Gator Football!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Prometheus]

bout time go gators. Gonna be at the Swamp tomorrow against Hawaii. Should be a nail biter. Hawaii was #25 last year. And its season opener.

Any predictions? Scores?

:yahoo!:

[spidey]

Hawaii's quarterback is gone....remember how they said he should've won the Heisman instead of Tim Tebow....he was the reason they were #25 last year.

So.....I'm expecting the Gators to have a field day in The Swamp.

:yahoo!:

[Blacksheep]

It's Great To Be A Florida Gator!

Gators 62
Rainbows 17

[Charles Hunter]

What? Was the Iowa School of Crippled Children already booked? ;)
The Nun's Retirement Village turn them down? ;)

[spidey]

Urban can't help that the Spur scheduled some middle schools as warm up games.

[Blacksheep]

Dude.....don't dis Saint Steve!

(I'll get a broom and knock down your web.) Now next week should be the easy one!

[spidey]

(I'll get a broom and knock down your web.)

Many have tried...............


and many have failed....... :biggrin:

Besides I loved having the Spur as our coach. He would've been there again if Machen hadn't insulted him by telling him he'd have to interview with the rest of the candidates.

Oh well....that's history now.

I like Urban, too. He's just a different kind of coach.

[Blacksheep]

Urban is good.....but nobody is STEVE!

I loved listening to him on the post-game interviews heading home.....

"Well the offense didn't play too good, and the defense didn't play too good, and the special teams didn't play too good, we need to coach 'em up a little better this week....but we got one in the "W" column so God smiled on the Gators today"

[spidey]

:) Yep, I remember those kind of ol' ball coach remarks well.

[Charles Hunter]

and that interview would be after they beat someone by 4 or 5 touchdowns ... :D

[rpschutt]

Hawaii's quarterback is gone...

They also lost (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Jones) their coach. She's at Southern Methodist now.

[Charles Hunter]

What? Was the Iowa School of Crippled Children already booked? ;)
The Nun's Retirement Village turn them down? ;)

Maybe this is an all-star team from those two? Fourth quarter about to start and it's like 800 to nothing.

[johnmeeks1974]

I just got back to Jacksonville from the game in Gainesville. I had end zone seats in Section D and enjoyed watching the Gators' home opener. My first time at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Kudos to the Gator Aider shuttle for getting me from downtown parking to the game and back.

[jbm32206]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Hawaii started this season the same way it ended the last one -- getting blown out by a Southeastern Conference power.

Fifth-ranked Florida scored on offense, defense and special teams and routed the Warriors 56-10 in the season opener for both teams Saturday. Even without injured speedster Percy Harvin (heel) and linebacker Brandon Spikes (toe), the Gators dominated every aspect of this one and handed Greg McMackin a lopsided loss in his debut as Hawaii's head coach.

It looked very much like the Warriors' last game, a 41-10 drubbing against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. The biggest difference was Florida didn't face Heisman Trophy finalist Colt Brennan.Firstcoastnews.com (http://www.firstcoastnews.com/sports/news-article.aspx?storyid=117685&catid=14)
Go Gators!
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/genthumb.ashx?e=3&h=240&w=320&i=/assetpool/images/032616251_gators.jpg

[Blacksheep]

one down.....thirteen to go!

[for those of you looking at the gator schedule and thinking sheep can't count.....(get it...sheep...count....get it) there's 11 more regular season games, 1 SEC championship and 1 national championship!!]

[Squid Shark]

I just got back to Jacksonville from the game in Gainesville. I had end zone seats in Section D and enjoyed watching the Gators' home opener. My first time at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Kudos to the Gator Aider shuttle for getting me from downtown parking to the game and back.


Gator aider is the shiz.

We park at a dentists office about 3 blocks away and walk :)

R
SS

[Blacksheep]

I just got back to Jacksonville from the game in Gainesville. I had end zone seats in Section D and enjoyed watching the Gators' home opener. My first time at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Kudos to the Gator Aider shuttle for getting me from downtown parking to the game and back.

I'm glad you had a great experience John. There's nothing quite like the SWAMP! Although, I have a parking pass on campus, many friends use the Gator Aider and they love it!

Pay no attention to the sea creatures negative remarks...he was a jackass named "EEYORE" in his former life!

