OSU vs. UF

Originally Posted by Charismatic1

Despite what some are seemingly professing to be fact, nobody can possibly know who is the second best team in the country. I never knew determining the SECOND best team in a sport was so damn important. Hell, it's hard enough to determine the best team, especially in college football. We shouldn't have a Title game this year. Ohio State clearly is the best team. Give the BCS credit for determining that. hehe.

Whether or not we believe Florida, or Michigan, or (insert team) deserved to play for the title, we have to realize the BCS coordinators COULD NOT allow Michigan and Ohio State to play for the title game. The commissioners claim that a playoff would deminish the weight and importance of the regular season, which they claim to be the most important regular season in sports. With this in mind, a rematch would make that BIG game two weeks ago in Columbus perfectly MEANINGLESS. If Michigan were to win, they'd both be 12-1 and 1-1 against each other, but Michigan would take the crown. So, the game that was touted as the biggest regular season confrontation in many a year had what kind of importance?? If this "game of the young century" is meaningless, so is the entire premise of the BCS' purpose. There is no way in hell the BCS officials will let that happen if they can help it. All I can say is, they are VERY lucky and happy Arkansas' Fish moronically fumbled that punt near the goalline, changing the entire complexion of the game. If that doesn't happen, WE WIN and get a playoff VERY soon.

I firmly believe Florida deserves a shot at the National Championship. I firmly believe Michigan deserves a shot at the National Championship. I also firmly believe that LSU, USC, Louisville, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Wake Forest, and heck, even Arkansas, etc., deserve a shot at the National Title. That's the problem. In this modern era of parity in college football, two-loss seasons are often GREAT seasons. Yet, the structure now is NO different than 30 years ago when there was far greater disparity in the ranks. A "plus one" format will still be problematic. Which two-loss team do you choose? LSU, USC, Oklahoma? They all have arguments. Or would you take a one loss Louisville? (The nation would scream if Wisconsin got in for three Big 10 schools out of four.)

you raise some good points
if we had an 8 game playoff
with the 6 conference champions of the BCS conferences
and 2 "wild-card" teams (the 2 highest ranked in the BCS polls)
it would be Ohio State, Florida, USC, Oklahoma, Wake Forest, Louisville
and then Michigan & LSU
then Boise State is screaming "what about us?"
if you took the top 4 in the BCS poll:
you'd get Ohio St, Florida, LSU, and Michigan
2 SEC's & 2 Big Ten's
then the other conferences are up in arms saying
"what about us?"
a 16 team would be too much though (IMO)
but something needs to be tweaked
I'd suggest unless you win a BCS conference
2 losses disqualify you, and a limit 2 teams per conference
so that would take out LSU and Wisconsin
and then you could add Boise to an 8 team playoff

[Pointg5]

I wish it was Mighigan, because I see them as giving the best chance to beat the Suckeyes, but it looks like the sweater vest man and his gang of thugs will get another National Championship...

[2MinsToPost]

In my humble opinion one of the biggest flaws with College Sports is this stupidity called preseason polls.

It depends, on whether Ohio State wins or if the game is close, on which Ohio State team shows up to play. If you go back and look at some of their games this year against mediocre teams at best, in particular their performance in the first half, you will see that they are a beatable team.

I am no fan of Ohio State and I live 15 minutes from the Campus. It is the fans of the Buckeyes that turn me off so much on this team - try living in Columbus, Ohio. Around here, everything about Ohio State is over-stated.

Come on Florida, win this baby so I don't have to hear about the possibility of Ohio State accomplishing what you will already have done - hold Championships in the same year in Basketball and Football.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by 2MinsToPost

In my humble opinion one of the biggest flaws with College Sports is this stupidity called preseason polls.

It depends, on whether Ohio State wins or if the game is close, on which Ohio State team shows up to play. If you go back and look at some of their games this year against mediocre teams at best, in particular their performance in the first half, you will see that they are a beatable team.

I am no fan of Ohio State and I live 15 minutes from the Campus. It is the fans of the Buckeyes that turn me off so much on this team - try living in Columbus, Ohio. Around here, everything about Ohio State is over-stated.

Come on Florida, win this baby so I don't have to hear about the possibility of Ohio State accomplishing what you will already have done - hold Championships in the same year in Basketball and Football.

I'm in the same boat as you, Curt... I would love to see Florida beat them. It's going to be a tough game for us... if we can get healthy, we might have a legit shot. I'm just excited that we made it as far as we did.

[Cajungator26]

I should also state that I firmly believe that on a neutral field, Michigan would have beaten OSU. I was torn over what I thought should have happened and I think that it sucks that Michigan didn't get another shot at the Buckeyes.

Urban Meyer's initials are UM
Carr has too much class to campaign
so now he has to tell his team
"looks like California baby!"
Meyer lives a charmed life
he went undefeated w/ Utah
the same year they got rid of Zook
gets the #1 recruiting class at UF
and now plays for the NC
don't forget many of these guys
were on the team last year
when Bama spanked them 31-3
but he's played 27 freshman
51 days off makes you fat
the FLA freshman burn them
and pull off a shocking upset!

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I'm in the same boat as you, Curt... I would love to see Florida beat them. It's going to be a tough game for us... if we can get healthy, we might have a legit shot. I'm just excited that we made it as far as we did.

How can't you guys get healthly, the game is 30 days from now, all muscle strains should be completely cool by then

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Scav

How can't you guys get healthly, the game is 30 days from now, all muscle strains should be completely cool by then

I don't know a lot about muscle strains and the time it takes to heal them, so I'll take your word on it... I just know that Arkansas was on a mission to injure our players. Bunch of BS if you ask me...

[Scav]

If their was a playoff, there would be none of that