I couldn't resist playing this out using the WhatIfSports simulator. The scores here are the average from five simulations using neutral field.
Group A
Notre Dame 14 - 33 Nebraska
LSU 35 - 22 Oklahoma
LSU 34 - 20 Nebraska
Group B
Oregon 38 - 20 Clemson
Kansas State 20 - 21 South Carolina
Oregon 29 - South Carolina 14
Group C
Alabama 30 - 4 Northern Illinois
Georgia 13 - 24 Florida State
Alabama 20 - Florida State 15
Group D
Florida 21 - 19 Oregon State
Stanford 28 - 20 Texas A&M
Florida 14 - Stanford 6
LSU 21 - Oregon 17
Alabama 14 - Florida 11
Alabama 21 - LSU 6
For the record, I don't think Nebraska would score 33 points on Notre Dame, even if they played them 10 times.
ReplyDeleteWell it is a computer simulation after all. But you have to remember 33 was the average over five games according to the sim.
DeleteThe rest of the simulation looked OK to me. But I don't think Nebraska could score 33 points on Notre Dame in 10 tries, much less average 33 points over five games. Notre Dame's defense is really good.
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