[Squid Shark]

Pay no attention to the sea creatures negative remarks...he was a jackass named "EEYORE" in his former life!

I am sorry,
How is telling john a good place to park being "negative".

eeyore is awesome BTW. You keep trying to insult me with the really good cartoons. First Nemo and Dory and now this....:crazy:

BTW John, my fav spot to sit is in the North Endzone.

Great view of the campus up high.

R
SS

[laney]

I love Spurrier. He is just a huge part of Florida football. I always liked those interviews, too - and the Sunday morning ones when they'd replay the games, along with those awful orange juice ads. An actor he ain't!

But he was definitely a character - saying things like 'well, we cain't line up for nuthin' - even after they totally obliterated some team. And I thought of him yesterday when the Gators were killing the savage Rainbows - people would always accuse Coach Spurrier of running up the scoreboard when we'd shut out some weak team, but he'd come back and say 'last time I checked we play 4 quarters of football'.

Love him or hate him, nearly any (college) team would be happy to have him for a coach. Though I do like Urban and I think he's the right coach for Tebow.

My family has had season tickets to the Gator games since I was young - back in the Galen Hall days . We sit in the lower South End Zone, not too far from Billy Donovan's seats (another flipping amazing UF coach). There is nothing like the Swamp.

[Blacksheep]

It's Great To Be A Florida Gator!

Gators 45
Hurricanes 12

[rpschutt]

Does Miami still field a team?

[Blacksheep]

yeah, but not from the "U", they're from the "DOC" and they're called "22 thugs and a coach"

[Uh Duh]

Its hard to run in ankle bracelets. BTW BS I knew exactly what you were counting. Another National Championship would be great. Ohio State still needs to build the 700 ft. tall Gator in the center of their campus.

[Prometheus]

official vegas spread is 23 points.

[Prometheus]

Its hard to run in ankle bracelets. BTW BS I knew exactly what you were counting. Another National Championship would be great. Ohio State still needs to build the 700 ft. tall Gator in the center of their campus.UD You still remember that? Ive got a funny video about that if you havent see it its hilarious.

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

OSU are such good sports....
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[rpschutt]

Personal favorite:

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[jbm32206]

Their faces just say it all

[johnmeeks1974]

For the first time since 1985, the University of Florida thumped the Hurricanes. Congratulations, Gators!!!

[Charles Hunter]

was a slow start, but a definitive finish

[Blacksheep]

Gators 37
Vols 10

:drinkup::drinkup::drinkup::drinkup::drinkup:

[Karate Kid]

That is a bold perdiction. I am think more of a 32-28 affair with the Gators winning a close one.

[Claude91098]

UF vs Tenn....20 to 0 the last time I flipped over from the Ryder Cup.

Karate...you give Tenn too much credit...and points! LOL

[Uh Duh]

Blacksheep wins this weeks Guess How Bad the Gators will destroy fill in the blank contest. Goooooooooo Gators!!

[Karate Kid]

Yeah I did give the Vols to much credit. Next week is going to be a challenge, and maybe my perdicition will be closer!!!

[Blacksheep]

Gators 48

Rebels 13

[Prometheus]

OK Black Sheep..............despite your canny bookie predictions I think you are giving mississippi WAY too many points.

[Blacksheep]

OK Black Sheep..............despite your canny bookie predictions I think you are giving mississippi WAY too many points.

While our defense is excellent, Ole Miss always plays us tough and they have averaged 30 points in their first four games.

We'll see....:biggrin:

[Prometheus]

Man ole miss hurt. Didnt see that one coming. If we only didnt give them 10 points off turnovers on our 20 yd line.

[Uh Duh]

Now comes the Arkansas Razorbacks. Gators 42 Razorbacks 16.

[Blacksheep]

You can put lipstick on a razorback and it's still a razorback!

[Uh Duh]

GONGYou can put lipstick on a razorback and it's still a razorback!

RyanJX said no more lipstick. So I gonged myself the other day for usage of the word. :biggrin:

[Prometheus]

Ah but this year the razorbacks have no Nutts. LOL

---ill be here all week, try the veal.

[Blacksheep]

Ah yes, but it was the Rebels' Nutts that made the Gators cry last week.

Sometimes you feel like a Nutt..sometimes you don't.........:(

[Prometheus]

LOL Blacksheep. I forgot thats where Nutt-man went. I dont care what your ranking is he can always spoil your season.

