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Feb 1 |
Risky Business Earlier tonight».. well, last night now» I convinced Angie that she didn»t need to worry about one of her lucky pre-game basketball rituals. Then, as I watched shot after first half shot rim out for us and go down for Vandy, I pondered how the next few days might play out at the laundry [...] |
Jan 30 |
Sovereign II Not content to stay at home on a BIG Monday night and subject ourselves to Pittsburgh-Villanova and Kansas-Nebraska we elected to throw caution to the wind and have Saturday night a few days late by going out for dinner and »something else.» After arriving home from work, walking the dog, and talking about the weather (weatherunderground.com [...] |
Jan 22 |
Mock Class and Site Update (updated 01/26) UPDATE : DUE TO HIGH SERVER VOLUME AND SOFTWARE ISSUES , GATOR COUNTRY HAS ASKED THAT I TURN COMMENTS OFF . THEY DON »T WANT US TO USE THIS AS A MESSAGE BOARD . THEY WILL LIKELY UPDATE THE SOFTWARE IN A WEEK OR SO AND SEE IF IT HAS BETTER RESULTS . RAY SUGGESTED THAT YOU CONTINUE TO POST QUESTIONS AND MESSAGES IN THE SWAMP GAS FORUM . GATOR COUNTRY CHAT IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO CONVERSE , AND I AM THERE FREQUENTLY . FOR NOW , PLEASE E.. |
Jan 22 |
Mock Class and Site Update For now, until I figure out a better way, please get your recruiting updates and post your comments and questions on the following blog page. I will begin to do my regular recruiting updates from there. Hopefully, we will be able to access the old comments shortly. I am working on that. Apparently, the mass amount of comments has driven the site to a halt, and the software does not handle large volumes of comments very well. Current Mock Class a.. |
Jan 22 |
Home Court Advantage In the past, we»ve (sort of) joked that not attending a Gator Sporting Event » can be good karma (also almost »tm» worthy) for a team or event in question. Friday, our decision not to attend the gymnastics meet» Angie was actually working so it wasn»t really much of a decision on her part» seems [...] |
Jan 21 |
Random Thoughts»Season Ending Edition This is easily the hardest chapter of this series that I have sat down to write (100 times), which is really surprising considering that I could not be any happier with the state of the program and last week»s events. I hope it is not even harder to read, but it probably will be since everyone, including me is already engrossed in recruiting. In the past I did this for fun, and this one just seemed like a chore for whatever reason. My gues.. |
Jan 19 |
Mock Class Archive ATTENTION : Gator Country temporarily turned off comments on the site. I am trying to get them restored, but I am going to lock out comments on this thread and start a new one. For now, until I figure out a better way, please get your recruiting updates and post your comments and questions on the following blog page. I will begin to do my regular recruiting updates from there. Hopefully, we will be able to access the old comments shortly. I am w.. |
Jan 16 |
Four Gators move on, WATB follows suit WR Andre Caldwell is the highest-profile junior returning to Gainesville next year, with LB Brandon Siler, S Reggie Nelson, DE Jarvis Moss and CB Ryan Smith all announcing they will enter the NFL Draft. It»s perfectly understandable that three of our NFL-ready players » sorry, Ryan » want to cash in with the Gators on top [...] |
Jan 16 |
Four Gators » but not Caldwell » move on, WATB follows sui.. Four Gators » but not Caldwell » move on, WATB follows suit WR Andre Caldwell is the highest-profile junior returning to Gainesville next year, with LB Brandon Siler, S Reggie Nelson, DE Jarvis Moss and CB Ryan Smith all announcing they will enter the NFL Draft. It»s perfectly understandable that three of our NFL-ready players » sorry, [...] |
Jan 10 |
21 Senior Salute Chris Leak. Deshawn Wynn. Billy Latsko. Dallas Baker. Jemalle Cornelius. Steve Rissler. Joe Cohen. Ray McDonald. Steven Harris. Earl Everett. Brian Crum. Nick Brooks. Chris Hetland. Reggie Lewis. Tremaine McCollum. Jermaine McCollum. Kenneth Tookes. Eric Wilbur. Darryon Robinson. Eric Nappy. Tim Higgins. 21 young men wore the Orange and Blue for the final time Monday [...] |
Jan 9 |
CHAMPIONS The Florida Gators are the 2006 champions of college football. That sentence barely looks real, especially considering what we»ve been through in the last decade. We saw a legendary coach shockingly leave for the NFL. We saw a bungled coaching search end with a disastrous hire. We saw three years of false hopes, [...] |
Jan 9 |
National Defense We»re going to be very tired in the morning. Later in the morning that is. An amazing couple of hours near 17th/Buckman and University is the reason. Trees were felled, fireworks were lit, kegs were carried, people celebrated. Go Gators! |
