THANK YOU! I have been googling forever trying to find the answer but couldn’t find anything.
Definitely does some weird things with rankings. In my season, Arizona was ranked 13th after a 2-1 start, and ASU somehow started the season at 5-0 and was ranked 9th when we played in Tempe…a game ended up being in a downpour.
Everyone will be pleased to know that in my second attempt, Utah went 14-2 and took home the natty
Started the season 4-0 with three yawners and a thrilling 3 point win in Stillwater. Got pounded by Arizona in an embarrassing 40-24 loss at home but bounced back with dominating wins over ASU, TCU, Houston. and the Zoobs. Dropped a heart breaker in Boulder on a last second FG, squeaked by Iowa State, then trounced UCF to set up a rematch with AZ in the B12 title game. Utah got revenge and pulled away in the 4th quarter in a 31-17 win.
Micah Bernard won the Doak Walker as the nation’s leading rusher and Kuithe took home the Mackie award, yet neither was in the top 10 for Heisman voting. Lame.
Playoffs matches us against Louisville first, which was an easy win. Florida State in the Orange Bowl was up next, which was a dogfight. Rising connected with Parks for a 35 yard TD pass with 13 seconds remaining to secure a 24-20 win and a showdown with Oregon for the title (P12 for life, baby!!). The Ducks proved to be no contest, as Utah’s running game kept their high-octane offense off the field and we rolled to an easy 49-24 win. Here’s hoping it was all a predictor of things to come.
It’s got its quirks (I didn’t fumble a single time all season playing on default settings, for example), but this is a really fun football game. A big thumbs up.