BCS National Championship Game: Open Thread And Running Quotes
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Game: The BCS National Championship Game
Teams: Florida Gators (12-1) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (12-1)
Location: Miami, Florida, Dolphin Stadium
Start Time: 8PM EST (FOX)
Network and Announcers: Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis, Chris Myers
Favorite: Florida (-6), O/U 70
AA's Pick: Flordia 27 - Oklahoma 20
Okay folks, this is it! It's for all the marbles and the fun gets underway around 8 o'clock. I used the term "running quotes" above because this isn't going to be a specific live-blog (you don't need me telling you what you can see with your own eyes), but I will be updating this spot throughout the night. Feel free to leave your predictions in the comments, and I'll see you for the Championship Game later tonight!
Oh one more thing....your official "Band Shot" count will be at the top of the quotes starting at kickoff. Be sure to let me know if you see either and then....DRINK!
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YOUR OFFICIAL BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BAND COUNT: 34
And herrrre we......GO!
"Super Sam beat out Superman for the Heisman"- Charles Davis (Via Grant)
And yes....FOX did miss the flyover. Bastards. Band....Band! Double drink at the kickoff.
"Our camera hovering above the field like a humming bird."- Thom Brennaman
"They had 4 games that hit the 500 yd rushing mark, Tebow was one of them." - Thom Brennaman (Via JG)
"Oklahoma won the turnover."- Thom Brennaman
"Brown on first and twenty picks up three."- Thom Brennaman on a first down after a personal foul penalty.
Still first and ten, big guy.
I'm at the 3D telecast. I don't know who the color guy is but he just said about Tebow...
"...he just took it up the A-Hole." (GuJo For God)
Wow.
"If you're fortunate to spend 5 or 20 minutes around Tim Tebow, you're better for it."- Thom Brennaman
"Maybe only South Florida traffic can slow down these two teams."- Chris Myers
"He comes right across the face of number ten."- Charles Davis
"These thoroughbreds, these Secretariats, it could tighten up at halftime" - Charles Davis (Via Anon)
7-0 Florida
"These teams have run everybody out of the gym." - Thom Brennaman (Via SS)
"Tebow steps out of major trouble to gain a yard..erm add 5 on top of that for a gain of 6."- Thom Brennaman (Via Anon)
7-7
"That was Louis Murphy, the son of a Baptist Miner...Minerster....stirring it up."- Thom Brennaman
Wow that was terrible. Both Brennaman and Davis spent five minutes debating a fourth down call, and it was still third down. Thank god ESPN has taken this s**t show over.
"Big decision time here...do you go for it on 4th down?"- Brennaman
"Go, go, go ,go go"- Charles Davis on third and goal
Terrible....just terrible.
"I got so excited, I thought they were going on 4th down twice!"- Thom Brennaman
"I should have been there to help you partner."- Charles Davis
7-7 at the half. How about that 70 point over/under
"When Major Wright hits you, you feel it in a major wrong way."- Thom Brennaman
"Architectural like precision from Bradford."- Thom Brennaman
As one commenter mentioned....it's usually said as "surgical precision".
"If this is a tennis match, those are two unforced errors."- Charles Davis (Via RJBO)
14-7 Gators
"He lost his shoe after losing a defender!"- Thom Brennaman on OU's TD
14-14
"The field goal is almost conceded where they are on the field of play."- Charles Davis
Really? The opponent's fifteen yard line? Doesn't matter anyway as Florida scores a TD to go up 10 with 3 minutes left.
"Has traveled to Croatia, Thailand, three times to the Philippines with his family on Mission trips."- Thom Brennaman
Or just Missions.
"You can't punt the ball away."- Charles Davis on a 4th and 4 with 2:30 on the clock and Oklahoma down 10.
"They're getting ready to unload on Urban Meyer."- Thom Brennaman on the Gatorade being prepped
FINAL: Florida 24 - Oklahoma 14
Annnnnnnnd finish whatever you're drinking for a band girl crying!
Labels: BCS, BCS Championship Game, Brennamania, FOX College Football, open thread, The Greatness That is Charles Davis, Thom Brennaman
687 Comments:
oops, no way to edit after the fact Sam Bradford might be pissed off now about the misspelling
Florida 42
Oklahoma 39
Judging by how wrong I've been this whole bowl season, this will be the complete opposite of what will happen. Sorry Florida.