In the meantime......check this out.

Florida Gators

Non-booster Florida Gator fans may need deep pockets for costly tickets
Jeremy Fowler | Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer
October 9, 2008
GAINESVILLE - It's cheaper to be a Madonna fan than a Florida Gators fan nowadays.

Tickets to Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" Tour in Miami are going for $95 a pop on Craigslist.org's Orlando-area listings. Trying to go to Saturday's Florida-LSU game in Gainesville can make your wallet feel sticky to your leg in fear of not blowing hundreds.

Marquee games in the Swamp hardly ever go for less than $120 a ticket; it'll cost you a lot more for a game of Saturday's stature. Florida and LSU are the last two national champions.

Try eBay and you'll see advertisements for up to $695 for two LSU tickets. The game's average asking price on Stubhub.com is $329. That makes this game one of the hottest tickets in college football this year, though it's almost $100 short of the $416 average for the Nov. 1 Florida-Georgia game.

If you're not thrifty, says UF freshman Brian DiDea, you might pull out up to $700 for this week's game.

"I heard of someone who paid that much for one ticket," said DiDea, 18, from Winter Park. "My friend is planning to sell a pair of tickets for $400 apiece. Being a Gators fan and student, it makes me want to go to the ATM and pull out more money because I want to go. But it hurts."

When trying to watch the Gators live and you're not a longtime booster, there are really only three options:

*1) Become a booster and pay thousands in up-front money;

*2) Rely on the scalping game, which can be a contact sport;

*3) Be a lucky UF student who waited hours, maybe days on cell-phone hold for the coveted yet limited $10 student tickets. About 21,500 seats in the 90,000-seat stadium are reserved for students.

Sometimes an opposing team, which receives up to 8,500 tickets from Florida to sell to their fan base, will give the Gators ticket office their leftovers to sell. Hawaii, which played in The Swamp on Aug. 30, is the only school with that problem this year. Those 1,000 leftover tickets were sold in less than two hours. In big games such as this one, the visiting school always sells out of its allotted tickets. LSU received 7,000 tickets for Saturday's game.

Season tickets are sold out at Florida, and have been since 1979. Given the perilous state of the economy, UF lowered from $13,000 to $4,200 the mandatory booster contribution required to earn the right to purchase a season ticket, which this season cost $224 for all home games. Some longtime boosters have been grandfathered in at less expensive annual fees.

Mark Gajda, UF's associate athletics director of ticket operations, said he wished fans didn't have to pay hundreds for a single game. His office occasionally peruses ticket Web sites to watch the absurdity unfold. Any home game against Tennessee, Miami or FSU can reach the $200-and-up range for a single ticket most years, Gajda said.

He said the demand this week pales in comparison to the 2006 national championship game, when ticket-seekers were knocking on the ticket-office window offering thousands of dollars.

"When they come out of the woodwork for a big game, they'll pay almost anything," Gajda said.

Students know this well, DiDea said.

"They'll buy them for $10 apiece and turn around and sell them for at least $100," he said.

Selling tickets at a price above face value is illegal on campus but legal off, Gajda said.

UF makes concessions for longtime season-ticket holders by keeping their yearly buy-in significantly reduced from more recent booster inductees. Alumni and season-ticket holders occupy more than 60,000 tickets per game.

That goes for retired state trooper Frank Brass from Blue Ridge, Ga., who has had season tickets since 1979. Brass pays a $500 yearly booster contribution, plus the cost of two tickets.

But he hears that contribution will double in the next two years. It says so on the notice he received from the school in an effort to help pay for future athletic projects, he said.

After sitting through Florida's 0-10-1 season in 1979, you'd think the Gators would pay him.

"We used to sit in our seats until the end of the game just so the players wouldn't get discouraged," Brass said.

Now it can be discouraging just to make a weekend of it, according to Orlando resident Brent Fieser.

Fieser's family, longtime season ticket holders, pays a $1,000-a-year booster buy-in for two season tickets.

"By the time you get gas, a hotel room, you could be looking at close to a $1,000 just for a Saturday game," said Fieser, 25. "It's tough to be a Gator in this economy."

If all else fails, blame Steve Spurrier's success at UF for the inflation.

