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Coaches agree USC the best
The latest coaches poll have Pete Carroll‘s USC Trojans in the number 1 spot with the LSU Tigers second. They added Ohio State in place of Louisville and shuffled a few others with their top ten looking this way. 1 Southern California 2 LSU 3 Florida 4 Texas 5 Michigan 6 West Virginia 7 Wisconsin [...]
The AP poll is out lead by USC
The pre-season AP poll and every other poll we have seen picks the USC Trojans as the number one team in the country. The rest of the top 10 are: 2 LSU 3 West Virginia 4 Texas 5 Michigan 6 Florida 7 Wisconsin 8 Oklahoma 9 Virginia Tech 10 Louisville
Florida wins recruiting championship
Holding off a late surge by USC and overcoming two last minute changes to Florida State and Miami, the University of Florida adds the National Football Recruiting Championship to their NCAA Football and Basketball titles. This is according to Rivals.com’s recruiting report. The SEC took 7 of the top 10 spots in this year’s ranking. [...]
SEC determined to beat each other up again as Auburn stuns Bama
The SEC will once again beat each other into submission before tournament time rolls around. After Florida the middle of the league, on the court if not on paper, shows to be balanced with any team able to dominate another on a given night. Take the recent beat down Auburn handed the Tide after the [...]
NCAA Football Championship – Florida Over Ohio State Big
After Ohio State returned the opening kickoff (sans a holding call) for a touchdown, the Florida Gators’ defense took control holding the usually high powered Buckeye offense to one additional touchdown. Meanwhile, the Florida offense scored on 6 of 7 first half possessions and put up 41 on the Big Ten’s top ranked defense.
A December to Remember (coulda, shoulda, woulda)
Now that we have another week to wait before the NCAA Football title game, the full weight of what could have been hits deep in the belly of the college football fans. Let’s go way out on a limb and put together a fourteen team playoff in order to use the games played during the [...]
Gators win Round Ball Contest with Buckeyes
A sounding 26 point thumping of the Ohio State Buckeyes gives the Gator Nation cause to celebrate as many see it as a sign of things to come in January. Too bad Florida was not allowed to put a touchdown or two in their pocket for January 7th.
Florida Gets Their Shot!
The computers call it a draw and the people polls put the Gators above the Wolverines. Whether they voted for the Gators or for Ohio State not needing to beat Michigan twice, Florida now gets the shot to show if the SEC tough schedule can produce another national title. The pollsters save the BCS some [...]
Sports Crossfire Polls – Gators go to Number 2
The Sports Crossfire College Football Polls have the Gators vaulting past USC and Michigan into the 2nd slot and suggesting they will head to Arizona for a shot at Ohio State. 67% of Sports Crossfire fans vote against a playoff. Give someone else a shot. Don’t make Ohio State beat Michigan twice. Both are valid [...]
Will they get it?
The Florida Gators earned the right to a shot at the NCAA Football Championship yesterday by winning their 12th game of the year yesterday against Arkansas. Going 7 and 1 in the difficult SEC with earlier wins against top 20 teams LSU and Tennessee are enough to put Florida into the Championship Game. Will it [...]
Who should meet on Jan. 7th?
Who really knows? Pat Forde at ESPN says it’s all conjecture, stating, “I’d personally cast a vote in favor of Florida. I agree that a team should win its conference title to play for the national title. I don’t like the idea of putting the best team in America in double jeopardy against an opponent [...]
Three teams vie for BCS Title Game Slot
Teams playing better later in the year continue to be rewarded in the post season placement according to this USAToday article. “Southern California is expected to play for the national title vs. Ohio State if the Trojans beat UCLA on Saturday, according to those who analyze the Bowl Championship Series formula. But that could change [...]