This is suppose to be an offensive game. That's why the final score will be...
Oklahoma 14
Florida 10
My prediction: OU 38, Florida 34
Yeah, it's safe to say I think that we are going to see quite a bit of points tonight.
My prediction:
Florida: 70
Oklahomo: 12
Despite being a high-scoring game, there will still be more band shots for each team than points.
gators 56 sonners 35
Ok, I have a question: Is the FOX production crew the same for this game as it was for the Orange Bowl? Let's hope it's not.
Gators 45
Sooners 28
Bandshots O/U 84
Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar. All for the Gators, stand up and holler!
Gators 34
Sooners 20
Go Gators!
And I'd rather see the bands play their fight songs than none at all. This is college, not NFL.
I know the economy sucks now, but if ESPN can afford to have people at every C-grade Monday Night game, why can't the network that is hosting the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME send their guys to Miami?
Florida 48
Oklahoma 27
I predict 74 band shots.
Oklahoma 41
Florida 35 (OT)
/I'd rather see this than any band shot
Switzer: "We gotta protect Sam Bradford, and we gotta run Chris Brown."
Since everyone is picking Florida, I am picking Oklahoma.
florida 31
oklahoma 23
-dan
doesn't the flyover come at the end?
-dan
"super sam beat out superman for the heisman"-Charles Davis
Thank God the national anthem started so that we can shut up Brennaman and Davis.
@ RJBO - amen, brother.
I am gonna be offline for a while - anybody counting the band shots?
She left that one hangin' on like a yo-yo.
They missed the flyover...
That was a horrible rendition of the national athem.
Whats up fools. Oklahoma-24 Florida-21 late ditka field goal.
http://bcs.foxsports.com/
You can actually watch the Oklahoma or Florida bands all night.
"Exclusive tooling technology," Ford?
This is the last time that FOX has the BCS national championship game. Cocktails for everyone!!!!
And Fox turning into the Cheap broadcasting System leaving their studio crew in LaLa Land?
Holy fuck, they want out of the BCS now.
24 will be back, again. That is a great show.
Chris Myers blows another interview. Shocking!!!!
Hey, AA gets to experience the annoying troll that is Nathan Brice/John Smith/Craig Ferguson/Whatever the Hell He Feels Like Naming Himself!
BAND!
Let's see if FOX sides against the SEC, again.
Im so excited..i can't wait to see the spoon fulls of hemi truck commercials, and all those nuggnuts
-5 leads the Mercedes Championships. Tough weather there.
Gez John Smith, you didn't know that Teobow is the greatest arya...athlete?
Let's if Thom Brennaman can pull some Tim Brando-esque opinions tonight. It is highly probable.
BOOMER! BOOOMER!!
Miami(OH) is the cradle of coaches, idiot.
Billy Simms is there. Boomer..Boomer...Boomer...Boomer
Ron Cherry, aka "Givin' him the business", is the ref.
I wonder who's gonna give who "the business" tonight?
what about the subliminial gatorade jug shots....the new face of advertising- which sucks
Don't side with Oklahoma, Thom!!!
We will have some disasterous opinions tonight. Count on it!!
And no, I am not talking about my opinions.
Sponsor butt kissing.
i really really really hope the espnradio broadcast isn't too far ahead/behind of fox.
-dan
Four in a row. Can I make it five?
I am betting there will be a lot of mentions that Bob Stoops was once the Florida defensive coordinator.
Not quite.
damn it i want cheerleaders not the bands
Double band!
Certain idiots look at that stuff and think that it matters.
SHUT UP JOHN SMITH!!!!!!!!!!
Manny Johnson, idiot!!!
Urg...these fox replays are pretty bad
"[Ron Cherry] The first African-American referee, in the BCS National Championship game." - Thom Brennaman
As if that's what been holding blacks back, idiot??????
what is wrong with Ron Cherry's voice...shot, already?
death shot by Major Wright!
that dudes sternum is the bottom of a fritos bag
"And they run the reverse with Ryan Broyles." - Brennaman, except it was an end-around
We've got band!
"Not a player in 10 yds of Bradford" - TB, the pocket was collapsing around him.
