2009 Florida Gators Football Discussion

[Alex Arias is My Hero]

Sep 5 vs. Charleston Southern
Sep 12 vs. Troy
Sep 19 vs. Tennessee
Sep 26 at Kentucky
Oct 10 at LSU
Oct 17 vs. Arkansas (HC)
Oct 24 at Mississippi State
Oct 31 vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)
Nov 7 vs. Vanderbilt
Nov 14 at South Carolina
Nov 21 vs. Florida International
Nov 28 vs. Florida State

[marlins_virus.exe]

WGW

[Sandroimbuto]

go gata

[Metes]

Tennessee will be better than expected, and LSU at Death Valley will be a tough game. Georgia is a very winnable game, but won't be a cakewalk. FSU will be a test, and being at home helps. Despite all that, still a pretty weak schedule. We'll have to go undefeated to get back to the title.

[MiamiHomer]

go gata

Never fails to get a laugh out of me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgbBP9Em00A


1...2 3 4 5 then the gatas don't take no jive!

[McLevin]

Did you guys move to Division II or something?

That schedule is cake

[MiamiHomer]

But they are in the SEC!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!!

[McLevin]

Tennessee will be better than expected, and LSU at Death Valley will be a tough game. Georgia is a very winnable game, but won't be a cakewalk. FSU will be a test, and being at home helps. Despite all that, still a pretty weak schedule. We'll have to go undefeated to get back to the title.
You guys will crush Tennessee

Georgia is way down this year, you'll crush them too

FSU is your second toughest game but I'm sure you'll beat them handedly too

LSU is your toughest game, you guys might win by only two touchdowns

[Bobbob1313]

I think I'm gon be in the press box to watch fiu lose by 50.

[Beef]

The video is way funnier with the words written out. I wish there was closed captioning on a wall behind her when she did this speech.

[Alex Arias is My Hero]

You guys will crush Tennessee

Georgia is way down this year, you'll crush them too

FSU is your second toughest game but I'm sure you'll beat them handedly too

LSU is your toughest game, you guys might win by only two touchdowns

I agree with all this.

The Gators even dodged Ole Miss this year.

[McLevin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7BZI_ROwMo

[Alex Arias is My Hero]

Corrine Brown has a masters degree in education. Wow.

[Beef]

I agree with Alex Arias is My Hero's post before the post directly above this post
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I doesn't like when MattWilsons say things like Georgia won't be a cakewalk just because Georgia used to be good at a time when they had good players

[Metes]

I agree with Alex Arias is My Hero's post before the post directly above this post
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I doesn't like when MattWilsons say things like Georgia won't be a cakewalk just because Georgia used to be good at a time when they had good players

Well, they should have a pretty solid defense this year, despite being anemic on offense. It's not gon be a blowout.

[McLevin]

You guys beat them 49-10 last year when they were very very very good

This year they are significantly worse

This year your team is the same if not even better

[Metes]

You guys beat them 49-10 last year when they were very very very good

This year they are significantly worse

This year your team is the same if not even better

They were not very very good last year

[Beef]

Now Matt Wilson is more correct, they were not all that good last year, they was in the SEC and they had to be highly ranked so when other teams beat them the other teams would move up higher. But he ought to realize that being not very good last year plus being much worse than that last year shouldn't unmake it a blowout

[McLevin]

Fair points gentlemen, fair points

Either way:
Bad team - NFL QB, NFL RB, and NFL WR = Very bad team

I expect a similar result to last year's blowout

[BigGameFish]

Tim Tebow is gay and over rated

[McLevin]

Finally, some insight in this thread

[BigGameFish]

And by the way the schedule is softer than a baby's diaper contents...

but of course when Florida goes undefeated...

"WE DA BEST TEAM YO!"

[McLevin]

I hate to say it but they are the best team :( I just wish there were some games in which their mettle was truly tested

[Chewford]

I hate this schedule so much. Sure, we're going to win all our games, but after the first 3 touchdowns in the Charleston Southern game, the remaining 55 minutes of the game won't be very fun to watch. Same for many of the other games. At least there will plenty of Tom Turbows in the blowouts.

[Bingebag]

LSU is going to bring it to Florida, for sure.

They are going to be meeting twice next year.

[Beef]

They hasn't a QB

[Bingebag]

Jefferson is going to fuck shit up. Ask Georgia Tech?

[Beef]

I dont trust Bowl Games, never! I've said that before, I SAYS IT AGAIN

[Alex Arias is My Hero]

The Gators were #1 heading into Baton Rouge back in '97. Yeah, it was 12 years ago, but they weren't supposed to lose that game and they laid an egg.

They did beat LSU by 30 last year. Being on the road will make it a bit tougher, but I don't know if it will be that difficult to come out of there with a two touchdown win. Before I can make that prediction though, I'll need to see how they react to not having Percy Harvin or Louis Murphy at WR.
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I dont trust Bowl Games, never! I've said that before, I SAYS IT AGAIN

Bowl games mean shit.

Seriously. Especially the Chic-Fil-A Bowl.

[Mainge]

Tim Tebow is gay and over rated

I don't like your posts.

[Bingebag]

I dont trust Bowl Games, never! I've said that before, I SAYS IT AGAIN



Bowl games mean shit.

Seriously. Especially the Chic-Fil-A Bowl.


I would love for either of you to explain a legit reason why a bowl game is not a significant football game to compare to say other regular season games?

[Beef]

Regular season football happens weekly, it aint natural to have a month off. Just like teams come out after the offseason and play like fucking shit and everyone says, it's the beginning of the season, you expect em to be rusty, same shit goes for bowl games.

