Gator Bait! Florida Beats Ohio Twice!
John Watson
Issue date: 4/9/07 Section: Sports
- Page 1 of 1
Now we all know Florida beat Ohio State…twice! Some people are fans of this and others are not. The NCAA Championship
Game started at 9:21pm Eastern Time sharp. I know that sounds like a weird time to start a game but bear with me. The first half score was forty to twenty nine. The Gators seemed to be having it the whole way. The second half did not look too different. Even though Greg Oden and the Ohio state Buckeyes put up a good fight until the end it was all gators from the beginning.
In the start of the tournament, Ohio State tackled off Central Connecticut State with ease, made a dramatic comeback against
Xavier, made another astounding comeback against Tennessee, and finished off Memphis to reach the Final Four. In the Final Four they beat Georgetown while leading most of the game. It was until they played Florida then their glory fell.
Florida had a different path to the championship. After destroying Jackson State in the first round, they held off a good fight against Purdue to reach the Sweet 16. They then played an energetic Butler team before finishing off another energetic Oregon team. In the Final Four,
Florida defeated their opponents from last years Championship game UCLA before playing Ohio State. Although they defeated Ohio State it came with great difficulty. The famous freshman center Greg Oden put all his effort into achieving a Championship.
However, Florida won by making its shots. The well rounded and disciplined team of the Gators showed why they deserved another Championship. Center Noah consistently blocked shots and stole several balls from the field. If he is to enter the NBA
there will be little doubt he will not make the First Round draft. The same applies to Greg Oden of Ohio State. If they do return next year then we will have to excellent
teams again battling for the crown of NCAA Champions.
This of course is not the first time Florida defeated Ohio State. Three months prior to this game they played each other in the BCS National Championship. Ohio State came into the football game heavily favored to crush the Florida Gators who barely got into the Championship game. To everyone's surprise this was not the case. Florida ended up destroying Ohio State 41-
14. It was a shock to almost all Americans except the University of Florida. The Gators just seem to be winning all of the great sports in College. Nevertheless, there is still one more Championship to
talk about!
The Gators are also a repeat Championship in NCAA Basketball. They fought off UCLA
last year to win the Championship in Indianapolis. It was everyone's surprise that they came in to win it all as a Number 3 seed. The attention was more on George
Mason coming into the Final Four as an 11 seed. However, Florida put their Cinderella Story in the trash can by easily beating them to reach the Championship Game. This is the third Championship that the Florida Gators have won in 12 months. We will have to wait what is in store for us if they
repeat in football!
Game started at 9:21pm Eastern Time sharp. I know that sounds like a weird time to start a game but bear with me. The first half score was forty to twenty nine. The Gators seemed to be having it the whole way. The second half did not look too different. Even though Greg Oden and the Ohio state Buckeyes put up a good fight until the end it was all gators from the beginning.
In the start of the tournament, Ohio State tackled off Central Connecticut State with ease, made a dramatic comeback against
Xavier, made another astounding comeback against Tennessee, and finished off Memphis to reach the Final Four. In the Final Four they beat Georgetown while leading most of the game. It was until they played Florida then their glory fell.
Florida had a different path to the championship. After destroying Jackson State in the first round, they held off a good fight against Purdue to reach the Sweet 16. They then played an energetic Butler team before finishing off another energetic Oregon team. In the Final Four,
Florida defeated their opponents from last years Championship game UCLA before playing Ohio State. Although they defeated Ohio State it came with great difficulty. The famous freshman center Greg Oden put all his effort into achieving a Championship.
However, Florida won by making its shots. The well rounded and disciplined team of the Gators showed why they deserved another Championship. Center Noah consistently blocked shots and stole several balls from the field. If he is to enter the NBA
there will be little doubt he will not make the First Round draft. The same applies to Greg Oden of Ohio State. If they do return next year then we will have to excellent
teams again battling for the crown of NCAA Champions.
This of course is not the first time Florida defeated Ohio State. Three months prior to this game they played each other in the BCS National Championship. Ohio State came into the football game heavily favored to crush the Florida Gators who barely got into the Championship game. To everyone's surprise this was not the case. Florida ended up destroying Ohio State 41-
14. It was a shock to almost all Americans except the University of Florida. The Gators just seem to be winning all of the great sports in College. Nevertheless, there is still one more Championship to
talk about!
The Gators are also a repeat Championship in NCAA Basketball. They fought off UCLA
last year to win the Championship in Indianapolis. It was everyone's surprise that they came in to win it all as a Number 3 seed. The attention was more on George
Mason coming into the Final Four as an 11 seed. However, Florida put their Cinderella Story in the trash can by easily beating them to reach the Championship Game. This is the third Championship that the Florida Gators have won in 12 months. We will have to wait what is in store for us if they
repeat in football!
Be the first to comment on this story