Oh, that's for sure? I thought it was still being negotiated. Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone
On May 31, 2012, at 8:56 AM, Helen Huntley <[email protected]> wrote: > So how did we get so lucky to draw Kentucky as our permanent basketball > opponent? > > > > On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > No consensus on football slate > > > SEC Commissioner Mike Slive says that the league's football coaches talked > about scheduling scenarios on Wednesday. (The Associated Press) > > By Robbie Andreu > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 6:01 a.m. > Last Modified: Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 12:11 a.m. > > > > > DESTIN — Adding two new schools has added some excitement to the SEC. It's > also created some confusion in terms of scheduling in football and basketball. > > The league's basketball coaches seem to have figured it out. They have > reached a consensus. The football coaches apparently have not two days into > the SEC's Spring Meetings. > While the basketball coaches have proposed a new 18-game schedule that will > include one permanent opponent and four rotating opponents, the football > coaches have yet to reach a consensus on what schedule format is best now > that the league has expanded to 14 teams. > “There are a lot of issues going on there (with proposed scheduling),” > Georgia coach Mark Richt said after Wednesday's league meetings. “There was > no consensus. There was no, ‘Everybody thought this or everybody thought > that.' > “We're not saying anybody is right or wrong. Everybody's got their own > opinion on what's best for their school.” > The football coaches have been debating three formats: 6-1-1 (six division > games, one permanent opponent and one rotating opponent from the opposite > division); 6-2 (six division games and two rotating opponents); and a > nine-game SEC schedule. > At day's end, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said there is a leader in the > clubhouse — the 6-1-1 format — after the coaches met with the athletic > directors Wednesday afternoon. > “Our coaches were really impressive and they came in and had a very > thoughtful sharing session with our athletic directors, talking about the > various formats,” Slive said. “They shared the complexities of developing a > format, the same complexities our athletic directors have been sharing over > the past several months. > “Our athletic directors will have to think it through. If they're ready on > Friday, they'll decide on a format. If not, they'll look some more. I think > there is a leader in the clubhouse. At some point, a decision will be made.” > Opinions were all over the place after the coaches met with the ADs on > Wednesday. > While Richt said there was no consensus among the 14 coaches, LSU's Les Miles > said there was, that most of the coaches like the proposed 6-2 format, where > there are six division games and two rotating opponents with the opposite > division. > The 6-2 format would eliminate permanent opponents from the opposite division > — and eliminate (on an annual basis) some of the SEC's most traditional > rivalries, like Alabama-Tennessee and Auburn-Georgia. > “I'm trying to represent the room that's not here,” Miles said. “I would say > the majority would be for that (the 6-2 format).” > Richt and Tennessee coach Derek Dooley quickly contradicted Miles, saying > they both support the 6-1-1 format that would keep the league's long-standing > rivalries intact. > “I prefer 6-1-1,” Richt said. “What happened was everybody has got their > opinion because everybody is different. Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, > their in-state rivals (Georgia Tech, FSU and Clemson, respectively) are out > of conference. That's a big game. > “Some schools, they don't have an in-state rival, some have one within league > play. For me, 6-1-1 makes the most sense. Some people think the rivalry games > are really important. With 6-2, you lose Georgia-Auburn. My sentiment, to be > real clear, is we should play Auburn.” > Miles' athletic director, Joe Alleva, said the 6-1-1 format is favored by the > athletic directors and predicted it would be approved Friday. > “As of right now I think that's probably what's going to happen,” Alleva > said. “I think there's going to be some more discussion to go to a 6-2 model, > but I don't think there's enough votes in the room for a 6-2 model. > “Even though it's unfair and inequitable, I think (6-1-1) will still pass. If > you're going to do that then you should just count the games within the > division for the division winner. But that doesn't have any traction, either.” > The argument (on all sides) will be passed onto the league presidents and > chancellors today. > The coaches did seem to agree on one thing Wednesday: a nine-game SEC > schedule probably is not the way to go. > “I'm not interested in nine,” Richt said. > Other coaches echoed that sentiment. > While the football coaches were having a hard time agreeing on a new schedule > format Wednesday, the basketball coaches came up with their proposal that > will be voted on Friday. > The new 18-game SEC basketball schedule will feature one permanent opponent > and four rotating opponents (that will change annually). Each team will play > eight league opponents only once. > “The athletic directors still have to finalize it, but I think we're pretty > much there,” Slive said. “It will be finalized Friday. I