BraveHeartFan;2564138 said:Thats the difference between playing poor Big 12 defenses and having to play a defense with real speed and the ability to make big plays in the clutch to shut down offenses.
3 times that defense/special teams turned OU away in situations where they should have gotten points.
BraveHeartFan;2564582 said:They didn't have enough trouble against them. Over 2 hundred yards rushing as a team and Tebow threw for around 250 more yards. That's hardly having a lot of issues with the OU defense.
And that especially showed on that brilliant, championship sealing, 11 play, 75 yard, 6 minutes and 52 second touchdown drive.
BraveHeartFan;2564609 said:True, true. The point is in championship games you come in expecting to have to score less than normal cause you just expect defenses should step up cause of the importance of the game. This doesn't always happen but it did for OU last night. Their defense played much better than they normally do and coupled with Tebow being a bit off early in the game with his decision making it allowed the game to stay competitive and close.
Until the 4th quarter, where champions rise to the occassion, and Florida did exactly that.
BraveHeartFan;2564609 said:True, true. The point is in championship games you come in expecting to have to score less than normal cause you just expect defenses should step up cause of the importance of the game. This doesn't always happen but it did for OU last night. Their defense played much better than they normally do and coupled with Tebow being a bit off early in the game with his decision making it allowed the game to stay competitive and close.
Until the 4th quarter, where champions rise to the occassion, and Florida did exactly that.