[Bingebag]

I understand that you have a month break in between a lot of these bowls but they are still practicing in between those two games. When was the last time you saw a team dying in the 3rd quarter because they weren't conditioned in a bowl game? Sure they aren't using game speed in this break period, but it's not like they get the month off to eat pumpkin pie and kick it with their homies.

I get the point your trying to make, but you can't just totally throw out how a team/player performs in the game because they have a 2 week break in between.

[Beef]

I understand that you have a month break in between a lot of these bowls but they are still practicing in between those two games. When was the last time you saw a team dying in the 3rd quarter because they weren't conditioned in a bowl game? Sure they aren't using game speed in this break period, but it's not like they get the month off to eat pumpkin pie and kick it with their homies.

I get the point your trying to make, but you can't just totally throw out how a team/player performs in the game because they have a 2 week break in between.

They get to practice for a while before the regular season as well. I would say fair enough with not totally throwing how a team/player performs in the game but I would stick with it means nothing to me and overall doesn't show much. In some situations, yeah, it will indeed be telling of what you may be able to expect in the following season but there are a quite a few more situations where it meant absolutely nothing. I would go more, though, with taking an individual player's performance and thinking it may be a sign of things to come. So many things are just so different from the regular season that it bothers the hell out of me. The layoff, teams losing and changing coaches, the meaning of the game to certain teams (some teams would view an invite to a certain bowl as a great opportunity, others as a huge letdown). It also comes down to what we use often with baseball, crazy small tiny sample size. In the journey of making its way way to a bowl game, a team has week after week to prove itself.

[Fritz]

Bowls mean shit and the better team doesn't always win.

Chik-fil-a Bowl and Sugar Bowl prove that. Layoffs + letdowns = skewed results

Gators gon win lots of games this year.

[McLevin]

Bowls mean shit and the better team doesn't always win.

Chik-fil-a Bowl and Sugar Bowl prove that. Layoffs + letdowns = skewed results

Gators gon win lots of games this year.
But the better team doesn't always win in regular season games too

So what good are games at all, there should be a more scientific way of determining victories

[Beef]

PAPERS!
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But seriously, it's different

Regular season, you come out within the next two weeks and show that you are better or worse than what you showed in the prior week or whenevs and then you do it again and again.... With that larger sample size cums a greater understanding of what a team "is".... Cum bowl game time you are off for a few weeks or a month or so and then you play one game and then you are off for a long motherfucking time. WHOS TO KNOW WHATS WHAT?!?!

[Marlinsfan4lyfe]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgbBP9Em00A&feature=related

#1 GATA FAN

[marlins_virus.exe]

mf4lyfe, what you just posted essentially amounts to dredging care from Giveafuck Bay. You're lucky I don't ban you.

[Marlinsfan4lyfe]

My sincerest apologies

[Bingebag]

This is a very cool read from Urban Meyer about the spread. Im not sure what book this is jacked from but awesome nonetheless.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/6204332/Urban-Meyer-Spread-Option-Notes

[FishFanInPA]

USA Today has Florida as a 73 point fave in week 1.

[Chewford]

USA Today has Florida as a 73 point fave in week 1.

Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.

[McLevin]

I'll put all the money I own on Charleston Southern with the points

[Ramp]

A few years back, Oklahoma was a 63 point fav against someone.... Sooners won 71-0 or something

everyone and their mother was on the underdog + the points

[Fritz]

I would lol if UF won 77-0.

[FishFanInPA]

It's not an official line. I dont think you can get it anywhere.

[Mainge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYm5C2oCkdg

[Chewford]

Row 13 ftw

[Chewford]

Blowout as expected. Kind of sloppy if you ask me. Tebow looked pretty good throwing the ball, receivers didn't. Jeff Demps was ridiculous, but I'd like to see what he can do this year against an actual defense.

Brantley was solid, I'm pretty comfortable with having him as the starter next year.

Besides that, I don't think much was revealed about this year's team in tonight's game, but I guess it's just good to have Gator football back. It's always nice to be reminded how fucking awesome the atmosphere in that stadium is. That's one of the things I'll miss most about college when I graduate.

[Metes]

Blowout as expected. Kind of sloppy if you ask me. Tebow looked pretty good throwing the ball, receivers didn't. Jeff Demps was ridiculous, but I'd like to see what he can do this year against an actual defense.

Brantley was solid, I'm pretty comfortable with having him as the starter next year.

Besides that, I don't think much was revealed about this year's team in tonight's game, but I guess it's just good to have Gator football back. It's always nice to be reminded how fucking awesome the atmosphere in that stadium is. That's one of the things I'll miss most about college when I graduate.

Cherish it, you furry bastard. Cherish it.

[Beef]

yknow that one guy that goes to uf and doesnt go to the games, ever?

[Metes]

I want to poop on that person

[marlins_virus.exe]

if you're talking about me, i am into football, just never got tickets before this year because i didn't win the lottery, and needed to be out of town the first two weeks of this season for personal reasons (big deal, CHRS and Troy). i'll be there every other game, except fsu because we have thanksgiving plans. and maybe fiu if juanky wants to pay me lots of moneys

if you aren't talking about me then i'm igni'nt

[Chewford]

Debose out for the year. I was hoping to see him this season, but I guess we'll have to wait to watch him help out Mr. Brantely.

Also, Florida only favored to win by 36.5 on Saturday.

[Fritz]

We disrespected!

What time we gon play and what channel we gon be on?

[Mainge]

We disrespected!

What time we gon play and what channel we gon be on?

12:21pm(lolwut) SEC Network.

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff64/MaingeYo/Untitled.jpg

[Chewford]

12:21pm(lolwut)

That heat's gonna be killer in the student section. Gonna have to hydrate plenty beforehand with Natty's since they're like 94% water.

