The FedEx BCS National Championship: Florida vs. Oklahoma
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 6:30 PM EST
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Florida Gators at Oklahoma Sooners, Jan 8, 2009 8:17 PM EST
Yeah, the name is terrible. But this is our game. I'll be around every few minutes -- the computer and the TV are in different rooms right now,so I'll be going back and forth.
FedEx BCS National Championship: No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (BlogPoll), 8 p.m. ET, FOX
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I can hear the clock ticking and my heart beating. I can see individual pixels of the TV picture. I can hear the caution in the opponent's voice. I can smell the fear in the sweat of the opponent's fans. I can taste...
THE CHAMPIONSHIP. I AM IN CHAMPIONSHIP MODE.
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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 8, 2009 7:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Speak for yourself, man – I’m so nervous I want to curl up into a tiny little ball like a sleeping kitten until the game is over. (Of course, I’m nervous before every single game, from the Citadel up.)
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 8:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
both teams looked pumped…lets see how that OU offense does against this defense..
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
wow!
IF bradford throws more like that its going to be a int in a heart beat.
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If they review every play
This is going to be a very long game
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
nice hit
but you’re not supposed to lead with the helmet..
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Some good pressure by the d-line in that first series, and OU doesn’t seem to be completely in synch offensively – the fearsome pace just wasn’t there.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 8:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
this is going to be a good game..
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
how about that ankle?
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
wtfreak
two reviews in the first 10 minutes….this reviewing every play is ridiculous…
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It is – but I guess they don’t want to be the crew that screwed up the big call. (Not that either has been remotely big so far.)
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We will have to see
but OU looks ready for UF
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The defences have had the edge so far, I think – both defences.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
im just thinking
these are two pretty well matched teams
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Very much so. But both offences look a bit rusty – it will be interesting to what happens as they heat up. (If they heat up…)
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch. The DB was sitting on that route…
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 8:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yeah but the reciever didnt attack the ball
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
HOLDING!!!
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey, look – a holding call. Could have been more by this point, but I’ll take any we get.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 8:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Stoops is not a happy man right now. No, indeed.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 8:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
nice stand by UF
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’m a little concerned that TOP is going to hurt us later on – but UF’s defence has more strength in depth than in spectacular all-world starters (especially up front), so it might be less vulnerable than some teams in that respect.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That little short stuff in front of the defenders isn’t going to work very well – the UF defenders (and the OU ones too, probably) are too fast and tackle too well.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 8:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
UF needs t oscore here to take over this game
If they go three and out…..
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Gator offence seems a little tentative so far – but, despite UF’s reputation for jumping out early, the coaches tend to be pretty conservative in the opening drives, especially with poor field position. (It’s the inner Woody Hayes breaking out of Meyer.)
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 8:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
we shall see
Nice drive going so far. Need points though
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by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Amen to that. The Gators are definitely probing inside to see if they can get a seam, and not finding much so far.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 8:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i think the announcer wants to have sex with Tebow….
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 8:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I just love Hernandez – a really versatile, talented player who made the loss of CI much more bearable. (Though apparently there was a planned package using both of them, which would have been Oklahoma-esque.)
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
to tell you the truth..
im kinda pulling for OU….the whole SEC CG hurt
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No prob – like I said over on one of the Dawg sites… it’s one thing to cheer for another SEC team in an ordinary bowl, but the title game is different. Especially if you had hoped to get there yourselves. I really can’t say if I would have cheered for Bama if the positions had been reversed.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I would.
/insanely loyal
I can hear the clock ticking and my heart beating. I can see individual pixels of the TV picture. I can hear the caution in the opponent's voice. I can smell the fear in the sweat of the opponent's fans. I can taste... THE CHAMPIONSHIP. I AM IN CHAMPIONSHIP MODE.
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 9, 2009 6:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
this is kinda sloppy
a lot of petty penalties
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by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
OK, so who had ‘scoreless’ in the first quarter pool? No-one?
