College Football fans...

[gofourindian]

Congrats to Florida. Very happy you won.



They're different types of quarterbacks. Bradford is an already made NFL QB. There's a reason he'll be the #1 pick in April. I think Tebow has a chance to be a solid pro given a chance. However, he needs more work to be a solid pro I think out of the gate than Bradford. Both have won the Heisman and both play their game very well. I don't think either is "that" much better than the other.

The thing about Tebow that impresses me the most is how good a kid he is.

I agree. IMO Tebow will be a NFL fullback or tightend. QB.....NO. Bradford will.

Congrats Gay-tors.....

 

[DarkArtist81]

I agree. IMO Tebow will be a NFL fullback or tightend. QB.....NO. Bradford will.

Congrats Gay-tors.....

I still think Tim would make a great QB in the NFL. When he does have a good passing day, it's pretty amazing. Tonight wasn't a good example of his passing skills at all, but neither was it for Bradford. Tim can pass a lot better than he is given credit for, and I think that with coaching and time... he will be a GREAT NFL QB.

 

[gofourindian]

I still think Tim would make a great QB in the NFL. When he does have a good passing day, it's pretty amazing. Tonight wasn't a good example of his passing skills at all, but neither was it for Bradford. Tim can pass a lot better than he is given credit for, and I think that with coaching and time... he will be a GREAT NFL QB.

Here's the thing about that though.....Who's going to take the time to develop him when there's 4-5 QB's that may come out....that will mostly be ready to play? They will have to change his motion and delivery completely. It would just be easier to switch positions to Linebacker, TE or fullback. Most NFL draft experts put him at 5th best QB IF Bradford and Sanchez come out....maybe lower.

 

[usswanker]

Fantastic game tonight and everyone played really well!

GO GATORS BABY!!!!

 

[Darth Caedus]

I still think Tim would make a great QB in the NFL. When he does have a good passing day, it's pretty amazing. Tonight wasn't a good example of his passing skills at all, but neither was it for Bradford. Tim can pass a lot better than he is given credit for, and I think that with coaching and time... he will be a GREAT NFL QB.

Well, Option QBs never really make it in the NFL, they will get clobbered. No NFL team will want their QB to be hit all the time the way Option QBs are in College. Don't know how well Tebow will make it in the NFL.

Did you notice that when Chris Myers asked about him staying for next year, he said: "Well, I'll have to sit down and think about it".....which of course means he's probably leaving

 

[DarkArtist81]

Well, Option QBs never really make it in the NFL, they will get clobbered. No NFL team will want their QB to be hit all the time the way Option QBs are in College. Don't know how well Tebow will make it in the NFL.

Did you notice that when Chris Myers asked about him staying for next year, he said: "Well, I'll have to sit down and think about it".....which of course means he's probably leaving

This is true, but I still think a good NFL coach could make a damn good QB out of him. Remember that even Tom Brady was very low on the draft and look where he ended up. You really can't tell if a player will develop into something great or not.

I think that Tim has the drive and the adaptability to make it as an NFL QB, I don't think he will do as much of the run or option stuff that he is so well known at FL for doing. But I still stick to my guns and say that he will perform great at the next level if given the chance.

And as much as he is wavering about staying, it does make me nervous... But we will see. I still think he needs that extra year to develop into what the NFL would need from him.

 

[bagelsncheesey]

Maybe it was just me, but I thought the game was pretty lame last night. Very slow. Glad Florida won, but at the same time, the whole game was defensive. Look at the number of pics thrown by college's top 2 quarterbacks. 3 each in the first quarter, wasn't it?

 

[Fritz]

Colt McCoy will be a better pro than Tim Tebow.

PS. Nice game but Texas should be #1.

 

[karamazov80]

I think that Tim has the drive and the adaptability to make it as an NFL QB, I don't think he will do as much of the run or option stuff that he is so well known at FL for doing. But I still stick to my guns and say that he will perform great at the next level if given the chance.

I am inclined to agree that Tebow has a serious shot to be an NFL QB. Jamarcus Russell was a HORRIBLE passer at LSU, but he got picked first in the draft because the idiots at Oakland believed all the ESPN hype about him being the next Dante Culpepper. Well, I think Tebow could legitimately be the next Culpepper, because he is tough and tough to tackle, but also a fine passer and a good decision maker.

But ultimately, the "accurate" college passers are just like anybody else when they get to the NFL--completely hit or miss, so I wouldn't presume that we can anticipate if Tebow could be better or worse than anybody else.

