Did they used to be Griffons? 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 Aug 27, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Woody <[email protected]> wrote: > falcons > > On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:07 AM, mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]> > wrote: > So, what is Bowling Green's mascot called? > > 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 > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> >> Date: August 27, 2012 9:57:29 AM CDT >> To: GatorNEWS <[email protected]> >> Subject: [gatornews] [Gainesville SUN]: Clawson, Bowling Green Look To Turn >> Corner [Dooley] >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> > >> Clawson, Bowling Green look to turn corner >> >> >> Bowling Green head coach Dave Clawson, right, was Tennessee's offensive >> coordinator under Phil Fulmer for one season. (The Associated Press) under >> Phil Fulmer in 2008. (The Associated Press) >> >> By Pat Dooley >> Gainesville SUN Staff writer >> Published: Monday, August 27, 2012 at 6:01 a.m. >> Last Modified: Monday, August 27, 2012 at 9:28 a.m. >> >> >> You think 2010 was a rough year for Florida's football team. >> >> Season opener >> Who: Bowling Green vs. Florida >> When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday >> Where: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium >> TV: ESPN >> Radio: 103.7-FM, AM850 >> Series record: First meeting >> >> For Dave Clawson, it was brutal. >> The Bowling Green coach was in his second year on the job and he inherited a >> mess. Because of Academic Progress Rate deficiencies, the program was docked >> a dozen scholarships. He had a plan for the future, but it would mean >> sacrificing a season. >> Clawson decided to redshirt 20 players. At times, in part because of >> injuries, his team had only 45 scholarship players available. Not >> surprisingly, Bowling Green went 2-10. >> It got better last season and should be even better this season. >> “The numbers got right last year, but we were super young,” he said. “There >> were times we had 10 freshmen on the field on defense. What we went through >> the last two years was a struggle, but we look like a Division I football >> team now. >> “I'm excited about this team.” >> Bowling Green will come to The Swamp on Saturday with what is probably the >> best team Clawson has had in his four years at the school. >> After last year's 5-7 record, he believes his plan has worked to get the >> program back on track. >> “We played 34 freshmen and sophomores last year,” Clawson said. “We have 20 >> starters back. We're a year older, a year more mature. We're improving. It >> might not have helped us to play all of those players who redshirted, but I >> like where it puts us now. >> “We don't have a lot of seniors, but it's a team that listens. What I did is >> a luxury to have in this conference (The Mid-American Athletic Conference) >> that you don't have in (the SEC). When I was hired, I was given a 6½-year >> contract. They knew it would take time. They knew it would be a >> developmental program.” >> Florida fans will remember Clawson from a short stint he had as offensive >> coordinator at Tennessee after successfully turning around programs at >> Fordham and Richmond. Clawson was hired by Phil Fulmer, but the staff was >> terminated before the season was over. >> Tennessee writers called the Vols' attack the “Claw-fense”, but it finished >> the season ranked 116th in the country in total offense and the Vols went >> 5-7. Florida beat Tennessee that year in Knoxville 30-6. >> “But I have no regrets. I learned a lot. Mostly, I learned about recruiting. >> It was intense. You go against Urban Meyer and Mark Richt and Steve Spurrier >> and it's going to be extremely competitive.” >> This is Clawson's first trip to Gainesville as a head coach, but he did make >> a trip to Gainesville when he was the offensive coordinator at Villanova to >> watch the Gators practice in the spring. >> “It was in the mid-1990s and we watched practice and I went over to The >> Swamp to see it,” he said. “Steve Spurrier was down on the field riding his >> stationary bicycle working up a sweat. >> “We'll find out a lot about our team (Saturday). We know we're going to play >> an excellent team in the premier conference in a difficult environment. Our >> players always get excited about these games. It's an opportunity our >> players dream about. I don't think we'll have any guys back down.” >> >> -- >> 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
