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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: MikefromOhio

ping


21 posted on 12/03/2006 2:53:40 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: Arkinsaw
My favorite part of this is that 42,000 LSU fans have tickets to a USC/Michigan game in California on the same day their Tigers play in the Sugar Bowl just down the street.

I don't know anything about these "pre-sold" tickets, but I have to think that the actual seats at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on January 1st are going to be made available to Wolverine fans.

22 posted on 12/03/2006 2:53:43 PM PST by rogue yam
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To: BurbankKarl
Sugar: Notre Dame vs. LSU.

ND lost by 26 to Mich and 20 to USC. Look for another 20-30 point blow out.

23 posted on 12/03/2006 2:55:15 PM PST by staytrue
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To: rogue yam

LSU officials said Saturday the school had received orders for 42,500 Rose Bowl tickets and 22,000 Sugar Bowl tickets.


24 posted on 12/03/2006 2:56:18 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: BurbankKarl; Lil'freeper
With Ohio State's 55% graduation rate and Florida's 42% graduation rate for their football programs (source ESPN) it should be called the Not-So-Bright Bowl. Both teams are pretty good at cracking defenses. Neither is so good at cracking books.

Pathetic.

25 posted on 12/03/2006 2:57:04 PM PST by big'ol_freeper (It looks like one of those days when one nuke is just not enough-- Lt. Col. Mitchell, SG-1)
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To: rogue yam
I don't know anything about these "pre-sold" tickets, but I have to think that the actual seats at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on January 1st are going to be made available to Wolverine fans.

You are correct. All that the LSU fans have right now is a place in line and a "held" amount on thier Credit cards. If LSU gets Roses, they get thier tickets. If LSU does not get the bid, the "hold" is released.

26 posted on 12/03/2006 2:57:19 PM PST by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: commish
Being a gator fan, we do have the 'choke' factor when it comes to big games. Sorry it is bred into the system. We will build up a lead and then lose. Usually happens like that.

This one could look like the ol' Nebraska and Florida game. A very mobile qb who can pass. Scary for Florida.
27 posted on 12/03/2006 2:57:49 PM PST by FLOutdoorsman (One man with courage is a majority.)
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To: BurbankKarl

Should be a great Rose Bowl.


28 posted on 12/03/2006 2:58:37 PM PST by fkabuckeyesrule (Go Bucks.....beat FLORIDUH!!!!)
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To: Arkinsaw
My favorite part of this is that 42,000 LSU fans have tickets to a USC/Michigan game in California on the same day their Tigers play in the Sugar Bowl just down the street.

LOL, but on the bright side, perhaps they can use all those Buses that they did not use during Katrina.

29 posted on 12/03/2006 2:58:54 PM PST by Always Right
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To: Arkinsaw
Rightly so. BCS does the right thing for once.

Snort.

30 posted on 12/03/2006 3:02:07 PM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: BurbankKarl

Unfortunately this mollifies the hypocritical SEC, which will now continue to defend this utterly ridiculous bullshit fraud that is the BCS, instead of switching to pushing for a playoff.

Until we have a playoff, there isn't a national champion in college football, just an annointed figure skating queen.


31 posted on 12/03/2006 3:02:10 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Arkinsaw

My snort was meant for the BCS, BTW, Arkinsaw :)


32 posted on 12/03/2006 3:02:56 PM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: BurbankKarl

I'm taking this article with a huge grain of salt.


33 posted on 12/03/2006 3:03:06 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: commish

The problem with OSU is they are very physical, have a lot of team speed, have depth at every postion, are very well coached, rarely give up big plays, have good skills at the skill postions, and have excellent special teams.

They are simply not beatable. Mich played a near perfect game and got a very rare 3 turnovers and still was behind by 11 very late in the game.


34 posted on 12/03/2006 3:03:10 PM PST by staytrue
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To: BurbankKarl

These kids are students first, so this doesn't really matter.


/sarc


35 posted on 12/03/2006 3:03:35 PM PST by sono ("Improvise, Adapt, Overcome" - Gunnery Sgt Thomas "Gunny" Highway)
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To: BurbankKarl

LSU/ND is a great matchup, but Louisville would give OSU all they could handle.


36 posted on 12/03/2006 3:03:50 PM PST by gumboyaya
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To: staytrue
They are simply not beatable. Mich played a near perfect game and got a very rare 3 turnovers and still was behind by 11 very late in the game.

What game were you watching??? Michigan had not given up a long run all season and gave up two against OSU. Henne missed a wide open Manningham for a TD. Michigan's late hit on the QB kept alive OSU late drive or Michigan would have had a chance to win the game. Perfect game???? Far from it. Granted Michigan got some big breaks on turnovers, but that was not Michigan's best.

37 posted on 12/03/2006 3:07:12 PM PST by Always Right
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To: dfwgator
I'm taking this article with a huge grain of salt.

Considering the source yes. But looking at the numbers, no. The only BCS poll that has been released is the Coaches poll, and the coaches gave Florida a lead that is too much to overcome in the other polls. There is no way Michigan will get it, and I wanted them to.

38 posted on 12/03/2006 3:10:16 PM PST by Always Right
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To: zendari

I think Florida has a chance, the emergence of Percy Harvin now gives Florida a legitimate threat on offense that they haven't had for most of the season.


39 posted on 12/03/2006 3:12:06 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Always Right

For the most part, New Orleans and LSU fans are two totally different groups of people.


40 posted on 12/03/2006 3:12:39 PM PST by daybreakcoming
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