The Results

3rd Annual Juice's Dream D-1 NCAA Football Get Together



What was interesting about this year is that the case could be made that 16 teams would be adequate.



1st Round



1) Auburn 69, Florida International 31

Oklahoma St. 35, Missouri 30

8)Arkansas 30, West Virginia 17

Stanford 56, Miami (OH) 9

4) Oklahoma 55, Air Force 7

South Carolina 26, LSU 13

5) Boise St 64, Mississippi St 10

N. Illinois 42, Virginia Tech 24

2) Oregon 38, UCONN 14

Nebraska 68, Utah 12

7)Wisconsin 41, Florida St. 7

Ohio St. 51, Central Florida 13

3)TCU 31, USC 13

Alabama 57, Hawaii 36

Tulsa 34, 6) Nevada 28!!

Michigan St. 30, Texas A&M 23



2ND ROUND

Oklahoma St. 42, 1) Auburn 24

8) Arkansas 45, Stanford 38

4) Oklahoma 48, South Carolina 24

5) Boise St 48, N. Illinois 3

2) Oregon 30, Nebraska 23

Ohio St. 51, 7) Wisconsin 38 :(

Alabama 22, 3) TCU 20

Michigan St. 30, Tulsa 28

QUARTERFINALS

Oklahoma St. 55, 8) Arkansas 27

5) Boise St 38, 4) Oklahoma 33

2) Oregon 43, Ohio St. 13

Alabama 36, Michigan St. 17

SEMIFINALS

5) Boise St. 47, Oklahoma St. 40

2) Oregon 38, Alabama 31

CHAMPIONSHIP

2) Oregon 38, 5) Boise St. 34

Now who WOULDN'T want to see this? FYI, in the three year history of this tournament, a number one seed (top 8) has won it every year, and 5 of the 6 participants of the title game have been number one seeds. So maybe 32 is too many?

Facebook Killed the Blog (Not Really) Star

My brother was right. One of the biggest reasons that posting has come to a total halt was my joining Facebook. It is a lot easier to bullshit to all of my friends through a series of two sentence status updates every few days, than it is to think of something long-winded and funny on this here deal. It doesn't help that the other memebers of this blog have long given up contributing anything, probably due to the fact that they are all dead. Part of the fun was getting others to join in. Anyway, after a conversation with my brother, which consisted of BBMs, because I don't actually talk to anyone anymore, I felt the urge to try again, while I wait for him to invite me to a new blog, which may or may not ever happen.

Perfect opportunity for the first post of any kind in nearly two months. I DD'd for a surprise birthday party for one of my wife's friends last night. Nothing better than getting up at 5:45 am for work, and staying up sober until 3 am. Hence the 12:30 pm post as I sit in my PJs drinking coffee like it is 8am. This weekend is going to be a total waste. An upcoming birthday party for four year olds, and 15 inches of snow, before a 7:30 am volunteering commitment tomorrow makes Juice a sad boy. I might as well just go to work right now. At least there are three sports items (two of which I'm probably not going to see live) to look forward to this weekend.

Firt we have the annual UW-Marquette game. This one takes on a new meaning because Vander Blue and his suddenly fatter wallet is prominently involved. Niether team is great, but MU probably wins this one at home. Bucky doesn't have a guy that can go out and take over a game by himself. Leuer is great but he needs someone to get him the ball. Taylor is occaisionally that guy, but he is too inconsistent. They are prone to long offensive droughts, which is going to hurt them against Marquette. The plan is to set the DVR, listen to the first half on the radio and then hope my father in-law turns off Teletubbies at this birthday party and has it on. Otherwise I will avoid knowledge and watch the second half tonight. Probably what happens is that it gets ruined at some point.

Second, we have St. Joe's traveling to the phone booth to take on Creighton. Live on ESPN3!!!! Pretty pumped about this. The only game I've actually been able to view was when John (the whitest guy you know) Shurna put on a dunking display for Northwestern, and the Wildcats beat the shit out of my Jays in Evanston. CU is not in any way going to make the tourney short of a MVC tournament title. But I will enjoy watching the proable drunken Saturday night crowd at Qwest Center lead the Jays to a win, while I miss Omaha.

