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There was something distinctively anti-climatic about the BCS Selection Show in a year like this -- because Oklahoma throttled Missouri in the Big 12 championship game, and because Florida was able to hold off Alabama in the SEC championship, we more or less knew coming into the bowl selection day who would be playing in the BCS championship.
And ... you got it -- Oklahoma and Florida were named as the pair of teams that will compete for the BCS championship and nearly unalienable right to almost absolutely proclaim themselves the best team in the nation. But, all skepticism aside, it's worth noting that this will be a pretty spectacular game to watch, provided you enjoy seeing lots of offense.
Now, some people will question whether or not Oklahoma can actually stop Florida at all, and it's going to be tough; ever since the Gators lost to Ole Miss four weeks into the season, they've been on a total and utterly destructive tear of anyone in their path, with their closest game before the 31-20 win over Alabama being a 42-14 romp over Vanderbilt.
On the other hand, maybe Oklahoma doesn't need to stop Florida -- Bob Stoops' boys have just gone through a stretch, including a Big 12 championship whipping of Missouri, as they scored 60-plus points in five straight games (and barely missed a sixth when they lobbed 58 points on Kansas State before the streak started), thanks to Sam Bradford's strong play at quarterback.
But, defense does matter, and Florida has more of it. Oh yeah -- they also have Tim Tebow, who is just outside "mortal" in terms of everything he does. If I've got to take someone, and I suppose I do, I'll take the Gators, and while I wouldn't make them two-touchdown favorites or anything silly like that, I do think they'll end up winning big.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
12-07-2008 @ 11:06PM
Khaled said...
Go Gators!
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12-07-2008 @ 11:37PM
Susan Phillips said...
Bob Stoop & Sam Bradford...the are the Real Deal Boomer Sooner!
12-07-2008 @ 11:26PM
tim said...
get ready for cheap gator meat........sooners will roll on gators
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12-07-2008 @ 11:34PM
tim said...
gators lose, Bradford wins heisman, Florida fans whine about the officiating....predictable
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12-08-2008 @ 12:23AM
will said...
its funny how every year it seems like theres this big team coming out of the pac 10, or big 12 or big ten thats supposed to be awesome, but when they get to the championship game, they get smacked by the sec. its awesome. gators win this one huge. oklahoma is a good football team, but they have never seen any thing like the gators.
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12-08-2008 @ 1:06AM
Brittani said...
Gators win hands down. OU won't know what hit them. Case closed.
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12-08-2008 @ 1:39AM
Jason said...
Hey Willy boy why dont you take a look at who ou had during the regular season?
Then you can talk about the SEC being so great! LIVE IN THE NOW SON sec WAS THE BIG 12 IS
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12-08-2008 @ 1:49AM
Scott said...
I have ties to both schools (got a MA at OU, grew up near Gainesville and am now working on a PhD here). I think UF will win the game comfortably. Both have unbelievable offenses and are capable of scoring at any time from anywhere on the field. UF's defense is better, and UF's special teams are better. OU under Stoops has long had special teams as a weakness. It has been one of UF's strengths under Meyer. Florida only has to stop the Sooners a couple of times to win, and I think they will.
UF 45 OU 28
(Though in the end, I'll have my choice of t-shirts to wear the day after the game either way)
Boomer Gators! :)
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12-08-2008 @ 10:39AM
Steve said...
Scott, what have you been smoking???
12-08-2008 @ 5:00AM
john fatty said...
Tim Tebow thats all i have to say...
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12-08-2008 @ 11:13PM
Chieftain said...
New Name for the Sooners:
GATOR BAIT!
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12-11-2008 @ 5:42AM
jerri said...
for a team that never gets any respect, no matter who they play, how they win, or how tough their strength of schedual is, we always come out fighting. OU deserves all the respect in the world! not to take anything away from the Gators, cause damn they are good, BUT look what OU has done and compare. i think OU will come out on top and send the Gators back to the swamp! GO OU! BOOMER SOONER!!!!!!!
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12-08-2008 @ 9:38AM
chavitogstor said...
goooooo GATORS, the next champions!!!!!!!!!!!!
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12-08-2008 @ 9:18AM
Daryl said...
Can some one tell me why a playoff works in College Basketball and College Baeball but then they say it won't work in College Football?
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12-08-2008 @ 10:52AM
Chris said...
The biggest reason is the incredible amount of money that is invested in the bowl system. The other big reason is the wear and tear on a football team. An 8-team playoff is 3 extra games. That is a fourth of a season against the toughest opponents. There is a reason that football plays once a week and only has about 12 games a season. Anything more just makes the injuries worse.
1-07-2009 @ 3:19PM
Jake said...
Texas should be playing OU. A team that loses at home to a non ranked team UF should not be considered.
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12-08-2008 @ 10:00AM
Ben Gustofik said...
Sooners tast like chicken , gator bait. gators by 10
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12-08-2008 @ 9:47AM
Cindy said...
I am truly a Sooner born and a Sooner bred; I found myself living in Florida after my teenage years and often rooted for the Gators, unless they were playing the Noles. However, as much as you can take the girl out of the Sooner state, you can't take the Sooner out of the girl! OU has shown their strengths time and again...I will wear my crimson with pride and cheer on my guys as they bring Sooner Spirit to the BCS Championship and KICK FLORIDA'S ASS. Come on boys...momma needs some new gator boots!
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12-08-2008 @ 10:37AM
Steve said...
This piece was obviously written by an SEC fan. OU will absoulutely blow Florida's doors off!! Bradford will definately take the Heisman Trophy, too.
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12-08-2008 @ 10:51AM
Chris said...
All of the predictions of a Florida blowout remind me so much of 2000. For those who don't recall, that is the year that OU took on FSU and Weinke, FSU's Heisman quarterback. In 2000, the hype mongers all loved FSU, but in the end OU completely shut down the Seminoles offence and proved it was Oklahoma's quarterback that deserved the Heisman. Florida is a great team and they may well win this year, but the same can be said of the Sooners. To win, Florida has to bring both their best offence and their best defense.
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