 TD DeVante Parker 7 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Wallace missed extra point) 0-13
2nd Quarter
Lou 9:28 TD Damian Copeland 12 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick) 0-20
Fres 4:16 TD Jerin McClendon 3 yd. pass from Carr (McGuire kick) 7-20
Fres 0:00 FG Colin McGuire 54 yds. 10-20
3rd Quarter
Lou 12:30 TD Gerald Christian 12 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick) 10-27
Lou 5:50 TD Dominique Brown 7 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick) 10-34
Fres 1:00 TD Malique Micenheimer 19 yd. run (McGuire kick) 17-34
4th Quarter
Lou 11:48 TD Gerald Christian 15 yd. pass from Bridgewater (Wallace kick) 17-41
Fres 7:12 TD Marteze Waller 4 yd. run (2-PT conversion failed) 23-41
Lou 2:34 FG John Wallace 23 yds. 23-44
Lou 0:00 FG John Wallace 26 yds. 23-47

Team Statistics
2013 Fresno State Bulldogs - 2013 Louisville Cardinals
First Downs 27 31
- Rushing 6 11
- Passing 21 18
- Penalty 0 2
3rd Down Eff 4/8 12/16
4th Down Eff 1/1 1/1
Rushes-Yards 31-82 47-166
Avg Rush 2.6 3.5
Comp-Att-Int 30-38-3 26-33-0
Passing Yards 312 289
Sacks-Yards 2-11 4-24
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0
Punts-Avg 2-43.0 1-41.0
KR-Avg 7-18.4 4-23.8
PR-Avg 1-2.0 2-1.0
Penalties-Yard 5-37 2-10
Time of Possession 26:01 33:59

2013 Fresno State Bulldogs Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Josh Quezada 15 45 0 11 0
'13 Marteze Waller 9 25 0 6 1
'13 Malique Micenheimer 2 17 0 19 1
'13 Derek Carr 5 -5 0 3 0

2013 Louisville Cardinals Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Senorise Perry 15 91 2 39 0
'13 Dominique Brown 18 83 0 15 0
'13 Michael Dyer 3 16 0 16 0
'13 Teddy Bridgewater 11 -24 0 2 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Davante Adams 10 105 1 0 22 0
'13 Greg Watson 3 55 1 0 27 0
'13 Isaiah Burse 6 54 0 0 12 0
'13 Marcel Jensen 3 41 1 0 21 0
'13 Josh Quezada 4 25 0 0 11 0
'13 Josh Harper 2 17 0 0 11 0
'13 Marteze Waller 1 12 0 0 12 0
'13 Jerin McClendon 1 3 0 0 3 1

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Gerald Christian 5 83 1 0 35 2
'13 DeVante Parker 5 60 1 0 24 1
'13 Damian Copeland 5 50 0 0 13 1
'13 Dominique Brown 4 41 0 0 13 1
'13 Eli Rogers 3 32 0 0 13 0
'13 Ryan Hubbell 2 15 0 0 11 1
'13 Kai De La Cruz 1 7 0 0 7 0
'13 Zeke Pike 1 1 0 0 1 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Derek Carr 30 38 312 1 3

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Teddy Bridgewater 26 33 289 6 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Dalen Jones 1 0
'13 Andy Jennings 1 0
'13 Derron Smith 1 0
'13 Patrick Su'a 1 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Lamar Atkins 1 0
'13 Gabe Ahner 1 0
'13 Terell Floyd 0 1
'13 Preston Brown 0 1
'13 Hakeem Smith 0 1

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Colin McGuire 54 -

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 John Wallace 23,26 -

*

Peach Bowl
2013 Oregon Ducks at 2013 South Carolina Gamecocks

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
2013 Oregon Ducks 17 21 10 7 55
2013 South Carolina Gamecocks 7 0 3 3 13

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Oregon 11:33 FG Alejandro Maldonado 48 yds. 3-0
SC 9:12 TD Connor Shaw 7 yd. run (Fry kick) 3-7
Oregon 5:42 TD Byron Marshall 8 yd. run (Maldonado kick) 10-7
Oregon 2:40 TD Byron Marshall 6 yd. pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick) 17-7
2nd Quarter
Oregon 6:22 TD Keanon Lowe 21 yd. pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick) 24-7
Oregon 5:35 TD Byron Marshall 7 yd. run (Maldonado kick) 31-7
Oregon 1:01 TD De'Anthony Thomas 6 yd. pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick) 38-7
3rd Quarter
Oregon 10:53 TD Josh Huff 9 yd. pass from Mariota (Maldonado kick) 45-7
Oregon 8:17 FG Alejandro Maldonado 41 yds. 48-7
SC 5:00 FG Elliott Fry 43 yds. 48-10
4th Quarter
SC 8:57 FG Elliott Fry 33 yds. 48-13
Oregon 4:42 TD Byron Marshall 3 yd. run (Maldonado kick) 55-13

