Guilty as charged.
On 10/8/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > *Ouch! * > > Most of the time, I'm in 100% agreement with Mikey, but there HAVE been > times that I was in total disagreement with him. This time, I'm 200% with > him. And furthermore, I'm guilty as charged. I can admit it. I'm a spoiled > gator fan who expects to win every game, beat the spread, and pound our > opponents into worshipful submission. > > However, I disagree on ONE point he made. If I were married to Halle Berry, > I would NOT complain about her lingerie collection. Spend on, baby, spend > on! I'll take a second job if you need more... ;-) > > Randy > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > COMMENTARY > You're what's wrong with Florida football, Gator fans Mike Bianchi | > SPORTS COMMENTARY October 8, 2008 > > When did it happen, Gator fans? > > When did it reach a point where you became so persnickety and such > perfectionists that you sucked the joy out of winning football games like a > boa constrictor squeezes the life out of small rodents? > > The reason I bring this up is because of all the conversation and > consternation about Florida's offense and quarterback Tim > Tebow<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/football/tim-tebow-PESPT008528.topic>in > the aftermath of Saturday's embarrassing, humiliating 31-point, um, > victory over Arkansas. > > That's right, Florida went on the road, ran up more than 500 yards of > offense and destroyed Arkansas 38-7 in a tune-up for Saturday's monumental > Southeastern Conference showdown with No. 4 LSU. And you know what > everybody's talking about? > > [image: Mike Bia > nchi]<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/columnists/orl-bianchi,0,3285093.columnist> > Mike > Bianchi > > What's wrong with Tebow and the > Gators<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/football/florida-gators-ORSPT000172.topic> > ? > > I'll tell you what's wrong with Tebow and the Gators: You're what's wrong. > Florida fans who actually think it's their birthright not only to win but to > win by 50. > > Former UF coach Steve Spurrier left, in part, because of what Gator Nation > had become -- a fussy, finicky fan base filled with constant complainers. > You wonder how long Urban > Meyer<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/football/urban-meyer-PESPT008535.topic>will > hang around until he, too, gets sick of it. > > On the day he announced his resignation at UF, Spurrier revealed that the > joy of winning at UF had been replaced by the fear of losing. > > "Do you realize how big a favorite we are all the time?" Spurrier lamented. > "It's nobody's fault. It's just the way it is. We're double-digit favorites > over everybody. Anytime we lose, it's us coaches. We screwed up. 'Look how > huge a favorite the team was and they didn't win.' That wears on you a > little bit. > > "It's a relief when we win. . . . It's almost a disgrace when we lose." > > And it's not just the fans, either. It's the players, the former players, > even the media who covers the team. > > Case in point: After Florida's 38-7 victory over Arkansas, the big headline > in the Orlando Sentinel was, "Score Isn't The Story." Below the headline > there were two articles. The first paragraph of one article began with, "If > the Gators play like this next week, they'll lose to LSU." The first > paragraph of the other article began with, "Something's missing." > > Yes, something is missing all right: Elation and exhilaration after a > victory. It's reached a point, according t o the Gainesville Sun, where even > one of UF's most beloved former players -- ex-UF quarterbacking great Shane > Matthews<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/shane-matthews-PESPT004732.topic>-- > regularly goes on his Gainesville radio show and picks apart a UF offense > that led the nation last year and was third in the country. > > Even Tebow, the ultimate glass-is-half-full guy, has been sucked into the > abyss created by the legions of the miserable. > > After Tebow fired a 21-yard touchdown pass to Percy > Harvin<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/sports/football/percy-harvin-PESPT008507.topic>in > the fourth quarter Saturday to give Florida a 24-7 lead, Tebow moped off > the field without celebrating. Meyer saw his quarterback's dispassionate > reaction and ran out to give Tebow a chest bump. > > "I wanted him to enjoy it," Meyer said of his quarterback. > > The coach migh t want to send the same message to many of his fans, who > seem to believe Tebow really is > Superman<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/entertainment/movies/superman-PEFCC000007.topic>. > They think he should complete every pass, convert every third down, score > every time he touches the ball. > > They think Tebow should duplicate the incredible statistics he compiled > last year when he won the Heisman Trophy. The problem is that was a > once-in-a-lifetime season when Tebow accomplished things never before > accomplished in college football. Hey, Russell > Crowe<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/entertainment/russell-crowe-PECLB001206.topic>is > a great actor, but he'll probably never again make a movie as great as > Gladiator. > > The fact is, the Gators lead the > SEC<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/economy-business-finance/market-exchange/%0Asecurities/u.s.-securities-exchange-commission-ORGOV000050.topic>in > scoring offense and Tebow leads the league in passing efficiency. But, > apparently, that's not good enough to satisfy the many spoiled, > self-indulgent fans who inhabit Gator Nation. > > You get the idea some Florida fans are going to be miserable no matter > what. They could be married to Halle > Berry<http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/entertainment/halle-berry-PECLB000495.topic>and > complain because she spends too much money on lingerie. > > "It's almost a disgrace when we lose." > > Those were the words Steve Spurrier uttered on his way out the door after > the 2001 season. > > Who knew that seven years later, winning would become a disgrace, too? > > > *Mike Bianchi can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * > > We encourage conversation about our stories and hope you will share your > thoughts. We do have some rules of the road: no comments that are obscene, > sexual in nature, racist or otherwise inappropriate. If you post such > comments, we will remove them. > *-- Orlando Sentinel* > ------------------------------ > Note: Not all stories have active discussions. 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