Ohio State 89
Florida 2
"How 'Bout Them Gators!"
"GOOOOOOOO GATORS!!!!!!"
From your friendly neighborhood Hurricane fan....
Be Seeing You,
Chris
Posted on 01/03/2007 3:06:17 PM PST by MikefromOhio
Cute, Lisa!
"I hope Ohio State is as overconfident as their fans."
Tressel is not overconfident and won't let his players be either, I see as many cocky Florida fans as I do OSU fans. The media has it 50/50, 50% pick Florida to win, 50% pick OSU to win, in fact some of the national media have said Florida all the way and it's pumping OSU up.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1762956/posts
The madmen and mad women crying out for the death of the BCS may recognize Delany's name but probably wouldn't recognize his face. They likely have no idea he rose from humble beginnings, took over as commissioner of the Big Ten in 1989 and brokered deals that extended his influence far beyond the Midwest. Chances are they have no clue Delany, 58, has emerged as a man widely considered the most powerful figure in college sports and the biggest obstacle to a Division I-A football playoff...
...With a bite to match his bark, he has further enriched the wealthiest conferences and cemented the BCS system that has drawn the ire from two of the most powerful men in his own conference – Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and Michigan football coach Lloyd Carr. But as he has done with the public outcry, Delany has largely ignored the coaches' call for a playoff. He readily admits a playoff could be good for Division I-A football at large, but quickly adds, "I don't work for college football at large"...
...Earlier this year, for example, when Notre Dame's athletic director and the commissioner of the Sun Belt conference devised a plan to modify the BCS, the two men immediately took the idea to Delany. "If you're going to make it work, you've got to get Jim to sign on to it," said Wright Waters, commissioner of the Sun Belt conference. That's one reason playoff advocates have ventured to the Big Ten headquarters and trotted out plan after plan, all of which Delany has sacked. Never mind that a playoff is used to determine the football champion in Division I-AA, Division II and Division III, not to mention every other sport sanctioned by the NCAA. Never mind that the president of the University of Florida has vowed to press the issue with his colleagues. Or that commissioners from the other major conferences now say they're open to the idea of a playoff as it gains traction faster than Adrian Peterson accelerating off tackle...
...The annual yield since has widened the financial gap between the haves and have-nots, and since the formation of the BCS eight years ago, no conference has benefited more than the conference Delany runs. He appears determined to protect the Big Ten's economic interests even if it means preserving a flawed system. The NCAA can do nothing about it either...
...prompt Delany to declare last year that the Big Ten, Pac-10 and Rose Bowl would abandon its BCS partners if they took even the slightest step toward a playoff. That sentiment has frustrated the likes of DeLoss Dodds, athletic director at the University of Texas who fought for a playoff for 10 years. He finally abandoned his efforts in part because of Delany. DeLoss said it became increasingly clear that the alliance of the Big Ten, Pac-10 and Rose Bowl would block his efforts or any others to implement the playoff.
So the coaches want a playoff, most of the conferences want a playoff, the fans sure want it, and even school presidents are climbing on board. It is only the Big 10 (sic) and Pac 10 that are continuing to eff up college football. Eff the Big 10 (sic), Eff the Pac 10, and eff the Rose Bowl. Go Florida (not that Roy Kramer didn't do his part to delay playoffs, but he's not the obstacle now.)
No idea. I'm living in Florida.
Well, I'm the reverse from you, but "my" team wins either way.
I meant, "former Buckeye student athlete"! She will be a Buckeye forever, as me, and grandma are, and her late granda was. My entire family for that matter, except for a rogue nephew who is a UM fan..lol! But I still love him.....:)
I just changed my mind, if OSU wins that gives them one more National Title than Nebraska, so I have to take Florida now based on principal.
We're at home, too! I gotta be able to yell and scream and pace. I may not do a whole lot of posting once the play starts, but I'll keep an eye on the thread.
GOOD LUCK TO BOTH TEAMS!!
TBDBINTL
Thanks! When she played, the other girls on the team nicknamed her "cover girl", because she put on makeup before the games. Then sweated it all off of course. Her hubby still teases her about that!
He's a Manchurian Candidate!
Ohio State 89
Florida 2
"How 'Bout Them Gators!"
"GOOOOOOOO GATORS!!!!!!"
From your friendly neighborhood Hurricane fan....
Be Seeing You,
Chris
Time is near!!! Here we go!!!
I just have this henkie feeling that Ohio State is ripe for the upset, and Florida has got to be seething at the total lack of respect they've gotten. Hell, CBSportsline and I believe ESPN.com and The Sporting News don't even think they're the best team in the SEC right now(LSU). Meyer is a smart enough coach to use that lack of respect to motivate the Gators. But they're still going to have to play a near perfect game, because Ohio State is a damn good team...
Anyone have a radio internet link for me? Can't get to a TV tonight. Thanks in advance.
Chris Leak goes for second UF national title. Urban Meyer has trouble finding orange and blue fans in the stadium. Oh oh. The boys in white are coming on the field. Pardon me while I'm silenced.
Whats the deal? Does OSU have 5 national championships or 7? Fox cant make up its mind, are they counting titles like Michigan or Alabama does?
LOL
An example of what I've been hearing was just spoken by the two sock puppets on Fox just now. They're proceeding from the assumption that Florida is screwed.
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