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BCS
Championship predictions - january 8th, 2006
by: VIP.com
By Michael Robinson:
There is no NFL Monday Night Football anymore,
but who cares when you have the BCS championship
game? Ohio State is a seven point favorite over
Florida in a game capturing national attention
from Bangor, Maine to San Diego, California.
When Ohio State has the ball
The Ohio State offense starts
with quarterback Troy Smith, but certainly does
not end there. The running game is 18th in the
country (36th in passing) and features two solid
backs in Antonio Pittman and Chris Wells.
If Florida’s defense
is forced to play more nickel coverage to match-up
with wide receivers Ted Ginn and Anthony Gonzalez,
then I expect OSU to pound both of their backs
up the middle and test the interior of the Gators’
defense.
One more note about Ohio
State is they are 6th in the country in scoring
offense, which means they are very efficient with
their scoring opportunities.
When Florida has the ball
For Florida to win this game,
they will need a monster effort from quarterback
Chris Leak. Leak was a Heisman Trophy candidate
earlier in the season, but he has not always stepped
up in the big games this year, unlike the Heisman
winning Smith. One positive note is that Florida
is deep and talented at wide-out.
The Florida rushing attack
is far less potent than OSU, with the second leading
rusher on the team being backup quarterback, Tim
Tebow. Tebow had no pass attempts in the SEC championship
game against Arkansas, but he should be good for
a half a dozen rush attempts, where he really
stands out.
Game Summary
This is the third match-up
this Bowl season between Big 10 and SEC teams.
Wisconsin beat Arkansas 17-14, and Penn State
beat Tennessee 20-10.
The lesson to be learned
is that even if the SEC has better athletes than
the Big 10, the Big 10 can still compete and win.
While Florida does have an advantage in speed
over OSU, it is not that significant.
The biggest advantage in
this contest is Troy Smith over Chris Leak. Look
for Leak to make some costly mistakes in this
game, and the Buckeyes will prove their worth
in the second half.
BCS CHAMPIONSHIP Prediction:
Ohio State 30, Florida 20
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Posted by miker at January
8th, 2006 10:08 AM
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