don't think there is > any question about that.” > Florida's permanent opponent will be Kentucky. The other permanent opponents > will be Alabama-Auburn, Missouri-Arkansas, Mississippi-Mississippi State, > Vanderbilt-Tennessee, South Carolina-Georgia and LSU-Texas A&M. > UF coach Billy Donovan said he isn't sure how the decision was reached to > make UF and Kentucky permanent opponents (meaning they will play a > home-and-home series every year). > “I don't know how that all worked out,” Donovan said. > As part of the new schedule format, the top four teams in the league at the > end of the season will receive double byes in the SEC Tournament, which will > begin a day earlier (Wednesday) now. > Georgia coach Mark Fox said the new format likely will be reviewed again > after the season. > “We're going to do a lot of things for the first time with a 14-team league > that we may look back a year from now and say, ‘That was a great idea.' “ Fox > said. “We may do some things where we didn't see that coming and we may want > to change our thought.” > > > > > > > > > > > > > SEC coaches support player pay > > > South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier, shown in this July 20, > 2011 file photo, presented a proposal to the athletic directors Wednesday > that would pay certain athletes between $3,500 to $4,000 annually. > > Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun > By Robbie Andreu > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 6:20 p.m. > Last Modified: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 6:20 p.m. > > > > > DESTIN -- South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier's proposal a year ago to pay > college football players died a quick death at the SEC Spring Meetings. > > But he's trying again. > With unanimous support from the other 13 league coaches, Spurrier presented a > proposal to the athletic directors Wednesday that would pay certain athletes > between $3,500 to $4,000 annually. Spurrier reiterated what he said a year > ago, that much of the money would come from the coaches, if necessary. > “It's very similar to last year,” Spurrier said. “We're trying to get extra > money for living expense, academic expense, game-related expense to our > players because of the tremendous amount of money -- billions -- they're > bringing. > “We as coaches believe they are entitled to a little more than room, books, > board and tuition. Again, we as coaches would be willing to pay it if they > were to approve it to where our guys could get approximately get three, four > thousand bucks a year. It wouldn't be that much, but enough to allow them to > live like normal student-athletes." > The NCAA is considering a proposal to pay athletes $2,000. The SEC coaches' > proposal could double that total. > "That's correct,” Spurrier said. “We think they need more and deserve more. > It's as simple as that." > Spurrier was asked about the complexities of paying 85 scholarship football > players. > "It's a complicated formula,” Spurrier said. “I don't want to get into all > that, but it would be a way for football players to get approximately $3,500 > to $4000 for the entire year to live like a normal student-athlete. It's not > a lot, considering how much they bring in, but we'll see if it can go > anywhere. > "(Commissioner Mike Slive) is usually supportive and he'll pass it on and see > where it goes I guess." > The proposal will go before the league presidents and chancellors today. > No SOS proposal on divisions > Spurrier has been adamant recently about his belief that the division winners > in football each season should be determined by the record within the > division (and not include games against opposing divisions.) > Several other coaches have said they also liked the idea, but the coaches did > not come up with a proposal this week. > “We didn't propose a definite way,” Spurrier said. “We just sort of talked > about it, different ways to do it.” > Yeguete healthy, in France > Florida forward Will Yeguete, who missed the final eight games of the season > with a fractured foot, has fully recovered, UF coach Billy Donovan said. > Donovan said Yeguete has returned to his native France for the summer. > “He's doing good. He's fully recovered,” Donovan said. “ We've gone > drastically slower with him simply just because it's been so much time. I > would say that right when we finished the NCAA Tournament he was doing pool > workouts and was able to jog a little bit. In the last month of school he > started to do some more cutting, moving and shooting. They've gone really > slow. > “The biggest concern was since he was going back to France they wanted to > really make sure that nothing was done here at Florida rehab wise that if he > got set back he would have to find rehab in France. > “Our doctors and trainers felt very comfortable that when he left that he was > in a good place physically where he could actually start to do some running, > some playing and shooting.” > Donovan said Yeguete would be back in Gainesville at the end of June along > with the rest of UF players. > “These guys will come back to summer school (Summer B),” Donovan said. “We > have that rule now where we can work our guys out two hours a week, so > (Yeguete) will be involved with that.” > > -- > 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 > > > > -- > Helen Huntley > (727) 823-3801 > www.helenhuntley.com > -- > 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
