Offcial SEC Football Thread 2010 [Archive]

Powers

08-14-2010, 06:57 PM

Four Consecutive BCS National Championships (Florida 06, LSU 07, Florida 08, Alabama 09)

Two teams in the AP's Preseason Top 5

Four teams in the AP's Preseason Top 25

By the time of early summer swelters, college football fans in the South wait impatiently for the first game's kickoff. And no where more than in the states that make up the Southeastern Conference. From Woo Pig Suey in Fayetteville, to grinding it out between the hedges in Georgia, to checkered fedoras in Bryant-Denny, to We Are the Boys in the Swamp or War Damn Eagle at Auburn. SEC football is a way of life

We've been touting our conference as the best in the NCAA for decades. With the conference shakeups of the offseason, the other conferences not so subtly acknowledge the SEC as the pinnacle of play as they tried in vain to catch up.

It's something the rest of ya'll just don't understand :banger

Smokin Gator

08-14-2010, 06:59 PM

It's something the rest of ya'll just don't understand :banger

Love it brother... way to kick it off!!! Go Gators:tu

longknocker

08-14-2010, 06:59 PM

Thanks, Mike!:tu SEC #1!:banger Roll, Tide!:tu

longknocker

08-14-2010, 07:01 PM

Just Realized The Bama-Fl. Game Is The Week Before Epic III!:banger

Powers

08-14-2010, 07:06 PM

Just Realized The Bama-Fl. Game Is The Week Before Epic III!:banger

Yeah it is. Nothing i love better than whoopin' Tennessee's @ss up and down the field (except maybe UGA's) but i almost hope UT plays us tough just to give our young team some battle experience before going into the WWIII atmosphere that will be Bryant-Denny

darkleeroy

08-14-2010, 08:43 PM

I'm a UGA fan, how I got to be? I don't know it just happened.

icehog3

08-14-2010, 10:08 PM

A couple days ago the headline on ESPN.com's home page was this:

Three-Letter World:

Picking a national champion is hard work. By that we mean: Which SEC team will it be?

:banger

macsauce13

08-14-2010, 10:20 PM

OHHHHH C-A-T-S CATS CATS CATS!!!

Sure we suck, But I bleed blue now and forever! :)

And if we can't win, then ROLL TIDE!

darkleeroy

08-14-2010, 11:08 PM

Ugh Nick Saban is not a friend of mine.

longknocker

08-15-2010, 04:04 AM

Ugh Nick Saban is not a friend of mine.

Maybe Not, But He's An Awesome Coach!:D:tu

ucubed

08-15-2010, 10:46 AM

Gators...that is all

*Note: The SEC is 6-0 in BCS National Championship Game appearances.

longknocker

08-15-2010, 11:06 AM

Gators...that is all

*Note: The SEC is 6-0 in BCS National Championship Game appearances.

:tu

macsauce13

08-15-2010, 12:21 PM

:tu :tu

SvilleKid

08-15-2010, 01:17 PM

Powers

08-15-2010, 02:05 PM

Thanks for getting the thread started right!! Roll Tide!

Now, lets kick off serious discussions: Wouldn't it send the signal to the NFL to get their house in order if ALL SEC schools excluded scouts at practices until the NFL developed a proper plan to deal with the devastation being caused to college players, their education and the college programs by un-ethical scouts and/or agents. This is really a NCAA wide need, not just the SEC. But, giving the current power rating of the SEC, maybe if we lead the way, we can get the NFL to at least acknowledge their responsibility.

Too heavy for this thread?

I think that would be a good thing. The only negative is that a coach has to totally close practices even from fans, as Meyer and Saban did, in order to assure no scouts or agents infiltrate. Football crazy SEC fans have become accustomed to attending practices but i think most fans approve of closing them for the greater good

TripleF

08-15-2010, 02:50 PM

Great post Mike!! Love it :tu

It's these traditions that made me abandon the NFL!! I didn't watch one complete NFL game last year, but I watched hundreds of college football games!

GO NCAA!

G G

08-15-2010, 02:53 PM

OOOOH OOH Go Dawgs

Powers

08-15-2010, 03:36 PM

Great post Mike!! Love it :tu

It's these traditions that made me abandon the NFL!! I didn't watch one complete NFL game last year, but I watched hundreds of college football games!

GO NCAA!

Feel the same way bro. A bunch of over paid divas in my book. I still watch a few here and there but just cause I enjoy football in general. But watching a bunch of talented kids with something to prove at a school with a hundred years of tradition and pageantry being cheered on by a nut for his team like myself?!?! Thats what I'm talking about baby :dance:

See how easily I can get carried away.....is it Sept 4th yet???

OpusXtasy

08-15-2010, 04:28 PM

OHHHHH C-A-T-S CATS CATS CATS!!!

Sure we suck, But I bleed blue now and forever! :)

And if we can't win, then ROLL TIDE!

Go Cats! :banger

icehog3

08-15-2010, 04:56 PM

Major Wright looked excellent in the Bears' pre-season game last night, maybe the only bright spot.....Go Gators! :D

Smokin Gator

08-15-2010, 07:03 PM

Major Wright looked excellent in the Bears' pre-season game last night, maybe the only bright spot.....Go Gators! :D

Major is a BA Gator. Guys like that who bring it without regard to their bodies amaze me!!!

Powers

08-15-2010, 07:15 PM

Major is a BA Gator. Guys like that who bring it without regard to their bodies amaze me!!!

He is definitely BA. Speaking of BA gators, its Tebow first preseason game tonight! should be playing most of the second half i imagine

Smokin Gator

08-15-2010, 07:24 PM

Just watched Tebows first series as a pro. Not too bad. He made a nice pass in the flat, had a good handoff, and then had a very nice pass dropped.

Powers

08-15-2010, 07:32 PM

Just watched Tebows first series as a pro. Not too bad. He made a nice pass in the flat, had a good handoff, and then had a very nice pass dropped.

Nice. If hardwork and perseverance can make a good NFL QB Tebow will be successful. Be sick if him and Harvin ever wind up on the same team

Smokin Gator

08-15-2010, 07:36 PM

Nice. If hardwork and perseverance can make a good NFL QB Tebow will be successful. Be sick if him and Harvin ever wind up on the same team

I am actually a little worried about Percy. The word on the street is he had some problems at Fla and what has happened since doesn't produce much confidence.

Powers

08-15-2010, 07:44 PM

I am actually a little worried about Percy. The word on the street is he had some problems at Fla and what has happened since doesn't produce much confidence.

Yeah i heard that. He's also a little dinged up right now i think but he was nothing short of stellar when i played last year. Hopefully he can solve the off the field issues, get healthy and he'll be a perennial all-star

SvilleKid

08-15-2010, 08:10 PM

Feel the same way bro. A bunch of over paid divas in my book. I still watch a few here and there but just cause I enjoy football in general. But watching a bunch of talented kids with something to prove at a school with a hundred years of tradition and pageantry being cheered on by a nut for his team like myself?!?! Thats what I'm talking about baby :dance:

See how easily I can get carried away.....is it Sept 4th yet???

Ditto, baby!!!

And, it's that support of tradition, and the appreciation of the heartfelt efforts placed on the field by the student athletes that makes college football so big. That tradition with U of A and AU is, IMO, the main reason that Birmingham will never have a successful NFL team (plus the fact we don't have the size to support one, even if the demand was truly there)!

ir13

08-16-2010, 09:24 AM

Go cocks!

rizzle

08-16-2010, 11:29 AM

Just about time to get it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roll Tide!! :xxx

Powers

08-16-2010, 11:35 AM

Just about time to get it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roll Tide!! :xxx

looking forward to the showdown in Tuscaloosa brother!

rizzle

08-17-2010, 08:20 AM

looking forward to the showdown in Tuscaloosa brother!

No doubt. We get Penn State the second week and then we've got y'all coming in early October...some good matchups to get the year started.
:tu

longknocker

08-17-2010, 08:24 AM

No doubt. We get Penn State the second week and then we've got y'all coming in early October...some good matchups to get the year started.
:tu

:tu:banger Roll, Tide! Tebow Looked Good The Other Nite! 1st Touchdown In The Pros, Ran Through 2-3 Defenders Just Like His Old College Days.:tu

Powers

08-17-2010, 11:14 AM

No doubt. We get Penn State the second week and then we've got y'all coming in early October...some good matchups to get the year started.
:tu

I'll be rootin' for ya against Joe Pa! Ya'll have been making us proud whoopin' up on VT two years in a row. Ya'll beat Penn State and Auburn takes care of Clemson at home, the SEC will be sittin' pretty

JDTexan

08-17-2010, 11:20 AM

As a Big 12 guy it is hard to see how strong the SEC is going to be this year and how weak my conference is going to be.

ir13

08-17-2010, 11:24 AM

The SEC is always strong compared to the other conferences :D

Powers

08-17-2010, 11:26 AM

As a Big 12 guy it is hard to see how strong the SEC is going to be this year and how weak my conference is going to be.

Your telling me. I'm going Grad school up at Clemson and have to watch the Almost Collegiate Conference (AKA the ACC) every saturday!

ir13

08-17-2010, 12:02 PM

Your telling me. I'm going Grad school up at Clemson and have to watch the Almost Collegiate Conference (AKA the ACC) every saturday!

You can come down and watch some SEC action in Columbia instead of the ACC Crap :D

The Poet

08-17-2010, 04:09 PM

So, what about that reporter, Renee Gork I think her name, who grabbed a cap to cover her head from the rain before she went to cover an Arkansas press conference . . . but, being a UF grad, she just happened to grab a Gators one. Did she catch flak for it? Actually, she GOT FIRED!!

Sheesh. There's being a fan, then there's just being freakin' clinically insane.

rizzle

08-18-2010, 10:20 AM

Powers

08-18-2010, 10:48 AM

The Hogs have made her an offer...change your name to Renee Pork and you may have your job back. :xxx

:r

:r

Pass

08-18-2010, 12:01 PM

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo
PIG
Soooiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

RAZORBACKS!!!

