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Nittany Lions Float Tide; Advance to National Championship
It was another definitive success and slight to the critics when Joe Paterno and his monolith of a Penn State team hardnosed another national powerhouse, grabbing the East Division Final and advancing to compete for their first national championship since 1986. The team holding the last seed at...
Florida Swamps Texas Tech
One of the most anticipated first round editions of the 2008 FBS Fantasy Playoff proved to be a smoking gun as Pasadena lit up on the arm of silver slug Graham Harrell and buck shot Tim Tebow. It was a pistol duel early on, as the Red Raider guards picked up Florida's pass-rush and allowed Harrell...
Colt 45s Ute Outlaws
The stars at night were big and bright when Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns took to Tempe, and came out guns blazing against the undefeated Utes. Heisman runner-up Colt McCoy shot-em-up, with 266 yards in the air, and an additional 66 yards on the ground. Brian Johnson's offense struggled to make a...
High Tide Drowns Trojans
In a storied and venerable epic, No. 4 Alabama struck gold against No. 5 Southern California in Round 1, Game 2 of the 2008 FBS Fantasy Playoff. It was a matchup of legendary programs in New Orleans, akin to the 1977 series when the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide went west and upset the top-ranked...
"Nameless" Lions Stun No. 1 Sooners
There might not have been any names on their jerseys, but you can bet Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford knows every member of No. 8 Penn State's defense by heart. The lone lions, as the disambiguation suggests, were heavy underdogs when they entered Dolphin Stadium to face top-seeded Oklahoma in...
2008 FBS Fantasy Playoff - Who is Your National Champion?
We at The Rivalry, Esq. are populist, proponents of the people, dedicated to giving the fans exactly what they want. As Gerry Spence aptly remarked, "I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief." This kind of attitude is dangerous to the college football establishment; a...
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