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A Tough Call On The Big Game

by CriticalFanatic CriticalFanatic 1/8/075 Comment Comments »
A Tough Call On The Big Game PhotoFans and experts are overwhelmingly picking the Ohio State Buckeyes to win the National Title Game tonight. I sided with the majority, but here's four major reasons I had a very difficult time coming to that conclusion.

1. November 18, 2006
That was the last time the Buckeyes played a football game. It has a factor. USC had played two more games after Michigan's last game, and I'm telling you that had more to do with the Trojans romp than talent.

2. 6 of 8 underdog's have won the BCS title game
We'll give the nod to the media here. Last year USC was the greatest team to have ever graced a football field by the time the Rose Bowl came around. ESPN curtailed it's overhype a bit ... primarily because they don't have the game ... but nonetheless, everyone crowned Ohio State after they beat Michigan. Florida has had a month of listening to all of this.

3. Michigan scored 39 on the Buckeye D
That's a lot of points. Florida has a better offense and more playmakers.

4. Trickeration
Do you think Urban Meyer is going to let Chris Peterson get all the attention. Urban was the one to pull off the hook & ladder first in a BCS game. Jim Tressel is an outstanding coach, but he'll play it closer to the sweatervest. Meyer will use several trick plays tonight I'm afraid a few are going to work. (see: Percy Harvin)

This is a tough call, but I'm going with the Buckeyes.

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Official FanIQ National Championship Game Poll - Ohio State vs. Florida (Edited 12/19/06 06:41PM by Seth)
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Predict the outcome for this year's BCS National Championship Game.Official FanIQ National Championship Game Poll - Ohio State vs. Florida <span style="font-size:12px;">(Edited 12/19/06 06:41PM by Seth)</span> PhotoOfficial FanIQ National Championship Game Poll - Ohio State vs. Florida <span style="font-size:12px;">(Edited 12/19/06 06:41PM by Seth)</span> Photo
Featured by: CriticalFanatic at 1/07/07 12:53PM
Scored by Scott on 01/08/07 at 12:49PM | Closed on 01/08/07 at 08:00PM
FanIQ Pts? 8 | NCAAF, Ohio St. Buckeyes, Florida Gators | Multiple Choice Prediction Poll
Teams:  Ohio St. Buckeyes
Team Breakout:
Correct Answer165 Fans 
  1. Who will win? (10 points)
82%a. Ohio State
Correct18%b. Florida
  2. Who will have more passing yards? (4 points)
84%a. Troy Smith - OSU
Correct16%b. Chris Leak - Fla
  3. Who will have more rushing yards? (6 points)
79%a. Antonio Pittman - OSU
7%b. Chris Wells - OSU
Correct11%c. DeShawn Wynn - Fla
3%d. Tim Tebow - Fla
  4. Who will have more receiving yards? (6 points)
45%a. Ted Ginn - OSU
32%b. Anthony Gonzalez - OSU
Correct16%c. Dallas Baker - Fla
7%d. Andre Caldwell - Fla
  5. Which team's defense will force the most turnovers? (4 points)
79%a. Ohio State
Correct21%b. Florida
  6. Who will have the most tackles? (6 points)
Correct55%a. James Laurinaitis - OSU
13%b. Antonio Smith - OSU
16%c. Earl Everett - Fla
15%d. Brandon Siler - Fla
  7. Who will score the most touchdowns (rush, rec, ret)? (8 points)
Correct39%a. Antonio Pittman - OSU
13%b. Anthony Gonzalez - OSU
Correct28%c. Ted Ginn Jr. - OSU
2%d. Chris Wells - OSU
Correct5%e. Dallas Baker - Fla
Correct7%f. Tim Tebow - Fla
Correct2%g. DeShawn Wynn - Fla
Correct2%h. Andre Caldwell - Fla
  8. Which team's defense will record more sacks? (4 points)
78%a. Ohio State
Correct22%b. Florida
  Tiebreaker: What will be the combined score of this game?
Correct 55

  
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#1 | 2388 days ago

 ohio state will kill florida in every aspect of this "title game"
1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Ted Ginn - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Ted Ginn Jr. - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#2 | 2386 days ago

 expect Troy to own a new pair of shoes
1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Ted Ginn - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. Antonio Smith - OSU  7. Antonio Pittman - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#3 | 2385 days ago

