GAME TWO: Alabama at Georgia Tech

Final Score:
Alabama: 49 (1-0)
Georgia Tech: 24 (0-1)

Player of the Game: AJ McCarron: 10-15 277 yards 4 TD, 277.9 rating

Quick Note:
Sorry for the delay between games!!! My roster files were deleted, so I've been replugging in all of these rosters. This was long, tedious work (especially while doing law school), so it took a while. But now, the games should be back at a more consistent pace!

Recap:
The Crimson Tide asserted their dominance in this game, especially during the second quarter when they blew the score wide open. The Yellow Jackets held the ball early, keeping Alabama from touching the ball on offense until less than 4 minutes remained in the second quarter. Unfortunately, they trailed 7-3 when they kicked off to Alabama thanks to a devastating 91 yard INT TD by CB Menzie to end G. Tech's first drive. The Tech secondary could not stop the Alabama wide receivers, who shredded Tech deep (27.7 yards per catch, 4 TD) and a 28-3 halftime score turned into 35-3 after the Tide scored in 5 plays to start the second half. Good start for the division favorites.

OPENING GAME: Clemson at Florida

FINAL SCORE:
Clemson: 45 (1-0)
Florida: 35 (0-1)

Player of the Game: CJ Spiller (12 carries, 183 yards, 2 TD; 3 receptions, 47 yards; 98 return yards)

Recap: Clemson goes into the swamp and gets a hard-fought victory on opening night! Behind a balanced offensive attack, Clemson kept reeling off huge plays as the Gators were helpless against the vertical threat of Sammy Watkins and the speedy running of CJ Spiller. Spiller took the opening play from scrimmage 71 yards for a touchdown and had 141 yards, plus another score, after only four carries.

Analyst Playoff Predictions

This season, the Eight Conference Champs will all be in the Playoff. The Quarterfinal round has plays pre-assigned based on conference, with teams being re-seeded afterwards. Myself, Peter, and Cousin Luke will all be making predictions on the 8 team playoff! Here we go below, going round by round.

Quarter-Final Stage:

DAVID:
Southeastern Champ: Miami (FL)
                  vs
Deep South Champ: Alabama

Winner: Alabama (The Tide rolls on behind a great running game and the Hurricanes inability to stop Julio Jones, Amari Cooper, and Calvin Ridley on deep routes)

Ultimate Dynasty Conferences and Players to Watch

Quick refresh: 8 conferences of six teams each. I tried to keep rivalries and geography at the forefront of my decision making, along with keeping the best possible 48 teams on this list. Also, teams are made up of their best players from either the 90s or 2000s (mostly), some have a little bit of both. Honestly, it's a lot of "what players will be super fun to put together on their college teams?"

Without further ado, your Year One Conferences:

(1) Southeastern
Projected Finish:

1. Miami (FL)
2. Florida State
3. Clemson
4. Florida
5. South Carolina
6. North Carolina

Projected MVP: QB Ken Dorsey, Miami (FL) Hurricanes

NCAA 2004: The Ultimate Dynasty

There has not been a need to buy a new college football game, as NCAA 04 came out in 2003 and was absolute perfection. However, even though I've updated all the rosters countless times, played Dynasty modes 20 years into the future, and unlocked all the pennants several times over, there was ONE thing missing: a college football playoff feature.

Thus, the concept of the ultimate dynasty was formed. To be played in "Play Now" mode, with myself controlling the offense (or defense) of BOTH teams in the game (so I switch off each drive), the dynasty will feature 8 mini-conferences of six teams. These teams will play a round-robin, four game season against each other. If there somehow is a five way or three way tie for first, I'll have tiebreakers in place.

The conferences are: