<LOL> Yeah, UAB isn't exactly who I had in mind. Rob
Sent from my iPad On Jul 12, 2011, at 6:07 PM, "Randy Platt" <[email protected]> wrote: > I would agree that is the game to pick, but that means that we play a good > out of conference game (this year UAB) the week before we open our SEC > schedule against UT. > > Okay, maybe UAB isn't a good out of conference game. :-) > > > Randy Platt > aka "PCGator" > aka "The Armchair Quarterback" > aka "The Other Randy" > > Later Gators! Afterwhile the Rest! > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Rob Alexander > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 4:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [gatortalk] GatorTalk Poll: First game of the year > > Yeah, I agree about not doing it every week. If I were setting it up, I'd go > ahead and leave the first game against an easy opponent. Then I'd play the > good out of conference team in week 2. That minimizes poll damage if you > lose. I'd save the second easy game and the bye week to strategically break > up the grind of the rest of the season. > > Rob > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 12, 2011, at 11:21 AM, "mail.bobparks.com" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Sometimes I ride 100 miles, sometimes I only ride 20. >> The football team can't climb Everest every week. It's good to have some > easier games in the current environment of no playoff games. Randy makes a > great argument. >> >> Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI >> Real Estate Broker >> Bob Parks, LLC >> 1517 Hunt Club Blvd >> Gallatin TN 37066 >> 615-972-4239 >> 615-816-4040 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 12, 2011, at 8:43 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I know Oliver will ride a 100 miles on his bicycle and his only > motivation is a good rack of ribs, hot chicken wings and a cold one when > he's finished. Personal satisfaction? Maybe afterwards when he's hugging > the toilet? ;-) >>> >>> GO GATORS!!!!! >>> >>> >>> Shane Ford >>> Sent From My iPhone >>> Go Gators! & Skol Vikes! >>> >>> On Jul 12, 2011, at 8:05 AM, Rob Alexander <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> All good thoughts, Randy, and I agree with most of what you say. The > down side of playing a major out of conference opponent are just as you > said, and I totally understand about your wanting as many visits for your > season ticket as you can get. >>>> >>>> What I would disagree with is that the only reason you'd play such a > game is to build a reputation. One might play such a game because it would > be an exciting challenge. One might play such a game for pride. One might > play such a game for fun. Being top-level competitors, our players might > enjoy the chance to face a team like Boise State who carry on publicly about > how they're as good as an SEC team. (Just one example.) >>>> >>>> By your argument, no one would ever climb Everest, walk the Appalachian > trail, compete in an amateur triathlon, or do any other dangerous or > rigorous thing that brings no public recognition or financial reward. After > all, there's no up side to climbing Everest except the personal satisfaction > of having challenged yourself and succeeded, while the down side may be > fatal. Sometimes you do these things anyway because you're a competitor and > you want to compete against the best. >>>> >>>> Personally, I wouldn't ask us to give up all the patsy games. I, too, > think that small teams deserve the right to their challenges. I'd just ask > that the twelfth game that the NCAA added be against a respectable out of > conference opponent whom we would otherwise be unlikely to play (changing > the opponent every two years). Even though I know that all of the bad things > you said are true, I'd still do it. The fans would love it and the players > would love it. It would keep the program invigorated and exciting. Anyway, > that's where I'm coming from when I say these things. >>>> >>>> Rob >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Jul 11, 2011, at 7:51 PM, "Randy Platt" <[email protected]> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I really questioned if I wanted to chime in on this discussion. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Personally, I am fine with the way our schedule is set up. I would > rather >>>>> have two games at home against patsies as opposed to a home and home > with a >>>>> head knocker. And really that is what everybody wants, a game against > a top >>>>> 25 team from another conference. I mean whenever this discussion > comes up >>>>> the teams mentioned are the Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Ohio State, USC >>>>> (west), Stanford, nobody ever says why don't we do home and home with >>>>> Baylor, Northwestern, Iowa State, Kansas or anybody from the big east. > And >>>>> just for the record, it takes two to tango, I feel pretty confident > that >>>>> other schools would want a home and home anymore than we want one with > them. >>>>> The only reason you play those games is to enhance your reputation. I >>>>> believe major college athletics in general and football specifically > are a >>>>> business and about making money, but not just television and gate > revenues, >>>>> but licensing revenues and booster/donor contributions as well. There > is no >>>>> doubt in my mind that Jeremy Foley is equivalent to a CEO of a major >>>>> corporation. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Another reason I like the schedule format as is, it ensures I get an > extra >>>>> visit to Gainesville. Being a season ticket, I attend all the home > games, >>>>> hot, cold, rain or shine. So if you go to a home and home it would > eliminate >>>>> a visit. Since I have already stated that money is the driving factor, > I >>>>> believe I would still be paying about $1,000.00 (including booster >>>>> contribution) for six games instead of seven. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I also see nothing to be gained by playing a tougher out of conference >>>>> opponent. I only see a downside. Regardless of winning or losing, a >>>>> tougher opponent will not get us any closer to the SECCG or the MNCG, > we >>>>> still need to win our division and the SECCG to get to the MNCG. > However, I >>>>> believe such a game may cause us to lose an SEC game due to injuries or >>>>> fatigue. Therefore, I see no upside potential in such a game. Granted > the >>>>> game would be exciting and fun to watch, but I can wait to catch them > in a >>>>> bowl game. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I really have not thought about the impact such a series of scheduling > would >>>>> have on other teams. My point being how do the UAB's, UCF's, FAU's of > this >>>>> world improve their lot, since no one wants to play them because they > are >>>>> deemed a patsy. Now, Div I-AA (Furman for us this year) or whatever it > is >>>>> called now, I can see eliminating those games in favor of Div I teams, > but I >>>>> am not sure everybody could get a 12 game schedule without them. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, I like the schedule because it give me more chances to get to >>>>> Gainesville. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> JAFO >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Randy Platt >>>>> >>>>> aka "PCGator" >>>>> >>>>> aka "The Armchair Quarterback" >>>>> >>>>> aka "The Other Randy" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Later Gators! Afterwhile the Rest! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> PS which of the three games this year FAU, UAB or Furman would you > replace >>>>> and with whom? Remember, UAB is the week before we go to UT and Furman > is >>>>> the week before FSU. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 >>> >>> -- >>> 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 > <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
