Bored 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2009 About time to get this up. Still use the other thread for any discussion of the Fiesta Bowl tomorrow night. THURSDAY #2 Florida vs. #1 Oklahoma, 8:00/5:00 PM, FOX "National Championship" Deciding Bowl Games since 1968 (AP Poll 1968-1997, BCS 1998-present) 1968 Rose: #1 Ohio State 27, #2 USC 16 1969 Cotton: #1 Texas 21, #9 Notre Dame 17 1970 Orange: #3 Nebraska 17, #5 LSU 12 (#1 Texas & #2 Ohio State both lost) 1971 Orange: #1 Nebraska 38, #2 Alabama 6 1972 Rose: #1 USC 42, #3 Ohio State 17 1973 Sugar: #3 Notre Dame 24, #1 Alabama 23 (#2 Oklahoma was on probation) 1974 Oklahoma finished #1 in AP poll despite being on probation 1975 Orange: #3 Oklahoma 14, #5 Michigan 6 (#1 Ohio State & #2 Texas A&M both lost) 1976 Sugar: #1 Pittsburgh 27, #5 Georgia 3 1977 Cotton: #5 Notre Dame 38, #1 Texas 10 (#2 Oklahoma & #4 Michigan both lost, #3 Alabama won but finished #2) 1978 Sugar: #2 Alabama 14, #1 Penn State 7 1979 Sugar: #2 Alabama 24, #6 Arkansas 9 (#1 Ohio State lost) 1980 Sugar: #1 Georgia 17, #7 Notre Dame 10 1981 Orange: #1 Clemson 22, #4 Nebraska 15 1982 Sugar: #2 Penn State 27, #1 Georgia 23 1983 Orange: #5 Miami 31, #1 Nebraska 30 (#2 Texas & #4 Illinois lost, #3 Auburn won but did not move up polls) 1984 Holiday: #1 BYU 24, Michigan 17 1985 Orange: #3 Oklahoma 25, #1 Penn State 10 (#2 Miami lost) 1986 Fiesta: #2 Penn State 14, #1 Miami 10 1987 Orange: #2 Miami 20, #1 Oklahoma 14 1988 Fiesta: #1 Notre Dame 34, #3 West Virginia 21 1989 Sugar: #2 Miami 33, #7 Alabama 25 (#1 Colorado lost) 1990 Orange: #1 Colorado 10, #5 Notre Dame 9 1991 Orange: #1 Miami 22, #11 Nebraska 0 1992 Sugar: #2 Alabama 34, #1 Miami 13 1993 Orange: #1 Florida State 18, #2 Nebraska 16 1994 Orange: #1 Nebraska 24, #3 Miami 17 1995 Fiesta: #1 Nebraska 62, #2 Florida 24 1996 Sugar: #3 Florida 52, #1 Florida State 20 (#2 Arizona State lost) 1997 Rose: #1 Michigan 21, #8 Washington State 16 1998 Fiesta: #1 Tennessee 23, #2 Florida State 16 1999 Sugar: #1 Florida State 46, #2 Virginia Tech 29 2000 Orange: #1 Oklahoma 13, #2 Florida State 2 2001 Rose: #1 Miami 37, #2 Nebraska 14 2002 Fiesta: #2 Ohio State 31, #1 Miami 24 2003 Sugar: #2 LSU 21, #1 Oklahoma 14 2004 Orange: #1 USC 55, #2 Oklahoma 19 2005 Rose: #2 Texas 41, #1 USC 38 2006 BCS: #2 Florida 41, #1 Ohio State 14 2007 BCS: #2 LSU 38, #1 Ohio State 24 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2009 I reiterate what I said in the other thread.......fuck Dominique Franks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smartly Pretty 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2009 The Florida Times-Union ran a story today where they proclaimed Tim Tebow the eight greatest college football player ever. What a load of shit. The Florida Times-Union is an awful paper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2009 My pick is Florida in a romp, but OU will add a couple of cosmetic scores late. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psycho Penguin 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 Oklahoma's probably going to win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted January 5, 2009 Oklahoma's going to blow Florida out of the water. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted January 5, 2009 I've got money on Oklahoma. Boomer Sooner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDevilAndGodAreRagingInsideMe 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 I'll say Florida. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broward83 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 Oh come on...I think its pretty obvious who I'm rooting for in this one. GO GATORS! C'MON GATORS...GIVE IT A GO! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kinetic 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 I'm anticipating a close, high-scoring game. Tebow is ultimately able to make one play more than Bradford, and the Gators win by a touchdown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted January 5, 2009 Florida's time of possession wins them the game. They'll tire that Oklahoma defense out. Close until the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 Broward's not doin' it for the conference Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JHawk 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 Why isn't "Who cares unless they play undefeated Utah" an option? Seriously, Oklahoma wins because I hate them more and that's how it works. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 Nothing to change my opinion of it being a good game the Gators ultimately win by 11-14 points. Looking forward to it, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 So has anyone ever heard the Huge Show on ESPN Radio? Do your opinions actually have to make any logical sense to have a radio show these days? He was saying that what Dominique Franks said was stupid (which it was) but then he basically declared all Big 12 QBs garbage. He said Chase Daniel sucked and proved it the other night, and then said Graham Harrell wasn't any good because he got beat up by a and I'm quoting "SEC bottom-feeder in Ole' Miss". How the fuck does an SEC bottom-feeder make it to the Cotton Bowl? That's supposed to go to the No. 3 SEC team. What the fuck is he talking about? The third best team in the SEC beat the third best team in the Big XII in a 12 point game. Big f'n deal. Oh and then he threw in that Colt McCoy was going to get shut out by Ohio State. Just thought it was a series of stupid statements after another and pretty much discounted everything up to this point because Daniel and Harrell played a couple of bowl games they didn't care about. And it is true. I think Franks shouldn't be trash-talking and shouldn't say anything. But, judging from the article he only said it because reporters were prodding at him and basically telling him Big XII D's sucked. It doesn't sound like he came out and said it right off the bat or anything. And I heard that Huge Show guy say that Florida has been business like and hasn't said anything about OU. Well as was pointed on in the other thread, Spikes and Tebow have talked trash. So let's not act like Florida is a bunch of saints with their mouths shut. But, OU doesn't really have anybody on their team that strikes fear when you fire them up like Tebow does to some people. So once again, Franks should've shut up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogan Made Wrestling 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 I don't see why someone calling Tebow a "running quarterback" is supposed to get him all fired up and steaming mad all of a sudden. I mean, the NFL/draft media types (Kiper, etc.) have been saying the exact same thing all season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broward83 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 Broward's not doin' it for the conference Its Oklahoma...no fucking way in hell I'm "doin it for the conference" when Land Thief University is in the big game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 Sooners by 2 TDs in a rout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 Well...I don't like either team, but I'll say that Oklahoma takes this one (something like 38-31). