the real college football bracket

Ok, I came up with the final bracket. 32 programs, legends of college football, and the like. They're in order partly for how good they've been in the past 30 years, partly for good matchups.

1. USC ____________ 32. UCLA
2. Ohio State _______ 31. Wisconsin
3. Florida __________ 30. Louisville
4. Miami __________ 29. Colorado
5. Notre Dame ______ 28. Boston Colllege
6. Florida State ______ 27. Clemson
7. Michigan ________ 26. Michigan Sate
8. Texas __________ 25. Texas A & M
9. Oklahoma _______ 24. Oklahoma State
10. Nebraska _______ 23. Kansas State
11. LSU ___________ 22. Arkansas
12. Penn State _______ 21. Pitt
13. Virginia Tech _____ 20. West Virginia
14. Tennesee _______ 19. Georgia
15. Oregon _________ 18. Oregon State
16. Auburn _________ 17. Alabama


Just like there are tons of low level bowl games (no offense, the Poulain Weed Eater Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana), I figured we should have some quick listings for teams that didn't quite make the cut. Here they are in no random order:

WASHINGTON STATE
Mascot: Ryan Leaf
Analysis: The fact that they made the Rose Bowl twice in the past ten years (as opposed to Penn State and Iowa only doing it once) shows you how much the Pac Ten sucks.

GEORGIA TECH
Mascot: George O'Leary
Analysis: Liar. They haven't been that good.

RUTGERS
Mascot: James Gandolfini
Analysis: No offense, Tony Sporano, and also Simon and Stef, but this is still Jersey.

SYRACUSE
Mascot: Carmelo Anthony and Donovan McNabb
Analysis: The 'Cuse haven't done anything in football since Donno was there. And seriously...

... stop snitchin'.

OLE MISS
Mascot: The rest of the Manning family
Analysis: NO.

VIRGINIA
Mascot: Dave Matthews
Analysis: Even I've given up.

WASHINGTON
Mascot: former Sixers center Todd MacCullogh
Analysis: Love 'em, but no.

ARIZONA STATE
Mascot: Jimmy Kimmel
Analysis: Too drunk. But appropriate.

PURDUE
Mascot: Brian "Citizen Pain" Cardinal
Analysis: Ugly, bad contract, balding. You have to love Indiana sometimes.

B.Y.U.
Mascot: Jim McMahon
Analysis: Considering that I have lots of insider information on what goes on there, I'm even more amazed that he was at this school.

BOISE STATE
Mascot: the blue field
Analysis: Hurts the retina.

IOWA
Mascot: proud alum Tom Arnold
Analysis: .....That really says it all.

STANFORD
Mascot: Tiger Woods
Analysis: Wait, forget Wazzou... THEM making the Rose Bowl shows you how much the Pac Ten sucks.

DELAWARE
Mascot: Grotto's pizza
Analysis: A local legend, but no national recognition.

LEHIGH
Mascot: alums Kavan & Korn
Analysis: Look, I don't care how great your Engineering school is, no one outside of Eastern PA knows the difference between you and Lafayette.

LAFAYETTE
Mascot:?
Analysis: They're not Lehigh?

TEMPLE
Mascot: Bill Cosby
Analysis: Could play a great game of buck buck. Could also still suit up for this sorry squad.

LA SALLE
Mascot: that weird space exlporer one we had
Analysis: Wait, why do we even still have a team? Is it just so we can say that we have one and St. Joe's doesn't? It is, isn't it? Fantastic.