[Chewford]

TTGW

[Chewford]

Time to leave my place for the game. At 10:35. wtf.

[Chewford]

That game was wet but good. Tom Turbow wants a Heisman. The defense looked really frickin ballah and Troy looked rather lulz. The best call of the game though was definitely me remembering to bring a poncho.

[Longview]

I like when teh gators leave Tebow in up by 48 points, he gon get hurt one of these days...

[Chewford]

I like when teh gators leave Tebow in up by 48 points, he gon get hurt one of these days...

I like how Tom Turbow won more games last year than he lost. I hear not all teams did that.

Turbow sat out the entire 4th quarter and the majority of the game last week. Irving Myers is managing his playtime just fine.

[Metes]

I like when teh gators leave Tebow in up by 48 points, he gon get hurt one of these days...

Turbow cannot be defeated by mortal weapons.

[Fritz]

I like when teh gators leave Tebow in up by 48 points, he gon get hurt one of these days...

The Trojans have an explosive offense.

[Chewford]

I like this quote from Troy's coach about the game:

We just close our eyes and pretend we never came here

[Chewford]

Tennessee week, picking up tickets tomorrow. I'm pumped. To kick off the week, it's time to focus on the reason the game will be a slaughter instead of just a regular beat down, the fact that Tennessee is coach by Lame Kitten.

Al Davis to Lane Kiffin:

Over the past months you have made a number of public statements that were highly critical and designed to embarrass and discredit the organization its players and coaches. I left you alone during training camp, the implication when you were doing these things, in the hopes you would cease your immature and destructive campaign. I wanted to make this work. ...

Your actions are those of a coach looking to make excuses for not winning, rather than of a coach focused on winning.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3345965421_f8983355bb_o.gif

[Beef]

Yes, that is the reason the game will be a slaughter.

[Chewford]

Yes, that is the reason the game will be a slaughter.

That and the fact that Gainesville has it all: Gators + Satchel's.

[Fritz]

Yes, that is the reason the game will be a slaughter.

Irving Meyers is a great coach.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 the Gators don't take no jive. Go Gata.

[Longview]

The reason it will be a slaughter is because Tennessee is not a good football team and the Gators are (as much as it pains me to say it).

Of course this will be covered as if its #1 vs #2 and the Gators will be fellated as such when they spank them.

[Metes]

Bitter much?

[Longview]

Just a little.

[Ramp]

Gators favored by 30

good lord

[Mainge]

We're gon score 100.

[Fritz]

WGSALKATV

[Chewford]

LOL Jacksonville likes to draft Gators

From ESPN:

Jags owner: Drafting Turbow possible

Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars lost 17,000 season ticket-holders after last season, a staggering number that could lead to blackouts for every home game in 2009.

Most blamed the sluggish economy. Some pointed to the slumping team. Either way, team owner Wayne Weaver has to find a way to get them back.

How about Tom Turbow?

Weaver told The Associated Press this week that drafting Turbow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner who grew up in Jacksonville and has top-ranked Florida seeking its third national championship in four seasons, is something he will consider next year.

Early Turbow Talk From Jags

The story of the Jaguars considering drafting Tom Turbow is inevitable. Paul Kuharsky just didn't think we'd hear it addressed by the team so soon.

Think LeBron James in Cleveland. James, from Akron, Ohio, turned the foundering NBA franchise into an Eastern Conference power and made the Cavaliers the hottest ticket in town.

"Star power is incredible, and Turbow is an iconic figure," Weaver said, noting that Brett Favre's arrival in Minnesota prompted about 7,000 season ticket sales. "That's very compelling. He clearly is an outstanding football player and would be an asset to any football organization."

Weaver pointed to Turbow's popularity, marketability and leadership skills as reasons he would be a perfect fit in Jacksonville. Weaver also believes there's no doubt Turbow will play quarterback at the next level.

Weaver has already started to hear chatter about drafting the 6-foot-3, 240-pound left-hander who has broken several school and Southeastern Conference records.

It was one of the first questions asked when he spoke at a business luncheon Monday. There are "Draft Turbow" stickers circulating the city. And that rumor about the Jaguars commissioning a survey to see what effect Turbow would have on ticket sales?

"I don't know that it's actually a survey," Weaver said.

This much is certain: Weaver expects the Turbow talk to increase between now and April's NFL draft.

"The game is such an important part of this community, and Turbow is such an iconic figure that people would legitimately think, 'Wouldn't it be great if he was a Jaguar,'" Weaver said. "I'd be silly to sit here and think that's not going to be a huge thing.

"Clearly there's going to be a groundswell for Turbow, and we'll have to make that evaluation if we have a draft pick that's going to be anywhere near him," he said.

Turbow's draft stock is routinely debated. He has taken every meaningful snap from the shotgun formation, has a long windup, throws sort of sidearm and finishes each pass with a leg kick. His arm strength is average and his ability to read defenses is questionable.

But his accuracy, durability and determination to be an NFL quarterback might be hard to overlook -- especially for the Jaguars.

Jacksonville's ticket woes are arguably the worst in the league. There's virtually no chance for the team to avoid blacking out Sunday's home opener against the defending NFC champion Arizona Cardinals, and the situation looks just as bleak for the other seven home games.

Teams normally need to sell out games 72 hours before kickoff to prevent a local television blackout, and Weaver doesn't even anticipate getting a deadline extension from the NFL -- something that prevented blackouts in Arizona, Cincinnati and Oakland last weekend.

"We're far enough away that I don't want to send any false hope out to the community," Weaver said.