Jan 8 |
Breakdown: The big picture, and a big prediction If you ignore the hype surrounding an undefeated team out of an inferior conference, you»ll see two teams pretty well matched in every facet of the game but special teams. Take away a craptacular call in the Auburn game, and the Gators have done everything necessary to sweep the most difficult schedule in the [...] |
Jan 8 |
Breakdown: Special teams A look at the Gators» special teams, first from Scouts Inc.: Florida PK Chris Hetland was nearly benched for the SEC title game after connecting on just three of his first 12 field goal attempts this season. However, Meyer stuck with him and it paid off, as Hetland hit his only field goal attempt of the [...] |
Jan 8 |
Breakdown: Ohio State defense Scouts Inc.: Ohio State is blessed with one of the nation»s premier shutdown cover corners in sophomore Malcolm Jenkins, who has notched 51 tackles and four interceptions this season. Unfortunately, there»s a significant drop-off after him in terms of man-to-man cover skills in the secondary. » Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Heacock will need to protect [...] |
Jan 8 |
Breakdown: Florida defense Scouts Inc.: The Gators lack ideal depth at cornerback but they have enough athletic playmakers in their secondary to match up better in coverage than any other unit the Buckeyes have faced. » (Ryan) Smith lacks ideal size but he»s athletic enough to match up one-on-one occasionally versus Ginn and frequently versus Gonzalez, which will give [...] |
Jan 8 |
Breakdown: Ohio State offense Scouts Inc.: QB Troy Smith has been far and away the best player in college football this season. He can still beat defenses with his feet but Smith has done most of his damage through the air to his outstanding corps of receivers. Ted Ginn is the most dangerous weapon of the group because of his [...] |
Jan 8 |
Breakdown: Florida offense Scouts Inc.: Florida can thank Michigan for drawing up a blueprint for success versus Ohio State»s defense, which included spreading the field with multiple-receiver sets throughout most of the Nov. 18 meeting. Considering that is coach Urban Meyer»s philosophy to begin with, it»s hard to imagine the Gators going in a different direction. Furthermore, Florida has [...] |
Jan 8 |
OSU, self-proclaimed »king of the hill,» ready for tricks The Gators» innovative bag of tricks has Ohio State prepared for what one player called »window dressing.» > OSU OT Quinn Pitcock: »On TV, it looks like a lot of crazy stuff, but on defense it»s still about executing assignments. You have to control things, not let the offense control it. They do a lot of [...] |
Jan 8 |
Seniors participate in final practice Saturday»s practice was the final one for the 2006 Gators. The practice ended with each of the team»s 21 seniors making one final tackle before addressing the team. > WR Jemalle Cornelius: »It was definitely emotional, reflecting on our careers and all the senior class has gone through. It was emotional reflecting on all the [...] |
Jan 8 |
Hetland »confident» Can you imagine a scenario in which K Chris Hetland, he of numerous struggles this season, is in a position to win the game for the Gators Monday? He can. > Hetland: »I am real confident. You have to be, don»t you? I mean, in this position. I don»t really have a reason not to [...] |
Jan 8 |
Casey, Joiner will play TE Tate Casey and S Tony Joiner, both nursing high ankle sprains, will play Monday. |
Jan 8 |
Graduate-transfer rule abandoned The NCAA»s new graduate-transfer rule, which allowed CB Ryan Smith to join the Gators this season, has been rescinded. > Faculty athletic rep David Goldfield from Charlotte: »I think a lot of coaches and athletic directors are very frightened. Fear drove the circumstances and won. All of us here » coaches, athletic representatives or administrators » [...] |
Jan 6 |
Nelson allowed to sit out Media Day S Reggie Nelson was granted an exemption to the NCAA rule requiring players to appear at Media Day. The junior»s mother passed away late last month, and Nelson hasn»t address the press, except for a brief statement issued Friday. > Nelson: »The emotional support and respect for the privacy of my family over the past [...] |
Jan 6 |
Gators realize enormity of atmosphere The Gators were awestruck Friday by the spectacle that is Media Day at the Championship Game. > LB Brandon Siler on watching last year»s game: »Watching Vince Young run around, I was thinking, »How lucky is it to be there?» I could be that guy. You see it and you want to be on football»s grandest [...] |
Jan 6 |
