So we obviously have what should be an incredible Gators/Tigers game on our hands later today, SEC West #2 vs. SEC East & Nation’s Numero Uno. But unlike most showdowns of this magnitude, I doubt there are national title implications in this game. A win by either team certainly makes them a contender but either team can walk away unscathed in the rankings. A loss by Florida and a win in the SEC championship and Florida is fine. A loss by LSU, a victory over Bama and a win in the SEC championship game and LSU is fine. Don’t get the wrong impression; I think this is going to be a hell of a game. I will be running straight from the ‘shoe to a bar to watch this game.
But there are some highlights to this game that I feel could be interesting. We have the controversy over Tim’s head, Florida’s composure should Tebow not play, Urban’s silly medical excuses (again), and Florida’s 1st real test of the season. After pounding Charleston Southern & Troy, using the flu as an excuse for not pounding Mr. Kiffin and pouncing on SEC light weight Kentucky, we do not know much about Florida. They earned their preseason #1 ranking as reigning national champs; let’s see if they deserve to hold onto #1.
LSU is a slightly different story. As preseason #11 they have quietly crept up the rankings with 4 wins over BCS opponents. I might not call Washington, Vandy and Miss St. a gauntlet of BCS opponents but a win between the hedges at Georgia, albeit controversial, is always noteworthy. A win tonight over Florida and LSU has earned the right to jump Bama, Texas and Florida as our #1. (Bama should have jumped Texas a long time ago, but that’s another story).
No matter what, this game should be frickin’ awesome.
The title of this article is ‘A Tale of Two Heads’. Florida’s composure with an injured Tebow or without Tebow altogether should be interesting. The final 3 paragraphs of this post were written shortly after Tebow took the second star to the right and went straight on till morning just outside the Kentucky red zone. I have been waiting for an appropriate time to post this and tonight’s showdown appears to be a bountiful opportunity.
Urban ~ That’s what you get for leaving your Heisman candidate QB in late 3rd quarter up 31-7 against an opponent you have not lost to in 23 years. I understand you are trying to pad his stats, but c’mon he had 3 touchdowns and 100+ yds passing AND rushing. This was during mop-up duty against a conference bottom feeder. You are a national championship title contender with arguably the one of the greatest players in the history of the game. “It’s not over till its over” is a pretty shitty excuse to watch your star quarterback lie unconscious on the field.
Heisman Voters ~ You are partially to blame for the above mentioned shenanigans. I am an engineer thus a numbers man but your insistence on outrageous stats for your Heisman Trophy has got to stop. You tell us the trophy for the most dominant player in college football. That is a lie; it’s for the player with the most dominant stats and the most flashy highlight reel. Coaches know this; they leave players in way too late, run up scores, and endanger their players because you lack respect for dominance and immaturely demand unrealistic numbers. Look at Sam Bradford last year; his numbers set records but he was hardly the most dominant player in college football. His supporting cast was insane and Big Game Bob left him in wayyyyy too long as to pad his stats. Colt McCoy was single handedly the Texas offense last season with lost only 1 game by a last second pass to the top receiver in D-I football. His numbers were not good enough for you so you passed him up. Tebow had to start adding to his ‘greatest player in the history of the game’ stats; otherwise you would ignore him, again.
Tim ~I am a buckeye’s fan, so you know how hard it is for me to write this. I wish you a speedy and full recovery. I may not care for our glorious media’s insistence on metaphorically sucking your balls on national television every game but I will respect your dominance in the game of college football. You are one of the greatest players of all time and someday I hope you can finally understand what it feels like to have your balls physically sucked, it’s awesome. ~ Dan
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A Tale of Two Heads
So we obviously have what should be an incredible Gators/Tigers game on our hands later today, SEC West #2 vs. SEC East & Nation’s Numero Uno. But unlike most showdowns of this magnitude, I doubt there are national title implications in this game. A win by either team certainly makes them a contender but either team can walk away unscathed in the rankings. A loss by Florida and a win in the SEC championship and Florida is fine. A loss by LSU, a victory over Bama and a win in the SEC championship game and LSU is fine. Don’t get the wrong impression; I think this is going to be a hell of a game. I will be running straight from the ‘shoe to a bar to watch this game.
But there are some highlights to this game that I feel could be interesting. We have the controversy over Tim’s head, Florida’s composure should Tebow not play, Urban’s silly medical excuses (again), and Florida’s 1st real test of the season. After pounding Charleston Southern & Troy, using the flu as an excuse for not pounding Mr. Kiffin and pouncing on SEC light weight Kentucky, we do not know much about Florida. They earned their preseason #1 ranking as reigning national champs; let’s see if they deserve to hold onto #1.
LSU is a slightly different story. As preseason #11 they have quietly crept up the rankings with 4 wins over BCS opponents. I might not call Washington, Vandy and Miss St. a gauntlet of BCS opponents but a win between the hedges at Georgia, albeit controversial, is always noteworthy. A win tonight over Florida and LSU has earned the right to jump Bama, Texas and Florida as our #1. (Bama should have jumped Texas a long time ago, but that’s another story).
No matter what, this game should be frickin’ awesome.
The title of this article is ‘A Tale of Two Heads’. Florida’s composure with an injured Tebow or without Tebow altogether should be interesting. The final 3 paragraphs of this post were written shortly after Tebow took the second star to the right and went straight on till morning just outside the Kentucky red zone. I have been waiting for an appropriate time to post this and tonight’s showdown appears to be a bountiful opportunity.
Urban ~ That’s what you get for leaving your Heisman candidate QB in late 3rd quarter up 31-7 against an opponent you have not lost to in 23 years. I understand you are trying to pad his stats, but c’mon he had 3 touchdowns and 100+ yds passing AND rushing. This was during mop-up duty against a conference bottom feeder. You are a national championship title contender with arguably the one of the greatest players in the history of the game. “It’s not over till its over” is a pretty shitty excuse to watch your star quarterback lie unconscious on the field.
Heisman Voters ~ You are partially to blame for the above mentioned shenanigans. I am an engineer thus a numbers man but your insistence on outrageous stats for your Heisman Trophy has got to stop. You tell us the trophy for the most dominant player in college football. That is a lie; it’s for the player with the most dominant stats and the most flashy highlight reel. Coaches know this; they leave players in way too late, run up scores, and endanger their players because you lack respect for dominance and immaturely demand unrealistic numbers. Look at Sam Bradford last year; his numbers set records but he was hardly the most dominant player in college football. His supporting cast was insane and Big Game Bob left him in wayyyyy too long as to pad his stats. Colt McCoy was single handedly the Texas offense last season with lost only 1 game by a last second pass to the top receiver in D-I football. His numbers were not good enough for you so you passed him up. Tebow had to start adding to his ‘greatest player in the history of the game’ stats; otherwise you would ignore him, again.
Tim ~I am a buckeye’s fan, so you know how hard it is for me to write this. I wish you a speedy and full recovery. I may not care for our glorious media’s insistence on metaphorically sucking your balls on national television every game but I will respect your dominance in the game of college football. You are one of the greatest players of all time and someday I hope you can finally understand what it feels like to have your balls physically sucked, it’s awesome. ~ Dan