College Football - The BCS National Title Game - Live Thread

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[UpAllNight]

OSU did have a chance to tie WISC at the buzzer but the ball rimmed out.

[BJClinton]

;-) Hope you didn't bet money on it. Although if I were to have bet I would have put it on OSU to cover so...

[jdm]

Nope, no money. So it could have been worse! :O)

[jdm]

OSU did have a chance to tie WISC at the buzzer but the ball rimmed out.

Yeah, definitely not a good week for OSU.

[cleveland gop]

Well unfortunately the same can't be said for me. I laid cash on OSU, so that's not so good.
However I pocketed enough cash thanks to the 3rd Qtr. score to counter it!!!!!

[rogue yam]

So I am given to understand that Ginn injured his foot during his end-zone dance?!? And then missed the whole rest of the National Championship game as a result?!? Now I've heard everything!

[raptor29]

My question is, what was the injury? The guy ran back out on the field from the locker room and there was barely a hint of a limp. Geez, in a national title game, you get your ass out there and play.

Regarding the end-zone dance, numb-nuts Adrian Peterson from Oklahoma broke his collarbone earlier this year clowning unnecessarily into the end zone, and then his first game back (against Boise State), very nearly did the same thing when he scored. But hey, we be cool, doing our thing.

[cleveland gop]

Isn't THAT UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!!!!!
If you listened to the FOX telecast, all they kept saying was that Ginn was injured in their first offensive series, not during or after the TD play.
Then I pick up the paper this morning to find out that Roy Hall fell on his foot DURING the celebration.

Having 24 hours to digest last night simply reaffirms what I said before. Although it is very easy to pin the lousy performance on one or a group of players, I simply start and end the blame game at the top--with Jim Tressel and his coaching staff.
It is one thing to be out-coached by Urban Meyer in a close game. It is entirely different to lose in this manner when you are as meticulous in your preparation and looked like you just started playing football last night.
Sure they were off for 50 days, but Florida was off for 35, so to use that as an excuse is a bunch of CRAP.
The bulletproof vest under Tresses sweater vest came off last night. He didn't have clue one what to do or better yet, even make ANY adjustments to start the second half. To wit:
----Why not onside kick after the Ginn TD?
----Why not run the ball down Florida's throat after doing so in the 64-yard TD drive?
----Why NOT challenge the horrible spot on the 4th down play at your 30?
----Down 20 to open the 2nd half, why not go 2-minute drill right off the bat? Hell you probably get Troy Smith into a groove then.

I could go on, and on, but why??????

[JCEccles]

Florida played nearly error-free football last night. Ohio State needed an interception, a fumble, something to serve as a fulcrum on which to shift momentum.

They never got it. Florida got the breaks instead.

I just watched much of the game again. Ohio State had life in the second quarter.

The quick Gator touchdown following the Troy Smith fumble inside the ten yard line was the punch that put Ohio State on the ropes. Almost all the life went out of them at that point.

Ohio State had some good defensive stops in the third quarter, but Florida matched the Buckeye's stout defense with their own.

[dfwgator]

Where are you?!?!? Don't be afraid, I promise I won't gloat.....much.

[Eagle Eye]

LOL!

As a long time Denver Bronco fan I have memorized this line:

"Hey, there's always next year!"

[raptor29]

"Ohio State had life in the second quarter."

Ohio State played a soft schedule this year and it caught up with them in the title game. When you play good teams week-in and week-out, teams that are amped up to beat you and have some talent to do so, you will find yourselves in some very challenging situations throughout the year. Ohio State faced few challenges all year, and then when they got behind and lost momentum in the title game, they didn't know how to respond. And the 'great coach' Tressel choked his lights out. He's the one who should have kept his head, realized they needed to regroup at halftime, so just get your guys in the locker room with the game still close enough to win. That ridiculous call to go for it on 4th down at their own 29 with 3+ minutes to go in the half was a complete panic move, and is one of the dumbest moves I have seen from a top-level coach in recent years.

[CFC__VRWC]

Mike, thanks for all the work you did on these threads throughout the college football season.

Having said that, it's time for you to man up, come out here and take your lumps. We'll be gentle. :)

[UpAllNight]

--Having said that, it's time for you to man up, come out here and take your lumps. We'll be gentle. :)--

I'm worried. He hasn't been on since the start of the game.

[YouPosting2Me]

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[BookmanTheJanitor]

Then I pick up the paper this morning to find out that Roy Hall fell on his foot DURING the celebration.

[dfwgator]

Best tackle Ohio State made all night.

[RonPaulLives]

Wow. Haven't seen you online in over three days. Hope you didn't do anything drastic after the ohio state university got run over by that Southern train. But consider yourself lucky that you were playing a team who doesn't even know who their QB is. Imagine if you had been playing the University of Louisville, with a stud in the pocket. You see, all season long, you disrespected and talked down to schools like mine. And karma sure is a beautiful thing. :>

Final Bowl Standings:

CONFERENCE WIN LOSS

BIG EAST 5-0
SEC 6-3
BIG-10 2-5