***Official Second Half thread for the National Title Game***

[Broken_Hero]

The other thread was getting long...so far UF has been sharp, and clean...OSU after coming out strong, has started to falter...

score:

34 Florida, OSU-14.....

on edit:Link to first thread...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6034034#6034503

[WritingIsMyReligion]

1. GO FLA!

I don't know either team, being a NE sports fan, but I love to see underdogs win, so long as I'm not the top dog in the game. :P

[Broken_Hero]

2. same here, my bud Tom was

talking crap about OSU, and I was like...well, UF aren't any slouches either, so we made a small wager, and so far...I'm doing good....:)

[Norwood]

3. Go Gators!!

You know I'm not even a big college football fan but I gotta cheer for the underdog

[MoseyWalker]

4. I asked my brother who he wanted to win this game

before it started. He said, well, I think Ohio State.

I proceeded to tell him about the years of NCAA violations, and how the coach was protected from being fired though he was obviously a lying cheating pig.

Go Gators!

If a lying, cheating, thieving team wins again, I'll be pissed. It's time for the good guys to begin winning.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

5. GO BUCKS!!!

Again... show up for the second half. x(

[lizziegrace]

14. You don't have any chocolate hidden in the house

do you?

:(

[RedCloud]

6. From this gator fan, I'll grant you this:

:nopity:

Sympathy violins.

[Halliburton]

7. I'm rooting for florida

as a PSU fan, I can't root for osu.

[KitchenWitch]

8. Normally I am a Big 10 fan

but tonight I am rooting for Florida!

[Ava]

9. go gators! *chomp chomp*

:woohoo:

kicking some OSU butt!

[texas1928]

10. I call this "Mommy and Daddy wrestling"

:rofl:


That is a funny commercial.

[jobycom]

12. It digs a grin out of me, too. nt

[jobycom]

11. I'm so used to watching the Cowboys lately

that I can't believe receivers actually catch passes when the ball lands in their hands.

[Initech]

13. Anyone else see the irony that OSU's band played the Titanic theme during halftime?

[jobycom]

15. I didn't watch the half time show, but that's hilarious! nt

[cboy4]

16. I'm stuck. I hate Florida because they're enemies with my

Tennessee Vols.

But really, I want the title to go to the SEC.

I couldn't care less about Ohio State.

So I guess I'm pulling for FLA. *****(AS LONG AS KATHERINE HARRIS ISN'T PRESENTING THE TROPHY!!)

[MoseyWalker]

17. scary image

very scary

Fla will obviously win this thing. We don't need Nightmare on Elm Street kind of nightmarish images.

damn you!!!!!!

:)

[texas1928]

18. TOUCHDOWN FLORIDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

41 to 14!!!!!!!!!!!

[mvd]

19. Ohio State fans, I don't understand it

Before the Michigan game, Ohio State allowed no more than 10 points. I remember that Penn State couldn't do anything. So how did the defense fall apart?

[Blue-Jay]

21. Several things:

Florida based their training schedule on beating OSU.

OSU based their training on beating Michigan. (Hell yeah!)

OSU sucked tonight.

[mvd]

22. Congrats to Florida

So you think the game plans were bad on Ohio State's part?

I'm a Penn State fan and don't have any emotional connection, but still, I wondered how things went south so quickly.

[Blue-Jay]

24. Yes and no.

OSU was clearly outplayed. I blame the coaching staff. (That's an easy thing to say in retrospect, ain't it? I'm no kind of armchair QB, but the Gators were always one step ahead.)

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

34. Coaching...

You won't hear too many people dissing "St. Jim" Tressel, but the game plan sucked big time. Given that they knew Florida's defense was fast and aggressive, you'd think they'd throw a screen pass or two, draw play, reverse, run Smith out of the pocket -- all of the things you do to neutralize defensive speed. They ran two or three options. That was it.

When Smith ran out of the pocket, he found some yards, but they kept him in the pocket to get sacked five times -- Smith ought to sue Tressel for malpractice. That performance will cost Smith a half million dollars off his signing bonus.