Powers

08-18-2010, 04:31 PM

The Hogs are gonna be good this year. Got the best QB in the SEC in Mallett (that is before Brantley is proven ;))

Pass

08-18-2010, 07:04 PM

The Hogs are gonna be good this year. Got the best QB in the SEC in Mallett (that is before Brantley is proven ;))

If Mallett has calmed down a bit and worked on his foot work (we here that he has) then he will likely be the best QB in the NCAA. Add that with a returning group of core receivers - probably the best over all core in the SEC - and a stable chock full of running backs and we will dominate the score board.

The biggest question mark is the defense. Last year's D was terrible... But we've made some changes and picked up some key players and word from the camp is that the D is MUCH improved. If it is... and the stars align on offense then I fully expect to see big things happening for the Razorbacks.

I have high expectations and even higher hopes for this season!

Powers

08-18-2010, 07:20 PM

If Mallett has calmed down a bit and worked on his foot work (we here that he has) then he will likely be the best QB in the NCAA. Add that with a returning group of core receivers - probably the best over all core in the SEC - and a stable chock full of running backs and we will dominate the score board.

The biggest question mark is the defense. Last year's D was terrible... But we've made some changes and picked up some key players and word from the camp is that the D is MUCH improved. If it is... and the stars align on offense then I fully expect to see big things happening for the Razorbacks.

I have high expectations and even higher hopes for this season!

indeed sir, gonna be VERY dangerous this year. glad ya'll rotated out of the gators regular season schedule :tu

longknocker

08-18-2010, 07:25 PM

If Mallett has calmed down a bit and worked on his foot work (we here that he has) then he will likely be the best QB in the NCAA. Add that with a returning group of core receivers - probably the best over all core in the SEC - and a stable chock full of running backs and we will dominate the score board.

The biggest question mark is the defense. Last year's D was terrible... But we've made some changes and picked up some key players and word from the camp is that the D is MUCH improved. If it is... and the stars align on offense then I fully expect to see big things happening for the Razorbacks.

I have high expectations and even higher hopes for this season!

BAMA Plays The Hogs 9/25/10 At Arkansas! Should Be A Good Game!:banger

Pass

08-19-2010, 02:15 AM

BAMA Plays The Hogs 9/25/10 At Arkansas! Should Be A Good Game!:banger

Funny thing is... The Arkansas/Bama game usually determines who has the better season. It is both my favorite and least favorite game to watch as both are teams that I root for. I mean, obviously I pull a bit more for my Hogs... but I also find myself cheering every time Bama gets a touchdown or breaks down our offense. Most of my family are Bama fans including those of us from Arkansas - who are obviously Hog fans. That being said... We're gonna stomp a mud hole in you guys this year! :su

longknocker

08-19-2010, 04:01 AM

Funny thing is... The Arkansas/Bama game usually determines who has the better season. It is both my favorite and least favorite game to watch as both are teams that I root for. I mean, obviously I pull a bit more for my Hogs... but I also find myself cheering every time Bama gets a touchdown or breaks down our offense. Most of my family are Bama fans including those of us from Arkansas - who are obviously Hog fans. That being said... We're gonna stomp a mud hole in you guys this year! :su

Bring It, Brother!:D:tu

rizzle

08-19-2010, 10:03 AM

Funny thing is... The Arkansas/Bama game usually determines who has the better season.
The Arkansas game always scares the hell outta me. Always.
It is both my favorite and least favorite game to watch as both are teams that I root for. I mean, obviously I pull a bit more for my Hogs... but I also find myself cheering every time Bama gets a touchdown or breaks down our offense.
We almost have you solidly in our clutches. Sucking you right on in.
Most of my family are Bama fans including those of us from Arkansas
Smart people.
That being said... We're gonna stomp a mud hole in you guys this year! :su
I'll have two of what you're on. Bring it Hog! -(P

And welcome to the thread. We generally try to keep it pretty civil but a little smack sneaks out every once in a while. Now, if we can just get our friendly barners to show back up. You hear me Aubrun fans? Where y'all hiding? Dan'l? Where you at? :r

Parshooter

08-19-2010, 10:11 AM

How are those NCAA investigations going boys? :r

rizzle

08-19-2010, 10:23 AM

How are those NCAA investigations going boys? :r

You got something to say? Or you just trying to start trouble?

Powers

08-19-2010, 10:48 AM

How are those NCAA investigations going boys? :r

You got something to say? Or you just trying to start trouble?

:r

I haven't heard anything in a couple of weeks about it. In these situations though, no news is good news.....i hope

The Poet

08-19-2010, 03:03 PM

:r

I haven't heard anything in a couple of weeks about it. In these situations though, no news is good news.....i hope

Nope, that ain't the way it works. The NCAA makes no comments about ongoing investigations until they BOTH conclude them AND decide just exactly how hare to smash the hammer down.

Not sayin' you're cooked . . . just sayin' it ain't safe to come outta the basement yet.

Powers

08-19-2010, 06:02 PM

Nope, that ain't the way it works. The NCAA makes no comments about ongoing investigations until they BOTH conclude them AND decide just exactly how hare to smash the hammer down.

Not sayin' you're cooked . . . just sayin' it ain't safe to come outta the basement yet.

:lv

rizzle

08-20-2010, 09:28 AM

How are those NCAA investigations going boys? :r
Ya know, I don't typically like to engage in smack, but for some strange reason the above post came flying out of the peanut gallery. I knew there was something behind it, I just couldn't quite remember. Then I found it...
Calling BS on this. Show me a Gator fan that would pull a Bulldog fan out of a burning building and I'll show you a traitor. There is NO love-loss between Fla-Ga, Auburn-Alabama, anybody-Tenn. And there is nothing wrong with this. There is a genuine hatred between bitter rivals. As an Ohio State fan, I know this first-hand with that team from up north.
Wouldn't you know it, a buckeye fan with a beef against the SEC, trash talking about the NCAA. That's pretty original. Don't see that very much. :r

So, I was thinking I just heard something about the buckeyes the other day...

Ohio State Admits Secondary Violations (http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2010/07/ohio_state_admits_secondary_vi.html)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The recruitment of offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson created a lot of paperwork for the Ohio State compliance office. The Buckeyes' chase of the highly-rated recruit led to the school reporting four secondary NCAA violations, most of which had nothing to do with the OSU coaching staff

Well, at least it had nothing to do with the coaching staff.;)

Then I remembered seeing something else recently regarding recent NCAA violations...

Other leagues pass SEC on NCAA's scoreboard (http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100815/COLUMNIST0202/8150364/David-Climer-Other-leagues-pass-SEC-on-NCAA-s-scoreboard)
From that article...
Since Jan. 1, 2005, the SEC has had three schools found guilty of major violations.

In that same time period, four Division I conferences had more schools found guilty of major infractions — the Big Ten, the Big 12 and Sun Belt with five apiece, and the Mountain West with four.

Then I could have sworn I remembered reading something else...

OSU Cheats (http://www.dispatch.com/live/content//local_news/stories/2009/05/31/FERPA_OSU.ART_ART_05-31-09_A14_D4E14K6.html)

Since 2000, Ohio State has reported to the NCAA more than 375 violations -- the most of any of the 69 Football Bowl Subdivision schools that provided documents to The Dispatch through public-records requests....About 4,000 violations a year are reported to the NCAA, many of them unknown to the public because of FERPA. But one thing is certain: Ohio State has more than most. Florida, for example, reported 112 violations since 2000, and Oklahoma reported 224.

That can't be right can it? I mean, THE Ohio State University, that great bastion of all that is good in the world?

Quite simply, it always comes back to this:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m307/boland398/CryingMan.jpg

To quote the great Les Miles, have a great day.:tu

BigAsh

08-20-2010, 10:06 AM

:r:r......well done Richie! :=:

Powers

08-20-2010, 10:17 AM

Ya know, I don't typically like to engage in smack, but for some strange reason the above post came flying out of the peanut gallery. I knew there was something behind it, I just couldn't quite remember. Then I found it...

Wouldn't you know it, a buckeye fan with a beef against the SEC, trash talking about the NCAA. That's pretty original. Don't see that very much. :r

So, I was thinking I just heard something about the buckeyes the other day...

Ohio State Admits Secondary Violations (http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2010/07/ohio_state_admits_secondary_vi.html)

Well, at least it had nothing to do with the coaching staff.

Then I remembered seeing something else recently regarding recent NCAA violations...

Other leagues pass SEC on NCAA's scoreboard (http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100815/COLUMNIST0202/8150364/David-Climer-Other-leagues-pass-SEC-on-NCAA-s-scoreboard)
From that article...

Then I could have sworn I remembered reading something else...

OSU Cheats (http://www.dispatch.com/live/content//local_news/stories/2009/05/31/FERPA_OSU.ART_ART_05-31-09_A14_D4E14K6.html)

That can't be right can it? I mean, THE Ohio State University, that great bastion of all that is good in the world?

Quite simply, it always comes back to this:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m307/boland398/CryingMan.jpg

To quote the great Les Miles, have a great day.

and what do ya know, OSU is overrated again this year (#2)

speakin' of that pic Richie, this is my favorite video following the Gators smackdown on what was supposed to be one of the greatest teams ever in 06 (OSU had 82 yrds of TOTAL offense btw)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kSt4sYfDfE&feature=search

And cant' help but show these:
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/392204.jpg

Saw this in Gainesville after the victory:
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/TroySmithSackBumperSticker.jpg

Also can't forget the Gator Basketball team laid the smackdown on Greg Oden on the Buckeyes in '07
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/73778949.jpg

Smokin Gator

08-20-2010, 10:18 AM

Classic Richie!!! Classic!!

Keith... I think you could use somebody like him in the office!!!

