Legend has it that when Paul "Bear" Bryant went to a recruit to try to lure him to play for Alabama he would say, "Son, do you wanna win? Then come to Alabama."
Urban Meyer may be able to bring in recruits using the same line.
Florida's 24-14 win over the Oklahoma Sooners has cemented Urban Meyer as college football's best current head coach and the University of Florida as college football's new "it" school.
It was by no means easy but the Gators did it the old-fashioned way, with defense and a dominant running game. Florida ran for 232 rushing yards—Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin shouldered the brunt of the load with 22 and nine carries respectively.
The story of the game, however, was Florida's defense, which was given the seemingly impossible task of slowing down Oklahoma's high-octane offense. No one had come close to slowing down the Sooners since their defeat to Texas.
The Gators did it, holding Oklahoma to 14 points, by far its lowest offensive output for the season. They stopped two Oklahoma drives inside their own 5-yard line and intercepted Sam Bradford twice.
The most impressive aspect of the feat was their timing. The second of the goal-line stands—an interception by safety Major Wright—ended an Oklahoma drive that could have given the Sooners the lead going into halftime.
The Gators' second interception was, in effect, the game's most important play. With the score 17-14 in favor of Tebow's crew, the Sooners began to drive down the field and their offense was moving along well. That was before safety Ahmad Black wrestled the football away from Juaquim Iglesias' hands and gave Florida the ball back.
The Gators' offense proceeded to move down the field and score, icing the game and sealing the final score.
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