What do any of you think Meyer could be talking about? I think it would be good enough to focus on the St. John's River. It sucks towards the north. Of course, we could focus on ball-licking, or drooling somewhere. Bring lunch. Red and black with high heels? Relax, John.
Paula and I are wearing jeans shorts. A. Leon Polhill FlaNative1845 330 NW 45th Street Gainesville, FL 32607 (352) 367-4642 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mary Lynn > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 8:00 AM > To: GatorNews > Subject: [gatornews] (ESPN) Meyer issues gag order concerning Georgia's > 'Gator Stomp' celebration > > > Meyer issues gag order concerning Georgia's 'Gator Stomp' celebration > Associated Press > > GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida has all the motivation it needs against > rival Georgia, and coach Urban Meyer doesn't want to give the Bulldogs > any help. > > No trash talk. No bulletin-board material. Not even a glimpse of how > upset the Gators still are with what went down in Jacksonville last > year. > > Remember the "Gator Stomp?" > > Florida (No. 8 BCS, No. 5 AP) sure does. But Meyer's players aren't > allowed to talk about it. The coach issued a gag order concerning last > year's contentious celebration, the one in which the Bulldogs (No. 6 > BCS, No. 8 AP) responded to coach Mark Richt's pregame challenge by > running on the field following the team's first touchdown. > > It sparked Georgia's 42-30 victory -- the program's third win in the > last 18 games in the series -- and plenty of hard feelings in > Gainesville. > > "I think it's old news ... and it has no bearing on this year's game," > Meyer said Sunday. "It's two teams battling for the SEC East." > > Richt sounded much the same theme. When asked about the celebration > following a 52-38 win over LSU, the coach referred reporters to the > statement he gave during the Southeastern Conference's preseason media > event. Shortly after midnight, a school spokesman e-mailed a > transcript to reporters. > > Pressed further during a teleconference Sunday, Richt refused to budge > on his stand. > > "When it comes to a celebration question, it doesn't matter how you > phrase it," he said. "I'm going to refer you to whatever I said at SEC > Media Days. That's really, really old news and I'm not going to make a > comment on it." > > Good luck with that tactic, especially with so much on the line. > > The matchup between Florida (6-1, 4-1) and Georgia (7-1, 4-1) likely > will decide the winner of the SEC's Eastern Division. It also could > have national championship implications. > > But the Gators might have a little extra motivation. > > "Georgia is a game that everybody knowingly wants on our team," > linebacker Brandon Hicks said last month. "Everybody wants that game > back. It feels like we have something to prove to the world. They came > out and everybody thinks they intimidated us. We didn't play good > after the stunt they did. > > "That's pretty much the team that everybody wants on their list." > > The whole thing started when Knowshon Moreno leapt into the end zone > for a 1-yard touchdown midway through the first quarter. All of his > teammates, about 70 of them, quickly surrounded him and started > jumping up and down in unison and celebrating wildly. > > The Gators just watched, stunned by the brazen Bulldogs. > > The celebration drew two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and forced > Georgia to kick off from its 8-yard line. It also drew Florida's ire. > > Linebacker Brandon Spikes called it a "big disrespect" after the game. > He declined comment Saturday night, saying "I don't want to get in > trouble." > > Although Meyer has publicly refrained from criticizing Richt, he said > in his authorized biography that, "We'll handle it. And it's going to > be a big deal." > > Quarterback Tim Tebow, who also kept quiet after the Gators thumped > Kentucky 63-5 Saturday night, said early last week that an opponent > stomping on the field "means something to you." > > "As a player, it's just one more thing to fire me up and get my > adrenaline going that much more and the intensity," Tebow said. "I > don't think it's an extremely smart move to make." > > The Gators, though, don't plan to orchestrate a similar act in the > rematch. > > "That's not been our style," receiver Percy Harvin said. "When teams > do that, they expect not to score. We plan on putting points on the > board, so we don't need that. We don't celebrate here. We go hug a big > man and thank the people that got us in the end zone." > > Florida and Georgia have won three in a row since their only losses of > the season. The Gators are coming off consecutive routs against LSU > and Kentucky, and have scored 135 points in their last nine quarters. > The Bulldogs hammered the defending national champion Tigers 52-38 > Saturday night in Baton Rouge. > > Both teams quickly turned their attention to each other following the > blowouts. > > "We feel like we can hang with anybody in the nation," Georgia > linebacker Rennie Curran said. "We are going to come out and give our > best game and try to do the best we can to stop Tim Tebow, Percy > Harvin and all those guys. They are a real talented group, and we're > all ready to start preparing." > > Meyer hinted that the celebration might be brought up as a > motivational tool later in the week. > > "I'm emphasizing with our players that we don't play this thing until > Saturday at 3:30," Meyer said. "You're not going to have to turn the > music up a little louder ... or a (bulletin) board is not going to be > really necessary in a game like this because the implications are that > it's for the SEC East, which is our ultimate goal. > > "Those are all great story lines ... but I want to make sure our kids > focus on what's important and not what's not important." > > Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
