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Right and Wrong:<\/strong><\/p>\n Okay, my whole reason for writing this post was to use the lame-pun title\u2014\u201c Better Sooners than Gators.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 <\/span>But to use that title, Oklahoma would have to have been victorious, and they were not. (Also, I want to be upfront\u2014I started this article and decided what its focus would be about five hours before the game started after reviewing various offensive stats.)\u00a0 <\/span>At that time, I decided this piece was going to be about two tough defenses and how they kept the scoring down and special teams play and how that turned the game around. I didn\u2019t want to rehash how great the quarterbacks were or the receivers or the running game or even the offensive lines. (You\u2019ve got to believe me\u2014in one of the few prophetic moments of my entire life\u2014I foresaw this would be the Battle of Two \u201cDs.\u201d)<\/p>\n However, I also predicted that Oklahoma\u2014O-k-l-a-h-o-m-a\u2014would be the FEDEX BCS National Champions. I was wrong!<\/p>\n By the way\u2014if you bet on the \u201cover\u201d on the Over\/Under in this game\u2014you lost! The over was set at 71.5 or 72. The total number of points scored in the game equaled 38 points. Wow! Did anyone take the under? If you did\u2014congratulations!<\/p>\n Some Personal Performances:<\/strong><\/p>\n Both QBs were intercepted twice and both threw two touchdowns. The difference in quarterbacks had to do with rushing. Bradford, this year\u2019s Heisman Trophy winner, had 18 rushing yards, while former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow notched 109 yards on the ground.<\/p>\n Also on the ground, the Gators\u2019 Percy Harvin ran for 122 yards on nine carries (13.6 YPC) and one touchdown.<\/p>\n Florida also had three sacks. The Sooners had none.<\/p>\n That was the game.<\/p>\n Fox Sports:<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m wondering how many freaking pundits can FOX fit at one table and how many can be wrong and\/or look stupid? The answer is\u2014all! They were as lame as talking heads can be. Why are they so bad, embarrassing and idiotic? Because they are not being themselves.<\/p>\n Hey, Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer and Eddie George\u2014you guys know football; you know the game inside out, but television demands that you make contradictory statements and be cute and try to look like media stars. Man, do we need some reality TV when it comes to football pundits.<\/p>\n The award for the worst suit goes to Barry Switzer. Barry, the thick stripes look bad\u2026very bad\u2026on TV.<\/p>\n FEDEX, FEDEX, FEDEX<\/strong><\/p>\n And did anyone notice that the highlights reel shown at halftime of the biggest plays of the season was a very unsubtle FEDEX commercial? Okay guys, say it\u2019s sponsored by FEDEX and superimpose the FEDEX label on all the football helmets and the turf and on anything else you can target, but please cut the copy that blabs on saying things such as, \u201clike Texas Tech, FEDEX knows how important it is to use time effectively\u2026\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>I know that commercials are what make the world go \u2018round but how about you guys stop selling during a highlights reel and just let the athleticism on the highlights play out without trying to remind us how great your company is.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Question\u2014is it more important that the National Champions of NCAA football in 2008- 2009 are the Florida Gators or that FEDEX sponsored the event? I think the answer, from all of the evidence, is FEDEX outweighs the game results. That\u2019s a sad statement.<\/p>\n National Champions:<\/strong><\/p>\n Congrats to the Gators. They won it with a down-by-down defense and (dare I say) one of the best college quarterbacks to set foot on the green gridiron\u2014Tim Tebow.<\/p>\n Next year look for the Sooners to play\u2026\u00a0 <\/span>Who do you think it will be?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Right and Wrong: Okay, my whole reason for writing this post was to use the lame-pun title\u2014\u201c Better Sooners than Gators.\u201d\u00a0 But to use that title, Oklahoma would have to have been victorious, and they were not. 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