PROTEST PLAYOFF '07: 2008 FBS National Championship

15 DAYS UNTIL KICKOFF!

Disaster averted.

Narrowly.

I swear that was the first result.

Good thing, too, or would have re-simmed the damn thing. :-)

Let's hope this is a good omen that augurs the end of Lewcifer's dark tyranny over our fair state.

No. 8 USC Trojans (13-2) VS. No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks (14-1)

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Louisiana Superdome - New Orleans, La.
Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008 - 8 PM EST

Precipitation: none (dome)
Temperature: 70 (dome)
Wind: none (dome)

Final Score: USC 24, Kansas 17

Player of the Game
Kansas QB Todd Reesing

Box Score

recap to follow

All helmet images are courtesy of The Helmet Project. Check it out - it's pretty cool.

All bowl logos are courtesy of sportslogos.net.

Next Week

The 2008 FBS Playoff field will be unveiled at noon on Sunday, August 23. As usual, I will post the full bracket and assorted statistics tomorrow at noon.

• SUNDAY: 2008 field announced
• MONDAY: First half of the 1st round games played (higher seed hosts)
• TUESDAY: Second half of the 1st round games played (higher seed hosts)
• WEDNESDAY: 2nd round games played (bowl sites)
• THURSDAY: Final Four (bowl sites)
• FRIDAY: National Championship
• SATURDAY: Stats and analysis

BracketCat's Protest Playoff Archives

1998: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Fiesta | Data | Encore

1999: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Sugar | Data | Encore

2000: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Orange | Data | Encore

2001: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Rose | Data

2002: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Fiesta | Data

2003: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Sugar | Data

2004: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Orange | Data

2005: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Rose | Data

2006: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Fiesta | Data

2007: Selection Sunday | Sweet 16 (1) | Sweet 16 (2) | Elite 8 | Final 4