It's the latest setback for a franchise that doesn't have a lucrative naming-rights deal for the stadium, already covered up nearly 10,000 seats to reduce capacity and lower ticket-sales requirements and faces constant speculation about relocating to Los Angeles.

McShay: Turbow's Throwing Motion

Tom Turbow still has much to prove in terms of decision-making and overall accuracy, and one thing we have noticed over the first two weeks of the season is that his delivery is still extremely slow by NFL standards. Blog Insider

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has seemingly made Jacksonville the poster child for blackouts.

"It's no fun to be in that position," Weaver said. "It is what it is. I'm not going to hang my head. I'm going to work hard and keep doing everything we know how to do to get out there. We've got to realize we're in a difficult economy and do everything we can do to make it affordable."

The Jaguars have tried just about everything.

They didn't raise ticket prices. They focused on group sales. They created value meals at concession stands. They offered season-ticket packages for half the games and recently introduced a "flex pack," which allows fans to buy tickets to any three games and save $30.

The response has been minimal.

Jacksonville mayor John Peyton showed up at practice Wednesday and appealed to fans to buy tickets.

"The viability of this team in our city is critically important," Peyton said. "The Jaguars have become part of the fabric in this city. It's hard to imagine not having this team here and we need to do a better job citywide supporting this team."

The five-county Jacksonville area has 1.3 million people. It wouldn't seem like a stretch to find 60,000 to attend Jaguars games, especially since there's no other major league teams competing in the area.

It wasn't a problem when the franchise started in 1995. But after the newness wore off and losing seasons followed -- the Jags have made the playoffs twice in the last nine years -- attendance started to dwindle. The economic collapse and last year's 5-11 record have season-ticket sales at an all-time low.

Weaver said the market was hit hard because it only has two Fortune 500 companies, CSX (No. 240) and Winn-Dixie (No. 340), and lots of service-based industries.

"The people who own our tickets are families and small businesses, and they're the ones going through the toughest time with tight credit and other things," Weaver said. "We're not in this by ourselves. But we just felt it worse because of the size of our market."

Weaver insists he's committed to Jacksonville and sees signs that things will turn around.

The father of a 14-year-old boy recently called Weaver to let him know his son spent all summer working odd jobs so he could afford season tickets.

"This young man is so passionate about the Jaguars," Weaver said. "He's grown up with us. That's all he knows. There's thousands more like him out there that are growing up with us. As they come of age and they have their own disposable income, they're going to start buying season tickets."

It might happen sooner if Turbow comes to town.

[Fish and Chips]

chewie replaced every tebow with a turbow 17times in that article

[Fritz]

It's pretty easy to do in any word processing program.

[Chewford]

chewie replaced every tebow with a turbow 17times in that article

I have no idea idea what you're talking about. But in theory, in the article original said tebow and I replaced them with turbow, I would have only replaced every tebow with a turbow once. Of course, I do not believe in tampering, that article is an unaltered piece on the possibility of the Jags drafting Florida University quarterback Tom Turbow.

[Chewford]

Game time soonish kinda sorta gotta leave soon!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c16/chucky7777/tensign_edited-1.jpg

[Swifty]

I like the Gators. Only college football games I've seen in person were at the swamp, but I bet Tennessee to cover so be nice fellas.

[Chewford]

Well, at least we won, UT is much better than expected, or Florida isn't as good, or Florida didn't come out focused because they'd figure they'd just roll. Either way, I saw Smokey the Volunteer Dog urinating, not much mascot dignity there.

[MiamiHomer]

wrong thread whoops.

[Ramp]

Well, at least we won, UT is much better than expected, or Florida isn't as good, or Florida didn't come out focused because they'd figure they'd just roll. Either way, I saw Smokey the Volunteer Dog urinating, not much mascot dignity there.

Their D is good, their O, not so much (Tenn)

[Chewford]

FWIW, apparently half the team has swine flu and 6 starters couldn't dress.

[Metes]

More like Jonathan Schlongton

[Beef]

Your friend lost his job

[Metes]

He's in law skool now, he should be studying

[Chewford]

Favored by 22 for the Kentucky game.

[Goodfella]

So if we win by 14, it'll be a disappointment?

[Chewford]

So if we win by 14, it'll be a disappointment?

Apparently, I was so pissed today because the school paper treated the game as a disappointment. A fan base that isn't content with a 10 point win over a rival is really douche.

[Goodfella]

I had a much, much older fan tell me it was a "disappointing win" today. I told him I'd take a 10 point win over Tennessee any day of the week.

[FishFanInPA]

its only disappointing because the national media painted it as an epic blowout where you guys score 100 points

[Fish and Chips]

its only disappointing because the national media painted it as an epic blowout where you guys score 100 points

this.

[Mainge]

I disagree. Always nice to get a W but it was concerning to see how easily Tennessee man-handled us up-front on both sides of the ball. If Crompton could do more than throw slants, screens and rollout, we would have lost.

[Chewford]

I disagree. Always nice to get a W but it was concerning to see how easily Tennessee man-handled us up-front on both sides of the ball. If Crompton could do more than throw slants, screens and rollout, we would have lost.

Still, the outcome of the game was never in question and it'd have been a wider margin of victory, but Lane Kiffin was more interested in keeping it close than he was in winning the game.

[Beef]

His team wasn't good enough to win the game. His team shouldn't have been able to keep it as close as it was.

[Goodfella]

Now we know what areas need to be fixed; hopefully, it'll light a fire under those players' asses and get the job done. Not disappointed.

[Beef]

I mean, whatever cliches you wanna use to paint in a positive light is cool

[Metes]

Or we could just go on and on about how shitty our team is, whatever works

[Beef]

Is that really the only other option?