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i didn’t think it would be 45-50 though final score
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
thats gonna be reviewed..
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
they dn't review that
but they did the other nine times…
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
A dangerous play by Murphy – I would have bellowed so loud my father would have heard me in Barbados if he had fumbled.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You don't hear
the word “bellowed” used too much these days. I commend you, sir.
by The Feathered Warrior on Jan 8, 2009 9:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
just look at his avatar..
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That would be Richelieu at La Rochelle.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
is he french?
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Right – the villain of the Three Musketeers.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thats
why the picture made me infuriated!
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, you know, he wasn’t that bad in real life – a serious hard-ass, sure, but Dumas took some liberties with the material. (Think of him as a celibate Saban running 17th century France – even the colour scheme is the same.)
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i was thinking of the
french part….
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, there is that. But the French in general were hard-asses back then.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
Its been a VERY long time when someone refered to the french as a hard ass
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I blame the Germans – the French never really recovered psychologically from the Franco-Prussian War.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i blame their pansiness….:)
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why thank you – and I am rather old-fashioned, I guess.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
After a scoreless first quarter -- most of which I missed -- Florida strikes first, 7-0
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
you didn't miss much
teams are kinda feeling each other out…
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As it turns out
Florida politicans like hearing themselves talk almost as much as Georgia politicians. Who knew? ;)
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
An disease endemic to the breed.
Anyhow, yeah – lots of probing and testing, not a lot of balls-to-the-wall aggression. But of course Stoops was a defensive coach, and Meyer all lets his inner Woody Hayes out in games likes this.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll try not to do that.
Not much of a talker anyway.
I can hear the clock ticking and my heart beating. I can see individual pixels of the TV picture. I can hear the caution in the opponent's voice. I can smell the fear in the sweat of the opponent's fans. I can taste... THE CHAMPIONSHIP. I AM IN CHAMPIONSHIP MODE.
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 9, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So, um, where did this running game come from? And how can we make it go back?
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i think both teams
are done “feeling” each other…its time for football
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by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh, too bad – a defender had a clean shot at Bradford, but couldn’t get there in time.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And just like that, it's the game we expected, 7-7
Fox needs to drop the “next snap” clock. CD is annoying enough without getting help from the graphics guys.
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It is annoying, but at least there’s some follow through on the whole ‘fast-paced OU offence’ thing we’ve been hearing so much about.
Nice KO, by the way.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That was a dangerous-looking pass… whew.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
did matter...did get the st down
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by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
#9 Lewis Murphy was
“Giving him the business.”
by The Feathered Warrior on Jan 8, 2009 9:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
over under
how many times Harvins ankle was wrapped?
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh dear, oh dear. Right into his hands. Tebow is not having a very good game right now.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tebow not looking like
superman
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i wonder if he will
cry at half time
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I might cry if they don’t start calling a holding penalty once in a while.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If he does, watch out
Those tears are awesome. Florida will score 50. In 9 plays.
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, would that be 54? Or are some of those plays PAT’s? In which case it would be impossible, even with all of them being 2 point conversions. Oh, I get it. It was a hyperbole!
I can hear the clock ticking and my heart beating. I can see individual pixels of the TV picture. I can hear the caution in the opponent's voice. I can smell the fear in the sweat of the opponent's fans. I can taste... THE CHAMPIONSHIP. I AM IN CHAMPIONSHIP MODE.
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 9, 2009 6:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was about to wonder aloud how long Florida could make up for the running game
With some of the pitches and short passes we’ve seen the last two drives.
FAIL.
They need a running game
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It just isn’t there right now, is it?
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
nice stop by
UF
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is what happens when you follow Charles Davis' advice on strategy
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. That was a nice display of goal-line D.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That looks really weird.
I can hear the clock ticking and my heart beating. I can see individual pixels of the TV picture. I can hear the caution in the opponent's voice. I can smell the fear in the sweat of the opponent's fans. I can taste... THE CHAMPIONSHIP. I AM IN CHAMPIONSHIP MODE.
