The selection committee for the College Football Playoff thought they had it all figured out. Give the top 4 teams in a 12 team field a first round bye, allowing those teams time to rest, and you might get the matchup you wanted all along.
If the NCAA's annual basketball tournaments have told us anything, it's that nothing is guaranteed. That's why the NCAA trademarked "March Madness" in the first place.
Thursday at the Sugar Bowl, Georgia, the #2 seed and SEC champion, followed the lead of the other top seeds, and lost. Notre Dame, like Ohio State & Penn State before them, rode the momentum of a 1st round win, and stifled the Bulldogs, 23-10.
The Irish now head to Miami to play the Nittany Lions January 9 at the Orange Bowl, while Ohio State & Texas meet at the Cotton Bowl January 10. The winners meet January 20 for the national championship.
Dr. Pepper has already trademarked "Playoffurary" for their Fansville series of commercials starring Brian Bosworth. I wonder if ESPN can use a holiday favorite, like, oh, I don't know, "Winter Wonderland", for future playoffs..........
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