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To: zonkie who wrote (90791)	12/3/2006 8:23:54 PM
From: SiouxPal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361245

Michigan goes to the Rose Bowl.

To: zonkie who wrote (90791)	12/3/2006 8:25:28 PM
From: SiouxPal	Respond to of 361245

Gators win right to face Buckeyes in BCS title game ESPN.com news services The polls have spoken -- the Florida Gators will get a crack at the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Tostitos BCS National Championship. Past BCS championship games Year Result* 1998 Tennessee d. Florida State, 23-16 1999 Florida State d. Virginia Tech, 46-29 2000 Oklahoma d. Florida State, 13-2 2001 Miami d. Nebraska, 37-14 2002 Ohio State d. Miami, 31-24 (2OT) 2003 LSU d. Oklahoma, 21-14 2004 USC d. Oklahoma, 55-19 2005 Texas d. USC, 41-38 2006 Ohio State vs. Florida *Bowls -- Fiesta (1998, 2002), Sugar (1999, 2003), Orange (2000, 2004), Rose (2001, 2005) Now, let the debate begin. Florida's march to the SEC championship impressed voters and, in turn, the computers enough to bump the team ahead of Michigan and into the No. 2 spot in the final BCS standings behind the undefeated Buckeyes. The Gators and Buckeyes will square off in the title game Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz. The Wolverines, meanwhile, will be relegated to the Rose Bowl presented by Citi where they will face USC. The Trojans had what appeared to be a clear path to the national championship before stumbling in their regular season finale at UCLA. Reaction as to whether Florida or Michigan deserves to play for the title is sure to be split. A fan poll on ESPN.com with over 613,000 votes as of 8:15 p.m. ET Sunday showed 51% in favor of the Gators and 49% in favor of the Wolverines. Florida's case for the big prize revolves around its strong schedule -- the toughest in the country -- and claiming the championship in the SEC, which many believe to be college football's toughest conference. With that kind of résumé, Gators head coach Urban Meyer thought there was no question which team should be packing for the desert. Teams ranked in BCS Top 2 to lose final regular-season game Year Team Lost to 2006 No. 2 USC UCLA 2006 No. 2 Michigan No. 1 Ohio State 2003 No. 1 Oklahoma No. 15 Kansas State 2003 No. 2 Ohio State No. 9 Michigan 2001 No. 2 Tennessee LSU 2001 No. 2 Florida No. 6 Tennessee 2001 No. 1 Nebraska No. 15 Colorado 1998 No. 2 UCLA Miami "We're going to tell a group of young men who just went 12-1 with the most difficult schedule against six ranked opponents that they don't have a chance to go play for a national championship?" Meyer said after beating the Razorbacks. "I'm going to need help with that one." Michigan, though it doesn't boast the same beefy schedule, has a narrow 42-39 loss against Ohio State on Nov. 18 in Columbus to its credit. But that was the Wolverines' last action, and the Gators have since posted wins at Florida State and over then-No. 8 Arkansas in the SEC championship. Wolverines head coach Lloyd Carr chose not to campaign for his team. "I think it's going to be a great controversy, I don't care who gets selected," Carr told a weekly Michigan TV show earlier Sunday, "because I just think that based on some of the comments the Florida coach has made in the last two weeks -- campaigning strenuously for a berth in the championship game -- and making some statements about Michigan that I think were inappropriate. "That certainly is going to stir a controversy and who knows what that's going to lead to." The Gators moved into the No. 2 spot in the USA Today Top 25 coaches' poll earlier Sunday, the first indication that they would also supplant Michigan in the all-important No. 2-slot in the BCS. Ohio State has been ranked No. 1 all season and improved to 12-0 after beating Michigan. Head coach Jim Tressel abstained from voting in the final coaches' poll in an effort to quell any potential controversy. The other BCS bowl matchups: • Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Boise State vs. Oklahoma • FedEd Orange Bowl: Louisville vs. Wake Forest • Allstate Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame vs. LSU Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.