Bluegrassrivals

Answers the question about who should play Ohio State:


1. Florida beat nine teams that are projected to play in bowl games. Michigan beat six.


2. Michigan beat five teams that finished the season with losing records. Florida beat two teams with sub-.500 records.


3. Florida's 12 Division I-A opponents had a combined record of 89-57. Michigan's 12 opponents had a combined record of 84-61.


4. Michigan's best win is considered a 27-13 victory over Wisconsin on Sept. 23. The Badgers are 11-1 and have climbed to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 poll, despite having played only one ranked opponent -- the Wolverines -- the entire season.


5. The 12 teams Florida defeated finished the season with 11 combined wins against opponents which were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll at the time the game was played. The opponents Michigan defeated claim just three wins against ranked teams (Notre Dame beat Penn State. Indiana beat Iowa. Vanderbilt beat Georgia. The Nittany Lions, Hawkeyes and Bulldogs, it should be noted, haven't been ranked in seven weeks).


6. The Gators went 3-1 against ranked opponents, beating then-No. 13 Tennessee, No. 9 LSU and No. 8 Arkansas and losing at No. 11 Auburn. The Wolverines went 1-1 against ranked opponents, beating a highly overrated No. 2 Notre Dame team (that lost to Michigan and USC by a combined total of 46 points) and losing at No. 1 Ohio State 42-39 on Nov. 18.


7. The Gators' average margin of victory against Division I-A teams was 13.5 points. They won seven games by 14 points or fewer, six by less than 10. The Wolverines' average margin of victory was 17.3 points. They won six games by 14 points or fewer, two by less than 10.


8. The Gators played Western Carolina, a Division I-AA team, and won by 62 points. The Wolverines played Ball State, which should be a I-AA team, and won by eight.


9. Since the Wolverines last played and lost at Ohio State, the Gators won at Florida State (The Seminoles are 6-6, but rivalry games are tough to win. Just ask USC coach Pete Carroll) and then beat the No. 8 Razorbacks, who defeated then-No. 2 Auburn and No. 13 Tennessee by 17 points each.


10. Michigan didn't win the Big Ten; Florida won the SEC. Winning your conference should be a prerequisite for playing in the national championship.

Very well put, Michigan doesnt deserve another chance, but the Buckeyes are still going to win it all, Smith and Ginn are way to good for Florida to even try and stop, and Laurinitas truely is like his dad, an animal, but i like how you put all that

Yeah I agree that is some very good analysis and reasoning that Florida should play.

Because they won the SEC, meaning if you win the SEC, then you should play in the Championship because the SEC is tougher than the NFC in the NFL, lol!

Excellent research! Florida, although in my opinion not the better team, should and has been given the chance to win a National Title! Great facts!!!!!

PLAYBOY5 Wrote:Because they won the SEC, meaning if you win the SEC, then you should play in the Championship because the SEC is tougher than the NFC in the NFL, lol!

:rockon: :rockon:

StrikeoutKing Wrote:Excellent research! Florida, although in my opinion not the better team, should and has been given the chance to win a National Title! Great facts!!!!!

It's simple logic, how can you even be given the chance to win the National Title when you're not even the champ of a smaller portion of the whole nation, the Big Ten

well put, lol..:Thumbs:

PLAYBOY5 Wrote:Because they won the SEC, meaning if you win the SEC, then you should play in the Championship because the SEC is tougher than the NFC in the NFL, lol!

BFritz even though i dont like u....i agree with u on this one.

look Michigan had their chance at Ohio State and lost, next my USC team blew their chance by losing to UCLA so Florida more than deserves a shot at the Buckeys. Florida played in the best conference in the country and i am not a fan of rematches. Everyone feels the Gators have no chance but give Urban Meyer and month to prepare and the Buckeys had better watch out come Jan. 8