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"It could happen Five reasons why the Buckeyes can pull off the upset ATLANTA -- First, a disclaimer. If Ohio State knocks off Florida Monday night, it will justifiably be viewed as a historic upset. The Gators have been the most dominant team in college basketball the past two seasons. They sit just one game away from repeating as national champion. And they've already beaten their title-game opponent by 26 points this season. But the Buckeyes haven't won 22 straight by accident. And championship-game upsets do happen, from N.C. State's last-second stunner over Houston in 1983 to No. 8 Villanova over No. 1 Georgetown two years later. Most fittingly, even though it took place in a semifinal, there is Duke's win over UNLV in 1991. Here's why another, historic upset will take place Monday night:"

I think that he should lose his right to comment on any sports ever for the rest of his life. This is just a disgrace to College Basketball in general.



[Edited on April 2, 2007 at 4:31 PM. Reason : bold]

4/2/2007 4:30:20 PM

A number seed upsetting a number one seed, it will be the greatest win EVAR!!!

4/2/2007 4:34:43 PM

jesus christ...it's not like duke was a #10 seed when it beat UNLV...but UNLV was the overwhelminf fav to win that tourney

if you can't understand that ohio state winning would be an upset, you should lose your right to even watch sports

4/2/2007 4:38:09 PM

I'm sorry but I don't place a team that was built to win a championship like Ohio State in the same light as the teams mentioned in the article. These are two heavyweights slugging it out, not David vs. Goliath

4/2/2007 4:42:31 PM

exactly...it's pitiful

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/02/5reasons.ohiostate/index.html

[Edited on April 2, 2007 at 4:48 PM. Reason : forgot the URL....]

4/2/2007 4:46:31 PM

so let me get this right, you guys don't think Florida has been the favorite to win the whole thing this year despite returning so many of it's players from last year? you think oden isn't overrated (what he is now, not what he could be, which must be what the AA team was based off of)?

god forbid should someone tarnish our 25 year old championship by saying OSU over UF is a big upset

4/2/2007 5:12:39 PM

OSU over Florida is not a big upset. OSU spent a lot of time as #1 this year too, plus they are a #1 seed. Is it an upset in some respects? Maybe, but a big upset like NCSU over Houston--hell no.

4/2/2007 5:15:38 PM

In a day where manchilds (Greg Oden) HAVE to come to college for a year, two 1 seeds playing is no potential historic upset, regardless of Florida defending the title.

4/2/2007 5:19:52 PM

Jesus Christ, some of you should be divorced from your brains.

4/2/2007 5:22:15 PM

I mean come on, when's the last time a 4.5 underdog has won a game straight up? OSU winning would be the biggest upset in the history of sports, political races, and wars COMBINED.

4/2/2007 5:57:32 PM

5 points is a shitty spread for betting

2 buckets from a blow out and 2 buckets from a tie game

I still like Florida to cover, but not enough to put a lot on it

4/2/2007 5:59:55 PM

Florida beating Ohio State in football this year is a bigger upset than OSU beating Florida is basketball tonight. Neither is on par with 83 State or Villanova-Gtown though.

Stewart Mandel is wrong on this, but atleast he was right about calling Chuck the worst coach in America.

4/2/2007 6:07:39 PM