[Metes]

I model myself after you

[Beef]

You do not

[Metes]

Correct

[Chewford]

WGW though.

[Metes]

Correct.

[Beef]

Ima go make a doodie

[Chewford]

Correct I assume.

[MiamiHomer]

FSU gon beat the Gatas

[Metes]

Correctional facility

[Chewford]

FSU gon beat the Gatas

And someone will also invent faster than light travel someday.

[Longview]

The Tenn game reminds me of the UF-Canes game last year, grind it out all game and pull away at the end. Unfortunately, UF has nothing to worry about.

[Chewford]

The Tennessee game reminds me of the Tennessee game last year, and if it wasn't for a Turbow fumble in the redzone, it would have been the same score as the Tennessee game last year. Hopefully Turbow gets missed he didn't play as well as he wanted and he goes all Turbow on everyone's ass.

[Fritz]

So Lane's talking junk again. We really need to gape them next year.

[Chewford]

I wonder if Lane's throat is still sore from singing Rocky Top all night long.

[Beef]

Urban kinda reminds me of the same brat. Sounds like Urban realizes his team was supposed to crush a far inferior team (a little to work on, not disappointing), so he goes to the media and finds things to say like the sick thing and that he clearly would have blowed em out but Lane was so busy playing to lose but to lose by not much that he was able to stick around. What's the point of saying that? I'd definitely respond to that the same way Kiffin did.

But it is true, Kiffin sucks at actually delivering words.

[Mainge]

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq286/gatorsax2010/KiffinVsKanye.jpg

[Chewford]

Thursday, September 24, 2009
It's not over: Kiffin still after Gator commitment

Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin and his staff called a Gator recruit right after last Saturday's 23-13 UF win, while he was at work, and tried to convince him to change his commitment.

Wide receiver Solomon Patton of Mobile (Alabama) Murphy High School had a game last Saturday so he didn't visit Gainesville.

"I tell a lot of people that I am excited and ready to get down there knowing that I am going to be able to play at a school like Florida,'' Patton told Bob Redman of Scout.com and FightinGators.com. "That is a school that just won a championship last year. I will get an opportunity to come around and be with some real good coaches that know what they're doing about getting you to the next level and make you a better person overall. I am just excited, it is crazy and I can talk about Florida all day.''

Patton said he got a call Saturday that caught him off guard.

"It was crazy because I was at work and a number called me from out of town and I answered,'' Patton said.


It was Kiffin. While recruits cannot officially sign letters of intent until February, Patton plans to enroll early at UF in January. Coaches usually _ at least publicly _ back off other schools' early commitments.

"He called me and and (Vols assistant coach) Lance Thompson called and they just passed the phone around. I was trying to explain to them I was at work. They were telling me all this mess that they want me to come check it out and they will keep it on the down low and not tell anyone. I just told them that I am already committed to Florida and am sold on Florida and that is where I really want to go,'' said Patton.

"I said would come check them out if I wasn't committed, but I am committed. All my feelings are towards Florida, I don't have any thoughts with any other school.

“As soon as I got off the phone I called Coach G (UF receivers coach Billy Gonzales). He said, 'Next time just tell them I am fully committed to Florida and that's where I want to play.' Coach (Urban) Meyer told me, 'Next time Kiffin calls, tell him I said hello.'''

posted by David Jones at 6:40 AM


I like how Kiffin was so impressed with his moral victory he tried to take a recruit from Florida. I especially like Urban's response.

[Lee]

I'm kinda surprised Patton didn't just officially change his commitment right there on the spot.

[Beef]

I missed the part in bold where Kiffin said something about you should come here because we almost winned

[Chewford]

That's because Kiffin didn't almost winned.

[Beef]

I missed the bold part about being so impressed with his moral victory!

[Chewford]

Urban Meyer says hi! :marchmellow

[Goodfella]

Tebow has the flu. He traveled separately from the rest of the team.

Alligator Article (http://alligator.org/articles/2009/09/26/sports/football/0090926_aatebowsick.txt)

Several UF players including senior quarterback Tim Tebow and safety Major Wright flew to Kentucky on a plane separate from the team after coming down with flu-like symptoms, a source close to the team said.

Wright missed practice on Thursday along with cornerback Joe Haden, and several other players including starting outside linebacker A.J. Jones missed practice earlier in the week.

UF coach Urban Meyer said that he estimates 35 or so players have developed flu-like symptoms over the last three to four weeks.


Team spokesmen could not be reached for comment.

[Chewford]

Goddammit goddammit goddammit! I'll just be happy if the team can limp out of Lexington with a win. Then we get an off week and hopefully this damn thing will be under control before LSU.

Also, if Tebow goes out and has a big game tonight, the fellatio at ESPN will be insane.

[MiamiHomer]

He traveled separately from the rest of the team.

I thought he always did since, you know, he has the ability to fly and all.

[MiamiHomer]

What a guy!

[marlins_virus.exe]

I just want a win, that's all

[Chewford]

According to Rivals, Cooper is also sick. I believe that leaves us with volunteers from the audience to play receiver.

[Chewford]

First drive: 9 plays: 8 runs, 1 incomplete pass. lol, recievers.
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RAINY HE BLOCKED IT AND THEN GRABBED IT AND SCORED A TOUCHDOWN FTMFW!!!111

[Chewford]

Turbow is supposedly is doing well and is expected to play at LSU but I hope they don't rush him out there when he shouldn't be.

[Fritz]

Yeah, LSU is not very good, I figure we can beat them if we run the wishbone with Moody, Demps, and Rainey.

[Goodfella]

Is it safe to assume that if Tebow plays in the LSU game and does well, he'll have a huge leg up in the Heisman race?