And their defense? Within four plays it was obvious that Florida knew how to find the holes in the zone defense, so what did Tressel do? Stick with a four man rush and zone defense for virtually the entire game. No adjustments at halftime -- just sticking with a game plan that clearly wasn't working.

And going for it on fourth down when you're deep in your own territory -- in the first half, no less? Tressel should be required to reimburse every Buckeye fan in the stadium for their ticket and airfare. As it is, that was four hours of my life I won't be getting back.

[lizziegrace]

38. That's when I turned it off

When it became painfully obvious that there were no adjustments made in the second half, I went to bed.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

28. Easy - the Big 10 sucks.

They didn't play anyone close to the caliber of Florida this year. Florida, meanwhile, played LSU and Auburn, both of whom would win the Big 10 running away.

[DrDan]

29. uh, 'scuse me

but in the Cotton Bowl, Auburn's only 2 touchdowns came from turn-overs. Not exactly an offensive powerhouse late season.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

30. Conference Bowl Records:

SEC 6-3, Big 10 2-5.

'nuff said.

[DrDan]

32. look - I am not defending the Big-10 - I am not a fan at all

I just did not see Auburn as a powerhouse based on that Bowl performance. They barely edged a mediocre Nebraska team.

They won, but it was ugly.

To claim they could have won the Big-10 is a stretch.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

35. Nebraska was better than mediocre.

Not that the Big 12 was much good this year either, but Nebraska does look like a program on the rise. Their up and down play is indicative of a team that is still finding itself, but I don't think they exactly rolled over and died against anyone this year, USC included. And please note, I fucking completely hate the Cornhuskers and hope they never win another game, so this kind of praise is painful to type.

Further, Auburn has never had a style of play where they blowout opponents. A lot like my favorite New England Patriots, they often feature well prepared teams that play great defense and do what is necessary on offense. They beat one of the best teams in the country, LSU, by a 7-3 score. They only lost to Georgia and Arkansas, which went 9-4 and 10-4 respectively, and did beat the eventual national champions. I don't think it was a stretch at all to say they would've won the Big 10, especially after Michigan and Ohio State's performances.

[DrDan]

37. if I remember correctly

the Huskers were beaten by Oklahoma State and nearly by Kansas - with their other losses - Texas and Oklahoma, right?

They finished outside the top-25.

And they still were beaten by only 3 by Auburn. And I say again, the 2 Auburn TDs were as a result of Husker turnovers.

Sure Nebr is improving - Callahan is making great progress. But they were still pretty mediocre.

I still do not see them near the top of the Big-10.

[Halliburton]

31. penn state's offense was just that bad!

that explains it! it was like that all year!

[mvd]

33. Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised they beat Tennessee

Tennessee was without their star receiver, but Morelli looked has good as he ever has against a decent team. We seem to do well against SEC teams other than Florida.

[Ava]

20. YAY!!!!!

Ohio State got caught in the swamp tonight..


GOOD JOB GATORS!


The SEC rocks!

:woohoo:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

25. Yes it does! The BC Eagles are in the SEC!

:woohoo:

[doublethink]

23. Hey wait a minute ....

Florida coach at post game interview just said 'Nike's been good to us' ... in response to a question about his National Championship Jacket he has on .... hmmmmmm isn't there a rule about accepting gifts in the NCAA? Okay I want an investigation and USC should be given the National Title when the Gators are found to be in violation ..... JUST KIDDING! Big USC fan ..... but the Gators cleaned OSU's clock tonight. Florida deserves it. Congratulations Gator Fans. Peace. ;)

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

26. When the polar ice cap melts...

All you Gator fans will be begging to get into Ohio -- which will have oceanfront property.

[SteppingRazor]

27. Florida is clearly the greatest college football team the world has ever seen...

anyone who says otherwise is obviously deeply misinformed or severely deluded :P

Here's to the reigning college football/basketball champs. Gotta love'em!

[Broken_Hero]

36. dont forget, the state of florida has the NBA title as well

I didn't realize all that, until last last night, when some talking head on ESPN pointed that out...and then pointed out that the MLB title was in Florida a few years back too...