Phil
1/5/2009, 10:51 AM
BCS Championship – Oklahoma vs. Florida: Brian Edwards
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This year’s BCS Championship Game doesn’t feature unbeaten teams, but college football fans couldn’t possibly be disappointed with this match up between Florida and Oklahoma. Both teams are absolutely on fire, featuring two of the most dynamic offenses we’ve seen this decade. Both starting quarterbacks have won the Heisman Trophy (OU’s Sam Bradford this season and UF’s Tim Tebow in 2007). Both head coaches have a national title to their credit. Both squads have identical 12-1 straight-up records and 10-2 against-the-spread marks. The Sooners are hoping to end a four-game losing streak in BCS bowl games, while the Gators are hoping to bag their second national championship in the last three years.
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Florida has covered the spread in eight consecutive lined games, while Oklahoma has taken the cash in six straight contests. The ‘over’ has also been a steady winner for both squads. The Sooners have watched the ‘over’ hit in nine consecutive games, while the Gators have seen the ‘over’ go 6-1 in their last seven outings. OU has scored a jaw-dropping 61 points or more in each of its last five games, 58 points or more in its last six contests. However, Bradford and Co. will be facing the toughest defense they’ve seen. The Gators have given up just 12.8 points per game in 2008.
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When UF won its first national title in 1996, OU head coach Bob Stoops was the Gators’ defensive coordinator. Stoops spent three seasons in Gainesville, but he turned away Florida AD Jeremy Foley when he was offered the UF job after Steve Spurrier’s resignation in January of 2002. The Sooners are returning to the same venue where they won the national title in 2000. On that occasion, they won a 13-2 decision against Florida St. as 10-point underdogs. The Seminoles’ offensive coordinator that season was Mark Richt, who took the head-coaching job at Georgia in the weeks leading up to the game. This time around, the Gators are dealing with a similar distraction as offensive coordinator Dan Mullen was recently hired as the head coach at Mississippi St.
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Prediction: Florida 38 Oklahoma 27
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BCS Championship: http://www.vegasinsider.com/link_hitcount.cfm?LTid=9876
* http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/picks/
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This year’s BCS Championship Game doesn’t feature unbeaten teams, but college football fans couldn’t possibly be disappointed with this match up between Florida and Oklahoma. Both teams are absolutely on fire, featuring two of the most dynamic offenses we’ve seen this decade. Both starting quarterbacks have won the Heisman Trophy (OU’s Sam Bradford this season and UF’s Tim Tebow in 2007). Both head coaches have a national title to their credit. Both squads have identical 12-1 straight-up records and 10-2 against-the-spread marks. The Sooners are hoping to end a four-game losing streak in BCS bowl games, while the Gators are hoping to bag their second national championship in the last three years.
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Florida has covered the spread in eight consecutive lined games, while Oklahoma has taken the cash in six straight contests. The ‘over’ has also been a steady winner for both squads. The Sooners have watched the ‘over’ hit in nine consecutive games, while the Gators have seen the ‘over’ go 6-1 in their last seven outings. OU has scored a jaw-dropping 61 points or more in each of its last five games, 58 points or more in its last six contests. However, Bradford and Co. will be facing the toughest defense they’ve seen. The Gators have given up just 12.8 points per game in 2008.
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When UF won its first national title in 1996, OU head coach Bob Stoops was the Gators’ defensive coordinator. Stoops spent three seasons in Gainesville, but he turned away Florida AD Jeremy Foley when he was offered the UF job after Steve Spurrier’s resignation in January of 2002. The Sooners are returning to the same venue where they won the national title in 2000. On that occasion, they won a 13-2 decision against Florida St. as 10-point underdogs. The Seminoles’ offensive coordinator that season was Mark Richt, who took the head-coaching job at Georgia in the weeks leading up to the game. This time around, the Gators are dealing with a similar distraction as offensive coordinator Dan Mullen was recently hired as the head coach at Mississippi St.
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Prediction: Florida 38 Oklahoma 27
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BCS Championship: http://www.vegasinsider.com/link_hitcount.cfm?LTid=9876
* http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/picks/