National Championship Game

[biggieou]

How many of you all are watching the game tonight? Who are you rooting for and whats your prediction?



I'm rooting for OSU and my prediction is 31-14



Go Bucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kowaliga]

Gators 21, Buckeyes 17. Commercials 1000+

 

[Jumbo Jet]

Buckeyes are a pretty good passing team and Florida has had a pretty good pass defense.



Should be a good game.



Let's see - Michigan played a close game to Ohio State and USC wiped out Michigan.



Florida by 10 points!



Schedules don't necessarily mean much now, but ... ... ...



OSU Schedule



Date Opponent / Event Location Time / Result

09/02/06 vs. Northern Illinois (1) TV Columbus,OH W, 35-12

09/09/06 at Texas TV Austin, TX W, 24-7

09/16/06 vs. Cincinnati (2) TV Columbus, OH W, 37-7

09/23/06 vs. Penn State TV Columbus, OH W, 28-6

09/30/06 at Iowa TV Iowa City, IA W, 38-17

10/07/06 vs. Bowling Green TV Columbus, OH W, 35-7

10/14/06 at Michigan State TV East Lansing, MI W, 38-7

10/21/06 vs. Indiana TV Columbus, OH W, 44-3

10/28/06 vs. Minnesota (3) TV Columbus, OH W, 44-0

11/04/06 at Illinois TV Champaign, IL W, 17-10

11/11/06 at Northwestern TV Evanston, IL W, 54-10

11/18/06 vs. Michigan TV Columbus, OH W 42-39



Florida Schedule

Sept. 2, 2006 Southern Miss. W 34-7 1-0

Sept. 9, 2006 UCF W 42-0 2-0

Sept. 16, 2006 at Tennessee W 21-20 3-0 (1-0)

Sept. 23, 2006 Kentucky W 26-7 4-0 (2-0)

Sept. 30, 2006 Alabama W 28-13 5-0 (3-0)

Oct. 7, 2006 LSU W 23-10 6-0 (4-0)

Oct. 14, 2006 at Auburn L 27-17 6-1 (4-1)

Oct. 28, 2006 at Georgia1 (CBS) W 21-14 7-1 (5-1)

Nov. 4, 2006 at Vanderbilt (LF Sports) W 25-19 8-1 (6-1)

Nov. 11, 2006 South Carolina W 17-16 9-1 (7-1)

Nov. 18, 2006 Western Carolina W 62-0 10-1

Nov. 25, 2006 at Florida State W 21-14 11-1

Dec. 2, 2006 Arkansas2 W 38-28 12-1 (8-1)

 

[biggieou]

That OSU/UM game was not nearly as close as the score indicated and anyone that watched it will most likely agree. Florida's schedule in my opinion is weak. I for one am so tired of hearing about how wonderful the SEC is as a whole. I agree with the saying that says something to the effect of "if a lie is told and retold and people begin to believe it, it no longer is a lie". The SEC domination of all other conferences is a myth.

 

[csevers]

What is the score now??????????/

I saw the first quarter and the acorns were getting ROASTED!!! Did it change??



Craig

 

[hammersley]

This is exactly whu we NEED A REAL PLAYOFF!!!!

This is NOT a National Championship Game - no matter how much they try and tell you it is... ..... it's all smoke and mirrors - and nobody is more of a college football fan than myself - but using a phony computer ranking system is ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!



Here's a fantastic article on this... ... ... ...



http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/or...sports/1167798332304180.xml&coll=7&thispage=1



Boise State win exposes failure of BCS formula



Wednesday, January 03, 2007



SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. I t's time, past time really, for all involved to admit the Bowl Championship Series is a colossal failure.



Once again the BCS and its insistence that a convoluted, virtually incomprehensible mathematical formula pick the two teams that play for the title, has blown the opportunity to give the highest echelon of college football a true national champion.



Let's pretend for a moment the BCS is something more than a tool for the six power conferences -- the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pacific-10 and Southeastern -- to monopolize the money and corporate sponsorship opportunities that go hand-in-hand with the major bowl games.



Let's pretend the BCS really wants to give college football's best team the chance to win the title on the field.



So, why isn't Boise State part of the conversation?



The Broncos (13-0) are one of two unbeaten Division I-A teams.



They knocked off every bowl team on their schedule.



They crushed Sun Bowl-champion Oregon State by four touchdowns a few weeks before OSU knocked off Rose Bowl-champion USC.



In Monday's Fiesta Bowl, Boise State stunned big, bad Oklahoma, one of the elite programs in college football, and did it with the kind of drama, flair and panache all too often missing in the major bowls.



A misdirection, hook-and-lateral for one touchdown? A sleight-of-hand Statue of Liberty for the winning two-point conversion? The star tailback concluding a postgame national television interview on one knee, proposing to his girlfriend?



was the most entertaining finish to a college football game since Doug Flutie cranked up to throw the Hail Mary. Heck, it was better than that. It probably was the best finish ever.



It would have been nice to see Boise State get a shot at No. 1 Ohio State, but the Broncos never had a chance.



The jury-rigged, gerrymandered BCS formula is front-loaded to exclude schools from mid-major conferences from the Big Game.