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 Well Franks isn't the only player on defense talking trash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 I guess if everyone is making predictions then I will make mine too. I hope Oklahoma wins. I would be happy if OU wins. But I expect Florida to win. I expect Florida to win by a decent double-digit margin. This team has burned me too many times in recent years to get my hopes up. I've been disappointed too many times to have it happen again. I just can't expect them to win, I can't pick them. I will root for them, but I'm not going to be crushed if (or when) they lose because I wasn't expecting it and I didn't have my hopes up. The only thing that will come out of this game to annoy me is all the talking douche-bags on ESPN trashing OU and the Big XII and blowing Florida and the SEC. That will annoy me, but Oklahoma's loss itself? Nah. I'm just not getting my hopes up for the Buffalo Bills of college football. Until they prove they can get the job done in a BCS Bowl then I will not get myself up for the game nor will I pick them to win. If I'm watching Thursday night and Florida is shredding OU's defense and making big play after big play and OU's offense looks completely lost then I will not be upset. Because it will be unfolding just as I expect it to happen and just as I've seen it happen too many times in the past. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Warfare 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2009 Rey Maualuga shows us what he thinks of Erin Andrews Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2009 This has nothing to do with the game (well, in a way it does), but if you're trying to kill time, check this out. Example: Utah beat Wyoming who beat Tennessee who beat Vanderbilt who beat Mississippi who beat Florida. Interestingly enough, there's no victory chain from Utah to Oklahoma. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2009 Indiana > Northwestern > Duke > Vanderbilt > Mississippi > Florida Notre Dame/Ball State > Navy > Wake Forest > Mississippi > Florida None of those teams have chains to OU, either. EDIT: Texas and Texas Tech are the only teams with chains to OU. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2009 I can't really get as excited as when the title game was on the 4th or somethin'. The NFL playoffs have gotten good and started and I can only resist that so much. I forgot about college football after the Sugar Bowl. It'll probably be the best thing we see all postseason. That said... I expect Florida to win. Tim Tebow will score a record 15 touchdowns (eight on the ground~!). Urban Meyer will have his plastic smile. Bob Stoops will crap in his hand and throw it at Percy Harvin after the Gators score to go up 89-5 early in the second quarter (the safety was just so their STOMPIN CHOMPIN SPECIAL TEAMZ could force a fumble and recover it for a touchdown on the free kick). Half of the D-I programs in existence halt their operations in awe. I said the game against Ohio State was the only time I'd ever root for those cocksuckers and I meant it. I want to see Oklahoma destroy Florida in every aspect of the game. Bob Stoops has fielded a contender too often to not finally win one of these title games. Why not? That's a scary team and Oklahoma would be this decade's USC if USC hadn't come along. Stoops "deserves it." But above all else this is about beating Florida. Let's do this, people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaxxson Mayhem 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2009 GO GATORS. I think this should be a great game and I can't wait to watch it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iggymcfly 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2009 Uh, any team who has a logic chain to Florida has a logic chain to Oklahoma, DUCY? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psycho Penguin 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2009 It's almost time for the big game, so here's what I think. Oklahoma will win. I don't know why I think this way, but I've never totally believed in Florida, and Percy Harvin not being quite 100 percent will affect them more than people think. Oklahoma lost to Texas. Good game from Oklahoma, though. Neutral site. Florida lost to Ole Miss. Good game. Fluke loss. At home. Okay, so throw the losses out. Oklahoma beat better teams than Florida did. Both teams have amazing talent. This is a hard game to pick, but usually these games go to the team that is a SLIGHT underdog, and that's Oklahoma. I say 35-31 OU. I will be completely wrong and this part of what I say will be left out of people who quote me on Friday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Warfare 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2009 Bradford going Pro? With all these early entries, if Tebow decides to stay at Florida, the Gators would be downright scary next year. Even if Harvin and Spikes turn pro as expected, those are the only two major losses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2009 Well damn, I don't want to lose him this early. It'd be nice to have him back next season at least. Of course with a lot of his receivers and his whole O-Line moving on. That's even more reason that you have to win OU! It'll be 3-5 years before you have another shot and another collection of talent like this. Damn. But, I'm not getting my hopes up. I'm still expecting Florida to win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
