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------Original Message------ From: Woody Bass <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2010 5:44:54 PM GMT-0400 Subject: Re: [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] [SUN]: 7/6 06:01 --- Brantley ready to take reins [Saucer] I got an email today sayin the season tickets are being mailed out this week!!!!!!! SQUEAL!!!!! On Jul 7, 2010, at 5:34 PM, Oliver Barry wrote: > If this article doesn’t make you want to go out and sit in the > stadium with only 59 days left to go, watch the video of Scott > Brantley hitting the Lions quarterback. > I’m ready to go hit somebody!! > I hope I can calm down before I get home or I’ll be sleeping in the > back yard tonight. J > > 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 Shane Ford > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 11:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: 7/6 06:01 --- Brantley ready to take > reins [Saucer] > Importance: Low > > Brantley ready to take reins > > > By Byron Saucer > Gainesville SUN Correspondent > > Published: Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. > Last Modified: Monday, July 5, 2010 at 10:29 p.m. > > > > > It was just another day at The Swamp for the backup quarterback. > > > > Click to enlarge > Florida's John Brantley sets to throw in the against Kentucky in > 2008. (Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun) > Buy photo > Doug Finger/Staff photographer > > > > Utah was in town for homecoming and John Brantley III, tucked safely > away on the sidelines, had postgame plans. > > And there was no way the lowly Utes were going to spoil it. > > The Gators' wishbone attack was hitting on all cylinders as Brantley > watched senior quarterback Terry LeCount soak up the love from the > home crowd. Brantley just had to wait out three more quarters before > the sure-victory celebration would spill over onto the streets of > Gainesville. > > Then it happened. > > LeCount took a vicious shot from a Utah defender and went down in a > bloody heap. He limped to the sidelines, clutching his disfigured > nose, and took a seat on the bench. > > Head coach Doug Dickey searched the sideline for No. 12, then jerked > his thumb toward the field. > > Brantley was in. And it wasn't even halftime. > > The sophomore responded by finishing off the Utes that day, 39-28, > then got a one-week crash course before heading south to the storied > Orange Bowl for his first career collegiate start against the > upstart Miami Hurricanes. > > “It all runs together,” Brantley says, nearly 33 years later. “Just > going through that week and that process of starting your first > game. I remember more about the prepping than the actual game.” > > The first-time starter filled in valiantly, leading the Gators to a > 31-14 victory over a Miami program that had yet to become “the real > Miami,” according to Brantley. > > “I played decent,” he said. “Nothing special. But we won the game, > and Terry came back the next week. > > “It was a great experience and I used that the next year when I > became the starting quarterback in 1978. It was good to already have > a starting game under your belt.” > > More than three decades later, the University of Florida will look > to another No. 12 for similar results. > > John Brantley IV will lead the Florida Gators out of the tunnel > Sept. 4 when they host Miami-Ohio in the 2010 season opener. It'll > be his first collegiate start, and his first start of any kind in > nearly four years since setting state records and collecting a title > back at Ocala's Trinity Catholic High School. > > “It's one of those things that you'll never forget,” his dad said. > “Like being there for your first child being born. It's kind of neat > to remember your first start in college football, especially when > it's for the Gators.” > > Ready or not > > This has always been Johnny's destiny. > > From the days he suited up in his old orange and blue Hutch uniform > — using his parents' king-size bed as the field and the wall as his > unsuspecting opponent — Brantley has been dreaming of running out of > the tunnel and into an ocean of orange and blue as Florida's > starting QB. > > All the camps. All the extra throwing sessions. All the sacrifices. > All of it has led him here. > > “I'm just excited to get back out there and start playing again,” > Brantley said. “I'm not used to running out and having the first > play in front of 90,000 people yet. I'm just going to take it all in.” > > While the jury's still out on the younger Brantley, there are few > questions about his skill set. > > One of the country's most sought-after prep quarterbacks, Brantley > possesses an NFL arm and a calm demeanor in the pocket. > > And he's a winner. > > From his multiple championships in youth leagues to his 27-1 record > in high school, Brantley is more than just a combine phenom. > > Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper saw plenty of > Brantley during his UF career. Cooper was there each and every time > the rifle-armed quarterback turned heads in practice. > > Florida's top wideout from a year ago says Gator fans will be wowed > by their new quarterback this fall. > > “Brantley has all the tools a great quarterback will ever need,” > Cooper said. “He's got great composure, great football sense, a > great arm and knows how to read defenses really well. He can pick > defenses apart. > > “The offense will change, for sure. They will be more of a pro-style > system with John throwing routes more on rhythm. He is a pocket > passer, and a great one at that.” > > In mop-up duty, Brantley has shown flashes of brilliance. Over two > seasons, he's completed better than 71 percent of his passes with 10 > TDs and just one pick. His quarterback rating is a ridiculous 183.1, > and he's even averaging 3.4 yards a carry. > > But most of that was against the Charleston Southerns and Troys of > the world. Most was in the second half, with the Gators already > firmly in control. > > Brantley knows — like most anxious Gator fans know — that this year > will