Team Statistics
2013 Oregon Ducks - 2013 South Carolina Gamecocks

First Downs 30 18
- Rushing 9 5
- Passing 21 12
- Penalty 0 1
3rd Down Eff 9/18 3/16
4th Down Eff 1/1 1/2
Rushes-Yards 49-182 37-98
Avg Rush 3.7 2.6
Comp-Att-Int 23-36-0 15-34-2
Passing Yards 328 200
Sacks-Yards 1-7 2-13
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Punts-Avg 4-41.0 8-41.0
KR-Avg 4-22.8 10-16.5
PR-Avg 8-15.1 4-4.8
Penalties-Yard 3-30 6-32
Time of Possession 34:49 25:11

2013 Oregon Ducks Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Byron Marshall 21 109 1 20 3
'13 Thomas Tyner 12 48 0 9 0
'13 Marcus Mariota 15 24 0 18 0
'13 De'Anthony Thomas 1 1 0 1 0

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Mike Davis 20 63 0 11 0
'13 Shon Carson 3 25 1 24 0
'13 Connor Shaw 14 10 0 7 1

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Josh Huff 5 94 1 1 44 1
'13 Bralon Addison 4 72 1 0 25 0
'13 Johnny Mundt 3 46 1 0 22 0
'13 Chance Allen 2 35 1 0 22 0
'13 Keanon Lowe 2 31 1 0 21 1
'13 Byron Marshall 2 17 0 0 11 1
'13 De'Anthony Thomas 2 15 0 0 9 1
'13 Daryle Hawkins 2 12 0 0 10 0
'13 Pharaoh Brown 1 6 0 0 6 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Damiere Byrd 3 67 1 1 41 0
'13 Nick Jones 4 50 1 0 26 0
'13 Bruce Ellington 3 28 0 0 16 0
'13 Mike Davis 2 20 0 0 13 0
'13 Rory Anderson 2 20 0 0 10 0
'13 Jerell Adams 1 15 0 0 15 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Marcus Mariota 23 36 328 4 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Connor Shaw 15 33 200 0 1
'13 Dylan Thompson 0 1 0 0 1

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Tony Washington 1 0
'13 Derrick Malone 1 0
'13 Terrance Mitchell 0 1
'13 Erick Dargan 0 1

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Jordan Diggs 1 0

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Alejandro Maldonado 48,41 38,31

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Elliott Fry 43,33 -

*

Florida Citrus Bowl
2013 Oklahoma Sooners at 2013 Missouri Tigers

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
2013 Oklahoma Sooners 13 3 7 0 23
2013 Missouri Tigers 13 3 3 14 33

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Okla 10:16 TD Brennan Clay 2 yd. run (Hunnicutt kick) 7-0
Mizzou 8:59 TD Russell Hansbrough 3 yd. run (Baggett kick) 7-7
Mizzou 4:07 TD Russell Hansbrough 13 yd. run (Baggett missed extra point) 7-13
Okla 0:17 TD Brannon Green 30 yd. pass from Bell (Hunnicutt missed extra point) 13-13
2nd Quarter
Okla 10:14 FG Mike Hunnicutt 41 yds. 16-13
Mizzou 2:31 FG Andrew Baggett 39 yds. 16-16
3rd Quarter
Mizzou 8:39 FG Andrew Baggett 37 yds. 16-19
Okla 5:17 TD Brennan Clay 21 yd. run (Hunnicutt kick) 23-19
4th Quarter
Mizzou 7:48 TD Marcus Murphy 1 yd. run (Baggett kick) 23-26
Mizzou 3:58 TD L'Damian Washington 16 yd. pass from Franklin (Baggett kick) 23-33

Team Statistics
2013 Oklahoma Sooners - 2013 Missouri Tigers

First Downs 26 24
- Rushing 15 16
- Passing 11 8
- Penalty 0 0
3rd Down Eff 6/15 5/14
4th Down Eff 0/1 1/2
Rushes-Yards 46-258 54-339
Avg Rush 5.6 6.3
Comp-Att-Int 14-32-0 13-21-0
Passing Yards 180 131
Sacks-Yards 1-5 3-18
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Punts-Avg 6-40.0 5-41.0
KR-Avg 6-18.8 5-20.0
PR-Avg 5-12.0 6-7.2
Penalties-Yard 2-10 6-45
Time of Possession 28:02 31:58