[Beef]

I think another 5-10 passing day oughtta put the Heisman race out of reach

[Fritz]

It's Colt's award to lose, IMO. Maybe Jahvid Best.

[Beef]

Best disappeared after that last game.
I think the Heisman has the same problem as the preseason polls. People go into the year thinking these are the guys who have a shot at the Heisman and really only give those guys a legit shot and it seems to take a lot for another guy to get included.

[Fritz]

Yep.

Yep.

Yep.

[Beef]

Goodfella, you could ask Rich and Tommy

[Goodfella]

Oh, that is exactly the problem. Obviously, it works in Tebow's and Colt's favor. The media and the hype it creates big factors in this award.

We all know the game itself will have a ton of hype (especially if LSU beats Georgia).

We all know there will be plenty of hype about if Tebow will play.

We all know Tebow will make some kind of motivational speech before kickoff.

Media will eat this shit up if Tebow has a big game.

[MiamiHomer]

AJ Green should start getting consideration but it'll never happen.

[Beef]

Yeah, Tebow will give the Varsity Blues speech again and it will be painted at the 50 yard line rather than the F

[Fritz]

Turbow may be a Jesus-freak but he still enjoys his rated R movies.

[Goodfella]

AJ Green should start getting consideration but it'll never happen.

Sophomores can't win the Heisman.

[Fritz]

Sophomores can't win the Heisman.

Last two Heisman winners?

[Beef]

I found the halftime speech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I8ucLNE5WM&feature=related

[Goodfella]

Last two Heisman winners?

Being sarcastic?

[Ramp]

Kellen Moore 4 Heisman

[Fritz]

His schedule is gay. At least Colt and Turbow play a few real teams. Same with Best, Hall, Green, etc.

[Beef]

IN YO FACE RAMP

[FishFanInPA]

Ryan Williams for heisman

[Fritz]

I think Jacory's got a good shot at it too if he doesn't get his ass kicked like he did on Saturday.

[Chewford]

Christian Ponder 4 Heisman!1

[Beef]

Christian Ponder 4 Heisman!1

I don't get it

[Chewford]

I saw it on warchant this season. For cereal.

[Beef]

Y'all go to warchant a lot

Every rivals message board is 98% 10-14 year olds.

You are the other 2%

[Fritz]

I think warchant is the funniest. I read it way more than gatorbait.

Some dude said Urban should be fired AND sued for having Turbow in the game in the 3rd quarter.

[Beef]

Other than movie quotes, Teebs aint got all that much on Ponder this season

[Chewford]

Marcus Gilbert won SEC offensive lineman of the week. IMO he should've won worst performance by an offensive lineman of all time for killing Turbow. I mean, you're supposed to protect the quarterback, but he killed him.

[Fritz]

He didn't have to play a whole game against an FCS team.

[Beef]

I went to Gatorbait, every thread is about Bobby Bowden

[Fritz]

Yeah, Gatorbait is just full of "lul @ FSU" threads. Not much to talk about.

[Beef]

fuck you!

[Chewford]

Yeah, Gatorbait is just full of "lul @ FSU" threads.

That's what warchant is about as well. It is fitting that teh lulz rhmyes with The Noles.

[Fritz]

I like the in-fighting at warchant. The Bowden loyalists amuse me and make me feel really bad for the program. Dumbasses.

[MiamiHomer]

The rivals free boards are worthless. The premium boards are a step up but still have their fair share of retards.

[Ramp]

His schedule is gay. At least Colt and Turbow play a few real teams. Same with Best, Hall, Green, etc.

if they run the table, they'll be a top 3-4 team (bcs wise i would think)

dude completes about 70% of passes, and hopefully for his/boise's case, oregon continues to play well so that can be a huge win

[Beef]

It don't matter, he got no shot, I promise it to you

[Ramp]

whatevz

you also told me houston had no shot vs oklahoma state

[Beef]

YOURE MAKING STORIES

[Ramp]

ok sir

[Beef]

ohmygosh

[Fritz]

Keep the Jew-on-Jew hate to a minimum please.

[MiamiHomer]

I agreez with Beef on this one. He plays nobodies so it isn't as impressive. I'd say Tony Pike has more of a shot with the way Cinny is playing and they win out in the Big East.

[Beef]

It's not even that he plays nobodies, like Colt Brennan, but more that he isn't on tv enough, people aint gon watch him and when he is on tv he aint on primetime slots and nobody still gon watch him.

[FishFanInPA]

My heisman vote will go to Kellen Moore so far. And yes I actually vote for the heisman

[Beef]

See Ramp? TOLDYASO

[FishFanInPA]

I mean obv McCoy deserves a lot of love but there's other players out there outside the supposed preseason big 3.

[Mainge]

My heisman vote will go to Kellen Moore so far. And yes I actually vote for the heisman

You srsly get a Heisman vote?

[Metes]

My opinion of the Heisman award just hit the shits

[Chewford]

Do you know who else gets a Heisman vote?

Tom Turbow

[FishFanInPA]

I hope Turbow's grammar is better then yours.

[Chewford]

I is engineer. No need grammar.

[Goodfella]

I wonder if Spurrier will vote for Snead over Tebow on his Heisman ballot.
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Yeah, Gatorbait is just full of "lul @ FSU" threads. Not much to talk about.

I always thought GatorCountry was a better board than GatorBait. It used to be way better when they were on scout, but when they left, half the users stayed behind. The board itself functions better, though.

[Bingebag]

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss345/rslaw33/loltebow.jpg

[Bingebag]

alright just one more....

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/culturedrecords/8218_166643595780_116597475780_4184.jpg

[Goodfella]

Got a good laugh at both of those pictures.

