The case for Florida

I'm anti-rematch, so I'd put one-loss Florida in the title game if USC loses. The Gators' SID sent out the following "Florida Football Figures" to bolster UF's argument. The Gators might fail the eyeball test. But they hold their own on paper:

10 Win Teams
SEC: 4 (UF will have played the other three as of Saturday)
Pac 10: 2

Ranked Teams
SEC: Florida (4), LSU (5), Arkansas (eight), Auburn (11) Tennessee (17),
Pac 10: USC (2), Cal (21)

Close wins - UF
at Tennessee, 21-20
Georgia, 21-14
South Carolina, 17-16
Florida State, 21-14

Close Wins - USC
at Washington State, 28-22
Washington, 26-20
Arizona State, 28-21

Pac 10 vs. SEC
USC def. Arkansas, 50-14 (lone win by the Pac-10 over the SEC in 2006)
LSU def. Arizona, 50-3
Auburn def. Washington State, 40-14
Tennessee def. Cal, 35-18

Avg. yards per play
FLORIDA 6.51
USC 5.95
Notre Dame 5.76
Michigan 5.64

Top 25 Defenses Faced
FLORIDA 5
Michigan 3
Notre Dame 2
USC 0

Total Offense
Florida 398.2
Notre Dame 398.0
USC 393.3
Michigan 374.9

Offensive TDs
Notre Dame 49
FLORIDA 44
USC 43
Michigan 41

QB Rating
Florida 155.2
Notre Dame 150.6
Michigan 144.5
USC 143.2

Yards Per Attempt
Florida 8.75
Michigan 7.68
USC 7.62
Notre Dame 7.53

Yards Per Completion
Florida 13.67
USC 12.40
Michigan 12.38
Notre Dame 11.95

Completion Percentage
Florida 64.0
Notre Dame 63.1
Michigan 62.1
USC 61.4

Long Passing Play
Michigan 69
Florida 66
Notre Dame 62
USC 53

Wide Receiver Comparison
UF OSU Mich. USC
Receptions 191 176 129 158
Yards 2,715 2,356 1,754 2,117
Touchdowns 26 27 17 21
Rush Attempts 65 5 16 2
Rush Yards 523 45 98 8

 

Like I said, I'm anti-rematch. Michigan had its shot at Ohio State. Florida would get a crack.

 

And I guess UF is stating its case against the Trojans, making the Pac 10 vs. SEC comparisons relevant.

 

Where Gator fans anti-rematch in 1996?

 

I'm not a Gators fan. And I don't believe two wrongs make a right. UF shouldn't have gotten a rematch in '96. Michigan shouldn't get a rematch in '06.

 

The selection would be between two teams, not between 22. I don't see in-depth analysis about conference as particularly relevant since the assumption is that all six BCS conferences are equal.

 

Alllllrighty then. USC is down 13-9 and Florida is leading 3-0 in the second quarter.

Hypothetical question: if Florida and USC goes down, who moves up to get Tressel and his boys?

ND? Meeeeeechigan? Wake?

 

Let's see whether Florida actually wins this game today before we make a case for the Gators. Wouldn't hurt to wait a couple hours, would it?

 

UF wants to make the comparison assuming USC wins.

 

Let's just cancel the season and give Ohio State the title.

 

The case for Florida? It should be retro punishment for Stolen Election 2000.

 

pete carroll just admitted that he has no chance at the national championship game when the reporter in the post-game interview said something like 'now that the national championship game is gone, what do you tell your team?' he could've said that it's not gone if he had even a shred of belief that he still had a chance