Down to four in my mythical college football playoff finishing off the 2012 season. Two favorites went down early in the tournament (Oregon and Alabama) and we are left with a solid 4 teams. Why, well pretty simple. We have the Cinderella (Northern Illinois...even though they looked horrible in real life the other night. We have the undefeated Notre Dame. And we have two hot teams rolling into the postseason but with more than one loss, Stanford and Texas A&M. And remember, I didn't just pick these winners but rather used the odds and drew out of a hat.
Orange Bowl Semifinal: Stanford 24 Texas A&M 23
-------A botched extra point in the first quarter did Texas A&M in as they never would go for two. The Aggies led 16-3 at halftime but Stanford never wavered from their pound the rock style finishing with 217 yards rushing as a team. With 5:06 on the clock in the 4th Stanford put together a 5 minute drive and capped it off with power football at the goal line. The win puts Stanford in the championship game for the 2nd year in a row (mythical at least).
Rose Bowl Semifinal: Notre Dame 38 Northern Illinois 13
-------The slipper didn't fit this time for the Huskies as they went down to the Irish in blowout fashion. Notre Dame scored on their first 5 possessions and never looked back. Brian Kelly's freshman QB looked flawless in the game completing 15 of 17 passes including 4 touchdowns. Now comes a re-match with Stanford in a game that was decided in OT earlier this season.
National Championship: Notre Dame vs Stanford (Dallas, TX)
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