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 9, 2009 6:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
terrible call by
Stoops…you get points!!
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The way this game has been going, I’d have to agree. Points aren’t exactly falling out of trees so far.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And you have to wonder how long that's going to keep up
Which is my reason for going with it. You take points because you’re going to need them in this game.
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
*not going for it
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He was going for points...
7 of them. If they would have made it he’d look great. If the snap was botched on the FG it’d be a questionable call too. Too early to tell whether that was really a mistake.
by The Feathered Warrior on Jan 8, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thats why you kick the FG!
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Florida's red zone D is ridiculous
You kick it, IMO
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by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sure but 1 foot?
An offense should always be able to grind out 1 foot. Poor execution.
by The Feathered Warrior on Jan 8, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In general I like going for it – certainly when you’re that close. But UF’s D is very strong in the red zone.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Harvin's only 90 percent
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Harvin’s has never, not once, been 100 percent. (OK, maybe for ten minutes following his off-season injury – but it’s a running joke among UF fans that there’s always something wrong.)
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hence Rainey saying he never runs hard.
I can hear the clock ticking and my heart beating. I can see individual pixels of the TV picture. I can hear the caution in the opponent's voice. I can smell the fear in the sweat of the opponent's fans. I can taste... THE CHAMPIONSHIP. I AM IN CHAMPIONSHIP MODE.
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 9, 2009 6:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And that looked like a text-book horse-collar, complete with injury.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i missed it
did they at least call a penalty
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by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And that kind of play is precisely why they banned the damn thing to begin with. A glaring miss by the refs.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And now Rainey leaves on a cart. And yeah, I’m pretty annoyed right now.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
After having a mini-seizure.
And the reporter says it’s a ankle sprain, and he’s questionable for the rest of the game. That’s one BAD ankle sprain.
I can hear the clock ticking and my heart beating. I can see individual pixels of the TV picture. I can hear the caution in the opponent's voice. I can smell the fear in the sweat of the opponent's fans. I can taste... THE CHAMPIONSHIP. I AM IN CHAMPIONSHIP MODE.
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 9, 2009 6:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
now hes not 100%
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Okay, it's officially scary
Harvin hasn’t been 100 percent almost all year. (There was one game he said he was). Rainey’s been playing hurt. Just how fast are these guys when healthy?!?
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
OK, the holds are driving me nuts – the linemen are just tackling guys, and getting away with it.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
im seeing a few
but not that many
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by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I’m obviously partial – but there were a couple of plays in a row where rushers were just wrapped up.
But a nice open-field tackle on that last play.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that might be the most absurd interception I've ever seen
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it was kind of like an aerial fumble, bouncing around like that – and UF had the advantage of numbers around the ball.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 9:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And you spell defense like a Brit.
Or is that old fashioned?
I can hear the clock ticking and my heart beating. I can see individual pixels of the TV picture. I can hear the caution in the opponent's voice. I can smell the fear in the sweat of the opponent's fans. I can taste... THE CHAMPIONSHIP. I AM IN CHAMPIONSHIP MODE.
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 9, 2009 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
may i say it again
thats why you kick the FG!
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 8, 2009 9:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think Florida is in a world of trouble. They can’t run it and they can’t really stop the run. They are trying to make Tebow win it with his arm and right now that’s not happening either.
by DoubleB on Jan 8, 2009 9:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
First half thoughts
Florida looks like it’s just hanging on. Part of that is Tebow’s play, but the defense appears to be struggling, too. If not for two questionable decisions (one by Stoops, one by Bradford), the Gators are down 17-7 right now.
No one’s going to believe me know,, but the first score I had in my prediction space for this game was like 34-24. Then I thought, “Nah, it’ll be higher scoring than that,” and changed it. This is why I go with my first instinct on predictions, even when it doesn’t seem “right.”
