 Posted: Tuesday August 11, 2009 12:34PM; Updated: Tuesday
August 11, 2009 1:39PM Stewart Mandel Stewart Mandel >  Florida-
Texas showdown would be ultimate clash of football cultures
Story Highlights  If No. 1 Florida and No. 2 Texas meet, it will
be about more than the BCS title  These are the flagship
programs from the nation's two biggest football states  Both
teams boast star coaches and elite QBs, but represent
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Enlarge font No. 1 Florida returns all 11 defensive starters and
Heisman-winning QB Tim Tebow. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
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Stewart.  Mark it down: On Jan. 7, 2010, the Florida Gators and
Texas Longhorns will meet on a football field for the first time
in nearly 70 years.  The teams' anticipated showdown in
Pasadena, Calf., will be more than a battle for the BCS National
Championship. It will be an epic clash between the two flagship
universities from the two biggest football