I thought this was going to be an easy pick for me. Hands down, thought I would just pick Florida without even having to review any facts, figures or muddle things up with all those silly sports stats. I mean I live in Florida and I’ve already mentioned that Gator fans are truly insane. They redefine fanatical. I’d be scared to live in this state and admit that I’m not rooting for them (unless I was cheering for Florida State University because other Seminole fans would totally have my back).

Plus they are playing the Oklahoma Sooners and that name just irks the crap out of me. Sooner than what?

But then someone pointed a small little fact out that made me have to stop and consult the Stiletto Sports Official Rulebook for Team Selection (aka “picks”).

Florida is playing the Oklahoma Sooners. And who is their QB? None other than my December pick for Man of Style, 2008′s Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford. So not good. How do I choose now?

First I’m going to give you the QB match-up because, well, to me it is the most crucial piece of this Bowl Championship. Which guy is hotter? Just kidding.

Sort of.

The QB Matchup:

Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford vs. Florida’s Tim Tebow.

I thought about listing numbers and stats about the two but you can get those a zillion other places and I personally think it will just confuse the whole thing! However, I will give you what I found to be the best facts I found about the match-up between these two hotties. I mean, talented quarterbacks.

Sam & Tim at the 2008 Heisman Trophy ceremony. ~Photo from Rueters

• From my own quote a few weeks ago “Sam is a tall, dark, handsome piece of yumminess! He’s 6′4 and 218 pounds of solid muscle and how much do you just want to run your fingers through his hair?”
• Tim is pretty hot himself. He’s 6’2 and 238 of rippling muscles.

• Sam has thrown for 48 touchdowns and 4,464 yards.
• Tim has thrown for 62 TDs and 6,159 yards. However, because I feel like muddling things with my own sports facts: Tebow is playing his junior year, Bradford is playing his sophomore. At the end of his sophomore year, Tebow had 38 TDs and 3,644 yards. Ha! But for this game it’s actually a plus for Tim for having another year of experience over Sam.

• Sam is only the second sophomore to win the NCAA’s prestigous Heisman Trophy for Most Outstanding College Football Player.
• Tim was the first.
• Sam beat out Tim this year for the trophy
• Tim is pretty pissed that he didn’t win it back-to-back and will be looking for revenge on the field

And finally, the best facts/quotes of them all:

He is accurate enough, as offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said in the week’s best quote, to “win a lot of teddy bears at the fair.” As leaders go, he is Tebow with an NFL arm. ~From ESPN.com

Tim Tebow, now known as Sam Bradford without the NFL arm, gets the Heisman

Sam Bradford, Tebow with the NFL arm, gets Heisman

I personally favor Sam. Maybe it’s because I wrote about him a few weeks ago so I feel a closer bond. Maybe it’s because he is the better QB. Or maybe it’s just because I really, really, really want to run my fingers through his hair!

Before jumping to a decision about my pick I reconsulted my Official Rulebook for Team Selection and found #2 a-d which was amended only a few days ago. Use caution with #2a: You can pick your hometown team even if there is a hotter guy on the opposition’s team. Amendment 2d: Make sure you are very loyal to your state or town because you really shouldn’t go against the cute guys. See: Dolphins losing to Ravens in NFL playoffs. I chose Dolphins because I live in Florida even though the Ravens had the hot guy. Bad plan.

Tough call for me. Love Sam, love living in Florida. Let’s look at more insight into the game before I commit to my pick. The game’s not on till nighttime anyway!

up next: the Gators vs. Sooners Game Breakdown

About the author: Jennifer Taglione is the owner of this fabulous website Stiletto Sports. Despite writing well over 500 posts, she still maintains that she is not a sports writer! She is however a huge fan of Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, Mark Sanchez, the Celtics, and totally kicks butt on March Madness brackets! Connect with her by following her on Twitter @StilettoSportsJ and subscribing to her weekly newsletter. For more info check out the About the Editor page!

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