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PROTEST PLAYOFF '08: Elite Eight
THREE DAYS UNTIL KICKOFF! Rose Bowl: With both Penn State and USC advancing to the Elite Eight, the north side of the bracket was the obvious pick for the "Granddaddy of 'em All." Fiesta Bowl: That l...
PROTEST PLAYOFF '07: Elite Eight
17 DAYS UNTIL KICKOFF! Orange Bowl: The Orange Bowl chose the north side of the bracket in order to be guaranteed either its tie-in, ACC champion Virginia Tech, or home-state team Florida. Rose Bowl:...
PROTEST PLAYOFF '06 REVISITED: Elite Eight
ONE MONTH UNTIL KICKOFF! Sugar Bowl: The Sugar Bowl had a choice between Florida's region and LSU's region, but since LSU would have to get through USC to get there while Florida only has to play Wis...
PROTEST PLAYOFF '05: Elite Eight
Fiesta Bowl: The Fiesta Bowl took the south side of the bracket in order to try and get the only Big 12 team in the entire field - Texas. Sugar Bowl: That left the Sugar Bowl with some mixture of G...
PROTEST PLAYOFF '04: Elite Eight
Rose Bowl: The Rose Bowl chose first and selected the north side of the bracket because it is guaranteed either Iowa or USC. Texas or Utah is just a bonus. Fiesta Bowl: The Fiesta Bowl was left wit...
PROTEST PLAYOFF '03 REVISITED: Elite Eight
Orange Bowl: The Orange Bowl, host of next season's title game, had first pick. It chose the north side of the bracket, hoping for another round of Florida State-Oklahoma, which has been a pretty he...
PROTEST PLAYOFF '02: Elite Eight
Sugar Bowl: The Sugar Bowl, host of next season's title game, had first pick. It chose the south side of the bracket, in order to claim Georgia should the Bulldogs move on. The presence of football ...
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