The mid-majors rarely begin the season high in the polls, and never get a chance to climb because the big programs refuse to engage.



Oh, sure, Auburn or Louisiana State or Michigan might condescend to let a Boise State, Fresno State or Texas Christian play them as visitors. That way the power-conference programs maximize the gate receipts from their giant stadiums and lean on the homefield advantage to shorten the odds.



But Auburn, LSU or Michigan wouldn't be caught dead on Boise State's smurf turf. Do that, and the average fan might begin believing teams in the Mountain West and Western Athletic Conferences can play with the big boys.



Elbowed out of meaningful early-season games, the mid-majors rarely get a real chance to go very far in the computer rankings. It's like running the 400 meters against record-setting U. S. runner Jeremy Wariner, and giving him a 50-meter start.



The power conferences allow a mid-major school into one of the consolation BCS games, providing it meets certain criteria. Boise State jumped through all the hoops to reach the Fiesta Bowl, which was played on the same field where Florida and Ohio State will play for the title Monday.



The Broncos were supposed to be happy just to be there, take their thumping and go home quietly.



Surprise. When the cleanup crews finished sweeping up the confetti at University of Phoenix Stadium, Boise State still was standing unbeaten, a party-crasher at the BCS coronation. And one that suddenly is hard to ignore.



The contrast with Michigan couldn't have been more telling. Unlike Boise State, Michigan had real national championship hopes from fall camp. Had the Wolverines been four points better at Ohio State on Nov. 18, they would have been playing next week for the national championship.



Yep, that is the same Michigan team exposed by USC on Monday in the Rose Bowl as having a deficient secondary, a plodding offensive line and unimaginative offense.



It's easy to see now that Michigan had absolutely no business in the BCS championship game, but the Wolverines nearly slid in anyway.



Boise State proved two things Monday:



College football would be a better and more entertaining product if every deserving team had an honest chance to win the title.



And the current system is a colossal failure.

 

[Jumbo Jet]

That OSU/UM game was not nearly as close as the score indicated and anyone that watched it will most likely agree. Florida's schedule in my opinion is weak. I for one am so tired of hearing about how wonderful the SEC is as a whole. I agree with the saying that says something to the effect of "if a lie is told and retold and people begin to believe it, it no longer is a lie". The SEC domination of all other conferences is a myth.

I watched the game and thought the score was right on!



Let's look at the facts - the SEC had 9 teams playing in the bowls. W-L Record is 6 Wins - 3 Losses. +64 points against the 9 opponents.



The BIG Ten - 6 teams in Bowl games - 2 Wins - 4 Losses. -32 points against 6 opponents.



How would you measure the stronger conference? Florida's schedule seems as tough as OSU.



Wisconsin sure has a good team! At least the 1st half.



BTW - did I tell you how wonderful the SEC really is????

 

[csevers]

WI barely got out of that game with a win. They played good for the first 1/4 but then the off. Died and the deff. saved the game for them. I don't think the better team won that game. and I am/was from WI. but the score is the score.



Craig

 

[AMink]

Whoopsee! Looks like there is only one undefeated team left! Where do you think Boise will end up in the rankings? Seeing the way Boise play OK, and the way Ohio was thumped, I think Boise would have had a very good chance of beating them.

 

[scootergmc]

Where are you biggieou? Looks like that University of Miami vs. Luckeyes Fiesta Bowl karma just reared its ugly head. Come out come out wherever you are... . it's OK to keep your tail between your legs!!!



-Hey, at least you had the 14 right... . :-laf

 

[hammersley]

Reality struck home for

fans who believe in HYPE and not FACTS... ... ... ... ..... AND mind you even if the score were reversed I'd say the same... ... . NO PLAYOFF - NO CHAMPION - ALL HYPE

 

[kowaliga]

That OSU/UM game was not nearly as close as the score indicated and anyone that watched it will most likely agree. Florida's schedule in my opinion is weak. I for one am so tired of hearing about how wonderful the SEC is as a whole. I agree with the saying that says something to the effect of "if a lie is told and retold and people begin to believe it, it no longer is a lie". The SEC domination of all other conferences is a myth.

OSU is a good team and should re-play Michigan in two weeks to decide which is better. If doubt persists, do it again two weeks later. Maybe Nick/at night would broadcast it for the children.

 

[Byershome]

It was all about speed and Florida had more as a team, especially on the line of scrimmage (they appeared to be stronger as well). I bet Troy was stunned when he turned to run away from the pass rush and much to his dismay the defensive tackles were running him down :-laf What's worse, 3 or four were in the hunt on almost every down it seemed, and just when he thought he had tired them out, 4 fresh ones came in from the sidelines :-laf



SEC... ... GO GATORS... ... ... ... ... Basketball, Football... ... ... ... ..... next

 

[scootergmc]

The SEC domination of all other conferences is a myth.

This is almost true. The statement should only apply to THE Ohio State University.

 

[Arkapigdiesel]

SEC > All other conferences, period.

 

[TnLRacing]

Loved the outcome of this game, however I think Im biased, My High School football coach is now the Offensive line coach for the Gators!