They have hit other guys, idiot!!!! Don't side with Oklahoma!!!
defensive pressure applied...jinx by Charles Davis
That is not the play clock, idiot!!!
All those anti-SEC honks will respond with hatred again!!!
Only one band shot (Oklahoma) on that series, correct?
They will always hate the SEC. That is why I don't listen to those idiots anymore.
What the heck did Brennaman say? First dual crua....quarterback?
Those idiots being John Saunders and Dennis Dodd and Bruce Feldman and Gregg Doyle and Thom Brennaman. Among others.
Brennaman is an idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joe D- welcome to message boards
Florida band!
"youare now counting band shots?"
Absolutely. It's one way to get through this FOX production!
Don't ever give your opinion on anything, Brennaman!!!
any way to get around having to type in the password after every comment?
Well I think this game is going to end at 12:45 for sure.
Jumping Jesus, is Ernie Banks going to review every other play?
12 man review
Ernie Banks...nice
is that what homos do?
You're an idiot, Brennaman!!!
The play is under review because they never stopped the clock after the incomplete pass.
John Smith, stop talking or I will lose my mind.
big hummingbird- that camera is....
No more hummingbird references.
UF cheerleaders !
They are the chains, not the sticks.
I really wish Davis will stop calling Tebow Superman
The Ole Miss play. And it worked this time.
First down after the Oklahoma band!
nice stop by lex luther beal
"they had 4 games that hit the 500 yd rushing mark, Tebow was one of them." - TB
That's the sound of the men working on the chain......gang.
Band.
Anyone catch that sweet afro in the Oklahoma band?
Tebow's pass is still sailing and still trying to get there....took too long to get there
Apparently OSU isn't the only team subbing Todd Boeckman in every few plays.
Or at least it looked like Boeckman out there staring down that receiver before throwing an ugly INT.
That was a Favre-like pick
10 to 1 says that the announcing is going to say that this is a rare feat that Tebow turned the ball over.
Joe D would have had a twin brother...but he did when he was in the womb.
I guess Tebow isn't Superman.
the throw should have been to the other shpulder of the wideout
BREAKING NEWS: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, one of only 2 major newspapers in Seattle, is likely to shut down its doors if there is not a buyer.
It's important because it's just one paper that will probably close down in the internet/blogging age.
ssreporters- newspaper=dinosaurs or Sean Penn/dead man walking
horray!!! Cheerleaders!
"Thats alot of Beef."-Brennaman
"That's Grade A Prime." - Davis describing the offensive line
Davis: "Grade A Prime."
T-hom: "But a prime mistake."
"Continues to drive his man over the pile. Likes to maul." - Charles Davis
OU cheerleaders !
nice catch...but the yellow flag takes it back
BAND AND CHEERLEADER!!
afro guy!! Cheerleaders!! thank god im not playing drinking games to this
Robinson is killing them.
OU cheerleaders !
"Always got to be aware of the blocked punt." - Brennaman, and Florida drops into punt coverage mode.
I'm at the 3D telecast.
I don't know who the color guy is but he just said about Tebow...
"...he just took it up the A-Hole."
When Tebow ran it on 3rd and short.
@ Lord Nero- you are not?
See fans don't even like Tebow or Bradford.
I can't believe the game is not being broadcast in HD
OU cheerleaders !
Mangina is brutal, making a horse racing reference?
BAND FLORIDA!
@statueleft...i was going to start in the second half..i gotta live i tell ya. Not a fan of comas
Am I the only one who finds the gator chomp annoying.
Oh, Christ, Go The Fuck Away NATHAN BRICE/JOHN SMITH/WHOEVER THE DAMN FUCK YOU ARE!
"These thoroughbreds, these Secretariats, it could tighten up at halftime" - Davis, thats what the medical staff is for idiot.
Did Tebow go upstairs so Thom could give him a quick blowjob there?
The Passion of Tim Tebow
Starring Jim Caviezel as Tim Tebow and Thom Brennamen as Guy Touched By Christ.
Coming to theaters in 2012!
+eleventeen @anon 8:57
Really? My life will be better if I spend 5 or 20 mins with Tebow? I like my life fine... Go OU!
double cheerleaders !