 

[LOPIE]

GO GATORS!!!! If you're not a GATOR, then you're GATOR BAIT

 

[wofford29]

Colt McCoy will be a better pro than Tim Tebow.

PS. Nice game but Texas should be #1.

I don't think any big 12 team should be in the top 5. The truth was revealed this bowl season.

 

[wofford29]

Final AP poll is in....

1. Florida 13-1 1,606
2. Utah 13-0 1,519
3. USC 12-1 1,481
4. Texas 12-1 1,478
5. Oklahoma 12-2 1,391
6. Alabama 12-2 1,264
7. TCU 11-2 1,193
8. Penn State 11-2 1,153
9. Ohio State 10-3 1,013
10. Oregon 10-3 997
11. Boise State 12-1 938
12. Texas Tech 11-2 916
13. Georgia 10-3 903
14. Mississippi 9-4 857
15. Virginia Tech 10-4 712
16. Oklahoma State 9-4 534
17. Cincinnati 11-3 506
18. Oregon State 9-4 467
19. Missouri 10-4 435
20. Iowa 9-4 317
21. Florida State 9-4 246
22. Georgia Tech 9-4 223
23. West Virginia 9-4 144
24. Michigan State 9-4 138
25. BYU 10-3 137

 

[EVILFACE]

Was a good game if you like defense. Holding UO to 14 points show that no one in the Big 12 played any kind of defense all year.

 

[jbinny]

Tebow = 2nd, maybe even 3rd round pick.

I absolutely hate all of the Florida schools, but he's better off playing another year.

 

[gofourindian]

Maybe it was just me, but I thought the game was pretty lame last night. Very slow. Glad Florida won, but at the same time, the whole game was defensive. Look at the number of pics thrown by college's top 2 quarterbacks. 3 each in the first quarter, wasn't it?

No, it wasn't, they each had 2 for the whole game. And both of Bradford's hit the receiver in the hands. What game did you watch?

 

[Darth Caedus]

Maybe it was just me, but I thought the game was pretty lame last night. Very slow. Glad Florida won, but at the same time, the whole game was defensive. Look at the number of pics thrown by college's top 2 quarterbacks. 3 each in the first quarter, wasn't it?

Yea, the game was starting to look like the Steelers vs Ravens. Low score and lots of turnovers. I was honestly hoping for a high scoring high passing game. But the game was still decent.

 

[DarkArtist81]

Good news for FL fans, and for Tebow's hopes of development before the NFL.... He's coming back for his Senior year at FL.

Tebow gives the word: He’s coming back
By MARK LONG, AP Sports Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP)—Tim Tebow started to walk off stage, then called an audible. The Florida quarterback turned around, grabbed the microphone and told teammates, coaches and fans exactly what they wanted to hear.
“Oh, by the way, let’s do it again. I’m coming back,” Tebow said.
Tebow thrilled more than 40,000 at the school’s national championship celebration Sunday by announcing plans to return for his senior season, with hopes of leading the Gators to their first undefeated season and fourth national title.
“Overall, I just felt loyal to this place,” Tebow said. “I feel like I’m a role model, and a lot of times people start things and don’t finish them. I didn’t want to be like that. I wanted to be loyal to the university. I wanted to finish what I started and play another year.”
Tebow threw 32 touchdown passes in 2007, ran for 23 more scores and became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. He did less this season, but accomplished more by leading Florida to its second national title in three years.