2013 Oklahoma Sooners Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Brennan Clay 16 117 2 33 2
'13 Damien Williams 15 89 0 18 0
'13 Roy Finch 6 25 0 7 0
'13 Blake Bell 7 23 0 8 0
'13 Keith Ford 2 4 0 4 0

2013 Missouri Tigers Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Henry Josey 17 144 1 59 0
'13 Russell Hansbrough 12 142 1 78 2
'13 James Franklin 19 36 0 12 0
'13 Marcus Murphy 6 17 0 11 1

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Jalen Saunders 5 75 1 0 21 0
'13 Lacoltan Bester 3 35 0 0 19 0
'13 Brannon Green 1 30 1 0 30 1
'13 Brennan Clay 3 27 0 0 10 0
'13 Sterling Shepard 1 11 0 0 11 0
'13 Roy Finch 1 2 0 0 2 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Marcus Lucas 3 40 0 0 15 0
'13 L'Damian Washington 2 36 1 0 20 1
'13 Dorial Green-Beckham 3 27 0 0 11 0
'13 Bud Sasser 1 10 0 0 10 0
'13 Henry Josey 2 6 0 0 8 0
'13 Eric Waters 1 6 0 0 6 0
'13 Marcus Murphy 1 6 0 0 6 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Blake Bell 14 32 180 1 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 James Franklin 13 21 131 1 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Jordan Evans 1 0
'13 Chuka Ndulue 1 0
'13 Quincy Russell 1 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Michael Sam 1 0

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Mike Hunnicutt 41 -

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Andrew Baggett 39,37 -

*

So the final four are Florida State, Auburn, Alabama and Michigan State.  As teams from the same conference can't play each other in a bowl game unless it's the NCAA championship, Florida State will face Alabama in the Gator Bowl and Auburn will face Michigan State in the Sun Bowl.  These games would be played on January 13-14, or starting on the second Monday in Janary.  Here are the results of those games:

Gator Bowl

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide at 2013 Florida State Seminoles

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide 7 14 7 10 38
2013 Florida State Seminoles 3 12 0 6 21

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Ala 7:16 TD O.J. Howard 9 yd. pass from McCarron (Foster kick) 7-0
FlaSt 2:53 FG Roberto Aguayo 32 yds. 7-3
2nd Quarter
FlaSt 11:43 FG Roberto Aguayo 43 yds. 7-6
FlaSt 8:05 FG Roberto Aguayo 38 yds. 7-9
Ala 3:25 TD T.J. Yeldon 12 yd. run (Foster kick) 14-9
FlaSt 1:22 FG Roberto Aguayo 47 yds. 14-12
Ala 0:50 TD Kenyan Drake 4 yd. run (Foster kick) 21-12
FlaSt 0:00 FG Roberto Aguayo 44 yds. 21-15
3rd Quarter
Ala 9:20 TD 73 yd punt return (Foster kick) 28-15
4th Quarter
Ala 14:49 FG Cade Foster 37 yds. 31-15
FlaSt 11:09 TD Kelvin Benjamin 10 yd. pass from Winston (2-PT conversion failed) 31-21
Ala 8:20 TD T.J. Yeldon 39 yd. run (Foster kick) 38-21

Team Statistics
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide - 2013 Florida State Seminoles

First Downs 22 21
- Rushing 8 1
- Passing 14 20
- Penalty 0 0
3rd Down Eff 9/18 9/23
4th Down Eff 0/0 2/4
Rushes-Yards 35-147 34-23
Avg Rush 4.2 0.7
Comp-Att-Int 22-39-1 29-57-0
Passing Yards 264 361
Sacks-Yards 3-22 5-33
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1
Punts-Avg 5-44.0 6-41.0
KR-Avg 6-23.5 7-26.1
PR-Avg 6-26.5 5-9.6
Penalties-Yard 2-15 4-30
Time of Possession 28:17 31:43

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 T.J. Yeldon 22 144 2 39 2
'13 Kenyan Drake 7 26 0 14 1
'13 Derrick Henry 1 1 0 1 0
'13 Blake Sims 1 -8 0 0 0
'13 AJ McCarron 4 -16 0 -1 0

