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If College Football Had a Playoff: #14 Central Michigan Chippewas @ #3 Cincinnati Bearcats

Jeremy Mauss — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:00:34 -0000

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Before we get to game the next game the previous matchup of Boise State vs. Virginia Tech came down to the end with the second upset of the playoff with Virginia Tech gathering their troops to defeat Boise State.

This last game of the first round features MAC champion Central Michigan facing off against Big East champ Cincinnati. This game will see a lot of fireworks since both teams will be looking to throw the ball a lot, and with not much defense being played a combined score above sixty should be expected. This would not be a push over win for Cincy.

Using the simulator What if Sports the projected final outcome would be 55-38 in favor of the Bearcats. Not an unexpected outcome since Cincy allows a lot of teams to score points. Both quarterbacks would have very good days but throwing for multiple scores, but the difference came down to Cincinnati being able to run the ball on the Chips.

Now it is time for the fan vote to decide who moves on, yes that is you. Check back daily at 12 PM eastern time to vote for the next matchup, and voting is only for 24 hours. As they say in Chicago vote early and vote often.

Central Michigan Stats

Passing

		Passing									Rushing					Sacks
	G	Rating	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/G	Y/A	TD	INT	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Sack	YdsL
Dan LeFevour	13	103.0	285	400	71.3	3043	234.1	7.6	27	6	175	702	54	4	14	-	-
Ryan Radcliff	5	30.0	10	21	47.6	115	23	5.5	0	2	6	48	9.6	8	1	-	-

Rushing

		Rushing					Receiving
	G	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD
Antonio Brown	13	40	328	25.2	8.2	2	97	1020	78.5	10.5	9
Paris Cotton	8	58	220	27.5	3.8	1	8	77	9.6	9.6	1
James Falls	0	3	13	0	4.3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan LeFevour	13	175	702	54	4	14	1	24	1.8	24	0
Tim Phillips	4	10	57	14.3	5.7	1	3	25	6.3	8.3	0
Ryan Radcliff	5	6	48	9.6	8	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan Schroeder	10	87	486	48.6	5.6	5	31	270	27	8.7	3
Carl Volny	9	81	388	43.1	4.8	3	7	54	6	7.7	0

Receiving

		Receiving
	G	Rec	Yds	Y/G	AVG	TD
Bryan Anderson	13	57	700	53.8	12.3	6
David Blackburn	9	11	109	12.1	9.9	2
Antonio Brown	13	97	1020	78.5	10.5	9
Paris Cotton	8	8	77	9.6	9.6	1
Jerry Harris	2	2	13	6.5	6.5	0
Ronnie Kennedy	2	3	14	7	4.7	0
Tim Phillips	4	3	25	6.3	8.3	0
Kito Poblah	13	50	631	48.5	12.6	4
Bryan Schroeder	10	31	270	27	8.7	3
Sean Skergan	3	3	25	8.3	8.3	0
Carl Volny	9	7	54	6	7.7	0
Cody Wilson	9	20	186	20.7	9.3	2
Jeremy Wilson	1	1	10	10	10	0

Kicking

		Field Goals								PAT
	G	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	FGM	FGA	PCT	XPM	XPA	PCT	pts
Andrew Aguila	13	-	-	-	-	-	12	17	70.0%	52	54	100.0%	88

Cincinnati Stats

Passing

		Passing									Rushing					Sacks
	G	Rating	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/G	Y/A	TD	INT	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Sack	YdsL
Chazz Anderson	3	80.0	5	6	83.3	33	11	5.5	0	0	8	27	9	3.4	0	-	-
Zach Collaros	9	113.0	93	124	75	1434	159.3	11.6	10	2	57	344	38.2	6	4	-	-
Brendon Kay	2	100.0	2	2	100	27	13.5	13.5	0	0	4	24	12	6	0	-	-
Travis Kelce	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	24	8	4.8	2	-	-
Tony Pike	9	93.0	184	293	62.8	2350	261.1	8	26	6	24	18	2	.800	2	-	-

Rushing

		Rushing					Receiving
	G	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD
Chazz Anderson	3	8	27	9	3.4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Collaros	9	57	344	38.2	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mardy Gilyard	12	5	16	1.3	3.2	1	80	1150	95.8	14.4	11
John Goebel	2	11	33	16.5	3	0	1	11	5.5	11	0
Quentin Hines	1	2	5	5	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Johnson	1	2	35	35	17.5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brendon Kay	2	4	24	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Travis Kelce	3	5	24	8	4.8	2	1	3	1	3	0
Isaiah Pead	12	114	765	63.8	6.7	9	19	194	16.2	10.2	2
Tony Pike	9	24	18	2	.800	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Ramsey	10	68	421	42.1	6.2	4	16	129	12.9	8.1	2
Darrin Williams	7	16	42	6	2.6	0	4	14	2	3.5	0
George Winn	1	5	12	12	2.4	0	1	19	19	19	0

