No need to apologize, Steve. Your post was correct - 1/2$$U didn't need the refs' help to beat us. I would venture that if the refs had given us every call, we would have still lost. The responses you received were merely opinions generated from frustrated, emotional fans. It has been a tough season, but in the end, thank God we are Gators, win or lose. Fortunately, we have an opportunity to end the season on a good note. Beat whoever we play in whatever bowl game!!!!
Stacey "They say statistics are for losers, but losers are usually the ones thinking that," Meyer said. "Statistics are great." GATORS RULE!!! ________________________________ From: Steve McKibben <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, November 28, 2010 12:58:41 PM Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Fumble First off, I apologize for calling posters out by name in the heat of the aftermath of last night's debacle. For the record, in response to Stacy's question about a particular call, I took the opportunity to bash the ACC crew that worked the game for being, on occasion, what I felt, and still feel to be,unfair to the Gators. My memory of the ACC crew that worked the swindle in the swamp in 2003 is still bitter. That opinion was ridiculed (but I wasn't called out by name) for "putting a modicum of blame(for the loss) at the feet of the officials". I had explicitly stated that we were so bad that the semis didn't need their help to win the game. In my opinion, that doesn't exonerate the crew for their blatant errors - even if, as was pointed out, the "roughing the snapper" penalty call was correct - I still don't ever recall it being called that before, maybe it falls under a bigger umbrella of "personal foul". From a conference whose referee once called a foul "giving him the business" I suppose anything is possible. I'll address my opinions on the mess that was/is this miserable football season in a separate post. Again, I apologize for my post game indiscretion. Steve McKibben -- 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