2013 Florida State Seminoles Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Devonta Freeman 16 29 0 8 0
'13 Karlos Williams 5 8 0 3 0
'13 Jacob Coker 1 -7 0 0 0
'13 Jameis Winston 12 -7 0 14 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 O.J. Howard 2 38 1 0 29 1
'13 T.J. Yeldon 2 35 0 0 19 0
'13 Christion Jones 3 34 0 0 14 0
'13 Amari Cooper 3 33 1 0 24 0
'13 Kenny Bell 2 29 0 0 17 0
'13 DeAndrew White 4 27 0 0 13 0
'13 Kevin Norwood 3 26 0 0 16 0
'13 Kenyan Drake 1 17 0 0 17 0
'13 Chris Black 1 14 0 0 14 0
'13 Brian Vogler 1 11 0 0 11 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Kelvin Benjamin 4 90 3 0 38 1
'13 Rashad Greene 7 78 2 0 22 0
'13 Kenny Shaw 5 63 0 0 16 0
'13 Christian Green 4 59 0 0 19 0
'13 Nick O'Leary 3 37 1 0 24 0
'13 Devonta Freeman 4 21 0 0 17 0
'13 Jesus Wilson 2 13 0 0 9 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 AJ McCarron 19 34 232 1 1
'13 Blake Sims 3 5 32 0 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Jameis Winston 24 46 307 1 0
'13 Jacob Coker 5 11 54 0 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Dee Liner 1 0
'13 Brandon Ivory 1 0
'13 Jeoffrey Pagan 1 0
'13 Dalvin Tomlinson 1 0
'13 LaMichael Fanning 1 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Dan Hicks 1 0
'13 Derrick Mitchell 1 0
'13 Jacobbi McDaniel 1 0
'13 Telvin Smith 0 1

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Cade Foster 37 45

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Roberto Aguayo 32,43,38,47,44 -

*

Sun Bowl
2013 Michigan State Spartans at 2013 Auburn Tigers

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
2013 Michigan State Spartans 14 7 3 0 24
2013 Auburn Tigers 10 9 3 10 32

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
MSU 12:24 TD Josiah Price 5 yd. pass from Cook (Geiger kick) 7-0
Auburn 7:56 FG Cody Parkey 43 yds. 7-3
Auburn 3:19 TD Nick Marshall 18 yd. run (Parkey kick) 7-10
MSU 0:59 TD Jeremy Langford 1 yd. run (Geiger kick) 14-10
2nd Quarter
Auburn 12:48 FG Cody Parkey 41 yds. 14-13
MSU 7:35 TD Nick Hill 2 yd. run (Geiger kick) 21-13
Auburn 2:35 FG Cody Parkey 33 yds. 21-16
Auburn 0:12 FG Cody Parkey 27 yds. 21-19
3rd Quarter
MSU 7:32 FG Michael Geiger 44 yds. 24-19
Auburn 2:14 FG Cody Parkey 38 yds. 24-22
4th Quarter
Auburn 14:56 FG Cody Parkey 44 yds. 24-25
Auburn 9:46 TD Tre Mason 3 yd. run (Parkey kick) 24-32

Team Statistics
2013 Michigan State Spartans - 2013 Auburn Tigers

First Downs 25 13
- Rushing 4 9
- Passing 19 4
- Penalty 2 0
3rd Down Eff 2/16 7/19
4th Down Eff 2/3 0/0
Rushes-Yards 34-63 59-252
Avg Rush 1.9 4.3
Comp-Att-Int 25-48-1 4-10-0
Passing Yards 348 98
Sacks-Yards 2-8 1-7
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Punts-Avg 6-42.0 6-40.7
KR-Avg 9-18.1 5-22.6
PR-Avg 6-9.7 6-20.0
Penalties-Yard 3-20 2-25
Time of Possession 30:00 30:00

2013 Michigan State Spartans Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Jeremy Langford 22 58 0 17 1
'13 Nick Hill 6 7 0 3 1
'13 Connor Cook 6 -2 0 2 0

2013 Auburn Tigers Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Tre Mason 27 180 2 54 1
'13 Nick Marshall 15 37 0 18 1
'13 Cameron Artis-Payne 11 22 0 15 0
'13 Corey Grant 6 13 0 4 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Jeremy Langford 4 79 2 0 30 0
'13 Aaron Burbridge 4 61 1 0 33 0
'13 Josiah Price 3 45 1 0 23 1
'13 Macgarrett Kings 4 44 0 0 16 0
'13 Bennie Fowler 3 43 0 0 19 0
'13 Tony Lippett 3 40 0 0 18 0
'13 Keith Mumphery 1 16 0 0 16 0
'13 Andrew Gleichert 2 15 0 0 13 0
'13 Delton Williams 1 5 0 0 5 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Sammie Coates 3 83 1 1 51 0
'13 Ricardo Louis 1 15 0 0 15 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Connor Cook 24 43 332 1 1
'13 Andrew Maxwell 1 5 16 0 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Nick Marshall 4 10 98 0 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Max Bullough 1 0