Receiving

		Receiving
	G	Rec	Yds	Y/G	AVG	TD
Kazeem Alli	6	11	150	25	13.6	1
Marcus Barnett	4	10	95	23.8	9.5	1
Armon Binns	12	56	859	71.6	15.3	10
Mardy Gilyard	12	80	1150	95.8	14.4	11
John Goebel	2	1	11	5.5	11	0
Ben Guidugli	10	22	342	34.2	15.5	3
Jamar Howard	2	3	50	25	16.7	0
Charley Howard	3	2	52	17.3	26	1
Lynell Payne	1	1	8	8	8	0
Isaiah Pead	12	19	194	16.2	10.2	2
Jacob Ramsey	10	16	129	12.9	8.1	2
Adrien Robinson	6	10	174	29	17.4	1
Darrin Williams	7	4	14	2	3.5	0
George Winn	1	1	19	19	19	0
D.J. Woods	11	47	594	54	12.6	4

Kicking

		Field Goals								PAT
	G	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	FGM	FGA	PCT	XPM	XPA	PCT	pts
Jake Rogers	12	-	-	-	-	-	12	18	70.0%	60	62	100.0%	96

Poll

Who wins?

Central Michigan

16 votes

Cincinnati

48 votes

64 votes | Poll has closed

The Shotgun/Throwdown: Tuesday (10/13/09) Edition

WVUIE97 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:46:43 -0000

Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, brought to you today by Baltika, in honor of today's Miss Throwdown.

It's Day 2 of MooU week. There seems to be a lot of "is it a rivalry or isn't it?" going around and many of today's articles are no exception. It may be "only Marshall" but it's still Mountaineer football and that's enough for me to get excited about this week's game. Like Huggs said (I'm paraphrashing), you come to see the Mountaineers, not our opponents. Send in your tips and requests and see you after the jump...

What You May Have Missed:

Stew's Views: "In-State Battle" - BlueGoldNews.com

Devine and Lazear Earn BIG EAST Awards - MSNsportsNET.Com

Syracuse Award Winners Announced - MSNsportsNET.Com

Mountaineers in the NFL - WVIllustrated.com
This week's update.

WVU-Connecticut will air on ESPNU - Charleston Daily Mail
This will make people happy......NOT.

Big East power rankings, Week 7 - Big East - ESPN

On The Mark: Week 6 - College Football - ESPN
Schlabach is still an ignorant slut.

NCAA College Football Power Rankings Week 6 - ESPN
Pitt's loss is to a 3-3 NC State team and ours is to a 1 loss Auburn team....and Pitt is ranked, WTF?!?!

News of Note:

Did You Know? - MSNsportsNET.Com
Caridi's blog post

Little backs, big numbers - Charleston Gazette

Dude has answers to WVU-Herd questions - Charleston Gazette
I thought he went all Lebowski on me for a sec....and he kinda does.

MU offense has stalled against Mountaineers - Charleston Gazette

Marshall impresses Stewart - Inter-Mountain

Herd ranks high among national statistics - Herald Dispatch

Effective third downs difference for WVU - Charleston Daily Mail

Hoppy's Commentary For Tuesday - WVMetroNews.com
'The week before WVU and Marshall meet on the football field inevitably prompts the question of whether the game can be classified as a "rivalry."'

Still not a rivalry, but ... - Register-Herald

WVU, Marshall hooking up in Morgantown - Parkersburg News and Sentinel

From one rivalry to another - Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Marshall series could be in jeopardy - Times West Virginian
The ONLY reason I would even begin to support a continuation is to fill out the HOME schedule. Otherwise, it's a lose-lose situation. Win, "well, you were supposed to" and Lose "WTF just happened?!?!"

Herd QB hopes to build on last game - Register-Herald

Recruiting:

Blue-Chip Florida WR Preparing for WVU Visit - Eersports.com
WVU joins UNC, Florida, Oregon and Miami in the final five for blue-chip Miramar (Fla.) wideout Ivan McCartney.

The Big Board: WVU Hoops Recruiting Overview - Eersports.com
"Everything you need to know about West Virginia basketball recruiting." Or so he says.

Around the League (and Beyond):

WVU, Pitt, and USF-Cincy Winner Lead Big East Title Race - Bleacher Report

Bag Krag
The name of the site says it all.

