[Zuben Elgenubi]

The Crowd: They don’t (or at least shouldn’t) take the field, but the crowd can be a factor in the game. In the 2002 Fiesta Bowl, Ohio State got their fans to pack that stadium, while Miami fans were pretty scarce except in a few sections. One thing I have an issue with, Ohio State fans had a full 2 weeks to get tickets before Florida had even qualified for the BCS National Title game. Expect a majority Ohio State crowd, but Florida will represent better than Miami did in 2002.

I spoke to my good friend at 4pmEST this afternoon and he was in the parking lot with six other couples from Columbus. He said the OSU fans outnumbered FU fans by "a thousand to one". He said the parking lot was a sea of scarlet and grey.

Lots of OSU fans at the game.

[dfwgator]

We are going to be badly outnumbered. OSU knew they were in the game and got all the primo local hotels before the Gators knew they were in the game. We just don't travel well when going out that far west. It was the same in 1995.

Northern teams like Ohio State and Nebraska travel much better in winter, because they are looking for any excuse to get out of the state.