Third, there will be the beating the Pack will put on Detroit Sunday. The Lions are a lot better than their record indicates, but Drew Stanton does nothing to scare me. I'm getting pretty jacked up for the drunken Christmas weekend game in two weeks, as Richard, my brother and a few other friends gather for the Giants game. Pack by more than a TD.

So what else? I've got a beard. That is fun. Not the greatest ever, but my wife somehow likes it, so I will keep it around awhile.

Oh, and here is the 3rd annual bracket for Juice's Dream D-I NCAA Football Get Together!!!

Here are the rules if you have forgotten. 32 teams. Champions of all 11 conferences get auto-bids (yes, even Florida International). Top 8 seeds host the first two rounds (even if that top seed gets eliminated). 8 4-team regionals. Quarterfinals are the Fiesta, Cotton, Citrus and Peach bowls. Semifinals are the Orange and Sugar. Final is the Rose Bowl. Here is the bracket, results to come at a later date assuming I don't stop blogging again:

AT AUBURN, AL
1) Auburn
4) Florida International

2)Oklahoma St.
3) Missouri

AT FAYETTEVILLE, AK

1) Arkansas
4) West Virginia

2) Stanford
3) Miami (OH)

AT NORMAN, OK

1) Oklahoma
4) Air Force

2) LSU
3) South Carolina

AT BOISE, ID

1) Boise St.
4) Mississippi St.

2) Virginia Tech
3) Northern Illinois

AT EUGENE, OR

1) Oregon
4) UConn

2) Utah
3) Nebraska

AT MADISON, WI

1) Wisconsin
4) Florida St.

2) Ohio St.
3) Central Florida

AT FORT WORTH, TX

1) TCU
4) USC

2) Alabama
3) Hawaii

AT RENO, NV

1) Nevada
4) Tulsa

2) Michigan St.
3) Texas A&M

You may hear from me later if I don't die in this blizzard. Peace Out.

Get Together Rankings Week 6

1)LSU
2)Alabama
3)Oregon
4)Boise St
5)TCU
6)Auburn
7)Michigan St.
8)Ohio St
9)Oklahoma
10)Nevada
11)Utah
12)Florida St.
13)Jacksonville St.
14)Nebraska
15)Oklahoma St.
16)Stanford
17)Missouri
18)Wisconsin
19)Air Force
20)Michigan
21)Northwestern
22)South Carolina
23)Arkansas
24)N.C. St.
25)West Virginia
26)USC
27)Oregon St.
28)Iowa
29)Arizona
30)Maryland
31)Florida
32)Virginia Tech

Week 5 Get Together Rankings

1)Alabama
2)Oklahoma
3)LSU
4)Boise St
5)Oregon
6)TCU
7)Ohio St
8)Auburn
9)Northwestern
10)Michigan St.
11)Michigan
12)Nevada
13)Utah
14)Arizona
15)Jacksonville St.
16)Florida
17)Stanford
18)USC
19)Nebraska
20)Oklahoma St.
21)Missouri
22)Iowa
23)Wisconsin
24)Florida St.
25)Air Force
26)Baylor
27)Temple
28)Maryland
29)Miami
30)UCLA
31)Kansas St.
32)N.C. St.

College Football Rankings after Week 4

1)Alabama
2)LSU
3)USC
4)Boise St
5)TCU
6)Oklahoma
7)Auburn
8)Utah
9)Arizona
10)Ohio St
11)Oregon
12)Florida
13)Stanford
14)N.C. St.
15)Northwestern
16)Nebraska
17)Wisconsin
18)Michigan
19)Michigan St.
20)Missouri
21)Nevada
22)Jacksonville St.
23)Kansas St.
24)Arkansas
25)West Virginia
26)Kentucky
27)Oklahoma St.
28)James Madison
29)Texas
30)South Carolina
31)Air Force
32)Maryland

Football Rankings: For Realz

1)LSU
2)Alabama
3)Texas
4)Utah
5)Arizona
6)USC
7)Boise St
8)Ohio St
9)TCU
10)Nebraska
11)Florida
12)Oklahoma
13)Wisconsin
14)Arkansas
15)Auburn
16)West Virginia
17)Michigan St.
18)Northwestern
19)Kentucky
20)Oregon
21)South Carolina
22)Stanford
23)Michigan
24)Missouri
25)Oklahoma St.
26)N.C. St.
27)Jacksonville St.
28)Nevada
29)Temple
30)Texas A&M
31)Kansas St.
32)Fresno St.