Eagle53

08-20-2010, 12:32 PM

and what do ya know, OSU is overrated again this year (#2)

speakin' of that pic Richie, this is my favorite video following the Gators smackdown on what was supposed to be one of the greatest teams ever in 06 (OSU had 82 yrds of TOTAL offense btw)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kSt4sYfDfE&feature=search

And cant' help but show these:
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/392204.jpg

Saw this in Gainesville after the victory:
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/TroySmithSackBumperSticker.jpg

Also can't forget the Gator Basketball team laid the smackdown on Greg Oden on the Buckeyes in '07
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/73778949.jpg

OSU = Owned by the Gators.

Have any Gator fans noticed that UCLA was actually a big help to us during three of our championship years? During the 06 football championship year, the only reason we were able to go was because UCLA beat USC which cleared the way for us. During the 1st basketball championship we beat UCLA in the title game and for the 2nd championship we beat them in the 1st final four game which put us into the game with OSU.....

So UCLA both winning and losing has helped us along the way.... I just thought it was an interesting side note that they were a random out of conference team that UF hopscotched over or benefited from their successes in order for us to get to our championships. So go Bruins...kinda

:2

Powers

08-20-2010, 01:28 PM

OSU = Owned by the Gators.

Have any Gator fans noticed that UCLA was actually a big help to us during three of our championship years? During the 06 football championship year, the only reason we were able to go was because UCLA beat USC which cleared the way for us. During the 1st basketball championship we beat UCLA in the title game and for the 2nd championship we beat them in the 1st final four game which put us into the game with OSU.....

So UCLA both winning and losing has helped us along the way.... I just thought it was an interesting side note that they were a random out of conference team that UF hopscotched over or benefited from their successes in order for us to get to our championships. So go Bruins...kinda

:2

yeah, my old roommate pointed that out to me a couple months back. pretty interesting

Powers

08-20-2010, 11:01 PM

How are those NCAA investigations going boys? :r

Don't think he'll be cuming around again! :r

Powers

08-24-2010, 05:13 PM

I'm so desperate for some football i just finished watching a pop warner game behind my apt. not bad actually, close to the caliber of the WAC or PAC 10 :r

Pass

08-24-2010, 05:58 PM

I'm so desperate for some football i just finished watching a pop warner game behind my apt. not bad actually, close to the caliber of the WAC or PAC 10 :r

Must've been a crappy Pop Warner team, then... LMAO:r

Smokin Gator

08-24-2010, 05:59 PM

Ya been up there in ACC country too long brother. You know that wasn't pop warner... it was a Clemson/Half Ass U scrimmage!!

Powers

08-24-2010, 06:25 PM

Ya been up there in ACC country too long brother. You know that wasn't pop warner... it was a Clemson/Half Ass U scrimmage!!

:r

i'm sure i looked like a creeper though, sitting apart from the stances smoking a cigar and watching 12 yr olds play ball lol

Powers

08-28-2010, 04:28 PM

Only 7 days until SEC football gentlemen!!! :banger

Smokin Gator

08-28-2010, 04:56 PM

Only 7 days until SEC football gentlemen!!! :banger

Can I get an Amen?

G G

08-28-2010, 06:03 PM

UGA says amen.:tu

icehog3

08-28-2010, 09:50 PM

Can I get an Amen?

Gators give a chompin' Amen! :D

Eagle53

08-28-2010, 10:35 PM

Im reposting this here b/c I think the audience would appreciate it more but this is something I found. Its called The last decade of SEC Football according to facebook http://chadgibbs.wordpress.com/2010/08/24/the-last-decade-of-sec-football-according-to-facebook/

OLS

08-30-2010, 12:17 PM

Well I knew that most of you just couldn't wait for me to check in. I know more than
a few of you who were thinking this was gonna be a great year since I had not popped in
over 4 pages. Sorry Greg, lol. This MIGHT be the best season of SEC football in a decade.
So many great teams have to actually SHOW their credentials to get in. UF lost a ton of people,
but I think they actually recruited enough show-stoppers to negate all that. Still, some teams
are gonna give em a run as these new kids get their cleats under em. A couple coaches
will be fighting for their lives as well. Some new coaches might even feel a lil nervous. And
what's the most interesting game of the week next week?? Memphis and Miss St., lol.

OOOPps, forgot LSU-NC. WOW. I am no giant fan of NC, but this should be a scare for both teams.
Who knows who will win that one.

OLS

08-30-2010, 12:23 PM

The Hogs are gonna be good this year. Got the best QB in the SEC in Mallett (that is before Brantley is proven ;))Hahaha, nice one(Brantley). BUT don't forget, ARK also have BRITNEY on Big Brother, who MIGHT just be the best body in a bikini on TV in 2010.

rizzle

08-31-2010, 01:38 PM

Well, gonna be without the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner for opening day, and IMO, probably a couple more games. Had the knee scoped this morning. And for those of you not familiar, say hello to Trent Richardson and Eddie Lacy.

rizzle

08-31-2010, 01:39 PM

Hahaha, nice one(Brantley). BUT don't forget, ARK also have BRITNEY on Big Brother, who MIGHT just be the best body in a bikini on TV in 2010.

Agreed. She gets better looking every time I see her.

BigAsh

08-31-2010, 06:44 PM

Alright boys, I hail from a PRO sports town....EAGLES football rules the airwaves round here....A Penn State football fan and big Temple basketball supporter....However, I'm intrigued by this SEC football thread...Who should I root for?....Convince me!...Should I roll with the Tide?... Get in touch with my inner Gator?...or Tiger?....Run around with that "Wooooooooo Pig" chant?...Well, I'm listening....

(Bribes accepted :D)

ir13

08-31-2010, 08:59 PM

Any SEC team works (Except Florida) :D

icehog3

08-31-2010, 11:07 PM

Any SEC team works (Except Florida) :D

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/thumbsdown-1.jpg

Smokin Gator

09-01-2010, 04:39 AM

Keith, you and I go back a ways and I can say without a doubt... you have much to much class to be anything other than a Gator fan!!!

longknocker

09-01-2010, 05:00 AM

Keith, you and I go back a ways and I can say without a doubt... you have much to much class to be anything other than a Gator fan!!!

He Could Have More Class & Be A BAMA Fan!:D:banger

Powers

09-01-2010, 07:32 AM

One question for ya Keith, do you like Erin Andrews? She's by far the hottest sports announcer and........SHE'S A UF GRAD!!!

So I'll let her convince ya :tu

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/erin-andrews-1.jpg

GO GATORS!!

BigAsh

09-01-2010, 07:34 AM

icehog3

09-01-2010, 08:12 AM

He Could Have More Class & Be A BAMA Fan!:D:banger

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/thumbsdown-1.jpg

rizzle

09-01-2010, 11:37 AM

Keith, you and I go back a ways and I can say without a doubt... you have much to much class to be anything other than a Gator fan!!!

You mean, he went to too many classes to be a gator fan.

-(P

longknocker

09-01-2010, 12:01 PM

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/thumbsdown-1.jpg:tu:D

You mean, he went to too many classes to be a gator fan.

-(P:D

BigAsh

09-01-2010, 12:45 PM

Keith, you and I go back a ways and I can say without a doubt... you have much to much class to be anything other than a Gator fan!!!

You mean, he went to too many classes to be a gator fan.

-(P

Hahaha.....man, feelin' the love...:tu

G G

09-01-2010, 01:11 PM

woohoo

BigAsh

09-01-2010, 01:19 PM

woohoo

even on vacation, we can count on you, oh doctor of banter, to add substance to any discussion! :D

G G

09-01-2010, 02:05 PM

aint left yet. I thought lawyers were smart? Anyhow I am going to visit one.

BigAsh

09-01-2010, 02:21 PM

aint left yet. I thought lawyers were smart? Anyhow I am going to visit one.

Bit by a shark?

G G

09-01-2010, 03:25 PM

Bit by a shark?
not yet though i havent given up hope. Kinda hard though since I never go to the beach. My BIL is a lawyer up in Alabama. Maybe I'll slip and fall in his house while i'm there.

BigAsh

09-01-2010, 08:04 PM

not yet though i havent given up hope. Kinda hard though since I never go to the beach. My BIL is a lawyer up in Alabama. Maybe I'll slip and fall in his house while i'm there.

gotta like a guy with a plan! :D

G G

09-01-2010, 08:11 PM

Well it prolly aint a good one, cause I doubt he would represent me against himself. Unless he can make money.

BigAsh

09-01-2010, 08:38 PM

Well it prolly aint a good one, cause I doubt he would represent me against himself. Unless he can make money.

we're "resourceful" to say the least! :tu

yourchoice

09-01-2010, 09:22 PM

Keith! Don't do it brother!!! Don't be one of "those guys" that jump on the hot team bandwagon!

Ride the Vol train to Rocky Top. :) Might be a longer trip back to the top for UT, but it's the journey that makes it. And the Vols are a team with history that isn't the glamour team of the year. Jumping on the Gator or Bama bandwagon now would be akin to jumping on the Cowboy bandwagon (when they're good :))...being from the Philly area, I know you wouldn't do that, would you? :D

BigAsh

09-01-2010, 09:59 PM

yourchoice

09-02-2010, 07:40 AM

Ouch Joel.....ouch!

:D:D

Powers

09-02-2010, 08:41 AM

SEC FOOTBALL BEGINS TONIGHT GENTLEMAN!!!

Can I get a whoot whoot!! :wo

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/SteveSpurrier.jpg

I think the ole ball coach is gonna roll over Southern Miss

:banger

rizzle

09-02-2010, 01:15 PM

yourchoice

09-02-2010, 01:31 PM

You a UT guy?

I've been a fan of theirs since high school. I had never liked (and still don't like) Notre Dame football, and when I was young and impressionable I happened upon an incredible comeback by the Vols against the Irish. (Here's a link to the story from the SI Vault (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140275/1/index.htm)) If I rooted for them or not before that game, I'm not sure, but, like Keith said, this area of the country isn't exactly a college football hotbed.

"My team" is actually Rutgers. I'm an alum; the class of '96. The program has just recently become relevant, but since attending I have been a fan. I get to one or two games a year.

Tio Gato

09-02-2010, 02:06 PM

Best Buy was supposed to deliver my new TV tomorrow so I can watch my beloved Gators kick off the season. Best Buy called, no TV.

