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Florida vaults to No. 2 in BCS, will play Ohio State for national le
USC likely to face Michigan in the Rose Bowl.
By Chris Dufresne, Times Staff Writer
12:54 PM PST, December 3, 2006
BCS worthy
click to enlargeThere isn't going to be a rematch.
No. 1 Ohio State will play No. 2 Florida, not Michigan, for the Bowl Championship Series national le on Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz.
According to a BCS source, Florida moved from fourth to second today ahead of No. 3 Michigan in the final BCS standings.
An official announcement will come this evening in a televised unveiling on Fox.
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The news means that USC will play Michigan, not Louisiana State, in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.
LSU had pre-sold more than 42,000 tickets in advance of making its first-ever Rose Bowl appearance, but UCLA's upset win over previously No. 2 USC on Saturday, coupled with Florida's win over Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference championship game, changed the final pairings.
The BCS bowl lineup is now expected to be:
Rose: USC vs. Michigan.
Sugar: Notre Dame vs. LSU.
Orange: Louisville vs. Wake Forest.
Fiesta: Oklahoma vs. Boise State.
Florida's jump over No. 3 Michigan, which was idle Saturday and has not played since a three-point loss to No. 1 Ohio State on Nov. 18, likely will cause more uproar in BCS circles.
This will mark the fifth time in the nine-year history of the BCS that there has been controversy involving the le-game participants.
In the end, enough voters in the Harris Interactive and USA Today coaches' polls moved Florida to No. 2, ahead of Michigan, on their final ballots.
Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel released a statement today saying he did not vote in the final coaches' poll to avoid the perception of a conflict of interest.
"After consultation with my director of athletics, Gene Smith, and based on our unique position in the BCS standings, I believe it is only fair that we not participate (in) the final poll," Tressel said in a statement.
Michigan and Florida each finished the regular season with one loss, on the road. Michigan was 11-1 with its defeat at Ohio State, while 12-1 Florida lost at Auburn.
Florida picked up 66 points on Michigan in the coaches' poll and finished with a 26-point advantage.
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Told you so
So much for waiting for the Fox Countdown which currently stands at 6:00 till the official announcment.
Ohio State is the National Champion!!!
Really, why have a rematch? What if Michigan beat tOSU in the rematch? Why can't tOSU then say that proves nothing?
If Florida gets blown out this looks really dumb.
i think florida will win
I'm not that upset about Michigan not going to the NC game. But, why can't OSU say it proves nothing if Michigan won the rematch? Because it's on a neutral field. Because winning by a field goal at home over another team proves less than in the National Championship game at a neutral site.
But, it's cool. Ohio State deserves to not have to face Michigan again. And, Florida is a very good team. I think Michigan is a better team, but I don't blame Florida for anything. It's not like they don't deserve to be there. It's just my opinion that Michigan deserves to be there more.
Oh well. happens. It's a flawed system, and everyone knows that. Almost every year, at least one team will be upset at how the bowl games are set up.
I bet florida loses by 14 atleast
you said give me the this game
you said we wanted to see this game
NOT that this would happen
I think this is wrong
michigan should not go to the other bowl game
and file a lawsuit
This is bull . Florida is gonna get owned.
It will all look stupid until there is a playoff.If Florida gets blown out this looks really dumb.
...this is the best play. i am glad there is no rematch.
As a Michigan fan and alum, of course I'd love to see the Wolverines have a chance to win a national championship, but I don't have that much of a problem with the outcome. The system is ed up and we all know it. Florida is a deserving candidate to go to the NC game. I think Michigan was too. happens.
Let's just change the system now, because it's obvious that it's not the best system.
ROFL
JGW is that brian cushing in the leftmost part of your signature picture?
Michigan only lost by 3 points the last time. This rematch would've been at a neutral site. It's not a regular season game, it's for the NC. So, Michigan beating Ohio St. would've proven them the better team.
Just the fact that the bowl selection committee might not have send UM b/c "they", the committee didn't want a rematch says how flawed the BCS system is.
i disagree, sending Michigan would have been worse. they did what was right:
1. michigan wins in the rematch = solves nothing
2. ohio state beats michigan again = solves nothing
3. since SC lost, the only real option, to me, is florida
...i use to think that there was no way florida would go, but the talking heads got together and started making sense of the whole picture and i am glad how it turned out. anybody who thinks tosu is going to kill florida doesn't watch CFB enough...should be a close game.
Florida might keep it respectable but they'll lose by solid double digits. Hopefully Michigan can handle USC and make the voters rethink their decision but they won't becuase it's all about the "NO REMATCH" in college football.
Florida playing in the NC game solves nothing either. The point is that BOTH of the decisions to place either Florida or Michigan in the NC game would leave some people questioning the system.
It's a flawed system.
Even some of the voters who chose Florida to go to the le game would believe that Michigan is the better team.
Should the National Championship game have the no. 1 and no. 2 teams in the country? Or should it be set up so there is no rematch of a regular season game to appease some people?
This makes sense. Florida is the best team in -by far- the best conference in the best football league on the planet.
They'll show everyone what the SEC is all about!
OSU 47 - FLA 10
HAHA. Good one.
the BCS, the Gators!Wolverines were robbed and it happens every year. I wish they'd just switch to PO system to avoid all this. OSU >>>>>>>>>> UF, it's going to be a boring ass game but that's they want. At least Mich. would keep it close and possibly win.
Dear Vulvarine Fans:
1) Florida has more wins than you
2) You had your chance
Just be glad you aren't playing Nebraska and actually have a chance to win your bowl game this year.
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