The jets that flew over Dolphin Stadium prior to Thursday night’s FedEx BCS National Championship Game that No. 1 Florida won, were based at Tyndall Air Force Base.
More to come in the next few days about this.
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My BCS NCG prediction
January 8th, 2009, 4:36 pm by Josh Weinfuss
A lot has been made out of Tim Tebow’s humanity, Oklahoma’s no-huddle offense and Florida’s speed during this week’s lead up to the FedEx BCS National Championship Game in Miami.
But I think it’s the Sooners secondary that will be the difference between an Oklahoma win or a Florida win.
If Oklahoma’s secondary can play like it did against Texas Tech late in the season, I don’t think Florida’s speed will have a chance to win it the game. But that won’t be the case. The Gators will get to the outside and break through the tackles, and through the Sooners secondary en route to a second national championship in three years.
Final score: Florida 45, Oklahoma 38.
Stoops a little misinformed
January 8th, 2009, 12:55 pm by Josh WeinfussI was listening to ESPN Radio last week and a clip was played of Bob Stoops announcing that the Oklahoma Sooners played five ranked teams this season, more than any other team in the country.
Well, Bob, you’re wrong.
First, the Sooners played six: No. 24 TCU (Sept. 21), No. 5 Texas (Oct. 5), No. 16 Kansas (Oct. 12), No. 2 Texas Tech (Nov. 22), No. 11 Oklahoma State (Nov. 29) and No. 19 Missouri (Dec. 6).
That’s one more than the Gators played.
They’ll both up their totals tonight. Florida is ranked No. 1 in the country according to The Associated Press and Oklahoma is No. 2.
Two Gators will play in Senior Bowl
January 7th, 2009, 3:13 pm by Josh Weinfuss
Florida seniors Louis Murphy and Jason Watkins will extend their college football careers by one more game.
The wide receiver and offensive tackle, respectively, were invited to play in the Under Armour Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., on Jan. 24.
Murphy caught 36 passes for 611 yards and six touchdowns this season, the best of his career. The St. Petersburg native has caught a pass in 26-straight games dating back to Florida’s 2007 season opener against Western Kentucky.
Watkins started all 13 games this season and was named an honorable mention selection to this season’s Associated Press All-SEC team. This was the second consecutive season that Watkins started for an entire season.
The two Gators play for a second national championship in three years Thursday night against No. 2 Oklahoma.
The Senior Bowl is considered one of the top pre-draft scouting weeks.
Gator fans can watch NCG in Gainesville
January 6th, 2009, 1:16 pm by Josh Weinfuss
Thursdsay’s FedEx BCS National Championship game will be simulcasted at the O’Connell Center following the Florida Gators women’s basketball game.
Fans can watch the women for free at 5 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m.
After 5:30 p.m., only Florida students, faculty and staff with Gator 1 cards will be permitted inside.
The game, which will start at 7:17 p.m. CST, will be shown on four large video boards. Concessions will be available and the doors will remain open until the beginning of the third quarter or until all seats are taken.