Best Buy sucks. But not as much as Ohio State!:fu

Smokin Gator

09-02-2010, 02:07 PM

I've been a fan of theirs since high school.

I liked you up until this sentence...

rizzle

09-02-2010, 03:07 PM

I liked you up until this sentence...
:r:r:r

I've been a fan of theirs since high school. I had never liked (and still don't like) Notre Dame football, and when I was young and impressionable I happened upon an incredible comeback by the Vols against the Irish. (Here's a link to the story from the SI Vault (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140275/1/index.htm)) If I rooted for them or not before that game, I'm not sure, but, like Keith said, this area of the country isn't exactly a college football hotbed.

"My team" is actually Rutgers. I'm an alum; the class of '96. The program has just recently become relevant, but since attending I have been a fan. I get to one or two games a year.

Gotcha. I don't know many yanks with UT ties, that's why I asked.

Being born and raised a Bama fan, the rivalry with UT has always been a special one. Growing up, UT was my second favorite team behind Bama. The third Saturday in October has always been a day I look forward to. Unfortunately, Phat Phil took a lot of luster off the historic rivalry and replaced it with some pretty nasty venom. Time tends to heal most wounds though, and I hope in time the Bama-UT rivalry can get back to what it once was. But for now, I hope we kick the living dog shite out of y'all come October. :D

rizzle

09-02-2010, 03:08 PM

Best Buy was supposed to deliver my new TV tomorrow so I can watch my beloved Gators kick off the season. Best Buy called, no TV.

Best Buy sucks. But not as much as Ohio State!:fu
You'll fit in just fine around here. :tu

yourchoice

09-02-2010, 04:32 PM

I liked you up until this sentence...
Come on...you still like me, right? :) I still like you, just not your football team! :tg ;) One of my closest friends is actually a Florida alum (works for them at some capacity now) and we sure have fun ribbin' each other...actually I'm sure it's been more fun for him for a good while now!

Gotcha. I don't know many yanks with UT ties, that's why I asked.

Being born and raised a Bama fan, the rivalry with UT has always been a special one. Growing up, UT was my second favorite team behind Bama. The third Saturday in October has always been a day I look forward to. Unfortunately, Phat Phil took a lot of luster off the historic rivalry and replaced it with some pretty nasty venom. Time tends to heal most wounds though, and I hope in time the Bama-UT rivalry can get back to what it once was. But for now, I hope we kick the living dog shite out of y'all come October. :D

Your feelings toward Fulmer are similar to mine for Spurrier. Man, I can't stand that guy.

My Dad is originally from the Western part of NC, so I do have some southern ties. A lot (lot) of family is still in Western NC (Statesville area). My Uncle moved to Knoxville and his son went to UT and is now a professor there, so I have some semblance of a tie to UT. That may be why I first became a fan, but it was a while ago, so I'm not sure.

Powers

09-03-2010, 12:15 PM

Week 1 Notable Matchups:

#21 LSU vs #18 North Carolina - 8 pm

Miami (Ohio) at #4 Florida - 12 pm

Kentucky at Louisville - 3:30 pm

Memphis at Mississippi State - 7 pm

San Jose State at #1 Alabama - 7 pm

Good work Gamecocks yesterday :tu

ninjavanish

09-03-2010, 01:23 PM

Your feelings toward Fulmer are similar to mine for Spurrier. Man, I can't stand that guy.

What's the difference between Steve Spurrier and God?

God doesn't think he's Steve Spurrier.

icehog3

09-03-2010, 01:24 PM

What's the difference between Steve Spurrier and God?

God doesn't think he's Steve Spurrier.

And God never won a National Championship.

ninjavanish

09-03-2010, 01:27 PM

And God never won a National Championship.

Are you kidding? Everyone knows he rushed for 1.76 to the 567th power his freshman season.

icehog3

09-03-2010, 01:30 PM

Are you kidding? Everyone knows he rushed for 1.76 to the 567th power his freshman season.

Now that IS impressive! :D

Powers

09-03-2010, 01:44 PM

What's the difference between Steve Spurrier and God?

God doesn't think he's Steve Spurrier.

Answer: For Gator fans there is no difference b/w the two

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/409-spurrierheismanlead_art_verticalprod_affiliate74.j pg

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/g_spurrier_i.jpg

:D

ninjavanish

09-03-2010, 02:06 PM

You see... God didn't actually rush the ball for all of those yards... he stood still and moved the universe around him.

Smokin Gator

09-03-2010, 04:06 PM

SOS isn't God... but he tells it just like it is. That is why lots of people don't like him. It is the same reason some don't like God!!!

I still love the ol' ball coach and what he did to bring the Gators from a "wait 'til next year" team to one that has won more games since 1990 than any other college team. Years ago we would have sold our souls for a 10 win season. Now it is fully expected. Long live SOS!!!!

ucubed

09-04-2010, 12:03 PM

Gator offense is just miserable today...Yes offense to Pouncey, new CENTER PLEASE!! It's unbearable to watch

Smokin Gator

09-04-2010, 12:07 PM

Gator offense is just miserable today...Yes offense to Pouncey, new CENTER PLEASE!! It's unbearable to watch

:tpd:

icehog3

09-04-2010, 12:35 PM

Gator offense is just miserable today...Yes offense to Pouncey, new CENTER PLEASE!! It's unbearable to watch

26 yards combined passing and rushing through 3 quarters? :hn

Thank goodness for Janoris Jenkins.

Pass

09-04-2010, 11:11 PM

Jacksonville State beat Ole Miss 49-48 in double OT... And the final TD and conversion were epic!

Also my Hogs trounced Tenn Tech (no surprise).

Gators looked pretty awful today.... I expected much better. Hopefully they'll clean it up for the real games.

ir13

09-04-2010, 11:39 PM

icehog3

09-05-2010, 07:34 AM

Hope not :D

Hope you don't get another goiter. :D

Powers

09-05-2010, 12:54 PM

SEC play of the week for me was Julio Jones' one-handed touchdown grab :jd

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=302470333

McSmokey

09-07-2010, 12:16 PM

SEC play of the week for me was Julio Jones' one-handed touchdown grab :jd

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=302470333

I most definitely agree on this point ROLL TIDE!!!

longknocker

09-07-2010, 12:36 PM

I most definitely agree on this point ROLL TIDE!!!

:tu:D:banger

Pass

09-07-2010, 01:55 PM

SEC play of the week for me was Julio Jones' one-handed touchdown grab :jd

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=302470333

Nah. The play of the week was Kevyn Cooper's catch on that 4th and 15 long ball for Jacksonville State which delivered a 1-footed touchdown landing and subsequent set up for the defeat of Ole Miss on the conversion.

...I mean c'mon. Jacksonville State!?! Anyone beating up Hootie Dale Nutt is great in my book... But a div2 rent-a-win cupcake school?? It was GLORIOUS.

Oh and it was a great catch!

Powers

09-07-2010, 02:21 PM

rizzle

09-08-2010, 01:59 PM

I was disappointed in Ole Miss. But of the two coaches in the SEC who I am never surprised if they blow one, Les Miles and Houston Nutt, one blew it and the other came close.

As Richie says, "Houston Nut is crazier than a bag of weasels." and it is undoubtedly true

Mike, I hope you don't mind a small pictorial tribute to Houston Dale...just kind of seems appropriate at this juncture.

"Watch me gruntin', boys."
http://www.secsportsfan.com/images/houston-nutt.jpg

"Please, dear God, let him catch the hail mary."
http://www.cubiclegm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/HN.jpg

"Ats'a way you do it boy, just like that right there."
http://www.coacheshotseat.com/HoustonNutt.jpg

"Eat your heart out Mangino."
http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/21/210171.jpg

"Damn, Jerry...that shine's got me seeing cack-eyed!"
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/pt/photos/2009/08/090802_NS_02NuttJonesJones.jpg

OLS

09-08-2010, 02:18 PM

one blew it and the other came close. I guess it looked like that, and it can certainly be argued, but I am not sure who let off
the gas. Miles is not a real 'let off the gas' guy, so I think the play calling or the execution got
sloppy and LSU flirted with losing to, no rent-a-win for sure, BUT a self-depleted team that
played extremely tough. Those two formerly not-scheduled-to-play linebackers were a
couple of black tornados, weren't they?! THAT'S when things tightened up for LSU for sure.
Those two came in and proceeded to pop some leather. But for all the poof scheduling, first
game of the season drek on display in the SEC, it was nice to see a real game. I'll say this to
our lost in the wrong thread ACC lovers, "it ain't gonna be no cakewalk gettin by the Tarheels
in ought-ten.":D

HOW in the HELL did J State embarass the rebels like that? WOW, good for them.

Pass

09-08-2010, 05:28 PM

Mike, I hope you don't mind a small pictorial tribute to Houston Dale...just kind of seems appropriate at this juncture.

"Watch me gruntin', boys."
http://www.secsportsfan.com/images/houston-nutt.jpg

"Please, dear God, let him catch the hail mary."
http://www.cubiclegm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/HN.jpg

"Ats'a way you do it boy, just like that right there."
http://www.coacheshotseat.com/HoustonNutt.jpg

"Eat your heart out Mangino."
http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/21/210171.jpg

"Damn, Jerry...that shine's got me seeing cack-eyed!"
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/pt/photos/2009/08/090802_NS_02NuttJonesJones.jpg

Those are all favorite photos for chopping and general satire over at the Woopig. They crack me up...

...Oh how I LOATHE Hootie Dale.

Powers

09-09-2010, 06:38 PM

Week 2 notable matchups:

Auburn at Mississippi State

Penn State at Alabama

Oregon at Tennessee

Georgia at South Carolina

USF at Florida

Powers

09-09-2010, 06:41 PM

ir13

09-09-2010, 10:41 PM

Penn State vs Bama might be a decent game but im interested to see how the Gaytors do against USF, thats not going to be a pushover game IMO. Esp after how terrible they looked last week.

