A Fantastic Finish

January 9th, 2009 by Red Renee

Oklahoma Cheerleader
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In a bowl season that was fairly unmemorable, the championship game between Florida and Oklahoma provided a compelling and competitive finish to the season.

The game resembled little of what I expected it to. Florida won as I predicted but in the midst of two high-powered offenses, a defensive battle broke out, at least to the extent ~850 total yards is a defensive battle. And also as I predicted, special teams and defense for Florida made the difference.

The story of the game was clearly the Florida defense who bottled up the nation’s best offense, and possibly the most prolific offense in history, and held them to 14 points. It certainly wasn’t unassisted. Oklahoma did themselves in on multiple occasions, including getting stuffed on 4th & goal from the 2, the interception at the 2 just before the half, and the blocked field goal. Only nine points, one short of the ultimate deficit, but who knows the impact that turn in momentum had in the ultimate outcome. I have no doubt that the loss of Demarco Murray had a heavy hand in the outcome as well.

The Oklahoma defense acquitted themselves somewhat, holding Florida to only 14 points. However, they got gashed time and time again by Tebow on the ground giving up 109 yards and another 122 to Percy Harvin. Even with two interceptions, Tebow and the Florida offensive staff were able to mix the run and pass sufficiently enough to keep the OU offense off the field, dominating time of possession by nearly 10 minutes.

I’m hesitant to call a defense “dirty” but the Sooners D certainly pushed that boundary last night. The gruesome horse collar that wasn’t called but nearly ripped off the Florida dude’s legs, the full hand facemask on Jeff Demps (by Nic Harris), and the WWF move on Percy Harvin in the 4th quarter in an attempt to reinjure the ankle (also by Nic Harris).

The rest of the game- the broadcast and the officiating crew were forgettable. The broadcast got off to a bad start when Fox missed the Air Force fly over, and it went downhill from there, capping off with this Tebow lovefest:

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While the BCS Championship game wasn’t a referendum on the offenses of the Big XII South, the four games in aggregate surely are. Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma State were held to an average of 25.75 points in the bowl games and compiled a 1-3 record. Hardly the performance that supports “the best conference in America” discussion. The final bowl challenge results will open your eyes as well (forthcoming).

And if any college football fan can say with a straight face that USC wouldn’t play either Oklahoma or Florida tight, or likely dominate both of them, you’re wearing Sooner or Gator gear. I’ll also take this space to point out that Texas beat the same OU team by the same margin on a more neutral field during the regular season. Obviously we learned a little Thursday night, but not enough for my satisfaction.

You’re welcome.

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