be a different type of test altogether. And he understands the > expectations that come with the position. > > “From Florida's past record, of course, there's always a fear of > taking a step back,” he says. “But I've tried to channel that out. > The support of my teammates — my offensive linemen and my receivers > and running backs — everybody has made me feel a lot more comfortable. > > “That's going to help me out when I run out there for the first game.” > > A wide shadow > > John Brantley is not Tim Tebow. > > But he still has to follow the iconic Heisman Trophy winner who > blurred the reality of the quarterback position and took the words > “vocal leader” to a whole new stratosphere. > > Then again, Tebow's no Brantley either. > > “Following up Tebow is definitely a task in itself,” admits Cooper, > Tebow's roommate last season. “But John is going to have so much > success atFlorida that people will start comparing him to different > style quarterbacks, because he doesn't play Tebow's style. > > “He is the perfect guy for the job. He throws a perfect ball and has > a very quick release. I'm anxious to see my boy ball out next year.” > > Former Florida quarterback Kerwin Bell, who groomed Brantley for > three years at Trinity Catholic, thinks his prized pupil is on the > verge of stardom. > > As long as he doesn't try to be someone that he isn't. > > “I think Johnny's going to be fine,” the Jacksonville University > head coach said. “I've told him to just be Johnny and understand > your strengths. Don't try to be Tim Tebow. > > “Johnny knows his strengths — getting the ball in his playmakers' > hands, making good decisions — he's a true drop-back, pocket passer.” > > The elder Brantley fully understands the challenges facing his son. > He's been there, on Florida Field, while a jam-packed stadium either > cheers their approval or vents their disappointment. > > “There's a lot of pressure,” Brantley III said. “You know, the Gator > Nation is a tough crowd. And if (the team doesn't) meet their > expectations, it can get nasty at times. > > “And then following Tebow makes the thing even tougher as far as > what's on (Johnny's) plate. Every throw or every sack or every > interception, he's going to be compared to Timmy. May it be fair or > unfair, it doesn't matter. That's what it is. And he's going to have > to deal with all that.” > > The new Gator quarterback just shrugs it off. Brantley said he used > his time under Tebow to further hone his craft, while maybe picking > up a few pointers along the way. > > “The past few years I've seen Tim and how he did it, and it's > definitely worn off on me,” said Brantley, who has taken over the > role of organizing extra throwing sessions with his teammates this > summer. “I just keep getting better at it every day from a > leadership aspect. > > “The receivers love what they're doing right now. They love going > out, having fun, throwing, and getting better. It's worked out well > so far.” > > Full circle > > Growing up in the Brantley household, there was never a shortage of > glorified gridiron tales. > > If it's not “Big John” who has the floor — which is rare — it's > Uncle Scot, the former Gator great who went on to play seven years > in the NFL as a bruising linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (A > quick look at a video clip from 1985 — > www.bucpower.com/video-scot-brantley.html > — will show you all you need to know about the type of player Scot > Brantley was.) > > Johnny has heard all the stories. > > He knows well his dad's trip to the Orange Bowl in '77. He's heard > about the 31-7 thumping the Gators laid on Auburn in 1978, and the > near-miss against the Bulldogs in Jacksonville the following week. > > Those tales have been background noise since he was just big enough > to cradle a football. > > Now, in two short months, he'll start building his own UF storyboard. > > “My dad's told me a bunch of stories,” Brantley said with a laugh. > “I can't even keep up with them. Some of them he makes up. > > “He's told me about different kinds of games and atmospheres. I > can't even remember half of them.” > > But dad makes it clear who he thinks the best quarterback in the > family is. > > “He has a lot more talent,” the elder Brantley said. “He's got all > the attributes to be a top-line quarterback. He's got size. He's got > decent speed. And he's got the support of his teammates, and that's > probably the biggest thing he's got going for him. His teammates > want him to succeed. And these are some of the best athletes in the > world. > > “His locker room has got his back, so he's not going into this thing > alone.” > > Both father and son know what's expected. > > There are no rebuilding years in Gainesville under Urban Meyer. Even > after the Gators lost a crop as talented as last year's bunch, which > saw a record nine players go in the first five rounds of the NFL > draft, the goals remain the same. > > “They expect to go undefeated,” John Sr. said. “They expect to be in > Atlanta. > > “The goals for this team are the same as last year's team. And > losing's just not part of the plan.” > > Johnny echoes Meyer's mantra when he tackles the question of what a > successful season in Gainesville will look like. > > “We always stress the fact — just get back to Atlanta,” Johnny says. > “That's all we want to do. We get back there, and we'll go from > there.” > > History will write the story of the 2010 football season. How > Brantley measures up, the number of wins the Gators will collect, > the titles they may or may not play for. > > But when John Brantley IV runs out onto Florida Field on Sept. 4, > his father's dream will be complete. > > “What are the odds of seeing your son, with your number, at your > position, at the same school?” John asked, his voice breaking for > the first time. “That's pretty neat right there. That's a special > deal. You can't put it in words.” > > Contact Byron Saucer at (352) 387-2491 or [email protected]. > > > -- > 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 -- 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