But i will be at the Cocks vs Dawgs Battle. :D

McSmokey

09-10-2010, 05:50 AM

If Miss State could've had just a little more maturity on their side of the ball Auburn would not have stood a chance last night. Overall a good game. Now just waiting for the Tide to come in WOOT

hammondc

09-10-2010, 05:57 AM

The game of the week in the SEC for me is Georgia at USC saturday. The outcome of that game could have big implications as I think the SEC east will come down b/w UF or USC. I got Spurrier's boys winning by 10

MY MAN!!!!! :tu

Go Gamecocks! I am a die hard Gamecock fan. Only 2 games ever matter to me--Clemson & Georgia. I think my might mighty gamecocks will take down both teams this year.

It is crazy some how Clemson fans* refuse to give any credit, ever. When S.C. wins a game, it is because the other team sucked or had a bad day. When S.C. loses, it is because they suck. Those same Clemson fans also refuse to believe they would get nowhere if they were in SEC, instead of ACC. A prime example of how weak ACC is was last year when the ACC #1 & #2 ranked teams (Georgia Tech & Clemson) were both beaten by mid/low ranked SEC teams (Georgia & S.C.).

:wnr

*I said some fans, not all (even though it is most :r )

Powers

09-10-2010, 07:51 AM

If Miss State could've had just a little more maturity on their side of the ball Auburn would not have stood a chance last night. Overall a good game. Now just waiting for the Tide to come in WOOT

Agreed. Dan Mullen coached a great game. Agreed that with a little more maturity and or play execution they had Auburn in their sights. Nevertheless, I think Mullen is gonna get 'em to a bowl game this year

MY MAN!!!!! :tu

Go Gamecocks! I am a die hard Gamecock fan. Only 2 games ever matter to me--Clemson & Georgia. I think my might mighty gamecocks will take down both teams this year.

It is crazy some how Clemson fans* refuse to give any credit, ever. When S.C. wins a game, it is because the other team sucked or had a bad day. When S.C. loses, it is because they suck. Those same Clemson fans also refuse to believe they would get nowhere if they were in SEC, instead of ACC. A prime example of how weak ACC is was last year when the ACC #1 & #2 ranked teams (Georgia Tech & Clemson) were both beaten by mid/low ranked SEC teams (Georgia & S.C.).

:wnr

*I said some fans, not all (even though it is most :r )

I'm going to grad school in Clemson and know what ya mean. I would think its a two way street though. Thats part of the deal with big rivalries, to discount the wins of the other. I know thats what I always do w/UGA and Tennessee ;)

hammondc

09-10-2010, 12:42 PM

I'm going to grad school in Clemson and know what ya mean. I would think its a two way street though. Thats part of the deal with big rivalries, to discount the wins of the other. I know thats what I always do w/UGA and Tennessee ;)

I sorta agree about the 2 way street. Clemson fans seem to really really really REAAAAAALLLLLLLLLY hate when the Gamecocks do well.

On another note. Clemson has an amazing campus. Damn good cheese and ice cream too. I used to bring home blocks of Blue Cheese when I visited friends there.

Powers

09-11-2010, 04:29 PM

Miami and FSU getting the @ss kicked out of 'em plus the Gators handling teams they're supposed to = great day to bleed Orange n' Blue! :tu

Lookin' forward to watchin' Bama take care of business! Send Joe Pa to the retirement home :D

Smokin Gator

09-11-2010, 05:01 PM

The Gators finally started coming around in the second half. There were certainly some good things to build upon.

Loved seeing SOS lead the Cocks to a victory over the Dogs!!

I NEVER EVER want Miami to win a game... but I hated to see Half Ass U get used like they did against OK.

Smokin Gator

09-11-2010, 05:54 PM

Bama is making PSU look like an ACC team:r:r:r

hammondc

09-11-2010, 07:47 PM

Go Gamecocks. That is all....

Pass

09-11-2010, 07:56 PM

rizzle

09-13-2010, 08:08 AM

Razorback O isn't looking so swooft tonight. D has been solid up until this final ULM drive where they made a few stupid mistakes. Otherwise, D has been a wall. Our famed high scoring offense has been anything but. Ughhhhh.

Oh, don't worry...they'll probably wake up against us in a couple weeks. For a team that has only given up 6 points and no touchdowns so far, something about this defense still concerns me.

Powers

09-13-2010, 08:26 AM

Bama is making PSU look like an ACC team:r:r:r

Speakin' of ACC, JMU beating Virginia Tech was the best performance by James Madison since the Federalist Papers :r :r

(pardon my nerdy history jokes)

Pass

09-13-2010, 09:30 AM

Oh, don't worry...they'll probably wake up against us in a couple weeks. For a team that has only given up 6 points and no touchdowns so far, something about this defense still concerns me.

Honestly, it probably shouldn't. I mean, you HAVE seen Richardson run, right? I've got a sneaking suspicion that that guy is going to make us hurt. Ingram doesn't scare me as much as Trent. We'll see how our new defense really is against GA on Saturday. If our O doesn't step it up and start syncing then we don't stand a hopes prayer against Bama. Of course, if we do sync up... better hope your secondary stays strong or it'll be a shoot out.

I'm just glad this is a home game for us. God help us if it was in Tuscaloosa.

ir13

09-13-2010, 12:01 PM

1 Alabama
2 Ohio State
3 Boise State
4 TCU
5 Oregon
6 Texas
7 Oklahoma
8 Nebraska
9 Iowa
10 Florida
11 Wisconsin
12 Arkansas
13 South Carolina
14 Utah
15 LSU
16 Auburn
17 Miami (FL)
18 USC
19 Stanford
20 Michigan
21 West Virginia
22 Penn State
23 Houston
24 Arizona
25 Oregon State

Gotta love that SEC football :D

Didnt expect to jump from 24th to 13th, but im happy as hell right now :D

Smokin Gator

09-13-2010, 01:35 PM

Gotta love that SEC football :D

Six in the top 16. I couldn't be more proud to be southern:tu

hammondc

09-13-2010, 01:48 PM

[B]13 South Carolina

Gotta love that SEC football :D

Didnt expect to jump from 24th to 13th, but im happy as hell right now :D

Yessir....go Gamecocks...

icehog3

09-13-2010, 02:40 PM

Didnt expect to jump from 24th to 13th, but im happy as hell right now :D

Gamecocks looking pretty good so far, better than the Gators through 2.

Powers

09-13-2010, 03:12 PM

Six in the top 16. I couldn't be more proud to be southern:tu

+1 and these guys don't hurt either..... :D

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/2077-004-79BF2B7D.jpg

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/faulkner-1.jpg

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/thegeneral320/bb_king.jpg

Gamecocks looking pretty good so far, better than the Gators through 2.

Yeah they have unfortunately, Lattimore is an amazing player. But Jeff Demps ain't so bad himself. Gators need better offensive playcalling among other things

icehog3

09-13-2010, 05:49 PM

Yeah they have unfortunately, Lattimore is an amazing player. But Jeff Demps ain't so bad himself. Gators need better offensive playcalling among other things

On a positive note, Major Wright has looked very good for the Bears so far.

Powers

09-14-2010, 11:42 AM

Don't know if ya'll heard yet but one of Florida's stud players, Chris Rainey, got arrested for aggravated stalking:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5570905

I've got a little more info on the story in that I was good friends with a chick at UF who happened to live in Chris Rainey's dorm when they were both freshmen (in 2006). She is a smokin' hot blonde and Rainey took a liking to her. After turning him down several times Rainey got creepy and starting leaving sexually inappropriate voicemails and text messages. A couple times he knocked on her dorm room wanting to come in and talk, which of course she did not open.
While he never left threatening messages like he did in this current instance, it was definitely an issue of sexual harassment and this friend of mine nearly contacted the UFPD when finally Rainey dropped it and left her alone.
Point of the story is that this is a character trait for Rainey and one I think that is all too susceptible for athletes.
Don't care how good of a player he is, Meyer and the Gators do not want or need guys like this wearing an orange n' blue uniform

Powers

09-16-2010, 08:31 AM

Week 3 Notable Matchups:

Arkansas at Georgia

Florida at Tennessee

Akron at Kentucky

Clemson at Auburn

Mississippi State at LSU

rizzle

09-16-2010, 02:22 PM

Week 3 Notable Matchups:

Arkansas at Georgia

Florida at Tennessee

Akron at Kentucky

Clemson at Auburn

Mississippi State at LSU

So Bama at Duke isn't notable????
:r

icehog3

09-16-2010, 05:28 PM

So Bama at Duke isn't notable????
:r

Only if Duke suddenly recruited Peyton Manning. :r

rizzle

09-17-2010, 08:10 AM

Anybody try to watch that abortion of a game between NC State and Cincy?
I had to turn it off. Just bad, bad, football. Thank God for the SEC.

Pass

09-17-2010, 09:01 AM

This sucks! My Razorbacks are playing at noon tomorrow @UGA and it'll be on ESPN... but nooooooooooo. I'm stuck at work 'til 4pm. No game watching for me. :(

McSmokey

09-17-2010, 09:11 AM

Anybody try to watch that abortion of a game between NC State and Cincy?
I had to turn it off. Just bad, bad, football. Thank God for the SEC.

I tried to watch it, but my root canal was more exciting at the moment. Can't wait til tomorrow for some real football. :banger

Powers

09-17-2010, 09:35 AM

This sucks! My Razorbacks are playing at noon tomorrow @UGA and it'll be on ESPN... but nooooooooooo. I'm stuck at work 'til 4pm. No game watching for me. :(

That sucks bro! Do you at least have a smart phone or access to a PC at work so u can keep up with the score?

McSmokey

09-17-2010, 09:37 AM

That sucks bro! Do you at least have a smart phone or access to a PC at work so u can keep up with the score?

If you have an iPhone I would d/l Yahoo! Sportacular. Best app for keeping up with scores IMHO

Pass

09-17-2010, 09:48 AM

That sucks bro! Do you at least have a smart phone or access to a PC at work so u can keep up with the score?

