Wow! Even though we had tickets, I couldn't go to the game on Saturday. My son's soccer team, as well as one that I coach from the same club, had a soccer tournament in Sarasota. I was out of the hotel by 8AM each day, and not back until after 9PM.
Leslie went to the game and spent time with, our son Shane (he opted out of continuing with the marching band this year). We had agreed to exchange scoring text updates - who would have guessed that I'd be sending more of them? She did let me know about the fumbles and pitiful yardage totals, and by the end of my very long day I think I was convinced that I'd picked a good game to miss! Last night was the first time since Friday afternoon that I had the time and energy to log on to the computer. I could feel the angst while reading all of the real time and post game posts. I haven't decided when or if I will watch the replay. My thoughts: I don't read too much into first game results, good or bad, BUT 13 yards at haltime? Seriously? I have to admit that concerns me. Miami of Ohio had a terrible record last year, but there may have been extenuating circumstances that contributed to that, and I don't know how competitive they were in their losses. They may or may not be better than FAMU, San Jose St., Stony Brook,Samford, etc., but we certainly didn't enjoy the easy win many of our rivals did this past weekend. *IF* the debacle was just a perfect storm of bad luck (injuries, unprecedented center snap troubles, etc) the "bad" win may be better for our team's focus going forward than an easy win would have been. Bottom line for me - I feel as though this is opening day II coming up this coming Saturday. I have no idea if we're a good, mediocre, or bad team. Stay tuned... -- 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
