Our Strength of Schedule should be one of the toughest in the country if not THE toughest... Ill have to check to be sure, but I think only two teams we face thsi year did not make a bowl game last year.. 1 was Vandy.. the other was App State.. and I they were in the Playoffs again in their division last year... and we know what they did to Mich.. .and of course got obliterated by LSU the next year. lol
I dont think we have ANY cupcakes this year... I certainly dont think App State is a cupcake. Woody On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]>wrote: > I actually expect this team to win the SEC East this year? Who else > would have a chance? South Carolina will be OK and mid pack. UT is down. > UGA is not going to. UK is not going to. Vandy is not going to. I expect > us to win the East. We probably won't win the SEC, but I would pack you bag > for Atlanta again. > > SHANE F. > > GO GATORS!!!! > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *To:* gatortalk googlegroups <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Fri, May 7, 2010 9:31:30 AM > *Subject:* [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] [SUN]: 2010/05/06 14:47 --- > "Robbie's Playbook" --- Important offseason for Gators [Andreu] > > I agree that off season is important - and all of these things are > important > > But any more important than any other season? I don't see it. > > There are few expectations for this team. They are not expected to win the > National championship, the SEC championship, or even the SEC East. > > Yes, we have some talent that is gone - but the guys that replace them have > been in the system for one or more years and know what is expected. The > true freshman that will start next year - is because they are so > incredible. > > This increase in incoming talent will motivate the older guys to work > harder this offseason. > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: 2010/05/06 14:47 --- "Robbie's Playbook" > --- Important offseason for Gators [Andreu] > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, May 07, 2010 10:22 am > To: [email protected] > > > > May 6th, 2010 02:47pm > Important offseason for > Gators<http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/10433/important-offseason-for-gators/> > > by Robbie Andreu <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/author/andreu/> > (Gainesville > SUN) > > > > > In his postgame press conference following the Orange and Blue Game, > Florida coach Urban Meyer said the Gators were heading into the most > important offseason since he’s been at UF. > The way I see it, it’s so important for three main reasons. > 1. With so many young players being counted on to contribute (some even > start) this season, the offseason strength and conditioning program will be > huge. It’s Mickey Marotti’s team for the next three-plus months, and what he > does with the Gators (especially the early enrollees and the rest of the > freshman who arrive for Summer B) is critical. He needs to get these young > players stronger and tougher. He needs to have them game-ready by August. > This is a time when team chemistry (good or bad) really starts to form for > next season. > 2. Tim Tebow and Brandon Spikes and all those experienced leaders who > carried this team the past three years are gone. The Gators will be under > new leadership in 2010. In the spring, the guys who were stepping up were > center Michael Pouncey, strong safety Ahmad Black and defensive end Justin > Trattou, all seniors. They need to continue what they’ve been doing and > establish themselves as the clear leaders of this football team. Another guy > who absolutely has to become a leader is quarterback John Brantley. Meyer > has been stressing this since January to him, and the soft-spoken junior is > trying to take on the role. This is Brantley’s team now, and he has to take > control of it. > 3. The Gators need to stay out of the headlines this summer. That means > staying out of trouble. Given all the arrests over the past three or four > years, the Gators need to be the poster boys for good behavior between now > and the start of two-a-days in August. That would send out the message to > the rest of the SEC (and the nation) that this team is serious about playing > for championships in 2010. That is not the message UF sent out last season > when Carlos Dunalp was arrested for DUI the Tuesday morning before the SEC > Championship Game. Pouncey has been assuring people that there will be no > off-the-field issues this offseason. A lot of it has to do with leadership. > So, we’ll see. > The bottom line is this: If the Gators do the right thing this summer, it > could be a very rewarding fall. > > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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