Here are the top 32 (top 32 teams make Juice's Dream D-1 NCAA Football Get Together) through today. No records. No explanations. Look up the records if you want. I am going to periodically update this.

It is what it is

I haven't written much, because I've just lost the time and desire to do it. One thing that I will continue to slap up here is NCAA Top 25, all in advance of Juice's Dream NCAA D-I Football Get Together. Because that can't ever stop. Also, quickly here is my NFL preview

NFC EAST

Cowboys, Redskins, Eagles, Giants

NFC WEST

49ers, Seahawks, Cardinals, Rams

NFC NORTH

Packers, Vikings, Lions, Bears

NFC SOUTH

Saints, Falcons, Panthers, Bucs

AFC EAST

Patriots, Dolphins, Jets, Bills

AFC WEST

Chargers, Chiefs, Broncos, Raiders

AFC NORTH

Ravens, Steelers, Bengals, Brown

AFC SOUTH

Colts, Texans, Jags, Titans

Wild Card Round
NFC

Falcons over Cowboys
Redskins over 49ers

AFC

Chargers over Texans
Dolphins over Ravens

Divisional Round

Packers over Redskins
Saints over Falcons

Pats over Dolphins
Chargers over Colts

Conference Championships

Packers over Saints
Pats over Chargers

Super Bowl

Packers over Pats


YIKES

Who's Next? And Other Stuff

At long last, the long national nightmare that was Jeff Suppan being part of the Brewer's roster is over.

I haven't been this excited about a roster move since we were cured of our Yost Infection a few years back. This was long, long overdue, and the delay seems to be more of a product of Soup being a nice guy than a person who throws baseballs. As my high school football coach once said, "You might be a helluva guy, but you're not much of a football player." Whatever, he will take home more than ten million more dollars, partially due to the inconceivable club option AFTER the four years are up, where the Crew has to pay $2 million MORE next year to buy him out. I just got a nice spot on the sidelines and bruises from holding tackling dummies.

The important thing to take away from this is. Who's Next? Who shall take the mantle from Jeff Suppan as my least favorite Brewer? Who shall I bitch about incessantly until he is gone? This is sort of tough. Most of the guys left are sort of likable, and even if they suck (Hoffman) it is hard to hate on them. I guess I will lean towards Macha because he makes some mind bending decisions at times (see letting Parra pitch 2 innings the day before he was supposed to start a few weeks back at Minnesota, and then having to call up your third choice from AAA due to travel issues; also see randomly bringing in Dave Bush to throw to one batter last night, and then pulling him after striking the guy out, which I should add worked, but was really dumb), and isn't all that likable. Even when he says "poppycock". To be determined I guess.

OTHER STUFF

-I thoroughly enjoyed the NBA Finals/Stanley Cup Finals/Brewer game going three way head to head last night. The Stanley Cup was the only game not that close. The NBA series has been almost wildly entertaining.

-The plot thickens on Brandon Underwood's case. Crusin' Chubby's fine name is now linked. I'm sure that two thirty something females met at a strip club from Milwaukee at some time between 2 and 4 am were just innocent, sober patrons. Vegas has just put 1 to 4 odds on these females being "entertainers". As an aside, this doesn't mean there wasn't a sexual assault. Perhaps something illegal did happen. And if it did, then Underwood is a piece of shit. I just tend to side with the NFL player in these cases because I cannot recall a famous athlete ever being convicted of sexual assault, even though many have been accused. Finally, let me point out that I am SHOCKED that at least 7 NFL players in their 20's were in Wisconsin Dells and went to Crusin' Chubby's. Who does that?

-I'm probably going to watch U.S.-England on Saturday from start to finish, and I may even blog about it. I think I would put the total number of soccer games I have watched from start to finish in my lifetime at ZERO. ESPN has finally brainwashed me.

-Finally, this article is a must read. And I'm totally going to order that book when it comes out. As far as you know, I didn't ghostwrite the entire article. As far as you know. For some reason I look forward to four 16 team conferences. Although that just means less automatic bids to the Get Together.

The REAL National Championship Game (longest post EVER)

So tonight there should be some good football on with the fake national championship between Alabama and Texas. I will take Alabama (-4.5). I just think they are better. Also Texas might win by 40. I know nothing.