Nope. No portable electronics allowed out here. :( I just have to watch the online ticker... which SUCKS!!!

Powers

09-17-2010, 12:12 PM

I'm lookin' for some Gator bait gentlemen.....any Volunteers??

:su

McSmokey

09-17-2010, 12:16 PM

I'm lookin' for some Gator bait gentlemen.....any Volunteers??

:su

:r:r

Smokin Gator

09-17-2010, 01:17 PM

I still hate everything Georgia... but Tennessee has moved to the top of my hate list after what Fat Phil did to Bama when his lyin', cheatin' arse was doing all that and more (although I wish you all would bring his dumb arse back so we could beat on him some more). Then they bring in the motormouth Lame Kitten and they got EXACTLY what they deserved. That dog of a mascot is flea bitten worse than UGA. They have the ugliest girls in the SEC. To top it off that is absolutely the most annoying dumb arse song they sing incessantly!!!

We could easily lose the game, but I hope we hang 100 on them... Go Gators!!!!

Powers

09-17-2010, 01:54 PM

rizzle

09-17-2010, 02:29 PM

Common ground...ya gotta love it. :tu

Smokin Gator

09-17-2010, 03:48 PM

That YouTube was hilarious Mike!

Powers

09-18-2010, 01:19 PM

Good win for Arkansas! Both secondaries looked horrible though
If richt doesn't at least beat UT this year he's gone

Smokin Gator

09-18-2010, 01:58 PM

I loved how the Georgia/Arkansas game ended!!!

icehog3

09-18-2010, 01:59 PM

Pouncey is having problems again. :hn

McSmokey

09-18-2010, 02:49 PM

Alright folks I'm tired of watching the Alabama "Practice" :r

Pass

09-18-2010, 03:10 PM

Well, it was an emotional rollercoaster of a game for me today gents. Start off elated, then brought down, then elated and nervous... Then crushed... Then defeatest... Then OMG Wow! Praising Mallett for saving our bacon again.

In the end it comes down to our Defense still being erratic and sloppy. Our secondary was craptastic, our corners were slow, our linebackers kept overshooting or not even bothering the QB. Our entire offensive line needs to have their butts collectively served on a platter for their failure today. We need a lot of work gents.

I really thought that this could be the season... We have the schedule (for once), we have a QB that's the best in NCAA, a receiving corps that's the best in SEC, a helluva good coach. But unfortunately we're proving not yet ready to take the SEC. After today's performance I have next week's Bama game as a 21pt break for Bama.

icehog3

09-18-2010, 04:59 PM

Another win for the Gators, but again I am not that impressed. :hn

Smokin Gator

09-18-2010, 05:39 PM

Another win for the Gators, but again I am not that impressed. :hn

Me either brother... me either!!! I just hope we can hang in there and mature.

What I don't get is that we have to be a passing team with Brantley at QB. So why don't we try to be a passing team?:confused:

icehog3

09-18-2010, 05:47 PM

Me either brother... me either!!! I just hope we can hang in there and mature.

What I don't get is that we have to be a passing team with Brantley at QB. So why don't we try to be a passing team?:confused:

Urban's in love with Demps? :confused:

Smokin Gator

09-18-2010, 05:53 PM

Urban's in love with Demps? :confused:

I am too as an OUTSIDE runner with the occasional run up the middle. To try running him up the middle all the time on 1st down is a waste IMO.

I guess I have become a spoiled Gator fan!!!

icehog3

09-18-2010, 05:55 PM

I am too as an OUTSIDE runner with the occasional run up the middle. To try running him up the middle all the time on 1st down is a waste IMO.

I guess I have become a spoiled Gator fan!!!

Yup....I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto. ;)

Smokin Gator

09-18-2010, 05:56 PM

Yup....I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto. ;)

:r:r:r

G G

09-18-2010, 06:24 PM

ucubed

09-18-2010, 09:44 PM

At least our Defense and Special teams are still top notch...well except for those two mistakes that ended up to be touchdowns by Tennessee...

ir13

09-19-2010, 01:24 AM

Another win for the Gators, but again I am not that impressed. :hn

The East is gonna be interesting this year IMO, and i still think Bama could easily get upset in the West, but only time will tell.

rizzle

09-20-2010, 11:30 AM

Well Pass, looks like it's you and me this week brother. :tu

ir13

09-21-2010, 04:23 PM

Sad News

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iVHptSr08tE4Rvp6Q1Zdd5ifzotAD9ICGMF00

Pass

09-21-2010, 05:18 PM

Well Pass, looks like it's you and me this week brother. :tu

Yup. I can't wait! Watching my two favorite teams play. Of course, I'll be rooting on my Hogs and hoping Bama trips all over themselves - I doubt they will.

Of course, ya know I'm going to freakin' RIOT and destroy my house and office if we win on Saturday. :r

Powers

09-21-2010, 06:28 PM

Sad News

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iVHptSr08tE4Rvp6Q1Zdd5ifzotAD9ICGMF00

i heard that on sportscenter today, sad story

Rocketmann

09-23-2010, 04:34 AM

ATTENTION!!!!!
All citizens of Fayetteville Arkansas. There has been a storm warning issued for your area this weekend!!!! It has been confirmed that:

THE TIDE IS ROLLING IN...;)

Pass

09-23-2010, 05:41 AM

ATTENTION!!!!!
All citizens of Fayetteville Arkansas. There has been a storm warning issued for your area this weekend!!!! It has been confirmed that:

THE TIDE IS ROLLING IN...;)

Attention Weather Man! A Geography lesson is in order... The Tide can not roll in this far in land and up the mountains. It simply isn't possible. Besides... Hogs can swim.

Powers

09-23-2010, 07:10 AM

rizzle

09-23-2010, 08:09 AM

rizzle

09-23-2010, 08:11 AM

:r

good point on both accounts gentlemen. Although in the words of Bob Dylan, it don't take a weatherman to know which way the wind blows :D
And a lot of times I don't know what the hell Dylan is saying. :banger

ucubed

09-23-2010, 12:20 PM

:r

good point on both accounts gentlemen. Although in the words of Bob Dylan, it don't take a weatherman to know which way the wind blows :D

Bob Dylan is playing at the O Dome October 8th

Powers

09-23-2010, 12:30 PM

Bob Dylan is playing at the O Dome October 8th

Yeah i heard. He's playing in Clemson on the 17th of October. I've already got my tickets baby! -(P

rizzle

09-23-2010, 01:08 PM

Bob Dylan is playing at the O Dome October 8th

For real?

Powers

09-23-2010, 02:35 PM

Week 4 Notable Matchups:

#1 Alabama at #10 Arkansas

Kentucky at #9 Florida

#12 South Carolina at #17 Auburn

West Virginia at #15 LSU

Georgia at Mississippi State

McSmokey

09-23-2010, 02:38 PM

Week 4 Notable Matchups:

#1 Alabama at #10 Arkansas

Kentucky at #9 Florida

#12 South Carolina at #17 Auburn

West Virginia at #15 LSU

Georgia at Mississippi State

Hey wee're back in the Notables!! :banger

ucubed

09-23-2010, 06:11 PM

For real?

Why yes he is... http://events.gainesville.com/gainesville-fl/events/show/142306805-bob-dylan

Powers

09-23-2010, 07:20 PM

Hey wee're back in the Notables!! :banger

yes sir :D

its the first slate of really interesting SEC matchups. we'll find out a lot about who's gonna be a big contender in both divisions by the end of this week. We'll see if Arkansas is for real if they can play Bama close while USC gets its first test on the road at what i think is an overrated Auburn team; they should win by 10

Meanwhile it is a very real probability that Georgia loses at the hands of Dan Mullen Bulldogs and goes 0-3 in the SEC for the first time since Abe Lincoln's presidency

OLS

09-24-2010, 11:41 AM

Smokin Gator

09-24-2010, 12:13 PM

Meanwhile it is a very real probability that Georgia loses at the hands of Dan Mullen Bulldogs and goes 0-3 in the SEC for the first time since Abe Lincoln's presidency

Gosh I hope so!!! Don't tell Kris!!!:tu

Rocketmann

09-24-2010, 07:20 PM

If Arkansas can stop the run (lol) then they have a real chance to upset the Tide.

LSU has to prove that at least their defense is as good as it will need to be to win
the SEC West.;)

The rest....I'd WATCH it if that is what the TV makes me do, but it had better be good
to get me interested this week. I have taken a shine to 70's French adult films. :D

Arkansas, stop the run?? Have you seen their run defence this year? Add in trying to stop Ingram/Richardson and they will have their hands full. Unless the Tide secondary gets torched the whole game and the Hogs somehow stops Bama's "O", the Tide takes this one.

We will see how good that Tiger "D" is when they have to stop Noel Divine. They will need to cause there is no way LSU will win a shootout with WV IMHO.

hammondc

09-24-2010, 07:29 PM

yes sir :D

......while THE USC gets its first test on the road at what i think is an overrated Auburn team; they should win by 10

FTFY. I am very nervous about this game.

Powers

09-24-2010, 07:33 PM

FTFY. I am very nervous about this game.

I think my little step brother team, Clemson, exposed Auburn last week. they were fortunate to come away with the win. Auburn's chance is to win vs USC is to win the turnover :2

G G

09-24-2010, 07:35 PM

Gosh I hope so!!! Don't tell Kris!!!:tu
Too late.;s

Powers

09-24-2010, 07:59 PM

I think my little step brother team, Clemson, exposed Auburn last week. they were fortunate to come away with the win. IMHO Auburn's has to win the turnover battle by a margin of 2 to win the game :2

fixed my last post

hammondc

09-25-2010, 02:33 PM

I agree. Auburn will make USC work for it. No easy wins today. I predict a low scoring, very very aggressive game.

ucubed

09-25-2010, 02:36 PM

I retract my previous statement

ucubed

09-25-2010, 02:52 PM

O.K. I rescind my statement about retracting my previous statement and reinstate the fact that Arkansas is making Alabama look foolish

icehog3

09-25-2010, 03:00 PM

Hogs are giving the Tide all they can handle.

