Fiu's
Stream of Consciousness Notes
2009 BCS
Championship – Florida vs. Oklahoma
BCS Championship Game Notes ...
- Pregame and 1st
Quarter | 2nd
Quarter | 4th
Quarter
THIRD QUARTER
Florida
on its own 30
- Harvin
is supposedly fine. According to Chris Myers, Urban said he wants his
offense to run more inside. Good luck with that. You're getting killed
inside.
- Florida offense doesn't have anything going its way. If TimTebow isn't
playing well, this game is over.
- TimTebow gets kissed by Travis Lewis and TimTebow air mails the pass
to Harvin. Is it TimTebow's fault? Of course not. Brennaman wonders
points out that Harvin's ankle must be the reason why the play didn't
work.
- That play looked strangely reminiscent of the two throws TimTebow
missed on late against Ole Miss.
Oklahoma on its own 12
- Fine. OU comes out running. The offense stopped going for the
home run that wasn't there, and the offense started to work.
- Brennaman obviously planned the line, but I liked it: "When Major
Wright hits you, you feel it in a major wrong way."
- Interesting. 3rd and two, and OU runs over the right side.
- Iglesias dropped a deep ball with Ahmad Black bearing down. Chuck D.
is dead on ... that's a fantastic throw from Bradford.
- Phil Loadholt and Carlos Dunlap are playing patty cake.
- 3rd and 10 because the OU receivers are suddenly scared of getting hit
...
- ... and then Gresham delivers a shot to Dunlap, but Florida gets the
stop.
- The Gator special teams need to come up with something big to help the
desperate offense.
- OU always gets penalized, and it hasn't been costly before. That's not
going to work against the Gators.
- OHHHHHHH. Florida came to get P Mike Knall, clocked him, and got
nailed with the roughing the kicker call. Now, instead of getting the
ball at midfield, the Gators give OU the ball back.
Oklahoma on its own 38
- Florida's defensive front seven is getting more creative.
Strong is moving around the parts; Dunlap makes a big play from the
right side.
- Bradford reads the blitz, backs off the play, and misfires anyway
trying to throw into triple coverage.
- AGAIN, high-octane offenses, in big games, sputter. Go back to the
running game, OU.
Florida on its own 23
- Florida has to show on this drive that it deserves to be the
national champion. It hasn't so far.
- The offense needs to get TimTebow on the move. He needs to ...
- ... do that. He rolls out to his left and hits Murphy for a first down
...
- ... and then runs the option to the right and bowls over Nic Harris
for a first down run. That's what'll open up the throws in the middle of
the field if Tebow can do that again.
- There's just nothing happening inside. Gerald McCoy is KILLING the
Gator interior.
- Florida is overdue to try a reverse or an end around to Harvin ... and
it won't work
- TimTebow barrels through for a first down. Dan Mullen is now turning
to No. 15 and asking him to carry the offense that hasn't worked so far.
- Florida loses Louis Murphy as he looks like he aggravated his knee
injury. If that's true and he's out (although they're looking at his
other leg), put a fork in the Florida deep passing game.
- The OU secondary is playing a very, very nice game. TimTebow had time,
he was able to step up into the pocket and throw a strike, and the OU
safeties stopped Harvin. It was a good all-around play.
- 3rd and 10 ...
- ... alright, I'll give it up to the will and desire fallback. TimTebow
did lower the boom and get that first down on a 3rd and 10 that
should've been a stop for about five yards. That was a powerful run.
- Brennaman: "Desire ... power." 20, 21.
- Chuck D. "He wills his team on." 22.
- That shouldn't have worked, but it did. TimTebow, because he's been
running well, had the entire OU defense trying to stop him, he pitched
it at the last second and Demps made the play, got yanked down by a face
mask, willed by TimTebow, and now it's down to the one ...
- You know what's coming up next.
- TimTebow is stuffed. OU wasn't going to let that happen up the middle.
Again, McCoy held his own.
- TimTebow misfired to Hernandez in the end zone on 2nd down.
- Don't like the call, but it worked. Harvin in the Wildcat goes
TimTebow and powers his way in. He's not all that big, but he's tough.
Florida 14 ... Oklahoma 7
Oklahoma on its own 26
- 23, 24, and 25 mentions of TimTebow's leadership in some way,
shape or form.
- Now the Florida defense has its legs back. The long drive combined
with the score seems to have energized the D ... of course, TimTebow had
something to do with that.
- Dunlap makes a big play because Bradford rolled into him.
- Bradford is working the sidelines ...
- ... with Iglesias coming up with a first down because the UF corner
went for the big hit rather than wrap up.
- OU doesn't miss DeMarco Murray one bit.
- Is this a classic game, or is it a case of two teams playing just
average enough to keep it close?
- 3rd and 1 on the Florida 28.
- Ryan Stamper shoots through and comes up with the huge stop. Florida
has figured out the third down running plays.
- Field goal try from 49 yards out instead of going for it on 4th and 5
... this isn't going to work ...
- ... and it doesn't. Florida blocks the kick.
- Watch the panic start to set in on OU. Watch the offense go for the
deeper throws.
Florida on its own 32
- Murphy is down again, but it looks like a bad cramp. There's a
Back to School line that I like to use here, but won't.
- The players are starting to break down on both sides.
- Nice play by Jeremy Beal on third down to bring down TimTebow, who
wasn't able to use his will to make the first down.
- 14-7 ... does anyone else think USC or Utah could take either of these
teams?
Third Quarter Score: Florida 14 ... Oklahoma 7
BCS Championship Game Notes ...
- Pregame and 1st
Quarter | 2nd
Quarter | 4th
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