it will be same story as last 2 years.
SEC Champion will be national champion!
the big 12 played no defense this year much like the pac-10 schools of the past years. all offense and 0 defense is showing in the bowl games. its clear that this pass happy conference is struggled with the passing game do to the long layoff.
SEC Champion will be national champion!
the big 12 played no defense this year much like the pac-10 schools of the past years. all offense and 0 defense is showing in the bowl games. its clear that this pass happy conference is struggled with the passing game do to the long layoff.
Teams OU faced in regular season.. 5-4su 2-6ats in this bowl season
Teams Fla faced in regular season.. 6-4su 7-3ats in this bowl season
Big12.. 4-2su 2-4ats
SEC.. 5-2su 5-2ats
these are just stats but the difference in ats record on teams these two faced is key.. should be a good game, but i'll take the SEC speed any day.. GL
no, the SOS is higher because they are playing shitty big 12 teams that are winning games in confrence and gaining a higher ranking.
Texas Tech was ranked 2 at one point and 7 at the end of the season. When they got to their bowl game you clearly can see that they are not even close to that ranking.
Ole miss wasnt even ranked through the season and just got to 25 by bowl time.
Ole miss is better then Tech but the SOS wouldnt indicate that
Now i dont no exactly how they determine the SOS but i would assume it is by various rankings which dont mean shit when you a measuring the quality of teams
What it boils down to for me is this. They both have very good offenses. Give the slight edge to Oklahoma, but I will bet you that if Florida played the Big 12 they would have possibly the top ranked O in the country with that speed- just look at how easily Ole Miss ran through Texas Tech. And Ole Miss, though they did beat Florida in the one game that Florida was caught sleeping at the wheel, has nowhere near the level of talent that the Gators have. And as good as Sam Bradford is, I will take Tebow who has been here before. Plus, from what we have seen up until now in the bowl season, the QBs of the Big 12 most likely have numbers inflated due to the lack of pass defense in conference. Chase Daniel, Graham Harrell, and even Colt McCoy looked MUCH more pedestrian than they did in the regular season (although McCoy did finish with a ton of pass yardage, but I attribute that to an inability for Ohio State to pickup a first down for the entire 3rd quarter which left their defense on the field the whole second half. They could not even lineup on D in the second half, but Texas could not do a single thing in the first half..I bet Florida will not have that problem).
After you acknowledge the slight edge to Oklahoma though, it is a huge advantage to Florida on the defense and special teams. The speed and discipline on defense will be unlike any that Oklahoma has faced this season (besides TCU). While it is true that Okie still hung 35 (I believe it was) on TCU, which was their lowest output of the season, TCU's offense has to be considered here. TCU's offense, although not lousy, is nowhere in the same league as Florida's, so Oklahoma saw many more possessions and against a much more tired defense than I would expect against a Florida offense that will have no problem moving the chains. And as far as special teams go, Oklahoma has some real issues both kicking and in the coverage game, which could be a real issue against a team with as much speed in the return game as Florida does indeed have.
Finally, you turn to coaching. No doubt that Urban is a better coach than Stoops. He is probably the best in the country. Not to take anything away from Stoops, but he just has not got it done in these big BCS bowls. Urban, on the other hand, has, especially of late.
I know it might sound like I am some kind of homer, but I have no interests in either teams, or either the SEC or Big 12 conferences. This is all just going off what I have seen throughout the entire season, and this bowl season, in particular. After sitting out betting in the Mizzou game, I had wagers on Oregon, Ole Miss, and Ohio State specifically in part because of what I perceived as an overrated conference. This plays at least a part in my reasoning here as well.
After you acknowledge the slight edge to Oklahoma though, it is a huge advantage to Florida on the defense and special teams. The speed and discipline on defense will be unlike any that Oklahoma has faced this season (besides TCU). While it is true that Okie still hung 35 (I believe it was) on TCU, which was their lowest output of the season, TCU's offense has to be considered here. TCU's offense, although not lousy, is nowhere in the same league as Florida's, so Oklahoma saw many more possessions and against a much more tired defense than I would expect against a Florida offense that will have no problem moving the chains. And as far as special teams go, Oklahoma has some real issues both kicking and in the coverage game, which could be a real issue against a team with as much speed in the return game as Florida does indeed have.
Finally, you turn to coaching. No doubt that Urban is a better coach than Stoops. He is probably the best in the country. Not to take anything away from Stoops, but he just has not got it done in these big BCS bowls. Urban, on the other hand, has, especially of late.
I know it might sound like I am some kind of homer, but I have no interests in either teams, or either the SEC or Big 12 conferences. This is all just going off what I have seen throughout the entire season, and this bowl season, in particular. After sitting out betting in the Mizzou game, I had wagers on Oregon, Ole Miss, and Ohio State specifically in part because of what I perceived as an overrated conference. This plays at least a part in my reasoning here as well.
Here's a very good explanation of how Strength of Schedule is determined. The gist of it is that won/loss records of a team's opponents and their opponents' oppponents are factored in.
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question5353.htm
That site, howstuffworks.com, is a good site for all kinds of things people wonder about, not just sports.
Here's a link to the pre-bowl SoS BCS rankings. Oklahoma is 3 and Florida is 4. So the two teams are pretty closed to dead even in that rating. Note that only games against D-I opponents are considered.
http://www.tellshowbcs.com/SOSP.html
My opinion is that Florida and Ole Miss are the two SEC teams that compete for the top spots in the Big 12 South. They both have offenses capable of putting up the big numbers and have solid quarterbacks. Tebow is not an especially strong passer but I think he would improve if he were in a league where he HAD to throw the ball a lot more.
The big potential edge for Florida I see in this game is the very real possibility of OU's offensive timing being off. Spread-passing teams have been starting cold as often as not this bowl season. The long layoff is tough on their timing. I've nibbled very small on a Florida bet so far, but I intend to do most of my betting live during the game. If the Sooners light it up early they will probably win, but if the start cold and the Gators grind out series to keep the OU offense off the field, then I'll start making live bets accordingly.
What in the world makes you think Georgia is a very good team? Was it them squeaking by Kentucky and Auburn or getting beaten by Georgia Tech?
The 2008 version of the Bulldogs were only decent. They looked good against Arizona State and LSU, neither of which were world-beaters, otherwise they underachieved constantly.
