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FLORIDA IS FOR REAL
Posted by Michael David Smith on November 1, 2008, 6:41 p.m. EDT
I dont know if Florida is going to make it to the BCS national championship game, but I do know that after the Gators dominated Georgia today, I wouldnt bet against them running the table.
Florida played about as impressive a football game as any team has played all season in completely dismantling Georgia on both sides of the ball. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was particularly impressive, running for three touchdowns and and passing for two in a game that could get him back into the Heisman Trophy conversation.
The Gators improve to 7-1, and all seven wins are by more than three touchdowns. With remaining games against Vanderbilt, South Carolina, the Citadel and Florida State, Florida will be a double-digit favorite in every remaining game, up until the SEC Championship Game, which will most likely be Florida vs. Alabama. That has the makings of a college football classic.
Of course, that one loss, to Ole Miss, means that even if they were to run the table and win the SEC, Florida needs either Texas or Penn State to lose. Because of that, you cant say Florida is the favorite to win the national title. But you can say the Gators are for real.
Again, the best one loss team is either Texas, Oklahoma St, or Oklahoma. Florida looks really good, but they lost to an unranked Ole Miss team who's looked like shit in every other game this year. The other three lost to Top 10 teams (each other) who are playing nearly perfect every game.
For Florida to make it to the BCS Championship, they're going to need Penn St to lose, or they're going to need Texas Tech to lose twice and the other 3 teams to lose again.
So rankings are all you care about? Your argument is that because Florida is above Texas, they are better than Texas? Give me a break. Texas is coming off a loss, Florida is coming off a huge win. Of course Texas will be below Florida.
If they met on the field, it'd be an interesting matchup. I'm going to give the edge to Texas. They've been more consistent.
I still laugh at your "casual fan" comments. I don't know what sparked them, but they're pretty laughable.
Yeah, it's a real shame they're likely to stomp Alabama in the SEC championship. I hate to see the East win the conference.
Good news though: Tennessee is the worst team in the conference. I think we can all find solace in that fact.
Yes we can, but don't count BAMA out. I'm not counting chickens, but we can go into Atlanta competitive. Its the SEC, anything can happen. If you had told me in August that BAMA would be number 1 in November, I would have had you commited.
Yes we can, but don't count BAMA out. I'm not counting chickens, but we can go into Atlanta competitive. Its the SEC, anything can happen. If you had told me in August that BAMA would be number 1 in November, I would have had you commited.
I see a Penn State/Alabama National Title Game!
Depends on how well Tech can continue. Seriously, that game against Texas wasn't a fluke. That's how good they actually are. There's no reason they should lose to Oklahoma St or anyone else. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
OK
How about a Texas Tech/Penn State game?
I'm not picky, as long as Penn State is playing and winning it ALL!