Anyway, after 4 grueling weeks, we reach the REAL National Championship game from Juice's Dream D-I NCAA Football Get Together. TCU (16-0) v. West Virginia (13-3).

LIVE FROM THE ROSE BOWL

1ST QUARTER

15:00- TCU kicks off, West Virginia takes over on thier own 19

WVU Drive Summary: 3 plays, -4 yards
Result: Punt, TCU catches the punt at midfield and FUMBLES! Recovered by WVU at their own 39

13:07 left, 0-0

WVU Drive Summary: 7 plays, 16 yards
Result: Punt, TCU takes over at thier own 12

10:28 left, 0-0

TCU Drive: 5 plays, 19 yds
Result: Punt, WVU takes over on own 38

7:56 left, 0-0

WVU Drive: 4 plays, 10 yds
Result: Punt, TCU takes over on own 32

6:14 left, 0-0

TCU Drive: 4 plays, 69 yds
Result: 14 yd TOUCHDOWN run!

TCU 7, West Virginia 0 4:34 left, 1st Quarter

4:26 left, 7-0

WVU Drive: 3 plays, 3yds
Result: Punt, TCU takes over at own 48


2:53 left, 7-0 TCU
TCU Drive: 5 plays, -9 yds
Result: Punt, WVU takes over on own 27

1:30 left, 7-0 TCU

2ND QUARTER

WVU Drive: 7 plays, 32 yds
Result: Punt, TCU gets ball on own 23

13:20 left, 7-0 TCU

TCU Drive: 3 plays, 6yds
Result: Punt, WVU ball on own 43

11:42 left, 7-0 TCU

WVU Drive: 3 plays, -1 yd
Result: Punt, TCU ball on own 29

10:28 left, 7-0 TCU

TCU Drive: 3 plays, 3yds
Result: Punt, WVU ball on own 33

8:54 left, 7-0 TCU

WVU Drive: 3 plays, 3yds
Result: Punt, TCU ball on own 44

7:38 left, 7-0 TCU

TCU Drive: 4 plays, 26 yds
Result: Punt, WVU takes over on own 31

5:30 left, 7-0 TCU

WVU Drive: 3 plays, 8 yds
Result: Punt, TCU takes over on own 31

4:15 left, 7-0 TCU

TCU Drive: 14 plays, 61 yds
Result: 25 yd FIELD GOAL IS GOOD!

TCU 10, West Virginia 0, 0:44 left, 2nd Qtr

TCU kicks off, kick returned to WVU 33 yd line

WVU Drive: 7 plays, 36 yds
Result: 48 yd FIELD GOAL IS GOOD!

TCU 10, West Virginia 3, Halftime

3rd QUARTER (Still awake? This game sucks even in writing)

WVU kicks off, TCU takes over on thier own 28

TCU Drive: 5 plays, 22 yds

Result: Punt, WVU takes over on own 19

12:40 left, 10-3 TCU

WVU Drive: 6 plays, 8yds
Result: Punt, TCU takes over on own 40

9:40 left, 10-3 TCU

TCU Drive: 9 plays, 53yds

Result: 24 yd FIELD GOAL IS GOOD!

TCU 13, West Virginia 3, 6:22 left, 3rd Qtr

West Virginia recieves the kick and takes over on own 32

WVU Drive: 3 plays, 5yds

Result: Punt, TCU takes over at own 36

4:34 left, 13-3 TCU

TCU Drive: 3 plays, 4yds

Result: Punt, WVU takes over at own 29

3:00 left, 13-3 TCU

WVU Drive: 1 play, 71 yds

Result: 71 yard TOUCHDOWN PASS!

TCU 13, West Virginia 10, 2:47 left, 3rd Quarter

TCU takes kickoff to own 39

4TH QUARTER

TCU Dive: 10 plays, 42 yds

Result: 36 yd FIELD GOAL IS GOOD!

