Florida V Oklahoma, it’s personal now!
Thursday, January 8th, 2009
Yes, it’s personal now, since the Sooners have probably motivated Florida’s Tim Tebow to have the game of his life.
The Sooners need all the help they can get coming to the 2009 BCS national championship game. This is the biggest college football game of the season and the Sooners certainly don’t want to end up losing out on the opportunity to bag the big one.
However, the Oklahoma Sooners calling Florida quarterback Tim Tebow the ‘’fourth-best quarterback in the Big 12′’ was a HUGE mistake. I mean, Tebow has strong legs to go with his rocket of an arm, meaning, he can beat you as bad on the ground game as well as in the air, like he usually does, and pissing him off was a bad judgment call on Oklahoma’s part.
So who made that mistake for the Oklahoma Sooners? Dominique Franks. Franks started stirring things up for the BCS title game over the weekend when he had the audacity to call Tebow a distant no.4 among quarterbacks in the Big 12.
Dominique Franks said Tebow ranks behind their Oklahoma Sooners quarterback AND 2008 Heisman trophy winner Sam Bradford, (figures…) Texas Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy and Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Graham Harrell.
‘’I think our quarterbacks are better,’’ Dominique Franks said. ‘’Just the way they conduct themselves and how they play on the field. I just think, playing against those guys, it’s a lot harder to prepare for those guys than it is for Tebow.’’
Of course, Franks’ comments WILL create quite an uproar in Florida since Tim Tebow was a runner-up for the 2008 Heisman trophy. Hell, Tebow was THE favorite to win the Heisman this season until Sam Bradford was awarded with the hardware.
And as expected, the rest of the Florida Gators were not fond of the…
NCAA College Football Betting pick 2009 GMAC Bowl the Ball State Cardinals versus the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
The Ball State Cardinals were previously famous only for being the alma mater of David Letterman and nothing more. This season it drew considerable attention to itself as their football team the Ball State Cardinals drew viewers attention as they progressed to a 12-0 NCAA Football season. The undefeated dream ended in the MAC title game after a stunning 42-24 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Bulls. Still, the loss does not diminish the season that the Ball State Cardinals have and nothing can take away the NCAA Football season that quarterback Nate Davis has had. The Ball State Cardinals quarterback threw for 3,442 yards and received some Heisman Trophy votes. The Ball State Cardinals are yet to bounce back from a loss this NCAA Football season but checking history, over the past few seasons, The Ball State Cardinals are 10-2 against any given spread. Tulsa Golden Hurricanes had a tremendously tricky time this year recuperating after a loss that ended the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes’ dream of a perfect season after an 8-0 start. After losing to the Arkansas Razorbacks as seven-point favourites, the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes are currently contemplating over that setback. The Ball State Cardinals are 0-6 in bowl games, if that is what the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes need to know. The Ball State Cardinals lost 52-30 to Rutgers Scarlet Knights in last season’s 2008 International Bowl despite getting three TD passes from Nate Davis.
A lot will be made out of the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes offense and…
Another GMAC Bowl win for Tulsa?
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
A second straight GMAC Bowl is what Tulsa will be gunning for at the Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
The 2009 GMAC Bowl will mark the second straight year the Tulsa Golden Hurricane will play in this BCS bowl game. Last season, Tulsa handily beat Bowling Green, 63-7, to win that year’s GMAC Bowl.
It was the largest margin of victory in BCS bowl history, as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane erased the record set by the Alabama Crimson Tide back in 1953 when they dominated Syracuse, 61-6, to win the Orange Bowl.
Tulsa is going back to the GMAC Bowl and will face a team that won its first 12 games this season, the Ball State Cardinals. Although Ball State ended the regular season with a disappointing 42-24 loss to Buffalo, the Cardinals still got the invite for the GMAC bowl.
The question now is, are they mentally prepared for the Golden Hurricanes, a team going for their second straight GMAC bowl win.
Ball State started this season 12-0 before losing 42-24 against Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference championship game. Ball State was ranked No.12 in the Associated Press top 25 poll. But after losing to the Bulls, the Cardinals dropped to No.23 in the rankings.Ironically, Tulsa also lost its last game in a conference championship game. East Carolina beat the Golden Hurricane 27-24 at Chapman Stadium to win the Conference USA title.
So with both teams losing their last respective contests, we’ll probably have a GMAC bowl game with both teams looking for redemption aside from trying to win a piece of…
NCAA College Football Betting Picks 2009 Fiesta Bowl the Texas Longhorns versus the Ohio State Buckeyes
Monday, January 5th, 2009
The Ohio State Buckeyes got to this Fiesta bowl basically because of their name. The Ohio State Buckeyes lost to the Penn State Nittany Lions is more of a preview of things to come when they need it the most and nothing would be a better scenario for the Ohio State Buckeyes than here in the 2009 Fiesta Bowl. The Ohio State Buckeyes ended their season ranked tenth in the BCS rankings. Despite the Ohio State Buckeyes ranked 78th in total offense they on the other hand ranked…
NCAA College Football 2009 International Bowl Betting tips
Monday, January 5th, 2009
The Buffalo Bulls started the season 2-1 before succumbing to three straight defeats. Despite the losses the Buffalo Bulls rallied by winning five of its final six games to secure the MAC East title and a spot in the conference championship. Not many critics gave the Buffalo Bulls a chance against the unbeaten Ball State Cardinals in the MAC Championship, but they surprised the Ball State Cardinals with a 42-24 victory as heavy 16-point underdogs. The Buffalo Bulls’ defense forced five turnovers and returned two fumbles for touchdowns in the victory, while the offense played efficient football behind quarterback Drew Willy. Buffalo went from an underdeveloped program to conference champion in the last three years, and it is coach Gill who has made it happen. Certainly the Buffalo Bulls won’t be alone in that. The University of Connecticut Huskies coach Randy Edsall is another respected and superb coach. Drew Willy is one of the truly underappreciated quarterbacks in the NCAA. He is closing in on 3,100 passing yards this year and 25 touchdowns with only five interceptions. He leads an offense that really found its stride in the second half of the NCAA Football season and is averaging just less than 36 points per game in their last six.
University of Connecticut Huskies coach Randy Edsall and his team have led the Big East in total defense with 281 yards per game and were third in scoring defense giving up only 19.8 points per game. The problem with the team is that once they give up a big play and got down they lose their composure instantaneously. In three of the University of Connecticut Huskies five losses, their defense gave up 34, 35 and 38 points with the majority of the load coming in the second half. Fortunately for Coach Randy Edsall and the defense of the University of Connecticut Huskies they have a great NCAA football player in running back Donald Brown who has 1,882 yards and 17 touchdowns. Donald Brown is a…
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