 Harvin should have been on the most rushing yards question.
1. Florida  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Andre Caldwell - Fla  8. Florida  

#4 | 2376 days ago

 ohio state wins by running with smith and pittman
1. Ohio State  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Ted Ginn - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. Antonio Smith - OSU  7. Antonio Pittman - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#5 | 2376 days ago

 eaglesfan777 wrote:
ohio state wins by running with smith and pittman
They are going to have to beat Florida by passing. Florida hasn't giving up a 100 yard game in 18 straight games.
1. Florida  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Andre Caldwell - Fla  8. Florida  

#6 | 2371 days ago

 The Buckeyes have something that Florida hasn't seen Chris Wells, AP will get the bulk of carry's but Wells will come in in the 4th quarter and finish it. OSU wins 50-30
1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Chris Wells - OSU  4. Anthony Gonzalez - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Ted Ginn Jr. - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#7 | 2371 days ago

 BIG wrote:
The Buckeyes have something that Florida hasn't seen Chris Wells, AP will get the bulk of carry's but Wells will come in in the 4th quarter and finish it. OSU wins 50-30
If Ohio State scores 50 then the world is coming to an end. The most points florida gave up all season was 28.
1. Florida  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Andre Caldwell - Fla  8. Florida  
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#8 | 2371 days ago

OSU only put up more than 50 once this year so I doubt they will score that much on Florida. But remember before playing OSU, Michigan had the #1 defense (which only gave up a high of 26 all season) and they got lit up for 42 points and 503 yards.

And if OSU can put up 187 rushing yards against Michigan, they can run on Florida too.

1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Anthony Gonzalez - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Antonio Pittman - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#9 | 2371 days ago

 Seth wrote:

OSU only put up more than 50 once this year so I doubt they will score that much on Florida. But remember before playing OSU, Michigan had the #1 defense (which only gave up a high of 26 all season) and they got lit up for 42 points and 503 yards.

And if OSU can put up 187 rushing yards against Michigan, they can run on Florida too.

Well I think Florida's defense is much faster than Michigan's. Michigan and Florida's d-line are a push but I think our linebackers are slightly better.  I also think the poor turf during the Michigan game had a significant factor in the offensive output.  I never seen so much slipping in my life on both sides.
1. Florida  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Andre Caldwell - Fla  8. Florida  

#10 | 2370 days ago

 (Edited by Gatorbait)
BIG wrote:
The Buckeyes have something that Florida hasn't seen Chris Wells, AP will get the bulk of carry's but Wells will come in in the 4th quarter and finish it. OSU wins 50-30
LMAO. Huh??? OSU may win the game but they will not beat Florida running the ball. Period. It's obvious that most here haven't seen Florida even play this year and are just joining the bandwagon. You are right about one thing...Florida hasn't seen Chris Wells. This is the same Chris Wells that hasn't had a 100 yard rushing game this year, right? The same one that has a whopping 500 yards his whole career??? He will be a good back but he's not great enough yet to make a comment like that. lol They HAVE seen a player called Darren McFadden. The 2nd best rb in the nation only behind Peterson. McFadden, has had games of 185, 112, 129, 145 (against Auburn), 219, 181 (against Tennessee) and 182 (against LSU) But against the Gators he carried the ball 21 times for only 73 yards. The Gators are a LOT faster than Michigan. You aren't going to run on them. But yea, Florida hasn't seen a player like Wells.

#11 | 2367 days ago

 the BCS sucks this game will be boring and be a blowout
1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. DeShawn Wynn - Fla  4. Ted Ginn - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. Antonio Smith - OSU  7. Anthony Gonzalez - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#12 | 2367 days ago

 Chaseisawsome19 wrote:
the BCS sucks this game will be boring and be a blowout
You're probabaly right. I expect Florida to win by at least 4 touchdowns.
1. Florida  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Andre Caldwell - Fla  8. Florida  

#13 | 2366 days ago
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SteveOExperienc wrote:
Harvin should have been on the most rushing yards question.
That guy is fast... he'll do some damage in this game.
1. Ohio State  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Ted Ginn - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. Earl Everett - Fla  7. Antonio Pittman - OSU  8. Ohio State  
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#14 | 2366 days ago

 ohio st will kill them bad
1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Ted Ginn - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Antonio Pittman - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#15 | 2360 days ago

 it's gonna be close, I don't think either team will blow the other out.  OSU is offensive, Florida is defensive.  I think if the game stays low-scoring the Gators will win, cuz I don't think their offense can keep up with OSU's.
1. Florida  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Tim Tebow - Fla  8. Florida  

#16 | 2360 days ago

"They are going to have to beat Florida by passing. Florida hasn't giving up a 100 yard game in 18 straight games."