Joiner, Wynn to play; Casey a late decision S Tony Joiner (high ankle sprain) will play Monday, splitting reps with Dorian Munroe. > Urban Meyer: »He is 90 percent. We»ve got two days to get him up to 100 percent. Dorian Munroe did very well when he substituted for him in the Arkansas game. We will play both those players.» TE Tate Casey (high ankle [...] |
Jan 6 |
Leak borrows championship ring Graduate assistant Nick Schiralli, a WR on the 1996 team, let QB Chris Leak borrow his championship ring to get a feel of what he»s playing for. > Schiralli: »For him to ask me was kind of an honor for me. I said, »Definitely, go ahead. If it helps you out, give you something more to [...] |
Jan 6 |
Siler: »Nobody even stretches curfew» LB Brandon Siler says the curfew imposed on the team is meaningless for a team in town for business. > Siler: »We know this is a business trip. You give us a curfew and we»re still in early. That»s not what it»s about. We can party back in Gainesville after the win.» > Siler: »Nobody has the [...] |
Jan 5 |
Meyer: Team »starting to get that edge» After a mediocre practice on Wednesday, Urban Meyer said Thursday»s practice put the Gators back on track for a successful Monday. > Meyer: »A very good day today. Right where we need to be.» > Meyer: »We»re going to keep going as hard as we can, but start getting them fresh because we have to be real [...] |
Jan 5 |
Gators put speed rep on the line The SEC has a reputation for speed, contrasted with old belief of Big Ten football as a slow, plodding attack. Can the Gators prove correct the old theory? > DE Jarvis Moss: »I feel like they [the Buckeyes] haven»t seen guys like us. In the South, we»ve got guys who can run. You really can»t [...] |
Jan 5 |
Players not scared of Smith The Gators won»t be intimidated by Ohio State»s Heisman QB. > LB Brandon Siler: »We»re not afraid of Troy Smith at all. That»s not what this is. He»s a great player. He has a great arm, and he can run the ball. There»s definitely stress, but don»t get it confused, we»re not afraid at all.» |
Jan 4 |
Cohen: »We»re not getting the credit we deserve» The national media has spent most of its time analyzing other teams that Ohio State could have played in Glendale. DL Joe Cohen says the team has noticed the disrespect. > Cohen: »It»s like nobody respects you out there. Every time you pick up a newspaper, you see Ohio State and then one little page [...] |
Jan 4 |
Team supports grieving Nelson S Reggie Nelson still is grieving the loss of his mother, and backed out of a scheduled media appearance Wednesday. His coaches and teammates say the junior is coping well. > CB Ryan Smith: »He didn»t want to come answer questions this morning. » He»s doing fine. Being on the field is helping him get [...] |
Jan 4 |
Casey says he»s a go TE Tate Casey says wild horses couldn»t keep him from playing Monday, despite a high ankle sprain that kept him in a protective boot until Wednesday. > Casey: »Like I told Coach Meyer two weeks ago, you would have to kill me to keep me out of that game.» |
Jan 4 |
Atkins: Baby steps before return possible Former CB Avery Atkins must get back into UF and clean up his life before he could even think about rejoining the team, Urban Meyer said Wednesday. > Meyer: »Avery Atkins is trying to get back to school. I won»t say [he could never be part of the team], but he»s got so much to do [...] |
Jan 3 |
Gators make »business trip» The Gators arrived Tuesday in Arizona, and almost immediately went to work, practicing at Scottsdale Community College. Probably not a lot of sightseeing on this trip. > Urban Meyer: »This is a business trip. This is the first time this bowl has been played, distancing itself from the other bowls. We have an obligation to [...] |
Jan 3 |
New sod laid down at stadium Shortly after Monday»s Fiesta Bowl, crews began installing new sod in University of Phoenix Stadium. The Gators and Buckeyes will play on a brand-new, inch-thick layer of hybrid Bermuda grass. |
Jan 3 |
Nelson arrives with rest of team The entire team made the trip Tuesday to Arizona, including S Reggie Nelson, who recently lost his mother after a long battle with cancer. > Urban Meyer: »I appreciate the fact that the media laid off of Reggie there for a little bit because it is very persona. He is struggling like we all would, but [...] |
Jan 3 |
Casey questionable with high ankle sprain TE Tate Casey was seen Tuesday wearing a protective boot and crutches, and is questionable for the game with a high ankle sprain. |
Jan 3 |
Every girl crazy »bout a sharp dressed man LB Brandon Spikes caused a buzz at Sky Harbor Airport by disembarking the team plane in a pink suit and tie. > Spikes: When I left for college I told her I had to be dressed up for games. I just had it sitting in the closet so I just figured I»d bring it on out [...] |
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