"In the early '90s [when Spurrier was coach], that's when it turned," Gajda said. "That's when the demand skyrocketed."

[Blacksheep]

Thank God I've had my tickets so long I don't have to worry about all that.

Gators 31
LSU 27

[jbm32206]

Florida vs. Kentucky

http://www.gators.com/images/florida_gators/florida_gators_250x251.jpg

Go Gators!

[Claude91098]

That wasn't a game, it was an exhibition SLAUGHTER!

If I were UK, I'd stay away from home for a while.....LOL

[jbm32206]

Florida 70-19 Citadel


Talk about a blow out!

Go Gators!!

[Charles Hunter]

CITADEL WINS!!!

The Gators didn't score > 100!

:D ;)

[Claude91098]

Gators 31 -- Bama 20

Gators Rule!!! 2008 Sec Champions!!!

[jbm32206]

Very cool!

[rpschutt]

It's great to be a Florida Gator!

[Charles Hunter]

Looks like it'll be the Sooners - they are beating the crap heck out of Mizzou

[CS Foltz]

They did Mr Charles......should be a good one!

[Charles Hunter]

One of the national sports commentators said the score of a UF/Sooner game could be 100-99 ! Doubt it will be that high, but should be a lot of scoring.

[Claude91098]

All I can say is "I'M THERE!!!"

GO GATORS!!!

[jbm32206]

National Champions!

http://www.cbs47.com/media/news/9/3/5/93560b76-0b68-4a0a-b90a-33952248c4c9/Story.jpg

[Claude91098]

National Champions!

http://www.cbs47.com/media/news/9/3/5/93560b76-0b68-4a0a-b90a-33952248c4c9/Story.jpg




That deserved a second posting Joan!!!

I tried to stay up for the game but just couldn't. I golfed yesterday and was just exhausted. I set the VCR and went to bed shortly after the 3rd quarter started.
When I got up this morning, I avoided the TV, newspaper, radio and neighbors.
Judy got my paper ready ensuring that all sports news was folded shut. She didn't want to see any score either since she wanted to watch the game with me.

Around 8:30 AM or so I started the tape. We both were shouting and cheering as if it were the live game! Late in the 4th, I knew it was over. ONE MORE FIRST DOWN AND you could stick a fork in OU because they were DONE! Tebow answered the call and made good upon his promise made after the Ol' Miss game....GATORS RULE!!!

CONGRATULATIONS GATORS!!!

[Uh Duh]

National Champions!

http://www.cbs47.com/media/news/9/3/5/93560b76-0b68-4a0a-b90a-33952248c4c9/Story.jpg




Tim Tebow begins his Senior Year at UF. The Gators are preseason #1. The campaign in defense of their National Title begins Sept. 5 against ... this must be a misprint ... Charleston Southern? The Buccaneers? They have a Pirate as a mascot? So what. GOOOOOOOOOOOOO Gators!

http://csusports.com/Index.asp

[Claude91098]

Tim Tebow begins his Senior Year at UF. The Gators are preseason #1. The campaign in defense of their National Title begins Sept. 5 against ... this must be a misprint ... Charleston Southern? The Buccaneers? They have a Pirate as a mascot? So what. GOOOOOOOOOOOOO Gators!

http://csusports.com/Index.asp

Hey....PIRATES are TASTY TOO!!! (LOL)

[Barney]

Hey....PIRATES are TASTY TOO!!! (LOL)

Yeah, but they require a lot of seasoning and no matter how long you marinate them, they're still a little tough to chew. Fortunately, GATORS have super strong chompers!

[Uh Duh]

Last season the Miami Hurricanes blew away the Buccaneers by a score of 52 to 7 in a game played on Aug. 28th. The next week Miami lost to the Gators 26 to 3. The Buccaneers finished the season with four straight wins to go 7-5. One of their victims was Edward Waters College. (They have a football team?) The Buccaneers sunk EW 48 to 6.

There is currently no point spread on the game, but the Gators should chow down on the Buccaneers and win 105 to 0. Tebow will pass for 600 yards and 8 TD's and rush for 212 yards and 4 TD's. While the Buccaneers will be tasty, I hear Albert is really looking forward to chewing on some Volunteer.