Tebow completed 64 percent of his passes for 2,746 yards with 30 touchdowns and four interceptions. He also led the team in rushing for the second straight year, gaining 673 yards and scoring 12 touchdowns.
The 6-foot-3, 240-pound left-hander was 18-of-30 passing for 231 yards, with two and two interceptions in Thursday night’s 24-14 victory against Oklahoma in the Bowl Championship Series title game. He also ran for 109 yards, most of it in the second half.
There was speculation he might head to the NFL, especially since he has talked about wanting a bigger platform to share his religious message and expand his community work, but Tebow said he never strongly considered leaving early.
Coach Urban Meyer set him up with several NFL coaches to talk about his pro prospects. Although Tebow said he got mixed feedback, nothing he heard swayed his decision.
“It was tough because some of that stuff is tempting at the next level and everything that goes along with it, especially ending on a great note ending with the national championship and moving on from there,” Tebow said. “I love these guys and coach Meyer and this program too much and I feel we can still end on a bang next year.”
The Gators had three seniors in the starting lineup against the Sooners, meaning just about everyone could return next season. Receiver Percy Harvin and linebacker Brandon Spikes, fellow juniors considering turning pro, didn’t address their futures Sunday. The deadline for underclassmen to apply for the NFL draft is Thursday.
Meyer said assistant offensive line coach John Hevesy has decided to leave Florida for a job at Mississippi State. Offensive coordinator Steve Addazio also missed the celebration because he was in the hospital recovering from a knee infection.
Meyer said Tebow’s announcement clearly means a lot.
“There’s the functional football player part of it, but we all know it’s much deeper than that,” he said. “He is so good for college football. He is unbelievable. When my daughter texts me in the morning the Bible verse he has under his eyes it’s good for college football, it’s good for young people, it’s good for everything.”
Tebow spent most of Saturday with Meyer and told the coach his decision late in the day. Not coincidentally, Meyer said he enjoyed his best night’s sleep in a while. It eased Tebow’s mind, too.
“I wanted to get it done with because I could barely sleep as it is thinking about it and I just wanted to enjoy winning a national championship and not have to worry about this,” Tebow said. “It was a little bit of a burden on me. I wanted to just get it done with and enjoy winning a national championship for a week or so.”
Still, Tebow wasn’t sure how to announce his intentions. Meyer suggested rewarding fans who showed up for the celebration on a cloudy, drizzly day. Tebow obliged, but not until the very end of the 75-minute celebration.
The day started with a replay of the title game, then everyone watched a highlight video of the season. Meyer introduced his seniors, his assistants and then handed things over to players. They quickly turned it into a combination of “Dancing With the Stars” and “American Idol,” since safety Major Wright and defensive line coach Dan McCarney danced on stage and the team chaplain sang a cappella.
Safety Ahmad Black delivered the best one-liners of the day. When asked about his fourth-quarter interception against Oklahoma, the one he ripped out of receiver Juaquin Iglesias’ hands, Black said, “I think Iglesias might have to get in the weight room some more.”
When asked about holding the high-scoring Sooners to 14 points and 363 yards, both season lows, Black said, “Sixty points? Like Spikes said, Big 12 defenses are a joke. We’d have to play like 12 overtimes for them to score 60 points.”
Throughout it all, fans kept chanting, “One more year, one more year.” Tebow laughed them off at first. He might have even duped some fans when he walked on stage to the “Superman” theme song and started thanking everyone.
Then he called his audible.
“It means a lot for our team, program, everything,” offensive lineman Mike Pouncey said. “Tim’s going to be a big key for us next year. We really need him. … It’s going to give us a big edge for next year. He made the right decision by not leaving and coming back.”

 

[Fubeca]

BCS DECLARES GERMANY WINNER OF WORLD WAR II

United States Ranked 4th. January 19, 2009



After determining the Big-12 championship game participants, the BCS computers were put to work on other major contests and today the BCS declared Germany the winner of World War II. "Germany put together an incredible number of victories beginning with the annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland and continuing on into conference play with defeats of Poland, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. Their only losses came against the US and Russia; however considering their entire body of work, including an incredibly tough Strength of Schedule, our computers deemed them worthy of the #1 ranking." Questioned about the #4 ranking of the United States the BCS commissioner stated, "The US only had two major victories, Japan and Germany. The computer models, unlike humans, aren't influenced by head to head contests. They consider each contest to be only a single, equally weighted event." German Chancellor Adolph Hitler said, “Yes, we lost to the US, but we defeated #2 ranked France in only 6 weeks." Herr Hitler has been criticized for seeking dramatic victories to earn 'style points' to enhance Germany's rankings. Hitler protested, "Our contest with Poland was in doubt until the final day and the conditions in Norway were incredibly challenging and demanded the application of additional forces." The French ranking has also come under scrutiny. The BCS commented, "France had a single loss against Germany and following a preseason #1 ranking they only fell to #2." Japan was ranked #3 with victories including Manchuria, Borneo and the Philippines.

 

[agen_kolar]

Posted this in the Avatar thread as well, but it's probably more appropriate here:

My entire immediate family went to see Avatar tonight in Gainesville, Florida. The theatre was packed. As we were watching it, my uncle got a text saying Urban Meyer was resigning as UF's coach. He proceeded to announce this loudly enough that half of the theatre heard, so the other half began asking what was going on. Word spread like wildfire. It was pretty hilarious.

 

[Vader AL]

Alabama.....Texas.....Let's get it on! (tomorrow night)

RTR!