I'll be that's the answer right there. The D is SOOO fast, that coaches are afraid the announcers will only have time to read one digit. :-)
Shane Ford Sent From My iPhone Go Gators! & Skol Vikes! On Jul 8, 2011, at 4:27 PM, "Randy Platt" <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, our potential starting defensive linemen are numbered 2, 4, 6, 7. > > > > That is going to look a little odd. Don't you think? > > > > A LB with 3 and a CB with 8. You can't start on defense if you don't wear a > single digit? How bout we just number them 1 to 11? > > > > At least we will look fast on defense? > > > > Randy Platt > > aka "PCGator" > > aka "The Armchair Quarterback" > > aka "The Other Randy" > > > > Later Gators! Afterwhile the Rest! > > > > > > > > July 7th, 2011 04:12pm > > > > <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/10753/items-of-interest-from-uf-footbal > ls-media-guide/> Items of interest from UF football's media guide > > > by <http://andreu.blogs.gatorsports.com/author/andreu/> Robbie Andreu > > > > > > All those Florida season tickets holders eagerly awaiting the arrival of the > 2011 Gator media guide in the mail can forget about it. Per NCAA > legislation, schools are no longer allowed to print media guides. > > The printed version is not coming out, but the guide is on now - as in > online. > > > > The 2011 UF media guide was recently posted on Gatorzone.com/football, so > log on and check it out. > > > > Here are some things that sort of jumped out at me as I scanned the guide: > > *Some significant players have changed numbers. Running back Chris Rainey > has gone from No. 3 to No. 1, defensive tackle Dominique Easley is wearing > No. 2 instead of No. 58, defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd has switched from > No. 73 to No. 4 and linebacker Jelani Jenkins will be No. 3 after being No. > 43 last season. > > *Some players have gained significant weight. Redshirt freshman tailback > Mack Brown, who was listed as 190 pounds when he signed, is now weighing in > at 205. Others who have gained weight include offensive tackle Xavier Nixon, > who was down to probably less than 260 in the spring. He's now listed at > 295. Another offensive tackle who has been considered somewhat undersized, > Matt Patchan, is listed at 295. Others who have gained are defensive end > Lerentee McCray (252), offensive guard Ian Silberman (300) and linebacker > Gideon Ajagbe (230). > > *Sophomore linebacker Neiron Ball is listed on the roster and has a bio in > the guide. I don't know if that means he'll be ready to play this season or > not (UF officials have not said either way yet). But I would say that's a > good sign for his future prospects after a blood vessel burst in his brain > this past winter, putting his career in jeopardy. > > *Fans always seem to want to know what numbers the true freshmen will be > wearing, so here you go: > > > 5 - Marcus Roberson > 15 - Loucheiz Purifoy > 16 - Jeff Driskel > 17 - Jacoby Brissett > 20 - Valdez Showers > 21 - Jabari Gorman > 26 - De'Ante Saunders > 33 - Chris Johnson > 41 - Hunter Joyer > 44 - Kyle Christie > 55 - Graham Stewart (who is listed at only 216 pounds, by the way) > 63 - Trip Thurman > 65 - Tommy Jordan > 80 - Ja'Juan Story > 81 - A.C. Leonard > 86 - Clay Burton > 97 - Tevin Westbrook > > > > -- > 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 > <winmail.dat> -- 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
