I can’t believe I actually said that. But, hey, I’m living in the moment.
(Disclaimer: If you’re not an SEC fan, then this blog probably isn’t for you. Just hit the back button and check in tomorrow. You’ve been warned.)
All you SEC-haters, where are you now? Everybody and their dog picked Ohio State to wallop Florida. The Gators were pretty much given a snowball’s chance of beating the vaunted, #1-ranked Buckeyes. On paper, it was no contest.
But nobody’s ever won a championship on paper.
These 7 and 1/2 point underdogs rose to the occasion. Final score: 41-14. A total shellacking. A demolition. A massacre. Game over at halftime. I don’t care that Ohio State hadn’t played in 50 days. I don’t care that Ted Ginn was banged up. These boys got their tails handed to them, suffering their worst loss in 13 years. And it was awesome!
Heisman? Hardly. Troy Smith, the much lauded Buckeye QB, looked like a lost puppy dog out there last night, going 4 for 14 for 35 yards. This is the best player in college football? Looks like he’d be 3rd string at Florida.
My good buddy Lane notes in his blog that OSU apologist Lee Corso actually argues that Ohio State was still tired from playing Michigan. What? Are you serious!?! That was a month and a half ago! Yeah, I’m sure they didn’t have any rest at all in the past 7 weeks. Please…
Florida simply outplayed OSU. Up front. Defensively. Offensively. In every facet of the game. Go Gators, baby.
Will there ever be any doubt that the SEC is the best conference in college football?
already & not yet 
Go Gators!!!
I went to UF and wow am I really happy at this one! Go gators!
I hadn’t heard about those comments by Corso. He actually picked the Gators last night to win. The Big 10 was basically a 2 team conference all year, and those two teams got destroyed in their bowl games. I found it surprisingly easy to pull for Florida last night. Spurrier being gone really helps with that a lot.You going to post anything about the total jerks that left Ripken and Gwynn off their ballots? Those guys should have their voting rights taken away.
You’re reading my mail, Matt. Expect a scathing indictment of the bozos who didn’t vote for Ripken & Gwynn tomorrow.You’re right. It’s a lot easier to pull for Florida without Spurrier on the sidelines.From this point forward, I’m adopting a new policy. I’m going to refer to the Big Ten as the “tiny ten”. What’s so Big about ’em? As you pointed out, they were a two-team conference all year and those two teams got pounded.