[Chewford]

Florida favored by 9 against LSU.

[Goodfella]

ESPN says Tebow was heading to practice in full pads ....per message board

So basically this post contributes nothing.
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I also just heard it on SportsNation.

Neg Rep myself for having SportsNation on.

[Bingebag]

By the way, remember when I was talking shit about LSU taking the Gators in this game during the summer. Well, I was wrong. I think +/- Tebow the Gators still roll in Baton Rouge this weekend.

[Goodfella]

I don't know how confident I'll be with Brantley taking all the snaps at LSU at night. I hope Tebow plays.

[Chewford]

We'd beat LSU just by snapping it to our running backs every play.

[marlins_virus.exe]

i think wgl

[Chewford]

i think wgl

That's just cause you never go to Gator games apparently! :fist

[Longview]

or watched LSU because they have not looked good this season.

[marlins_virus.exe]

i have done both, i also know that lsu is 23432549-0 in their last 23432549 home games at night and i know we shat all over ourselves in timmy's heisman year and i know that either timmy will have had little practice before a game against a solid defense or brantley is starting his first game in baton rouge

[Metes]

You, sir, are a negative nancy. And I care not for it.

[Chewford]

i have done both, i also know that lsu is 23432549-0 in their last 23432549 home games at night and i know we shat all over ourselves in timmy's heisman year and i know that either timmy will have had little practice before a game against a solid defense or brantley is starting his first game in baton rouge

In Timmy's Heisman year we had a bad defense and now we have the best defense in the country. And we gots teh Demps and Rainey that LSU couldn't do shit against last year. LSU sucks this year too, badly. In summation, WGW. QED.

[Metes]

Quintuple Erectile Dysfunction!

[Beef]

i have done both, i also know that lsu is 23432549-0 in their last 23432549 home games at night and i know we shat all over ourselves in timmy's heisman year and i know that either timmy will have had little practice before a game against a solid defense or brantley is starting his first game in baton rouge

Your reasoning is dumber than my dick

[Fritz]

i have done both, i also know that lsu is 23432549-0 in their last 23432549 home games at night and i know we shat all over ourselves in timmy's heisman year and i know that either timmy will have had little practice before a game against a solid defense or brantley is starting his first game in baton rouge

I love bandwagoners that don't know what they're talking about.

LSU's defense isn't good.

[Bingebag]

In Timmy's Heisman year we had a bad defense and now we have the best defense in the country.

Bama defintley has a claim to that thrown. That defense is pretty scary.

[Chewford]

Bama defintley has a claim to that thrown. That defense is pretty scary.

They gave up two touchdowns to FIU. UF has given up two touchdowns this year, and one of them because the refs were being a total collective dick in the UT game fourth game.

[Metes]

Team Defense:

Bama: 14.4 PPG, 222.2 YPG, 5 INT
UF: 7.3 PPG, 212.8 YPG, 6 INT

[Fritz]

Yeah, but Bama's defense is better than UF's because they gave up 20 points to Kentucky whereas the Gators gave up 7! BOO-YA!

[Longview]

Both of their schedules have been ridiculous easy so far this season...and actually are pretty easy the rest of the way for both of them. I see them both putting up pretty similar stats by the end of the season and being two of the top defenses in the country. Too early to say which one is better.

[Ramp]

Bama did play (what appears to be) a very solid Va Tech team though

[Longview]

That is true, and they (v-tech) put up 24 on Bama (with 1 TD on special teams) so that may skew the stats a little in UF's favor.

[Omar]

They gave up two touchdowns to FIU. UF has given up two touchdowns this year, and one of them because the refs were being a total collective dick in the UT game fourth game.

One of those TDs was a Ty Hilton Punt Return special, though.

[Chewford]

One of those TDs was a Ty Hilton Punt Return special, though.

I don't believe the Gators have given up a single punt return yard this year.

[Chewford]

We winned them. Not pretty, but the defense dominated and we get out of that place with a win. That leaves with 1 actual game left this year against Alabama in December.

[Fritz]

Lawl, bandwagoner wuz wrong.

[Chewford]

You gon get banned.

Our D this year is ridiculous. 5 games, 2 touchdowns given up. Lawl.

Also, please to stop running Demps and Rainey up the middle, you shouldn't do it, just stop. And seriously, Mr. Meyer, did you fucking see the ballerificness that was Moody today? Play that guy more!

[Metes]

Say what you want about the offense, I don't really care, because this defense can carry the team all fucking year. Unbelievable.

[Chewford]

Say what you want about the offense, I don't really care, because this defense can carry the team all fucking year. Unbelievable.

Offense would click just fine if they ran Moody more. Guy's a beast, was productive every time we gave him the ball last night while James, Demps, and Rainey got gobbled up trying to go up the middle a lot. Too bad Meyer still doesn't know who he is.

[MiamiHomer]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a78/nursetpd/LSU/miles_smothered_at_home.gif

[Bingebag]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a78/nursetpd/LSU/miles_smothered_at_home.gif

The wristband is a nice touch.

[Metes]

freek is the greatest

[MiamiHomer]

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9325/ghey2.gif
"So what ya doing after the game? Maybe dinner and we go back to my place."

[Longview]

Those two are really pushing it...

[FishFanInPA]

a nice bromance is developing.

[Longview]

They are way past the developmental stage

[Metes]

It helps them win lots

[Chewford]

I hope tonight was a lesson that Demps/Rainey up the middle does not work, but Demps on the outside works like something that works good.

[Fish and Chips]

yep rainey and demps are useless up the middle unless the OL creates huge gaps for them. they aint north-south runners.

