The BCS Championship Bowl in Glendale, Arizona - the Tostitos Bowl....lovely.
Anyway, I have to admit the the opening kickoff return for a TD by Ohio State had me thinking the same as all the critics: the Gators can never win the big game.
Well, I was wrong...in a big way.
Gainesville, Florida, is now home to the men's collegiate champions in both basketball and football.
Ahhh, to have been slurping oysters and tossing back a few brews last night at the Purple Porpoise....
Congratulations, gentlemen.
And for another take on collegiate athletics, see yesterday's excellent essay by Matt Nisbet at Framing Science.
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