It’s not a good year for teams that run the table during their regular season. The year started with the New England Patriots beating everyone in sight only to travel to Phoenix, Arizona to play the New York Giants and lose the Super Bowl. In the Mid American Conference, we just saw the Ball State Cardinals leap into the national rankings from a lesser conference going undefeated until the MAC Championship losing to the Buffalo Bulls in Detroit.
It could only be worse for Alabama in the SEC. They’ve run the table and secured the national #1 ranking dominating their Western Division rivals beating in-state rival, Auburn, heading to a 12-0 record. Their only scare came against LSU having to go to overtime to win.
Meanwhile, trouble was brewing in the Florida swamp. The Florida Gators were upset in late September losing their 4th game of the season by one point to Mississippi. Heismann Trophy winning quarterback, Tim Tebow, took it on his back, addressed the media assuring the world that neither he nor his teammates would go down again. Since then, Tim Tebow has had the on-the-field presence and leadership as a college senior that Ray Lewis has with the Baltimore Ravens. The results, the Gators have run up scores as high as 63, 49, 56, and 70 points against opponents.
Despite Alabama being ranked the number one team in the nation and going undefeated, Urban Meyer’s team with Tim Tebow’s distinguished field general performance installed the Gators as a ten point favorite. They did that one better, defeating the Crimson Tide 31-20. Though the game appeared to go back and forth with four lead changes into the third quarter, Florida appeared to have the upper hand throughout.
Who knows how the BCS robots will react, but it’s almost a certainty that Florida will be the number one seed in the National Championship in January. Meanwhile, Alabama can join in the pity party with Ball State and New England.
It could only be worse for Alabama in the SEC. They’ve run the table and secured the national #1 ranking dominating their Western Division rivals beating in-state rival, Auburn, heading to a 12-0 record. Their only scare came against LSU having to go to overtime to win.
Meanwhile, trouble was brewing in the Florida swamp. The Florida Gators were upset in late September losing their 4th game of the season by one point to Mississippi. Heismann Trophy winning quarterback, Tim Tebow, took it on his back, addressed the media assuring the world that neither he nor his teammates would go down again. Since then, Tim Tebow has had the on-the-field presence and leadership as a college senior that Ray Lewis has with the Baltimore Ravens. The results, the Gators have run up scores as high as 63, 49, 56, and 70 points against opponents.
Despite Alabama being ranked the number one team in the nation and going undefeated, Urban Meyer’s team with Tim Tebow’s distinguished field general performance installed the Gators as a ten point favorite. They did that one better, defeating the Crimson Tide 31-20. Though the game appeared to go back and forth with four lead changes into the third quarter, Florida appeared to have the upper hand throughout.
Who knows how the BCS robots will react, but it’s almost a certainty that Florida will be the number one seed in the National Championship in January. Meanwhile, Alabama can join in the pity party with Ball State and New England.
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