[CrimsonCane]

Crew removed from Oct. 31 game
Updated: October 21, 2009, 7:14 PM ET

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference has suspended officials from last weekend's Arkansas-Florida game after the crew was involved in its second controversial call of the year.

Referee Marc Curles' crew called a personal foul on Arkansas defensive lineman Malcolm Sheppard in the fourth quarter as the Gators were rallying for a 23-20 victory. The league said there was no video evidence to support the call.

The same group of officials called the LSU-Georgia game earlier this month, which included a late unsportsmanlike conduct penalty the league said shouldn't have been called.

"A series of calls that have occurred during the last several weeks have not been to the standard that we expect from our officiating crews," SEC commissioner Mike Slive said Wednesday. "I believe our officiating program is the best in the country. However, there are times when these actions must be taken."

SEC associate commissioner Charles Bloom said this is the first time the league has publicly suspended a football crew like this.

The SEC says the crew will be removed from its next scheduled assignment Oct. 31 and will not be assigned to officiate as a crew until Nov. 14.

The league said the crew's bowl assignments could also be impacted.

"The entire crew shoulders responsibility for each play. I have taken this action because there must be accountability in our officiating program," Slive said. "Our institutions expect the highest level of officiating in all of our sports and it is the duty of the conference office to uphold that expectation."


Look! CHEATING!!

[Beef]

Looks at though the Gators admitted it.

[CrimsonCane]

Seems like it to me.

[Goodfella]

Can the SEC suspend the ACC refs from the 2003 FSU/UF game?

[Beef]

Worry about your own cheating scandal

[Metes]

So ashamed we cheated

[FishFanInPA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7BZI_ROwMo

[MiamiHomer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3j7AugPtdI&feature=related

Wow Spikes way to be a douche.

[Bobbob1313]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3j7AugPtdI&feature=related

Wow Spikes way to be a douche.

Wow Spikes way to do what everyone pretty much does in a pile.

Seriously, isn't that the whole thing? guys are biting and clawing in the pile? Isn't that what everyone says?

[MiamiHomer]

You do realize that

1) It wasn't a fumble
2) Runner was stopped and the play was basically over.
3) He grabs the helmet and puts his whole hand in there poking and gouging the guys eyes when the runner is already down.

[Longview]

No, everyone does not do that, especially not like that.

[MiamiHomer]

There is already discussion that he may be suspended.

[Goodfella]

I took a Writing for Football class at UF that had a bunch of football players in it. This subject came up and they mentioned some pretty nasty things happen in the pile (eye poking, testicle grabbing, etc.)

[Bobbob1313]

Was it an issue in game time?

I didn't watch the game, so this is the first time I'm seeing it, but frankly I'm not surprised at all and it's not because of who it is. If you think you can get away with it, you're going to do what you can to give yourself an advantage. Knowing nothing of the context, yeah suspend him because he got caught, but I don't think it's that shocking or anything.

[MiamiHomer]

I understand that this shit happens when there is a pile up but when you get caught on camera like that you're going to get in trouble and get a lot of shit which is happening all over the place. Add that to the fact a lot of people already have a poor image of Brandon Spikes and it just gets worse.

[Longview]

I dont think its shocking either but its certainly dirty. Especially since that was not even a pile, he just helped make a tackle on a regular play and was lying on top of the guy and decided to start jamming his hands in his eyes.

[Bobbob1313]

I understand that this shit happens when there is a pile up but when you get caught on camera like that you're going to get in trouble and get a lot of shit which is happening all over the place. Add that to the fact a lot of people already have a poor image of Brandon Spikes and it just gets worse.

So essentially you meant to say "Wow Spikes way to get caught" in your first post?

It's dirty for sure. It's not out of the norm. He got caught. I actually don't have a problem with him being suspended, because you have to do that when people are getting all up in arms about something like this, but I don't think it necessarily reflects that negatively on Spikes. He's a football player, football players do shit like this. Ask any football player what happens.

Longview, you want to bring up that it wasn't in a pile, but that's not really the point. I'm sure it happens more than you'd like to think in and out of the pile, it's just usually not seen by cameras.

[MiamiHomer]

So I can't call him a douche for doing that?

[Bobbob1313]

I'm not your mother, you can call him whatever you'd like. If he played for, like, Western Kentucky or Kansas State you probably wouldn't, but that's OK.

Brandon Spikes probably is a douche, but that's not necessarily a huge reason why. He's probably a douche because, let's face it, most athletes are douches. And, to bring it all back around, most football players probably do shit like this.

Suspend him, call him a douche, etc. etc. Then step back and realize what he did isn't out of the norm, necessarily. That's all I'm saying.

[MiamiHomer]

Your assumption is wrong and I don't get why you would think that anyways. Just because it's the norm doesn't make my judgment any different from it being an asshole move.

If it were western kentucy or some other school like that it would get the publicity it has so whatever.

[Bobbob1313]

It would get the publicity it has?

I'm assuming you mean it wouldn't get the publicity it has, though frankly this is the first I'm hearing about this so I'm not sure what kind of publicity it's getting.

Maybe I'm incorrect in assuming that the team he plays for/who he is affects your opinion on this. I guess I'm sorry if that isn't the case.

Like I said, you can think he's a douche all you want. That's fine, that's probably a fair assessment. But to think he's some sort of mega super douche unparalleled at the collegiate level because of this is kind of silly. Maybe you aren't saying that, but I guess for me it's hard to get all worked up about something that pretty much every football player would admit he's done after about 3 drinks.

[MiamiHomer]

Meant to say it wouldn't, sorry.

[Metes]

Spikes would poke your eyes out for talking about him like that

[Longview]

I would never say that to his face, he is a scary dude.

[Beef]

He is a cheater