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Florida vaults to No. 2 in BCS, will play Ohio State for national title
LA Times ^ | 12/3/06 | Chris Dufresne, Times Staff Writer

Posted on 12/03/2006 2:41:24 PM PST by BurbankKarl

There isn't going to be a rematch.

No. 1 Ohio State will play No. 2 Florida, not Michigan, for the Bowl Championship Series national title on Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz.

According to a BCS source, Florida moved from fourth to second today ahead of No. 3 Michigan in the final BCS standings.

An official announcement will come this evening in a televised unveiling on Fox.

The news means that USC will play Michigan, not Louisiana State, in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.

LSU had pre-sold more than 42,000 tickets in advance of making its first-ever Rose Bowl appearance, but UCLA's upset win over previously No. 2 USC on Saturday, coupled with Florida's win over Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference championship game, changed the final pairings.

The BCS bowl lineup is now expected to be:

Rose: USC vs. Michigan.

Sugar: Notre Dame vs. LSU.

Orange: Louisville vs. Wake Forest.

Fiesta: Oklahoma vs. Boise State.

Florida's jump over No. 3 Michigan, which was idle Saturday and has not played since a three-point loss to No. 1 Ohio State on Nov. 18, likely will cause more uproar in BCS circles.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


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To: Sam's Army

FIESTA BOWL announced Oklahoma vs Boise St.


161 posted on 12/03/2006 5:02:18 PM PST by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: betsyross1776

Its great to support your team, even what you feel right. However its not okay to act like 18 year old drunk who just decided to bandwagon a team and thinks they know all.


162 posted on 12/03/2006 5:02:25 PM PST by aft_lizard (born conservative...I chose to be a republican)
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To: aft_lizard
WOw My Dawgs got one hell of a tough draw. BUT IT IS A HOME GAME BASICALLY.

Chik-Fil-A Peach Bowl, Atl, GA -- Georgia vs. Virginia Tech

163 posted on 12/03/2006 5:04:46 PM PST by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

LOL...you really think Boise St. will beat OU???

I would love to see that...I have nothing against OU, but if there is a game that I don't have a rooting interest in...I usually root for the underdog.

How many points will Boise get?? 10?


164 posted on 12/03/2006 5:05:23 PM PST by Txsleuth (Bolton/Cheney (that would be Lynne) 08)
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To: CFC__VRWC

Actually thats just in the Harris Poll, in the BCS they are 9th and Notre Dame is 11th.


165 posted on 12/03/2006 5:06:19 PM PST by aft_lizard (born conservative...I chose to be a republican)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
Boise St. will beat OU.

That's fine by me, but they'd have a much better chance with notre lame.

166 posted on 12/03/2006 5:06:26 PM PST by Founding Father (The Pedophile moHAMmudd (PBUH---Pigshit be upon him))
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1. Florida deserves the chance more than Michigan deserves the rematch.

2. Something has to be really f-ed up for Florida to leapfrog Michigan like this. If they really thought Michigan was worse than Florida, why didn't they fall behind them the week after losing to Ohio State? It's not like Florida did anything all that impressive since then.

3. I don't really want Ohio State to win because their fans have been so arrogant and snotty the past two years. I don't really want Florida to win because they just won the national title in basketball. I didn't want Michigan to win because you shouldn't be playing for the national title if you can't win your own conference. But somebody's got to fill those two slots and Ohio St. and Florida are the best qualified.


167 posted on 12/03/2006 5:06:29 PM PST by Tall_Texan (NO McCain, Rudy, Romney, Hillary, Kerry, Obama or Gore in 2008!)
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To: commish; All

Fed Ex Orange Bowl - Louisville vs. Wake Forest


168 posted on 12/03/2006 5:06:40 PM PST by CFC__VRWC (AIDS, abortion, euthanasia - Don't liberals just kill ya?)
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To: John D
Well, by that logic we should change the rules of the NCAA to say any home win (not just in the case of UM vs OSU) does not count if won by 3 or less by the home team.

The best solution is a playoff, but even the selection process for that might be unperfect if they choose a very limited number of teams.

169 posted on 12/03/2006 5:06:43 PM PST by Sam's Army (Merry Sectarian Commercial Event and Happy New Euro-American Calendar Year!)
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To: commish

And the Orange Bowl IS Louisville vs Wake Forest.


170 posted on 12/03/2006 5:06:51 PM PST by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: Txsleuth

Only if they paint the field blue


171 posted on 12/03/2006 5:06:55 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: aft_lizard

Here we go again, name calling in your opinion is so dull. Anybody who disagrees with you is drunk . Grow up , learn to debate . If you can't take my heat stay the hell out of my kitchen.If the best you can do is call anybody who sticks for what they believe in drunk post on a lib website they all welcome people like you. I can post in here as long as I do not curse or insult all you do is insult, and the next time you insult me personally I shall have the pleasure fo turning in my posts and yours. Get it!


172 posted on 12/03/2006 5:07:15 PM PST by betsyross1776
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To: All

It's official--Ohio State vs. Florida


173 posted on 12/03/2006 5:10:49 PM PST by TheBigB (Do you think "Lady in the Water" is in Ted Kennedy's NetFlix queue?)
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To: betsyross1776

Florida it is--can't wait to hear Carr whine, whine, whine.


174 posted on 12/03/2006 5:11:09 PM PST by Founding Father (The Pedophile moHAMmudd (PBUH---Pigshit be upon him))
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To: CFC__VRWC

OSU and Florida, baby!!!


175 posted on 12/03/2006 5:11:12 PM PST by Ohioan from Florida (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.- Edmund Burke)
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To: BurbankKarl

That blue field is so discombobulating. ;)


176 posted on 12/03/2006 5:11:21 PM PST by TheBigB (Do you think "Lady in the Water" is in Ted Kennedy's NetFlix queue?)
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To: BurbankKarl

Oh, that is right, I forgot about that field...hehe

I don't know which is the weirdest match-up...OU and Boise St...or Louisville v. Wake Forest?? (which would be an okay basketball game)


177 posted on 12/03/2006 5:11:54 PM PST by Txsleuth (Bolton/Cheney (that would be Lynne) 08)
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To: Txsleuth

Notice they are dragging out the Rose Bowl announcement as long as possible. They want the Michigan and LSU fans on the edge of thier seats as long as possible.


178 posted on 12/03/2006 5:12:50 PM PST by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: Founding Father

We won't whine we know who is the better team and when you lose by 5 touchdowns conservatively speaking you will know it to.


179 posted on 12/03/2006 5:13:17 PM PST by betsyross1776
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To: Founding Father

We won't whine we know who is the better team and when you lose by 5 touchdowns conservatively speaking you will know it to.


180 posted on 12/03/2006 5:13:18 PM PST by betsyross1776
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