We played Georgia "between the hedges"? Of course, I like his opinion that UF
is the best, but I'm a stickler for the facts. I think this writer better get
his story straight.
Randy
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Florida, College Football's Best?
By Chad Wilson
Are the Florida Gators the best team in college football? Believe it, as the
"Gator Bulldozer" leveled the Bulldogs on Saturday. An impressive win over the
Citadel, huh? Let's go back a few weeks to see why the Florida Gators are the
best team in college football.
Did I really just type that? Sorry, 'Bama, Texas, and OU fans, but it's true.
Over the last six weeks, the Gators have been totally dominant on both sides of
the football. The offense has been annihilating the opposition and scoring like
a high school kid on prom night. The defense has been tougher than Chuck
Liddell. Can anyone disagree with that? Let's take a look:
10/11 No. 4 LSU 5-1 (3-1) W 51-2110/25 Kentucky 6-1
(4-1) W 63-511/01 @ No. 6 Georgia 7-1 (5-1)
W 49-1011/08 @ Vanderbilt 8-1 (6-1) W 42-1411/15 No.
25 S. Carolina 9-1 (7-1) W 56-611/22 Citadel 10-1 (7-1)
W 70-19It started with the shellacking they laid on the LSU Tigers
in which they dominated from the opening kickoff and exposed the weakness of
the much overrated Tiger defense. Then came the destruction of early season
surprise Kentucky, which they turned it into a laugher and got tuned up for the
most impressive win of the season, at Georgia. They traveled to Athens and took
the Bulldogs to the woodshed between the hedges. Then Vandy was brought back to
earth and they laid the biggest whooping the Ole Ball Coach has ever seen. Then
they had time to heal up by feasting on the Citadel, the only non-conference
game during this streak.
The "second season" started for Florida on September 28th, the day after
losing 31-31 to Ole Miss at the Swamp. That seemed to light a fire in the
Gators as they have gone on to win seven straight, averaging 53 points a game.
Just as impressive has been the Gator defense, who has given up only 12 points
a game, the most being LSU's 21 (on the road) during this time. So what, you
may say? Well, when you consider three of those games were on the road and
included two top-10 teams in the streak, you have to describe their play as
dominant. Don't get me wrong, Oklahoma looked great Saturday against Texas
Tech, but I'll put my money on the Gators. (Do you know how hard that is for an
LSU fan to say?)
As much as I cannot stand Urban Meyer, he has righted the ship in Gainesville
and has them playing outstanding football. Tim Tebow is an arrogant, cocky jerk
who is one hell of an athlete and if not for the great year the Big 12 trio
(Sam Bradford, Graham Harrell, and Colt McCoy) are having, would be your
leading Heisman candidate. Florida is a legit threat in the BCS picture, but
will probably not get a shot at the national title.
Look at this with an open mind: if Florida beats FSU and the beats 'Bama in
the SEC title game, how can they honestly be overlooked for a title shot? I
know the Big 12 has three capable teams in Texas Tech, Texas, and Oklahoma, but
come on, do you really think any of those teams are better than Florida, on
both sides of the football?
The BCS was setup to let the two best teams in college football play for the
national title, right? Well, it hasn't been right very often, but if Florida
wins out, the BCS could get at least one team right, the team that will win
their second national title in three years. But the BCS and "correct?" That
hasn't been spoken in the same sentence since...
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