@ Lord Nero- every Tebow mention is like a sip of Beer....almost like the centruy club beer drinking game!
UF cheerleaders!! fuck it im goign to start drinking...coma be damned
Davis: "He comes right across the face of #10."
Bob Kraft at the game with Hoddiecheat.
CDAVIS said it is a disjointed game so far....here comes blame the layoff from the last game....
That was an awful 1st quarter.
i wonder if brennaman is daydreaming about being atm'd by Tebow and Brady
agreed ssreporters
"Very disjointed game so far" - Davis, and youre not helping
Belichick sitting in the press box with a blonde. Even Tom Brady is impressed.
Hey RJBO, doesn't #10 have a name or did Charles Davis go to the Buddy Ryan School of IDing Your Players By Number?
yeah 49er16, but does he notice?
if you want a coma, drink a shot with every clock malfunction/clock review.......but I am pissed there has not been more Gatorade jug screen shots...I am going to lose the prop bet
that was so bad I'm actually looking forward to "the next chapter" of Fringe...
no i would die with the clock malfunctions..ill stick with cheerleaders
You mean "G", StatueLeft? :LOL:
"These teams have run everybody out of the gym." - Thom Brennaman
Tebow steps out of major trouble to gain a yard..erm add 5 on top of that for a gain of 6
-Brenaman
We're going to get a review.
drink for the impending review...this review might be worth 2 drinks
no way thats a touchdown
That lack of review is all on Coach Stoops...that is horsedung he did not call a time out to review it....it will come back to bite him in the end of this close game
And we got no review.
One buttcheek = two knees.
watch, it will be the only thing Ernie doesn't review
"Both these teams like to run people out of the gym." - TB, didnt know the NCAA had a arena division
everyone drink 4 for the lack of review...here comes the announcers with the criticism with the lack of review by Big Loss Stoops
alright Davis is an idiot...Murphy's cheeks were down before the ball got extended....horrible announcing...ahhh..another drink for idiocy
Hey, anyone seen Good Ol' JR?
nice info, thanks
I think Florida took tackling tips from Texas.
OU cheerleaders !
BAND SHOT!
Do a shot!
that was fast...drink!!! afro guy and cheerleaders!!
@JamesCraven, I haven't seen Good Ol' JR. I am sure he is there.
This is one of the worse telecasts I have ever seen for college football. Brennaman makes Pam Ward seem like Howard Cosell.
Now it picks up
Double Oklahoma band shot!
"In 15 minutes we had no scoring, in 3:11 we have 14 on the board." - Brennaman...7+6=13, wait until he kicks the extra point.
OU cheerleaders ! after TD
New rule: If anyone sees cheerleaders, CHUG!
@ bwalasks- worse than the Fiesta Bowl? Think twice before answering....
@BWalaska
agreed
you know how this game has drinkability? No USC
Yes, StatueLeft. Matty V is on vacation until he starts next week at MLB Network.
beautiful pass by Teboner
@ Statue -- didn't get to watch the Fiesta...no perspective. Heard I didn't miss much on the telecast though. Big Ten chokes again.
Nic Harris, that was nasty
excessive celebration my ass...
"That's Louis Murphy, the son of a Baptist Minersterer." - Thom Brennaman
Chris Myers racks up frequent flier miles and the studio crew stays in Los Angeles.
Fox Broadcasting Company = Cheap Broadcasting System.
First down signal is excessive celebration ? BS
The referee must be getting paid by how much time hes on camera
anybody check out the lmb channel yet?
Cheerleader.
CHUG!
yea, the Network is cool.......for baseball season.
One drink for every shot of the Directv camera over the field. GEt ready to be hammered.
male cheerleaders...drink three, just for the shame
Double UF cheerleaders !
Another cheerleader.
CHUG AGAIN!
What? No Doobie Brothers?
I'm amazed at the Cheerleader shots tonight. If they had gone with this approach from the beginning, I don't think we would have ever complained.
BAND SHOT!
Do a shot!
TeBow is the best quarterback alive
Tim Tebow isn't even Tony Pike, let alone Superman.
The Zone blitz just made Tebow it's bitch.
Double bandshot and Crusher McBigBoy gets the INT.
35-30 Gators but was pondering where is sam radford's GF pics? Pocohantas busy?