Powers

09-25-2010, 03:07 PM

Indeed they are sir. Thought it'd be close but didn't see arkansas up by 10 at half, wow. Great came so far.

ucubed

09-25-2010, 03:07 PM

If Mallett and McElroy can be intercepted like they are today, I'm liking our chances on defense

Powers

09-25-2010, 03:20 PM

If Mallett and McElroy can be intercepted like they are today, I'm liking our chances on defense

true 'cept we gotta play Bama at home. but at least they don't look invincible lol

Rocketmann

09-25-2010, 03:32 PM

Powers

09-25-2010, 03:36 PM

I had a feeling about Bama's secondary. IF they can come out in the second half and stop the pass, Bama may still pull this one out, if not Bama is done. Not sure why Bama is not running the ball and trying so hard to win this one in the air? Bama needs to do what they do, RUN THE FOOTBALL to set up the pass, not the other way around.....

I agree concerning Bama's lack of asserting the running game. But it ain't all Bama playing poorly, the Hogs are playin' dang good too.

I think this game will set the tone for the other 5 good SEC games today!

ucubed

09-25-2010, 04:50 PM

Arkansas had the game, just some very poor judgement by Mallet

Pass

09-25-2010, 04:54 PM

Mallett is hell bent to hand over this game... He just got his wish. WTF!!! 1:41 left and we just gift wrap the ball for Bama. We screwed ourselves. We had bama beat and decided to screw ourselves out of a major victory. Way to prove the damned pundits right, Arkansas....

....Drunk and pissed.

icehog3

09-25-2010, 04:55 PM

Meh.

Pass

09-25-2010, 05:08 PM

****. That's all I can say now... **** **** **** **** ****.

icehog3

09-25-2010, 05:12 PM

Mallet wins the Interception Bowl. :td

Rocketmann

09-25-2010, 05:14 PM

Whew, That was to close, Arkansas was the one game I worried about this year. Mallet is just to good. Last pick not really his fault, just a heads up play by Bama's corner. On another note:

What happened to Texas?
How about the Cardinal? I love it, Can't stand Notre Dame.
Is U-Tee really so bad that UAB takes them to overtime?

ninjavanish

09-25-2010, 05:18 PM

Never been much of a fan of a pass based offence like those of Petrino and others (ahem... Boise State)... When you pass... three things can happen... and two of them are bad. Clear evidence in this game. Mallet was a victim of immaturity and circumstance... Immaturity... yes... don't try to deny it... he's a QB who, despite the CBS announcers attempts to play up his maturity, has only encountered such a pressure situation as today's game... He's never faced the No. 1 team in the country... ever... and I don't care how "mature" the announcers say he is... the evidence on the field speaks for itself. He made bad decisions that were forced by pressure to score. It's easy to see interceptions coming when there is urgency to move the ball down the field in a hurry to increase/regain the lead... through the passing game.

Powers

09-25-2010, 05:20 PM

What happened to Texas?
How about the Cardinal? I love it, Can't stand Notre Dame.
Is U-Tee really so bad that UAB takes them to overtime?

Yeah, Texas is not elite this year. At least we can take a year off from all that annoying "hook 'em horns" (sorry Greg:D)

I can't stand Notre Dame either bro! A has-been program that hasn't won since i can remember that still thinks they're entitled to everything

and for your last point, nothing sucks like a big orange ;)

Now its time for some Gator football baby!

ninjavanish

09-25-2010, 05:21 PM

Now its time for some Gator football baby!

Next week vs Alabama... get your tissues ready!

I shouldnt say that. But I'm still high on this comeback win. Regardless... it's gonna be another great SEC showdown just like today!

icehog3

09-25-2010, 05:23 PM

Next week vs Alabama... get your tissues ready!

Why, are the Tide cheerleaders gonna be "extra" friendly? :r

SvilleKid

09-25-2010, 05:39 PM

Why, are the Tide cheerleaders gonna be "extra" friendly? :r

Boo hisssssss!! Poor loser! :r:D (Tom knows I'm yanking his thing ....er....chain!)

I was so unsure of this game that I did not have a victory cigar picked out, or even in mind. I actually prefer it when Bama comes up thru the polls, not starts as # 1. Tends to give them the big head and is more often a disaster waiting to happen! I have to go back to Bear Bryant's football rule #1 as stated by Jeremy. You pass, three things can happen, and two of them are bad. Showed from both teams today. Especially lethal when the defense knows you have to pass!

I don't plan on picking out a victory cigar for Ala-Fla game either! just too close to call, too many good SEC teams that we have to play.

All that said, ROLL TIDE ROLL! Rama-Jamma, Yellowhamma, Give em hell Alabama...... WJBTHOOY;)

Powers

09-25-2010, 05:41 PM

Why, are the Tide cheerleaders gonna be "extra" friendly? :r

:r d*mn it tom, i nearly snorted beer outta my nose from laughing :r

ninjavanish

09-25-2010, 05:42 PM

Why, are the Tide cheerleaders gonna be "extra" friendly? :r

Have you been doing your 100 situps/pushups every night?

Powers

09-25-2010, 06:49 PM

Did anybody just see USC's Maddox jump that Auburn defender?! :jd

ucubed

09-25-2010, 07:51 PM

Thompson still has some greasy hands, but at least Burton is just too good to be stopped!

hammondc

09-25-2010, 08:41 PM

This game is killing me. Gamecocks have zero excuses on this one. They are absolutely blowing this game.

Powers

09-25-2010, 09:02 PM

This game is killing me. Gamecocks have zero excuses on this one. They are absolutely blowing this game.

Looks like a Stephen Garcia special. I'll always love Spurrier but I didn't think it was wise when he replaced Garcia with the rookie (as the INT proved). If you wanna solve the problem of Garcia's fumbles tell him not to run! Putting a game on the road in the SEC in the hands of a freshmen QB ain't smart

icehog3

09-26-2010, 09:49 AM

Have you been doing your 100 situps/pushups every night?

Just 50 pushups, with an Alabama female cheerleader underneath me. ;)

OLS

09-27-2010, 07:25 AM

Aha...what a weekend. Toledo beat Purdue, lol. Gotta love that. The Tide was looking like OLS knew
what he was talking about, and then the Razorbacks fell apart in the end. Or I should say the Tide
tightened up. Nickie Saban is the king of halftime adjustments. Everyone is trouncing the UGA Bulldogs,
and last year that would have bothered me, but this year it does not. Mountaineers lose one game
this year so far, and thank goodness it's to my LSU TIGERS. Memphis has never lost to UTEP, but
did this weekend, but from all accounts, it was 'progress'.

rizzle

09-27-2010, 01:55 PM

Bama. Florida.

Lets get it on.

McSmokey

09-27-2010, 02:10 PM

Anybody coming to T-town for the game? I have all week to set Gator traps. :D

Smokin Gator

09-27-2010, 02:12 PM

Bama. Florida.

Lets get it on.

Anybody coming to T-town for the game? I have all week to set Gator traps. :D

Just don't think you guys are going to get much smack from the Gator fans this week. We have a chance... but I sure wouldn't be betting the mortgage money on this one!!!

Powers

09-27-2010, 02:32 PM

Just don't think you guys are going to get much smack from the Gator fans this week. We have a chance... but I sure wouldn't be betting the mortgage money on this one!!!

Agreed.

Plus ya'll better hold ur horses, I haven't put the game in the "notables matchups" for this week yet ;)

Pass

09-27-2010, 02:37 PM

Just don't think you guys are going to get much smack from the Gator fans this week. We have a chance... but I sure wouldn't be betting the mortgage money on this one!!!

Neither would I! Frankly, we were the major obstacle for Bama this year in the SEC... and we saw how that went. If anyone is going to take them down it will likely be Auburn. Not b/c they are that good - they aren't - but b/c of the rivalry. Of course, Bama has home advantage for that game too. They'll be playing LSU at the swamp so that should help LSU a bit... but I don't think that it'll be enough.

Granted... We exposed several of the weaknesses in Bama's D and some in the offense (what few there are). So perhaps the Gators coaching staff has watched and re-watched that footage and made some adjustments. Otherwise, and don't take this the wrong way, you guys are hosed. If Bama can come to my house, with 76,000+ fans rattling their eye balls and make a comeback, I don't think too many teams out there stand a prayer in Tuscaloosa.

Of course, I won't be too horribly upset if Bama looses to any two of the remaining challenges (LSU, Auburn, Florida) and Arkansas manages to win out :D. Frankly, though, I just don't see that happening. This is probably one of the best damned teams that college football has seen in about a decade or so. Plenty of depth and a roster chock full of some serious talent.

Powers

09-27-2010, 02:48 PM

Neither would I! Frankly, we were the major obstacle for Bama this year in the SEC... and we saw how that went. If anyone is going to take them down it will likely be Auburn. Not b/c they are that good - they aren't - but b/c of the rivalry. Of course, Bama has home advantage for that game too. They'll be playing LSU at the swamp so that should help LSU a bit... but I don't think that it'll be enough.

Granted... We exposed several of the weaknesses in Bama's D and some in the offense (what few there are). So perhaps the Gators coaching staff has watched and re-watched that footage and made some adjustments. Otherwise, and don't take this the wrong way, you guys are hosed. If Bama can come to my house, with 76,000+ fans rattling their eye balls and make a comeback, I don't think too many teams out there stand a prayer in Tuscaloosa.

Of course, I won't be too horribly upset if Bama looses to any two of the remaining challenges (LSU, Auburn, Florida) and Arkansas manages to win out :D. Frankly, though, I just don't see that happening. This is probably one of the best damned teams that college football has seen in about a decade or so. Plenty of depth and a roster chock full of some serious talent.