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 LaDarius Owens 1 0
'13 Craig Sanders 1 0
'13 Robenson Therezie 0 1

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Michael Geiger 44 42

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Cody Parkey 43,41,33,27,38,44 48

*

For the second straight year, the NCAA championship is an all-SEC affair.  Here are the results, which would be played on the Thursday following MLK weekend:

NCAA Football Championship
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide at 2013 Auburn Tigers

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide 21 3 14 6 44
2013 Auburn Tigers 3 3 0 14 20

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Ala 14:12 TD T.J. Yeldon 62 yd. run (Foster kick) 7-0
Ala 10:42 TD Kenyan Drake 70 yd. run (Foster kick) 14-0
Auburn 6:05 FG Cody Parkey 25 yds. 14-3
Ala 2:08 TD DeAndrew White 9 yd. pass from McCarron (Foster kick) 21-3
2nd Quarter
Auburn 7:06 FG Cody Parkey 47 yds. 21-6
Ala 0:00 FG Cade Foster 38 yds. 24-6
3rd Quarter
Ala 7:40 TD Amari Cooper 28 yd. pass from McCarron (Foster kick) 31-6
Ala 0:57 TD T.J. Yeldon 2 yd. run (Foster kick) 38-6
4th Quarter
Auburn 10:33 TD Tre Mason 29 yd. run (Parkey kick) 38-13
Ala 6:19 FG Cade Foster 44 yds. 41-13
Auburn 2:25 TD Tre Mason 2 yd. run (Parkey kick) 41-20
Ala 0:19 FG Cade Foster 37 yds. 44-20

Team Statistics
2013 Alabama Crimson Tide - 2013 Auburn Tigers

First Downs 29 17
- Rushing 13 13
- Passing 14 4
- Penalty 2 0
3rd Down Eff 7/14 5/18
4th Down Eff 1/1 4/5
Rushes-Yards 46-344 58-309
Avg Rush 7.5 5.3
Comp-Att-Int 21-28-0 5-14-1
Passing Yards 227 55
Sacks-Yards 1-6 1-2
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Punts-Avg 4-41.5 6-42.3
KR-Avg 5-22.8 8-22.6
PR-Avg 6-9.0 4-15.0
Penalties-Yard 2-15 4-40
Time of Possession 31:45 28:15

2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Kenyan Drake 12 192 2 76 1
'13 T.J. Yeldon 24 145 1 62 2
'13 Derrick Henry 4 18 0 8 0
'13 AJ McCarron 6 -11 0 -1 0

2013 Auburn Tigers Individual Stats
Rushing
  Att Yds 20+ L TD
'13 Tre Mason 28 212 3 55 2
'13 Nick Marshall 17 83 0 17 0
'13 Cameron Artis-Payne 9 14 0 6 0
'13 Corey Grant 4 0 0 4 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 O.J. Howard 3 52 1 0 33 0
'13 Amari Cooper 4 45 1 0 28 1
'13 Kevin Norwood 3 38 1 0 20 0
'13 DeAndrew White 3 34 0 0 14 1
'13 Christion Jones 3 21 0 0 14 0
'13 T.J. Yeldon 2 17 0 0 10 0
'13 Kenny Bell 1 13 0 0 13 0
'13 Brian Vogler 1 4 0 0 4 0
'13 Kenyan Drake 1 3 0 0 3 0

Receiving
  Rec Yds 20+ 40+ L TD
'13 Sammie Coates 2 28 0 0 16 0
'13 Tre Mason 1 14 0 0 14 0
'13 Brandon Fulse 1 11 0 0 11 0
'13 Marcus Davis 1 2 0 0 2 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 AJ McCarron 21 28 227 2 0

Passing
  Comp. Att. Yards TD INT
'13 Nick Marshall 5 14 55 0 1

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Dalvin Tomlinson 1 0
'13 Landon Collins 0 1

Defensive
  Sacks INT
'13 Gimel President 1 0

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Cade Foster 38,44,37 -

Field Goals
  Made Missed
'13 Cody Parkey 25,47 -

Alabama becomes our first two-time champion.  That does it. See you next year!