Tuesday, January 29, 2008

EA Sports Virtual Playoff Simulation - Gator Bowl and Semifinals

#6 USC 37 - #4 Georgia 7
Despite the score, for at least the first half of this game we had a very close game 
on our hands. USC held a slim 10-7 lead at halftime, but in the second half they 
pulled away for a 37-7 victory in the Gator Bowl over Georgia. Unfortunately for the 
Georgia Bulldogs the entire course of this game turned on a 37-yard punt return by 
USC wide receiver Ronald Johnson, which was this game’s nomination for the national 
Pontiac game-changing performance and the play that Johnson the MVP of the game.  
After that the story of the game was turnovers and for Georgia there were a lot of 
them. In the 4th quarter the USC defense forced two turnovers including a 53-yard 
interception for a touchdown by Carry Harris, a junior USC cornerback. Senior USC 
quarterback, John David Booty, did a great job of managing the game and extending his 
career at least one more game. The Trojan defense ended up with 7 sacks, 2 
interceptions, and 2 fumble recoveries and will be sure to prove a difficult test for 
the USC Trojan offense, who they face next week.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
USC 3 7 17 10 37
UGA 7 0 0 0 7

USC UGA
First Downs 14 7
Total Offense 227 176
Rushes-Yards 9-14 14-(-33)
Comp-Att-TD 19-31-2 11-28-1
Passing Yards 213 209
Sacked 1 7
3rd Down Conv 3 – 8 (37%) 3 – 10 (30%)
4th Down Conv 0 – 0 (0%) 1 – 2 (50%)
2-Point Conv 0 – 0 (0%) 0 – 0 (0%)
Redzone – TD – FG 4 – 1 – 3 (100%) 1 – 0 – 0 (0%)
Turnovers 0 3
Fumbles – Lost 0 - 0 2 - 1
Intercepted 0 2
PR Yards 50 2
KR Yards 37 121
Total Yards 314 299
Punts – Average 2 – 26.5 3 – 28.3
Penalties – Yards 5 – 50 2 - 20
T.O.P. 10:28 9:32

8 games down and only 3 games left leave us in the semifinals of the EA Sports Virtual Simulation Playoff.  Here are the Final Four match-ups:

#1 Ohio State vs. #9 Florida - Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - Saturday December 29, 2007 
#2 LSU vs. #6 USC - FedEx Orange Bowl - Saturday December 29, 2007

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