Your sentiments are preciously what I hope everyone is believing (including Bama players) and telling the Gators. A team always plays better with an us against the world mentality, especially one with such talent and prestige as Florida. Your last two sentences could have been taken out of a column foretelling the outcome of the Ohio State v Florida game in '06, and look how that turned out :D

PS - The Gators play in the Swamp, LSU plays in Death Valley

Pass

09-27-2010, 03:33 PM

Your sentiments are preciously what I hope everyone is believing (including Bama players) and telling the Gators. A team always plays better with an us against the world mentality, especially one with such talent and prestige as Florida. Your last two sentences could have been taken out of a column foretelling the outcome of the Ohio State v Florida game in '06, and look how that turned out :D

PS - The Gators play in the Swamp, LSU plays in Death Valley

Bama aint Ohio State lol. Florida may be rich in talent... But they haven't exactly been world beaters this season. They've played well in 1 game so far... and even then it wasn't the kind of showing that is needed against Bama. You guys are going to have to BRING IT!

I know... LSU may call it "Death Valley"... but that place is a freakin' swamp.

It's actually kind of odd. I'm sure that I've mentioned before that I'm a Bama fan (when they aren't playing Arkansas - then I hate them for the week). This normally hasn't been a conflict of interest for me for the past decade or so -- thanks in large part to Hootie Dale... But this year is different. I actually find myself at odds. I want teams that I don't typically like (FL, AU) to beat a team that I do. (Sorry, I'll NEVER bring myself to root for LSU). B/C that raises the chances for Arkansas to get into the SECCG if we win out.

...this is going to be a tough year on me.

PS: if you're wondering... I REFUSE to call LSU's home "Death Valley." Why? B/c I hate them and that would be a sign of respect.

Rocketmann

09-28-2010, 04:00 AM

Bama got past a major hurdle beating the Hogs and that was Mallet. No other QB the tide faces this year (in the SEC) can do to them what Mallet did. Looking forward, what are Bama's defensive challenges:

Gators- Stopping the run/short passing game
South Carolina- Stopping the run/hit or miss passing game
LSU- nothing really, Jordan Jokerson and "LESS Miles" will do what they always do, suck!

and that leaves Auburn. nobody ever knows what will happen there.

All I can say is that while Bama's young defense has some holes in it, they are still pretty good. So to beat the tide, your going to have to out score them. I'm not saying they will go undefeated again this year or that they will win or even go to the NC, but I like their chances better than I do anyone elses.

OLS

09-28-2010, 06:54 AM

We have a chance... but I sure wouldn't be betting the mortgage money on this one!!!As much as I value our friendship, I think that's a bit of a stretch.
Even Tebow couldn't put a dent in that juggernaut last year. And now you guys have lost
key players, had injuries and otherwise given UF fans a good scare. BUT, because math
is black and white, I agree, you have a chance, lol. And in the SEC you can never say
never. But at home, the Tide coming off that stunning romp in Arkansas, I don't see it.
But this year, I do not have this built in anti-FL harangue planned. What happens in the
east is not my problem til the Tigers head for Atlanta.

DavenportESQ

09-28-2010, 07:14 AM

Looks like a Stephen Garcia special. I'll always love Spurrier but I didn't think it was wise when he replaced Garcia with the rookie (as the INT proved). If you wanna solve the problem of Garcia's fumbles tell him not to run! Putting a game on the road in the SEC in the hands of a freshmen QB ain't smart

That interception was not his fault. If the WR comes down with that catch like he should have Spurrier is a genius....

hammondc

09-28-2010, 07:20 AM

That interception was not his fault. If the WR comes down with that catch like he should have Spurrier is a genius....

That was a rough game to watch. Hopefully, my Gamecocks get their act together.

Pass

09-28-2010, 07:47 AM

As much as I value our friendship, I think that's a bit of a stretch.
Even Tebow couldn't put a dent in that juggernaut last year. And now you guys have lost
key players, had injuries and otherwise given UF fans a good scare. BUT, because math
is black and white, I agree, you have a chance, lol. And in the SEC you can never say
never. But at home, the Tide coming off that stunning romp in Arkansas, I don't see it.
But this year, I do not have this built in anti-FL harangue planned. What happens in the
east is not my problem til the Tigers head for Atlanta.

I wouldn't call it a stunning romp. I would call it barely escaping... As for LSU... :r:r See ya on Nov 28th.

rizzle

09-28-2010, 08:34 AM

Granted... We exposed several of the weaknesses in Bama's D and some in the offense (what few there are). So perhaps the Gators coaching staff has watched and re-watched that footage and made some adjustments. Otherwise, and don't take this the wrong way, you guys are hosed. If Bama can come to my house, with 76,000+ fans rattling their eye balls and make a comeback, I don't think too many teams out there stand a prayer in Tuscaloosa.

Of course, I won't be too horribly upset if Bama looses to any two of the remaining challenges (LSU, Auburn, Florida) and Arkansas manages to win out :D. Frankly, though, I just don't see that happening. This is probably one of the best damned teams that college football has seen in about a decade or so. Plenty of depth and a roster chock full of some serious talent.
Good analysis, Pass. Exactly what many of us have been saying--our D is young, not necessarily inexperienced, but young. And until they grow up they're going to give up their share of missed/blown assignments, missed tackles, and bad angles that when you go up against a good team is going to hurt. And Arky hurt us early much the same way Auburn did last year. What this team has, that I don't see any others possessing, is an evenness of attitude that when things aren't going exactly as planned, they don't panic. They do what they do. And ss a long time Bama fan, it's beautiful thing. You know what we're going to do---now stop us.

In my opinion, and I'm not a big smack talker, Florida is gonna have some tough sledding Saturday. Not to say they can't beat us, because that ain't the case. But personally, I don't think the oddsmakers are close on this one. And I think Urban's ego might have something to do with that. ;)

Your sentiments are preciously what I hope everyone is believing (including Bama players) and telling the Gators. A team always plays better with an us against the world mentality, especially one with such talent and prestige as Florida. Your last two sentences could have been taken out of a column foretelling the outcome of the Ohio State v Florida game in '06, and look how that turned out :D

PS - The Gators play in the Swamp, LSU plays in Death Valley
Mikey,
I hardly think Florida has an us against the world mentality, nor do they need one. Florida is the nouveau riche golden child. Bit of trivia for ya...when is the last time Florida came into a game as an underdog?

I do, however, think Florida has this game circled for the wrong reasons. And that starts at the top. :2

Smokin Gator

09-28-2010, 08:37 AM

What is the line on the Florida/Bama game?

Powers

09-28-2010, 09:42 AM

Mikey, I hardly think Florida has an us against the world mentality, nor do they need one. Florida is the nouveau riche golden child. Bit of trivia for ya...when is the last time Florida came into a game as an underdog?

I do, however, think Florida has this game circled for the wrong reasons. And that starts at the top. :2

Last time UF was an underdog....hmmm i'd guess the 08 SEC championship against ya'll.

One big concern I have for Florida this game is that no body on our young team has had to comeback from behind, especially Brantley. Not to mention come back from behind on the road in Bryant-Denny! Bama might be young but you've already handled a tough comeback win and are really creating an identity, as you mention. Florida's identity is still nascent.
Think we can be in real trouble if we find ourselves down by two possessions in the second half and the Bama D knows we have to be aggressive and not do short passes

Gators will have to have some big special team plays, get consistently good field position so Brantley doesn't have to drive the whole field, win the tournover battle, create big plays and hold Bama to 21 points or less to come away with a W. Needless to say thats a lot to ask lol

rizzle

09-28-2010, 09:44 AM

What is the line on the Florida/Bama game?

Opened Bama -7, now -9

McSmokey

09-28-2010, 09:46 AM

What is the line on the Florida/Bama game?

The Line posted on the Yahoo! Sportacular app is Alabama -9.0 O/U 48.0

rizzle

09-28-2010, 09:49 AM

Last time UF was an underdog....hmmm i'd guess the 08 SEC championship against ya'll.
Oct '07 vs LSU

One big concern I have for Florida this game is that no body on our young team has had to comeback from behind, especially Brantley. Not to mention come back from behind on the road in Bryant-Denny! Bama might be young but you've already handled a tough comeback win and are really creating an identity, as you mention. Florida's identity is still nascent.
Think we can be in real trouble if we find ourselves down by two possessions in the second half and the Bama D knows we have to be aggressive and not do short passes

Gators will have to have some big special team plays, get consistently good field position so Brantley doesn't have to drive the whole field, win the tournover battle, create big plays and hold Bama to 21 points or less to come away with a W. Needless to say thats a lot to ask lol
I think you're dead on. Florida can't afford to get down early. If they do, you could see a repeat of last year's game. I don't think that will be the case though because our D just isn't there yet. But I really, really , really, hope y'all load the box to stop the run.

Powers

09-28-2010, 11:22 AM

Oct '07 vs LSU

I think you're dead on. Florida can't afford to get down early. If they do, you could see a repeat of last year's game. I don't think that will be the case though because our D just isn't there yet. But I really, really , really, hope y'all load the box to stop the run.

Two key things to watch out for on Florida's D: (1) the play of the defensive line, particularly DE #6 Howard, he's been a force. (2) UF leads the universe so far this season in interceptions with 12. Definitely be needing a defensive line push led by Howard, Jenkins to contain Julio Jones and the secondary as a whole to get a few picks :2

Is it Saturday night yet?? :D

Pass

09-28-2010, 11:50 AM

Two key things to watch out for on Florida's D: (1) the play of the defensive line, particularly DE #6 Howard, he's been a force. (2) UF leads the universe so far this season in interceptions with 12. Definitely be needing a defensive line push led by Howard, Jenkins to contain Julio Jones and the secondary as a whole to get a few picks :2

Is it Saturday night yet?? :D

Heh. Not so much. It's the middle routes and slants that they'll eat you up with. Stuff the box and count on a 6yrd toss. Get busted on a screen and count on the Jones link up unless he's swarmed... Then they'll hit ya for a quick 5+. How many times did McElroy even attempt to throw a pass longer than 7yrds? Not many at all. And our safeties aren't exactly stellar. Coverage was fairly good... but not THAT good. No, they knew we would try to contain the big plays.... so they beat us up with those middle routes. Look for more of that against UF.