Sooners to Cement Fate as the New Buckeye BCS Storyline

While Ohio State has cemented their status as a BCS punching bag, the Oklahoma Sooners will look to join the Buckeyes, and possibly discount the entire Big 12 conference in BCS games tonight when they play the Gators. Aside from what Vince Young has done, the success of the Big 12 is treading dangerously close to that of the Big 10.

Go back the last six years, and it’s hard not to argue that the two best teams at the end of the year were USC and whoever the SEC had to offer—Auburn, Georgia, LSU or Florida depending on the year.

Bob Stoops has been routinely out coached in his bowl games, and there is no reason why tonight will be any different.

I offer eight reasons why Florida covers easily against the Sooners tonight in South Florida:

1) Urban Meyer is one the best three coaches in college football. Give a good coach ample time to prepare and their teams win. Maybe Stoops’ offense was his best yet this year, but his halftime adjustments will come a half too late.

2) Stoops is 0-4 in BCS games, and he is not playing Boise State this year. He is also not playing a team coached by Bill Stewart in his overalls and straw hat.

3) The rhythm the offense showed down the stretch for Oklahoma will have a harder time finding their groove than a defense will. Time and time again, a great offense that is slowed down will ultimately derail that team’s success as Florida will frustrate and attack Sam Bradford.

4) A good offense will look outstanding versus a terrible defense. That is exactly what Oklahoma has been doing all year in racking up absurd numbers. Florida’s offense is also a good offense, but they get to play a defense that may be worse than Florida’s last four opponents when they were absolutely throttling teams.

5) Is it not a coincidence that the SEC is 3-0 in BCS title games. When a team represents the SEC conference, they are pretty darn good (the SEC has also never had to play a Pac-10 team for the title). Tonight they go to 4-0 as Oklahoma becomes the first team to be 0-3 in BCS Championship games.

6) Pull tape from the Orange Bowl in 2004 and you will see all the Gators employ a similar game plan to that of the Trojans versus Oklahoma.

Oklahoma’s huge offensive line will look slow and have trouble protecting Bradford as he matches Jason White for most time spent looking into the South Florida night sky from his back. Speed killed Oklahoma in losing to Pat White and West Virginia, in losing to LSU, and USC and tonight will be no different. They are not playing a fast team, but probably the fastest team they have seen all year.

7) Percy Harvin is playing, DeMarco Murray is not. Don’t let talk of no Murray not affecting Oklahoma fool you. Harvin was missed versus Alabama and would have been a much-needed asset in stretching the field against Alabama. Tebow’s favorite weapon comes back tonight.

Tim Tebow is not an NFL quarterback, but he is a college quarterback and he wants to prove that he will not be upstaged by Sam Bradford. He will take what the Sooners will give him whether it's with his arm or feet. Playing in Florida, its his stage and Tebow is not relinquishing his microphone tonight.