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Game Thread FIESTA BOWL: tOSU 21, Texas 24 (01-05-09)

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Bestbuck36;1350846; said:
The early line on the BCS championship game is Florida -3 O/U 72.

I'd say that leads us to somewhere in the Texas -10.5 O/U 55 range. I know people would make Texas a 2 TD favorite but Vegas still remembers one of thier biggest losing days in history with the Bucks/Miami also in the Fiesta Bowl 2002. If it goes to 11 or higher I'm taking out a loan.
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Actually I worked for a major locals casino chain, and ALL of the money was on Miami. That means the book did VERY well that night.
 
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HORNS9899;1351020; said:
Dont take the title seriously, I dont think it'll happen..but I did get your attention.:) Just wanted to introduce myself. Im HORNS9899. Graduated from TEXAS class of 99. Look forward to comin on here over the next month and discussing this great matchup of 2 great teams.

HOOK EM m/
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Welcome to BP. Please look to the other UT fans who have come back for the game as an example of how to conduct yourself. Hope you have some good insight to add to the discussion. BTW:

THE BUCKEYES WILL CRUSH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Big D from Texas?

by Doug Lesmerises Monday December 08, 2008, 9:49 PM


Columbus -- Whether you admire or abhor the offensive onslaught in the Big 12 this season, find 500-yard games invigorating or insulting, Ohio State is going to help answer maybe the biggest question in college football this season.
Can anyone in the Big 12 play defense?

Comparing the offensive statistics for Texas and Ohio State, meeting in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 5, makes the game look like the Harlem Globetrotters against those kids from "Hoosiers."
While Texas quarterback Colt McCoy is averaging 287 passing yards per game, Ohio State's single-game high in passing yards this year is 244 in the opener against Youngstown State.
Of the 195 games in major college football this season in which a team gained at least 500 yards of offense, Big 12 teams did it 45 times, including five by Texas. Big Ten teams did it 13 times, including none by Ohio State.
While Ohio State scored 338 points during 12 regular-season games, Texas had piled up that many points by the first quarter of its eighth game. But no defense the Longhorns faced finished the season ranked higher than 65th in the national defensive statistics, while Ohio State is eighth.
"I don't know you could be ranked in the top 60 if you're in the Big 12 South playing defense," OSU coach Jim Tressel said, "because there are some excellent quarterbacks and offensive teams."

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