 

Neither did Michigan. Well, not 18, but all season. And we smoked 'em.

1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Anthony Gonzalez - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Ted Ginn Jr. - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#17 | 2360 days ago

"This is the same Chris Wells that hasn't had a 100 yard rushing game this year, right?"

 

He's the BACKUP.

 

 The same one that has a whopping 500 yards his whole career???"

 

He's a FRESHMAN.

 

1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Anthony Gonzalez - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Ted Ginn Jr. - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#18 | 2360 days ago

 I think Florida's defense should dominate the OSU offense in the 1st quarter while OSU tries to knock off the rust from not playing in so long.
1. Florida  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Tim Tebow - Fla  8. Florida  

#19 | 2360 days ago

 kevin223412 wrote:
I think Florida's defense should dominate the OSU offense in the 1st quarter while OSU tries to knock off the rust from not playing in so long.
This may be true, but as long as OSU doesn't let Florida jump out to a big lead, hopefully that won't be a problem.
1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Anthony Gonzalez - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Antonio Pittman - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#20 | 2359 days ago

 CleansingFlame wrote:

"This is the same Chris Wells that hasn't had a 100 yard rushing game this year, right?"

 

He's the BACKUP.

 

 The same one that has a whopping 500 yards his whole career???"

 

He's a FRESHMAN.

 

Then I guess Ohio State fans shouldn't say that the gators haven't seen a RB like Wells yet. That's what I was replying to. It wasn't to cut down Wells, it was to show how stupid that comment was. I've been a Buckeye fan since I was 5. I'm not about to cut them down. I just happen to like the Gators also. This game is the worst-case scenario for me because I won't be happy with whoever wins other than the fact I can shove it into Go Blow fans that are so fricken biased here in Michigan.

#21 | 2354 days ago

Ohio St. would probably beat half the NFC teams.

1. Ohio State  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Ted Ginn - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Dallas Baker - Fla  8. Ohio State  

#22 | 2354 days ago

 BIG wrote:
The Buckeyes have something that Florida hasn't seen Chris Wells, AP will get the bulk of carry's but Wells will come in in the 4th quarter and finish it. OSU wins 50-30
No way OSU puts up 50. As for Wells, he is talented, but Florida has kept a lot of talented backs in check this year. See: Loroenzo Booker, Darren McFadden, Felix Jones, and Kenny Irons. All of them started and NONE of them got 100 yards.
1. Florida  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Andre Caldwell - Fla  8. Ohio State  

#23 | 2354 days ago

 tbone69 wrote:

Ohio St. would probably beat half the NFC teams.

OSU would lose to the Lions by AT LEAST 35 points. It would not even be close.
1. Florida  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Andre Caldwell - Fla  8. Ohio State  

#24 | 2354 days ago

I predict a low scoring game early as both teams knock off the rust from the layoff.  I dont think either team will have much success running the ball so it will come down to which QB makes the least amount of mistakes in the passing game.  That said, I like OSU and Troy Smith, 24-21

1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Anthony Gonzalez - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. Brandon Siler - Fla  7. Anthony Gonzalez - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#25 | 2354 days ago

 (Edited by blipper21)
Here I go posting about a team that's not even in the big game, but since you brought it up, CF:

  • Re: the layoff and how Michigan and USC stack up against each other, I'm not saying that having less time off didn't help the Trojans, but they had a one-month layoff themselves. I did think Michigan would win the Rose Bowl, but maybe SC was somewhat better than had been evident. I don't know how much the Wolverines dealt with injuries during the season, but I think the Trojans' problems in that area were significant.
  • Re: the hype that the Trojans recieved last year (when they lost to Texas), I'm not here to defend everything that everyone may have said. Still, in fairness to that USC team, they may have had one of the best offenses in college football history, while I believe 5 or 6 of their starting 11 on D were first-year starters.

