As the late great Tim Russert once proclaimed, "Florida, Florida, Florida!" And it was all Florida last night in Florida, as the Gators (no I won't say "chomped" like every media outlet today) beat the Chokelahoma Sooner rather than Laters 24-14. It is Florida's third national title.
I'll spare you the game recap because hopefully you were watching, but all I can say is ummm defense?
From these teams?
It wasn't the old-school Southeast versus Southwest conference physical clash of the titans defensive effort by any means, but both quarterbacks had sloppy games (2 INTs each) and as a result the aerial assault that most people anticipated didn't materialize fully.
However, there was a great deal of drama.
It came down to Heisman versus Heisman in the fourth, and Tebow put together the drive to give his team the title, connecting with David Nelson on one of his patented jump-shot passes for a touchdown.
If that was, indeed, Tebow's final pass in a Gator uniform, it was more then fitting. The guy that had the sloppy game gutted it out, muscled up and led his team on a game winning drive.
When Tebow had his Fassell-like proclamation back in October after losing to Ole Miss, I thought it was b/s, and more tired football jargon. However, after watching him and the rest of the Gators since, I'm convinced that it wasn't.
Some other things that caught my attention:
- Urban Meyer is on the fast track to being one of the greats of all time. Granted, recruiting in the state of Florida, especially with Miami dormant and Florida State down, is a picnic, but the guy's already won two titles at Florida and a BCS game at Utah. Imagine what he could do with a quarterback that was... you know... accurate.
- "Big Game" Bob is not very good at winning big games. Maybe he should change his name to "Big 12" Bob. Its hard to rip on a guy that's had so much success, yet at the same time, you have to pay a price when you become Atlanta Brave-like and choke almost every time your team is on the big stage. It's not as though Oklahoma was blown out in this game like they were in last year's Fiesta Bowl or in the 2005 Orange Bowl, but they were embarassed in the sense that their high-powered offense was limited to 14 points - a very Big Ten-like number.
- Oklahoma is still classless. After the game, a sizeable portion of the Sooners decided not to shake hands and made a beeline to the locker room like the little bitches they are. This same crew prevented Washington (who went on to win a grand total of zero games) from leaving their locker room to take their own field back in September. I'm not saying it's everybody because its not. Sam Bradford isn't getting in people's faces and obstructing their path to the field, but it is a good chunk of them. You wonder how much of this stems directly from their abrasive coach.
- Florida might cathch some heat. I had to hop in the car to head to work as Florida was running out the clock, but I got to catch Percy Harvin's post game interview - and it was stellar. The dude must have plugged '5 Hour Energy' a dozen times in about a minute, and yes he went out of his way to say it every time. He is still a collegiate athlete held to NCAA rules. Florida would hate to have a Reggie Bush type situation on their hands.
I'll spare you the game recap because hopefully you were watching, but all I can say is ummm defense?
From these teams?
It wasn't the old-school Southeast versus Southwest conference physical clash of the titans defensive effort by any means, but both quarterbacks had sloppy games (2 INTs each) and as a result the aerial assault that most people anticipated didn't materialize fully.
However, there was a great deal of drama.
It came down to Heisman versus Heisman in the fourth, and Tebow put together the drive to give his team the title, connecting with David Nelson on one of his patented jump-shot passes for a touchdown.
If that was, indeed, Tebow's final pass in a Gator uniform, it was more then fitting. The guy that had the sloppy game gutted it out, muscled up and led his team on a game winning drive.
When Tebow had his Fassell-like proclamation back in October after losing to Ole Miss, I thought it was b/s, and more tired football jargon. However, after watching him and the rest of the Gators since, I'm convinced that it wasn't.
Some other things that caught my attention:
- Urban Meyer is on the fast track to being one of the greats of all time. Granted, recruiting in the state of Florida, especially with Miami dormant and Florida State down, is a picnic, but the guy's already won two titles at Florida and a BCS game at Utah. Imagine what he could do with a quarterback that was... you know... accurate.
- "Big Game" Bob is not very good at winning big games. Maybe he should change his name to "Big 12" Bob. Its hard to rip on a guy that's had so much success, yet at the same time, you have to pay a price when you become Atlanta Brave-like and choke almost every time your team is on the big stage. It's not as though Oklahoma was blown out in this game like they were in last year's Fiesta Bowl or in the 2005 Orange Bowl, but they were embarassed in the sense that their high-powered offense was limited to 14 points - a very Big Ten-like number.
- Oklahoma is still classless. After the game, a sizeable portion of the Sooners decided not to shake hands and made a beeline to the locker room like the little bitches they are. This same crew prevented Washington (who went on to win a grand total of zero games) from leaving their locker room to take their own field back in September. I'm not saying it's everybody because its not. Sam Bradford isn't getting in people's faces and obstructing their path to the field, but it is a good chunk of them. You wonder how much of this stems directly from their abrasive coach.
- Florida might cathch some heat. I had to hop in the car to head to work as Florida was running out the clock, but I got to catch Percy Harvin's post game interview - and it was stellar. The dude must have plugged '5 Hour Energy' a dozen times in about a minute, and yes he went out of his way to say it every time. He is still a collegiate athlete held to NCAA rules. Florida would hate to have a Reggie Bush type situation on their hands.
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