The Road To Simper Bowl VI
The first two rounds of the 2012-13 PiRate Simulated College Football Playoffs are in the books. The number 5-12 seeds squared off in the opening round with the top four seeds receiving byes. The quarterfinal round was played last week, and we are down to the Final Four.
To see the first round results, go to: https://piratings.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/2012-13-ncaa-simulated-football-playoffs-round-one/
To see the second round results, go to:
The semifinal round was simulated earlier this morning.
The Pairings
(5) Oregon 13-1 at (1) Notre Dame 13-0
(3) Ohio State 13-0 at (2) Alabama 13-1
Note: Ohio State was awarded the Big Ten’s automatic bid per PiRate Ratings Computer Simulated Rules. To see how this works, go to: https://piratings.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/2012-13-ncaa-simulated-football-playoffs-bracket-reveal/
The Results
Oregon 29 Notre Dame 23
|
ND |
Team |
Ore |
|
23 |
Score |
29 |
|
18 |
First Downs |
18 |
|
42 |
Rush Attempts |
48 |
|
151 |
Rush Yards |
211 |
|
16 |
Pass Completions |
18 |
|
29 |
Pass Attempts |
26 |
|
182 |
Pass Yards |
196 |
|
2 |
Intercepted |
1 |
|
6-43.2 |
Punt Average |
4-44.0 |
|
1-6 |
Punt Returns |
3-19 |
|
3-58 |
Kick Returns |
5-119 |
|
4-25 |
Penalties |
9-67 |
|
1-0 |
Fumbles/Lost |
1-1 |
|
2-11 |
Def: Sack-Yds |
3-17 |
|
71 |
Plays |
74 |
|
333 |
Total Yards |
407 |
Alabama 19 Ohio State 16 (2 overtimes)
|
Ala |
Team |
OSU |
|
19 |
Score |
16 |
|
18 |
First Downs |
16 |
|
55 |
Rush Attempts |
43 |
|
215 |
Rush Yards |
184 |
|
14 |
Pass Completions |
16 |
|
24 |
Pass Attempts |
29 |
|
176 |
Pass Yards |
153 |
|
0 |
Intercepted |
1 |
|
8-41.4 |
Punt Average |
9-43.0 |
|
4-34 |
Punt Returns |
2-5 |
|
2-38 |
Kick Returns |
2-37 |
|
7-57 |
Penalties |
8-62 |
|
1-1 |
Fumbles/Lost |
2-1 |
|
3-19 |
Def: Sack-Yds |
1-7 |
|
79 |
Plays |
72 |
|
391 |
Total Yards |
337 |
Simper Bowl VI is now set. #2 Seed Alabama (14-1) takes on #5 Seed Oregon (14-1) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, next Friday, December 28, 2012.
Oregon is the defending Simper Bowl Champions. Only one other team has won back-to-back Simper Bowls. Southern California won the first two Simper Bowls in the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
Oddly, Alabama has not won a Simper Bowl.
