Gators Win 2nd BCS Crown in 3 Years

by War Eagle Atlanta on Jan 9, 2009 12:26 AM CST Comment 16 comments

Even in a supposed down year, the SEC shows the rest of the nation how it's done, with Florida winning it's second title in three years. You got to hand it to the Gator defense, who really clamped down on the Sooner's high-powered offense and held them to 40 points under their average. Go Gators!!

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So how do you feel about the outcome of the game last night?

A) Glad that someone showed the Big 12 how defense was played

202 votes

B) Thanks for painting the target on your back for next year, Gators

4 votes

C) If I hear the names Bradford or Tebow anymore, I'm going to scream!!!

28 votes

D) Couldn't help but notice how bad Fox is with college football

134 votes

E) 98 more days until A-Day, baby!!!

105 votes

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The Fox college football

,,,coverage is horrible. I wanted to vote for A and B.

by James4au on Jan 9, 2009 7:27 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

They're

…so slanted to NFL coverage that it just fails to translate. When you see Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer up there, you just automatically think ‘NFL’…

by War Eagle Atlanta on Jan 9, 2009 10:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Ditto. Not to mention...

There seemed to be some kind of horrible reverb noise / echo coming through periodically on the sound for the game. Thought it was just my TV so I checked out a couple other TV’s in the house,…same effect. Cable appeared to be working fine on other channels, too. No drinking going on either, so I ruled out that cause,…..:-)

By the way,…Switzer appeared to have a definite pout going on after the game over the Sooners losing to the Gators…

by WarEagle99 on Jan 9, 2009 12:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Good win for the SEC, but...

I hate the gators as much as I hate bammer. It’s because of the fans. I live in central Florida, so I have to endure these fair-weather fans year-round. Much like 2006, gator hat sales will go up, I’ll see more gator car magnets, more shirts, ect.

I once asked a “gator fan” who they thought the best coach in college football was, they said, “Irvin Meyers”. I nodded my head and said, “riiiiiight”.

War Damn Eagle!!! That’s Right!!!

by win4au on Jan 9, 2009 8:25 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Utah and USC should play for the national title

I wasn’t impressed with either team last night.

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by jd is legend on Jan 9, 2009 8:45 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

that game didn't settle anything

Utah can be the people’s champion…

but seriously Pete Carrol and Urban Meyer need to put both of their teams on a plane, fly them to the wintery hell of Greenbay and have a true neutral field showdown on the frozen tundra. Win 4 Ever vs. SEC Speed and settle this ridiculousness once and for all.

by suicidewatch on Jan 9, 2009 9:52 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

also...

can we get an Ohio State vs. Oklahoma randomass bowl matchup next season. it’s the sort of thing that would amuse me greatly to watch two teams lay a giant egg at once.

by suicidewatch on Jan 9, 2009 9:54 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Poetry

Simply poetry. How many times are these two teams going to get oppertunities to dissapoint?

by SandMountainTiger on Jan 14, 2009 12:48 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

At least fox doesn’t get the game next year. ABC has all rights to the Rose Bowl.

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by trayrenfro on Jan 9, 2009 1:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

And with them...

…the resources of ESPN.

by War Eagle Atlanta on Jan 9, 2009 2:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

at least ESPN can put on a good football game

but having to listen to Herbiebot in the title game may be too much for my brain to handle.

by suicidewatch on Jan 9, 2009 2:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

do they?

i thought the BCS title game wasn’t considered the Rose Bowl so Fox would have it. i may be entirely wrong about that.

by suicidewatch on Jan 9, 2009 2:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

No sure...

The Rose Bowl game is played seperatly then the NC game later. Just like the Orange Bowl this year.

War Eagle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Indytiger1 on Jan 9, 2009 9:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

The BCS NC game...

…alternates every year from being in the same venue as one of the big 4 bowl games. This year, it was in Miami, in the same venue that is the Orange Bowl, but the game gets it’s own title. Three years ago when Texas and USC played, although the game was held in the Rose Bowl, it wasn’t the ‘Rose Bowl’. The Rose Bowl had been held a few days before.

by War Eagle Atlanta on Jan 10, 2009 9:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Here it is....

BCS News Release On “Future Structure”
The 2005 regular season marked the eighth and final year of ABC Sport’s exclusive rights to telecast the four BCS bowls. Beginning with the post-season following the 2006 campaign, FOX Sports took over the telecasts of the FedEx Orange, Nokia Sugar and Tostitos Fiesta Bowls. Fox also has the rights to telecast the National Championship games through January 2009.

ABC will continue to telecast the Rose Bowl through January 2014. It will also telecast the National Championship game when it is played in Pasadena in January 2010. The BCS began using a “double hosting” format with the games played after the 2006 regular season. Under this model there are five (5) BCS games annually, including the National Championship game. The four BCS bowl games (Orange, Fiesta, Sugar, Rose) will be held annually, in addition to a National Championship game that will rotate among those four bowl sites each year. Once every four years, one of the aforementioned bowls will host two BCS games: its traditional bowl game and the National Championship game.

War Eagle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Indytiger1 on Jan 9, 2009 9:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

annoying sportscasters

Nothing against Tebow, but do we really have to hear how much of a saint he is over and over? Good for him, but isn’t the broadcast about the game? I do not want the life stories of players and who their roommates and friends are, etc, etc.

by mgizmo2005 on Jan 10, 2009 12:25 AM CST reply actions 0 recs