I like the way this guy thinks.
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 JunoGator Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 8:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [gatornews] Today's Gatornews from Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post Florida Gators get plenty of love in Phil Steele's 2009 preview by Ben Volin Just got my handy 328-page Phil Steele's College Football 2009 Preview in the mail this weekend, and not surprisingly, Steele loves the Gators. How so? Let's count the ways: 1. Phil's BCS champion: Florida (for the second year in a row) 2. "They are the most experienced defending National Champ in a long time and not only are they the only team in the country that ranks in all 8 of my individual units but they are in the top 10 in all 8 and in the top 2 in SIX of the eight! For the 2nd straight year I will pick Florida but this time they figure to be the preseason #1 team by almost everyone (unlike '08)." 3. BCS championship matchup, January 7, Pasadena, Calif.: Florida vs. Texas (for the record, I agree on both teams) 4. Phil's preseason First Team All-Americans: Tim Tebow, Carlos Dunlap, Brandon Spikes, Joe Haden, Brandon James (kick return). 5. According to Steele, Florida has the: Best quarterback duo in the country; second-best offensive line in the country (behind USC), second-best defensive line in the country (behind Oklahoma); second-best linebacking corps (behind Penn State); second-best defensive backfield in the country (behind USC); and second-best special teams unit in the country (behind Boise State). 6. Steele ranks the SEC as the nation's toughest conference for 2009, followed by Big 12, Pac-10, Big Ten, ACC, Big East and Mountain West. 7. Number of Gators named to First, Second, Third or Fourth-Team All-SEC: 15 8. "This year's squad has 18 returning starters and is the best that Meyer has put on the field. Despite the fact that their SEC schedule is tougher with just three SEC games in The Swamp, all 9 sets of my power rankings call for an unbeaten season and the Gators may have the best offense, defense and special teams in the country." 9. The No. 2-ranked freshman receiver in the country? Andre Debose. 10. The No. 1-ranked freshman offensive lineman in the entire country? Xavier Nixon. Nick Alajajian is No. 11. 11. The No. 2-ranked freshman linebacker? Jelani Jenkins. Jon Bostic is No. 14. 12. Steele ranked Florida's 2009 recruiting class as the sixth-best in the nation (but fourth in the SEC). 13. Steele has Dunlap and Spikes as top-10 NFL draft picks in 2010. He has Tebow as the 14th-best draft-eligible player, with Haden at 26. 14. Steele projects Florida to be No. 1 in the nation in rush defense, pass defense, points against and total defense in 2009. 15. Finally, Steele predicts Tebow will win the Heisman Trophy. "Tebow got my vote last year and while he had the most 1st place votes and outplayed the Heisman winner Sam Bradford in the bowl, he was just #3 in the voting. He put the Gators on his shoulders after the loss to Ole Miss and if the vote was done after the bowls he would have clearly won. Archie Griffin (the only two time winner) should get ready for some company." __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4177 (20090622) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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