[Uh Duh]

oh boy it is almost football season
GO GATORS

[Charles Hunter]

Which Middle School is it they are playing this week? :D

[Uh Duh]

Which Middle School is it they are playing this week? :D

Now don't speak ill of the mighty Buccaneers, the spread is only 56 points.

[Charles Hunter]

Wow! It's coming down - was >70 a week or so back!

[Claude91098]

I was surfing the ComCast channel directory for college games today and saw "Troy Vs Florida State" on Channel 3.
It was a TYPO....it is actually Troy Vs UF!!!

Comcast gets a wrist slap for this typo!!! LOL

Watching the game now....Gators just scored the 1st TD.....GO GATORS!

(And NO, I don't care WHOM they play...I'm a GATOR FAN!!!)

[Diane Melendez]

Well the Gators "smashed" Troy. I am sure Gator fans are pleased, but I prefer a much more balanced game, it's more exciting. When one just tromps the other, it is decidedly less interesting. IMO But it's a win right? LOL

I bet Uh Duh fired of a cannon blast or two and Gatorchomp did a little jig. hehehe

[Charles Hunter]

The pre-season is over (except for the week before the FSU game - Florida International), and next week they play SEC rival Tennessee in Knoxville.

[Prometheus]

Prediction: Gators will lose to one stupid team...they always do.(Auburn or SC) They will go to SEC championship and probably face Alabama. If they beat Alabama we will go to the rose bowl....uuuggh! Thank God USC lost maybe we can play someone other than them. Maybe Cal? That would be cool.

Question for the season: Do we have a passing game? Our running game is "hidden" til we face an opponent worthy of showing Urban's hand. Dont forget last year. Dont let what you see define what we have.

[Claude91098]

FLORIDA 41 ---- GEORGIA 17

FLORIDA RULZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO GATORS!

Tebow broke Herschel Walker's TD total for the SEC.
I think he'll get the Heisman this year as well.

Their ONLY competition between now and the NATIONAL TITLE for the Gators "may" be the Gamecocks. We'll see....but I still think they will go UNDEFEATED for the season and they WILL TAKE THE NATIONAL TITLE....AGAIN!

[jbm32206]

Congrats to the Gators!

[Claude91098]

I am noting that no one else is logged on now. I would guess that MANY are watching the SEC Championship game. I am.

Actually, I'm watching the Gators being out played by Alabama at the moment. Tim just threw an interception into the end zone....damit!

Unless Bama really screws up, it looks like the undefeated ride for Urban and Tim is going to be over.

They shouldn't be down about it...this Gator team is STILL a GREAT TEAM and Tebow is STILL a phenominal player by anyone's standards. It would have been nice, (it ain't over yet), if the Gators could pull off another SEC Championship. However, I don't see it happening....32 - 13 Bama with 11:49 left to play.

Florida NEEDS 3 touchdowns to make it a win...and that's ONLY IF they can stop Bama on EVERY possession here on out. Seems out of reach to me, even for Tim Tebow and the Gator squads.

[MarriedBro]

Awesome game!!!

Loved it!

Enough of the Tebow era. Seeing him crying on the sideline made my day. He has always been overrated as a QB.

Can you tell I don't like the Gators?

Go Noles!

[Claude91098]

Tebow's "era" at UF may be over, but his NFL era hasn't even begun yet.

Besides, there is no "I" in TEAM anyway....Tebow was a leader, not a premadonna.

Watched the Texas/Nebraska game. Texas and "Colt McCoy" damn near pulled off a UF/Bama deal....Their field goal kicker saved their butts....along with the Ref's call that there was 01 second left after Colt's last pass out of bounds.
Man O' Man...was Nebraska pissed!!!

BTW: I'm a Nole's fan too! I support ALL of the Florida teams...I live here, I owe it to them. Doesn't mean that I don't like some more than others, but it depends whom they are playing against.

[MarriedBro]

I favor any of the Florida teams against "outsiders" except Florida. Always have been a gatorhator. Think they were not deserving of a number one ranking this year. Look at a 3rd of their schedule, its against nobodies.

Past gator teams gave Tebow too much credit. I believe Harvin was the difference with the other teams and he did not get near the recognition that he deserved (over Tebow). You see what a player he is at the pro level as he is making a heckuva impact in Minnesota.

I don't think Tebow will make a good pro QB, maybe at another position like linebacker, but I do not see his QB antics playing well in the NFL.