"But, new season, same gripe. If anyone would like to give Jeremy Foley a way to make up the $2million+ loss the program would suffer in scheduling a home and away game with USC then have at it. I'm sure he'd listen."
Good point. Woody On Aug 18, 2009 12:14pm, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > This debate rages about the same time > every year. It is fueled by sportswriters' desire to remain > relevant in the 2-3 weeks before the season starts. Since this the second > inflammatory article out of the Sentinel this summer (remember they were > the > ones who reported the ever relevant arrest record of Meyer's players) > they must be in real trouble down there. I just hope they can sell a few > papers off this so that when the season starts they'll still be around. > But, new season, same gripe. If > anyone would like to give Jeremy Foley a way to make up the $2million+ > loss the > program would suffer in scheduling a home and away game with USC then > have at > it. I'm sure he'd listen. > In the mean time, as Ken says, I'd > like to see USC fight it out in the SEC from year to year. Pete Carrol > can't even beat Oregon > State consistently. > Because that PAC 10 is so tough? Hardly. Even with the cream puffs > we play in a tougher conference than anyone else in the country. And, we > have f$U every year. Could that be why we held the most potent offense in > the country to 14 points in the NC game last year? > Hmm… > Oliver Barry CRS,GRI > Real Estate Broker > Bob Parks Realty > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > Gallatin TN 37066 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Fax: 615-822-2027 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 > 8:09 AM > To: Gatortalk > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: > [gatornews] [OrlSentinel] SEC football teams seem to have an appetite for > cream- > I agree with everything > everyone has said so far... but I still think we can do better > than.......... Charleston Southern... Troy... eh ok fine... but there is > no reason Florida should be playin > a 1-AA team in my opinion. > Woody > On Aug 18, 2009 8:54am, Kenneth Beitler [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chris' first mistake is to call the > > > > PAC 10 “highly competitive.” > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then he points to some of the tough > > > > non-conference opponents SoCal has played, such as . . . Auburn. Duh. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Pete Carroll has to schedule tough > > > > non-conference games; his team is in a wussy conference, and he knows > it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When people criticize UF's > > > > non-conference opponents to me, I point out that we play in the SEC, > plus > F$U, and > > > > therefore have no need to play tough non-conference games. Our > schedule > > > > is already one of the toughest in the country, year-in and year-out. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And if we played in a weaker conference, > > > > such as the ACC, I suspect the same thing that has happened to F$U > would happen > > > > to us: we'd start playing down to their level, and end up a weaker > > > > program. I might be wrong about that, but that is what I would > expect. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Go Gators!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ken B. (NYC Gator) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: > > > > [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of [email protected] > > > > > > Sent: 08/18/2009 5:30 AM > > > > > > To: gatortalk googlegroups > > > > > > Subject: [gatortalk] RE: > > > > [gatornews] [OrlSentinel] SEC football teams seem to have an appetite > for > > > > cream-puff competition > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Either Chris has > > > > NOT been in the sports writing business very long (naive) or he has and > is > > > > saying this just to piss us off. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If the Gators switched > > > > conferences with USC - the Gators would win the conference every > year. If > > > > the Gators went to the ACC or Big Ten - the Gators would win the > conference > > > > every year. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But the Gators play in > > > > the toughest conference - the SEC - were they are the favorites to win > the > SEC > > > > - but most any team is talented enough to trip them up (see Old Miss > last > > > > year). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And who was the best > > > > conference last year? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbc08.htm?loc=interstitialskip > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and which conference > > > > was below the ACC ? (how embarassing for the PAC10) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Who's schedule was > > > > ranked #4 last year and who's schedule was ranked #16? > > > > > > > > > > > > > % --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