And Charles Davis’ idea of analysis is obviously to come up with one thought and beat the same dead horse over and over and over. FASTPACEDOKLAHOMAOFFENSEOFFENSEOFOKLAHOMAFASTPACEDFASTPACEDOKLAHOMA!!!!!
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Jan 8, 2009 9:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I agree with most of that
Oklahoma dominated the 2nd quarter but didn’t get the points on the scoreboard to show for it.
by DoubleB on Jan 8, 2009 9:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No, they didn’t – but you have to give some credit to UF’s red-zone defence, which has been solid all year.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Solid drive...
Tebow carried the team on his back for that one.
by brandonh on Jan 8, 2009 10:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He really did – but what I liked best was that UF showed three completely different looks on goal-to-go.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 10:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice D and special teams at the end of that drive to keep OU off the board.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 10:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Unsportsmanlike conduct on Tebow?
What is the world coming to?
by The Feathered Warrior on Jan 8, 2009 11:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If one taunting call after everything else is his “true colours”, he’s wasted in football – man would be pulling down twenty million a picture and racking up the Oscars.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 11:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That was actually a completely fair call – taunting, without a doubt. But after the smack OU talked (their defence anyhow)… I don’t feel bad about it at all. (And yeah, UF players talked quite a bit too… but at least no-one said Bradford would be the 4th best QB in the SEC.)
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 11:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But Bradford would be the 4th/5th...
in the SEC. So that makes sense.
by brandonh on Jan 8, 2009 11:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You know, he might just… he certainly didn’t look much better than Snead or Stafford to me (or Tebow, though they obviously have completely different playing styles.) But, hell, get a little bit of a pass-rush going, and most QBs don’t look quite so brilliant as before.
by peachy rex on Jan 8, 2009 11:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he throws a beautiful ball...
but like you said, he folds under pressure…Tebow and most other SEC QBs do not. They are used to constant pressure and keep their composure.
Eat your words Big 12. Congrats Florida.
by brandonh on Jan 8, 2009 11:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
He put some good throws right on the money. He’s better than everyone except Tebow.
by DoubleB on Jan 8, 2009 11:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think he is better – but not that much better. He definitely benefited from a conference with lots of less-than-stellar defences, an absolute brick-wall of a line, tremendous skill-position talent, and a very high pace to generate lots of attempts.
Snead is the guy in the conference who really concerns me going forward (though Jefferson has tremendous promise too); I’m so glad UF won’t face Ole Miss again in the regular season until he’s gone.
by peachy rex on Jan 9, 2009 12:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and by the way – Oklahoma was an excellent team, fully deserving of their reputation. I would have been very disappointed if UF had lost, of course, but in a day or two I think I would have accepted the result.
That actually may have been the best defence UF faced (though I think Bama still wins that honour), and the offence – despite the relatively modest numbers – terrified me right to the end. But although Bradford was efficient, and their receivers were just as big as advertised, and Brown just as formidable… OU never broke the big plays they had routinely against their other adversaries, and often seemed uncharacteristically cautious and prudent.
by peachy rex on Jan 9, 2009 12:26 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
dude
the SEC CG was the National Title game…
When you are an Alabama fan you are expected to hate Auburn, I hate Tennessee because I want to.
by bammer on Jan 9, 2009 10:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That doesn't hold as much water now.
Cause that would give Utah more reason to be mad.
I can hear the clock ticking and my heart beating. I can see individual pixels of the TV picture. I can hear the caution in the opponent's voice. I can smell the fear in the sweat of the opponent's fans. I can taste... THE CHAMPIONSHIP. I AM IN CHAMPIONSHIP MODE.
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 9, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WTF was with Harris trying to pop Harvin's feet off, Bratz doll style?
And I have a younger sister, before anybody starts assuming?
I can hear the clock ticking and my heart beating. I can see individual pixels of the TV picture. I can hear the caution in the opponent's voice. I can smell the fear in the sweat of the opponent's fans. I can taste... THE CHAMPIONSHIP. I AM IN CHAMPIONSHIP MODE.
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Jan 9, 2009 6:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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