#26 | 2354 days ago

 blipper21 wrote:
Here I go posting about a team that's not even in the big game, but since you brought it up, CF:

  • Re: the layoff and how Michigan and USC stack up against each other, I'm not saying that having less time off didn't help the Trojans, but they had a one-month layoff themselves. I did think Michigan would win the Rose Bowl, but maybe SC was somewhat better than had been evident. I don't know how much the Wolverines dealt with injuries during the season, but I think the Trojans' problems in that area were significant.
  • Re: the hype that the Trojans recieved last year (when they lost to Texas), I'm not here to defend everything that everyone may have said. Still, in fairness to that USC team, they may have had one of the best offenses in college football history, while I believe 5 or 6 of their starting 11 on D were first-year starters.
I understand USC had a big layoff ... but they still had played two games ... TWO since Michigan last played.

USC was certainly good last year ... they let the hype get to them. Defense is also a part of football and that was their weakness.
1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Ohio State  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Ted Ginn Jr. - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#27 | 2354 days ago

 It wouldn't have been as close if OSU played them the week after they beat Michigan but the long layoff kill every team.
1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Anthony Gonzalez - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Antonio Pittman - OSU  8. Ohio State  
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#28 | 2354 days ago

 CriticalFanatic wrote:
I understand USC had a big layoff ... but they still had played two games ... TWO since Michigan last played.

USC was certainly good last year ... they let the hype get to them. Defense is also a part of football and that was their weakness.
The lack of experience in USC's D last year and the fact that one of the main arguments for Vince Young's success as a pro is the fact that his team won games with him starting are two reasons why I think the jury is still out on VY. Yes, his Rose Bowl outing was great and yes, I believe he has made some plays in the NFL, but I believe he also had a sub-70 passer rating. Here I am, even more off topic and perhaps getting more controversial...

#29 | 2353 days ago

 deacsfan27 wrote:
ohio state will kill florida in every aspect of this "title game"

Could you be any more wrong? SEC BABY!!

1. Florida  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Tim Tebow - Fla  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Ohio State  6. Brandon Siler - Fla  7. Tim Tebow - Fla  8. Ohio State  

#30 | 2353 days ago

 deacsfan27 wrote:
ohio state will kill florida in every aspect of this "title game"
HA.  Feel silly tonight?
1. Florida  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Tim Tebow - Fla  8. Ohio State  
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#31 | 2353 days ago

 not so much
1. Florida  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Tim Tebow - Fla  8. Ohio State  
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#32 | 2353 days ago

 BIG wrote:
The Buckeyes have something that Florida hasn't seen Chris Wells, AP will get the bulk of carry's but Wells will come in in the 4th quarter and finish it. OSU wins 50-30
Too bad we didn't get to see him in the BCS championship game either!!
1. Florida  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Andre Caldwell - Fla  8. Florida  

#33 | 2353 days ago

 Chaseisawsome19 wrote:
the BCS sucks this game will be boring and be a blowout
You called it correctly!!
1. Florida  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Andre Caldwell - Fla  8. Florida  

#34 | 2353 days ago

 SteveOExperienc wrote:
You're probabaly right. I expect Florida to win by at least 4 touchdowns.
Damn I must say that I am a genius!!
1. Florida  2. Chris Leak - Fla  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Dallas Baker - Fla  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Andre Caldwell - Fla  8. Florida  

#35 | 2353 days ago

 all I have learnt is..."DON"T BELIEVE THE HYPE!!"
1. Ohio State  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Antonio Pittman - OSU  4. Ted Ginn - OSU  5. Ohio State  6. Antonio Smith - OSU  7. Antonio Pittman - OSU  8. Ohio State  

#36 | 2353 days ago

 Was anyone complaining about 51 days off when Ginn scored to start the game...................NO? Then Shaduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup!
1. Florida  2. Troy Smith - OSU  3. Tim Tebow - Fla  4. Ted Ginn - OSU  5. Florida  6. James Laurinaitis - OSU  7. Ted Ginn Jr. - OSU  8. Florida  


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