Beaumont possibly out with concussion - Card Chronicle

Goebel, Young, Woods ready to go - Cincinnati Enquirer

Things are about to get tougher for Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage - Star Ledger
He means the days of playing 1-AA schools this year are over (finally).

Redshirt freshman Grissom out for the year - Tampa Tribune

Defeat Cincinnati, and the city could belong to the Bulls - Tampa Tribune
USF still having a bit of trouble turning people in Tampa into fans, kind of like Pitt.

The Nassibening Cometh? - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Greg Paulus' days of starting may be numbered.

Pitt taking losing streak against Rutgers personally - PPG

Missing: One four-star wideout with big-play potential and a bushy tail - TheUConnBlog.com
Call me crazy, but you should never expect a true freshman to light things up. It's always nice when they do, but the overall probability is against it.

BCS standings preview leaves Texas trailing three teams - ESPN
BCS standings officially are released after this week's games. Here's a mock preview if they were released this week.

Video of (Dis)Interest:

This Week in Bodypainting:

Like the man said before, if you don't like this gallery, there is something wrong with you (or perhaps you're a female, we do have female readers, you know).

via www.totalprosports.com

Miss Throwdown:

Today's Miss Throwdown is a noted body painter herself, as she's donned the paint for Sports Illustrated (evidence below). For the linked gallery you need to scroll down a little. Here's a link to her body painting video (embedding disabled). Meet Russian beauty Irina Shayk.

via i.cdn.turner.com

Baltika image via www.tatianasbeverages.com

Bearcats closer towards Big East Championship and BCS Bowl Game

Kirkendall — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:15:28 -0000

So there is good football being played in Cincinnati. The University of Cincinnati Bearcats remain in control of their own destiny for a Big East Championship and a berth to a BCS Bowl game after a 28-20 win over the Louisville Cardinals. These kids play it cool and collected, coming through when it matters the most.

Last week, against West Virginia, the Bearcats watched a 20-7 lead fall in the game's final 1:11. Terrill Byrd's third down sack in overtime forced the Mountaineers to kick a field goal during the opening overtime possession. After quarterback Tony Pike completed a 10-yard pass to Dominick Goodman (added with a Mountaineers personal foul), the Bearcats lined up with a first-and-goal at the West Virginia seven-yard line. Pike hit Kazeem Alli two plays later, scoring a touchdown to win the game by three points in overtime.

The momentum was clearly West Virginia's heading into overtime, scoring a touchdown (seven plays, 61 yards in 0:53) and a two-point conversion on a Pat White run. After the Mountaineers recovered an on-side kick, White hit Dorrell Jalloh for 21 yards setting up a Pat McAfee 52-yard field goal that sent the game into overtime. Did the Bearcats fold and panic? No. The defense held forcing an overtime field goal and the offense scored a touchdown winning only their second game in 17 all-time meetings between the two.

It seemed that the Bearcats were bound to struggle in their claim for the Keg of Nails, during a driving rain against the Louisville Cardinals Friday night. The Bearcats offense turned the ball over four times -- three inside the Bearcats own 20-yard line. Place kicker Jake Rogers missed three field goals -- though weather was a huge factor -- and Tony Pike was pulled from the game after bruising his sternum in the fourth quarter. Pike left the game completing 19 of 33 passes for 250 yards passing and two touchdowns. For a time, I was worried that this would be a let-down game. I was wrong.

After allowing an opening third quarter field goal, the Bearcats defense forced the Cardinals offense to go: punt, interception, punt, missed field goal and back-to-back turnover on downs. They didn't allow the Cardinals a second-half possession to go more than 23 yards.

With 8:20 left in the game, Dustin Grutza replaced an injured Pike and completed a critical third down pass -- 24 yards to Dominick Goodman who finished the game with 134 yards receiving on nine receptions and a touchdown. On the following play, running back John Goebel rushed for 37 yards, scoring a six-yard touchdown on the next play. That gave the Bearcats an eight-point lead. After the Cardinals were stuffed on a fourth-down quarterback sneak, and the Bearcats missed another field goal attempt, Louisville quarterback Hunter Cantwell threw four straight incomplete passes sealing the Bearcats win.

The Bearcats head to Pittsburgh next Saturday for what could be the Big East title game (even though they have Syracuse and Hawaii on schedule) on ESPN 2 at 7:15 p.m. If the Bearcats win out, they'll win the conference title and an automatic bid to a BCS Bowl game.

Damn fine football being played in Cincinnati.

Poll

Are you interested in talking Cincinnati Bearcats on this site?

Yes

36 votes

No

19 votes

55 votes | Poll has closed