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Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer pumps his fist in celebration after the final touchdown by wide receiver Dallas Baker during the Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL., on Monday, January 2, 2006. Florida won 31-24. [ JOE RANZE/The Ledger ]
2. Any loss by Texas, Southern California, California, Notre Dame or Rutgers would help, though may not be a necessity. Also, if one-loss Arkansas wins out in the regular season and loses to Florida in the SEC Championship Game, it wouldn't hurt UF to see Auburn lose. One-loss Florida still would be the favorite to play for the BCS title instead of one-loss Auburn because the Gators would be SEC champs, but it would be easier not left to chance considering the Tigers beat the visiting Gators, 27-17, on Oct. 14.
3. A decisive winner would be needed in the Ohio State-Michigan game on Nov. 18. Some sort of 38-37 double-overtime win by either team may open the door for a title-game rematch.
4. Hope that with Florida and Texas so close in the BCS standings that if each (and Ohio State) wins out, voters won't want to see a title game rematch of the Buckeyes' 24-7 victory in Austin, Texas on Sept. 9. A victory by Michigan against Ohio State likely would hurt Texas, as it is doubtful the Longhorns would move ahead of a one-loss Buckeye team. Florida moving ahead of Ohio State, while by no means a given, would be more likely.
5. Hope that teams UF already has beaten continue to win. Tennessee, LSU and Georgia already are bowl eligible. It certainly couldn't hurt to see Kentucky (5-4) and/or Southern Miss (5-4) become bowl eligible. The same goes with South Carolina (5-4), provided the Gators beat the Gamecocks. With that, UF would need to root for South Carolina to top Clemson in the regular-season finale. Any strength of schedule boosts would help.
The Bowl Championship Series title game will be played in Glendale, Ariz., Jan. 8. Glendale is a suburb of Phoenix.
posted by Trader Rick @ 7:28 AM
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