TCU 16, WVU 10, 13:06 left, 4th Qtr

WVU takes kick to own 23

WVU Drive: 3 plays, 1 yd

Result: Punt, TCU ball on WVU 49

11:42 left, 16-10 TCU

TCU Drive: 6 plays, 19yds

Result: 46yd FG is WIDE LEFT! WVU takes over on own 29

8:46 left, 16-10 TCU

WVU Drive: 2 plays, 2yds

Result: FUMBLE! RECOVERED BY TCU at WVU 33

8:14 left, 16-10 TCU

TCU Drive: 4 plays, 1 yd

Result: Turnover on downs. WVU ball on own 32

6:42 left, 16-10 TCU

WVU Drive: 4 plays, 19 yds

Result: Punt, TCU ball at own 11

4:56 left, 16-10 TCU

TCU Drive: 12 plays, 66 yds

Result: 40 yd FG Bounces off upright! NO GOOD! WVU takes over on own 23

1:28 left, 16-10 TCU

WVU Drive: 4 plays, 1yd

Result: Turnover on downs. TCU takes over on WVU 24

0:56 left, 16-10 TCU

TCU Drive: 3 plays, -1 yd

Result: For some reason they attempted a FG with :03 left and missed.

MVP: Tyler Urban, WR West Virginia. 2 catches, 91 yds, TD

This game was horrible. Until next year. TCU is your true National Champion.

Orange Bowl Semifinal: (1) Texas v. (3) West Virginia

(1) Texas 17

(3) West Virginia 38

Texas jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the second quarter, and then West Virginia realized that they could just hand the ball off to Noel Devine to the tune of 233 yards and they would win. This sets up the least watched National Championship game in history TCU v. West Virginia. West Virginia getting to the championship is the equivalent of a 10 or 11 seed in the basketball tournament getting to the championship. Think Villanova or George Mason. While nobody will be that interested, at the same time it is much better that it was decided on the field.

Sugar Bowl Recap: (1) Alabama v. (1) TCU

(1) Alabama 10
(1) TCU 23

TCU outscored the Tide 16-0 in the 4th quarter for the upset of the number one overall seed. And this is why we have this little get together. Because if you actually play these games, shit could happen. TCU will play for the National Championship at the Rose Bowl against the Texas/West Virginia winner. I'm planning a more detailed play by play recap for that game, but we'll see.

Get Together Semifinal Brackets

SUGAR BOWL

(1) Alabama (16-0) v. (1) TCU (15-0)

ORANGE BOWL

(1) Texas (16-0) v. (3) West Virginia (12-3)

Fiesta Bowl Quarterfinal: (1) Boise St. v. (3) West Virginia

(1) Boise St. 20

(3) West Virginia 24

Cue Gus Johnson: "AND THE SHOE STILL FITS!" West Virginia knocked off unbeaten Boise St. to advance to the Orange Bowl to play Texas. I would just like to point out that in "real life" West Virginia played in the Gator Bowl (and lost).

Cotton Bowl Quarterfinal: (1) Texas v. (2) Ohio St.

(1) Texas 12

(2) Ohio St. 0

Texas will face Boise St/West Virginia winner in the Orange Bowl.

Citrus Bowl Quarterfinal Recap: (1) TCU v. (2) Iowa

(1) TCU 29

(2) Iowa 0

It will be Alabama-TCU in the Sugar Bowl Semifinal. Battle of unbeatens.

Peach Bowl Quarterfinal Recap: (1) Alabama v. (1) Oregon

(1) Alabama 47

(1) Oregon 15

Alabama advances to the Sugar Bowl Semifinal to play the winner of TCU/Iowa.

Updated Get Together Brackets: Quarterfinals

PEACH BOWL

(1) Alabama v. (1) Oregon

CITRUS BOWL

(1) TCU v. (2) Iowa

COTTON BOWL

(1) Texas v. (2) Ohio St.

FIESTA BOWL

(1) Boise St. v. (3) West Virginia

Get Together Recap: (1) Florida v. (3) West Virginia

AT GAINESVILLE, FL

(1) Florida 19
(3) West Virginia 20

SHOCKER! Perhaps it was Urban Meyer's health problems. Or perhaps (Sports Bottle's) god was angry at Tim Tebow. Regardless, it is clearly the biggest upset so far.

Get Together Recap: (1) Boise St. v. (3) Troy

AT BOISE, ID

(1) Boise St. 44
(3) Troy 28

Troy actually led at halftime 22-17, but the Broncos were too much.

No Way

Also, Bill Hancock, executive director of the BCS, is an idiot. SHOCKED that he can't conceive of a way that a playoff would work. I challenge him to explain to me how Juice's Dream D-I NCAA Football Get Together is not something that could work immediately.