Capital One Bowl (1-1)

[Cuck Flemson]

Michigan vs Florida

1pm start

New Years Day

[papasmurf]

Date/Time: Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ET Site: Citrus Bowl, Orlando Network: ABC
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Michigan

Offense:Injuries kept Michigan from putting up the type of numbers expected with explosive athletes dotting the depth chart. In Lloyd Carr's final game, after the injured stars have time to heal, don't be surprised if Michigan's offense hits stride in the bowl game. Michigan closed the regular season breaking 30 points just once in the last five games.
Defense: After getting gashed against Appalachian State and Oregon, Michigan's defense improved its tackling and seemed to play well much of the year. But this unit has proven to be susceptible to big plays. Chris Wells of Ohio State topped 200 yards rushing in the regular-season finale.

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Florida

Offense: Florida has been almost unstoppable during a four-game winning streak, averaging 51 points and 519.3 yards of total offense per game -- despite playing two of those games without home-run threat Percy Harvin. The Gators have been successful on 56 percent of their third-down conversions this season and have allowed only 12 sacks (six of them by Georgia on Oct. 27).
Defense: Only two opponents rushed for more than 100 yards against the Gators this year. Florida has 79 tackles for loss, 26 sacks, nine interceptions, seven fumble recoveries and four blocked kicks. Opponents have scored on 38 of 44 trips inside the red zone, but only 24 of those scores were touchdowns.
http://sportsline.com/collegefootball/bowls/capital-one

Michigan http://assets.espn.go.com/i/teamlogos/ncaa/sml/trans/130.gif 9.0% vs. 91.0% http://assets.espn.go.com/i/teamlogos/ncaa/sml/trans/57.gif Florida
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[papasmurf]

Michigan (8-4) vs. Florida (9-3)
Jan. 1st, 1:00 p.m. ET, ABC

Florida will win if... it gets all the periphery playmakers from running. Tebow will find a way to get his yards, but Florida is at its deadliest when Percy Harvin, Kestahn Moore and others are rolling. It's no coincidence that Florida's three losses came on its three worst running games of the year, netting 111 against Auburn, 156 against LSU and 107 against Georgia. Michigan has a reputation for not being able to stop the spread after getting ripped apart by Appalachian State and Oregon, but it stuffed the Illinois ground attack for just 137 yards with quarterbacks Juice Williams and Eddie McGee combining for 29 yards. The Wolverines never let the quarterbacks get to the outside, and it never led Rashard Mendenhall, who ran for 85 yards, from blowing through for any big gains. Michigan will be more than happy to let Tebow try to power the ball time and again.
Michigan will win if... Hart and the ground game gets rolling. Henne shouldn't have many problems against the mediocre Gator secondary, as long as he has time, but the key will be to be able to pound it early. Only two teams ran for more than 100 yards on Florida, LSU and Georgia, while Auburn ran for 99 yards, the third most allowed by the D. This is where Michigan has to play to the stereotype of punishing Big Ten football as it needs to run the ball consistently, stop the run, and use its good line to give Henne time. Michigan has no problems with this getting into a shootout.

What will happen: Does Michigan actually have enough overall athleticism to handle the Gator speed? Of course. Does that mean it'll be able to come through with one of the biggest upsets of the bowl season? Yes. Use the Illinois win as a blueprint. Michigan did a great job of taking away the options for the quarterbacks and forced the running backs to play it straight and without the misdirection and cutbacks that kill undisciplined defenses. Urban Meyer has had plenty of time to dissect the Michigan attack and come up with a scheme similar to Ohio State's, but the pass rush will be neutralized by Hart's running. This isn't last year's Florida defense, and this isn't last year's Michigan. It won't be next year's Michigan, either.

Line: Florida -10... CFN Prediction: Michigan 23 ... Florida 20

http://cfn.scout.com/2/711252.html

[heathbates]

i am not too sure about that CFN prediction...

[Gamecockfanatic4]

Gators beat the Spread

[donbgamecock]

I just can't pick the gayturds. Go big Blue!

[Count Cockula]

500k on uf

[Gamecockfanatic4]

21-14 Michigan at Halftime

[USCya]

Michigan is looking pretty good... They are playing hard for Carr.

[donbgamecock]

Big Blue starts the second half by recovering the kick off to UF.

Go Big Blue!

[Gamecockfanatic4]

TD Gators!

[ultimatetailgater]

what a call by Meyer. Great job on the fake punt

[Gamecockfanatic4]

what a call by Meyer. Great job on the fake punt
That was Gutsy
Hart has fumbled twice though which is a shocker to Mich fans I'm sure

[Gamecockfanatic4]

TD Gators
28-28 now

[USCya]

Speed Kills!!!!!

[CCC]

This has been a great game back and forth between the two. I'm pulling for a Fla win!

[M.C.]

michigan gonna win now!

[ultimatetailgater]

Vegas was dead wrong on this spread.

[cocknblue]

GO BLUE!!!!!!

[spartcock77]

Amazing what happens when you put pressure on a QB, even Tebow the Great looks average. What an amazing concept

[ultimatetailgater]

The guy wins 9 games and a new years day bowl yet they force him to retire amazing how spoiled they are up there.

[DanceswithWolves]

I still hate the Big 10. Go Sec!

[cocknblue]

The guy wins 9 games and a new years day bowl yet they force him to retire amazing how spoiled they are up there.
Uh....he lost to App State....remember?

Also, he told his A.D. back in August that he was retiring at the end of this season.

[ultimatetailgater]

Uh....he lost to App State....remember?

Also, he told his A.D. back in August that he was retiring at the end of this season.

So what Alabama lost to La. Monroe along with a ton of other major upsets and App. State are national champions. And I don't think for one second he wasn't pressured to retire at the start of the season.

[cocknblue]

He needed to go....time for a change

[Gamecockfanatic4]

it had to do with him being 1-3 in his last 4 bowl games counting today and 0-4 in the last 4 against Ohio State

[cocknblue]

You don't get to be the winningest program in college football history by accepting mediocrity.

[USCya]

Ouch... Some people took a vCash bath on this one.... Just observin'

[Will4144]

For anyone who was wondering...

Michigan 41
Florida 35

[ConwayGamecock]

Not how I expected it to turn out. Still, you gotta hand it to Michigan: they took Florida to the woodshed, and it would've been worse had they not had those turnovers.....

[usc90grad]

I have to admit, I was pulling for MI. I hate how smug Urban Meyer and the FLA fans are.

And Teebow looked terrible....like he played with the Heisman up his azz.

[USCya]

I have to admit, I was pulling for MI. I hate how smug Urban Meyer and the FLA fans are.

And Teebow looked terrible....like he played with the Heisman up his azz.

that is a good point 90... It is nice to see them brought down a notch or three.

[usc90grad]

that is a good point 90... It is nice to see them brought down a notch or three.

Plus you couldn't help but feel good for Lloyd Carr. Wonder if Rich Rod is having 2nd thoughts about firing all of Carr's staff now?

[USCya]

Shoulda saw this one coming though... if the team can play for their coach in the last game it makes a huge difference. Just ask Hog about Arky.