Aye! A. Leon Polhill, Gator "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
________________________________ From: mail.bobparks.com <[email protected]> To: Gator Talk <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, October 17, 2012 5:55:23 PM Subject: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] Gatorzone.com: ESPN's College GameDay To Be Held In Front Of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Ok, hold it! I think we should be able to vote. All those in favor of Dara Torres to be the celebrity guest picker over Ryan Lochte signify by saying aye! Aye! 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: Woody <[email protected]> >Date: October 17, 2012 10:59:20 AM CDT >To: undisclosed-recipients:; >Subject: [gatornews] Gatorzone.com: ESPN's College GameDay To Be Held In Front >Of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium >Reply-To: [email protected] > > ESPN's College GameDay To Be Held In Front Of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium >Gainesville, Fla. >ESPN announced on Wednesday that its College GameDay show will emanate fromthe >grass outside the North End Zone of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium this weekend, the >site of the Florida-South Carolina game in The Swamp. The No. 3/4 Gators >(6-0/5-0 SEC) and the No. 9/8 Gamecocks (6-1/4-1 SEC) will meet at 3:30 p.m. >on >CBS. > > >Former Gator swimmer Ryan Lochte (2002-06), who brought home five medals from >the 2012 Olympic Games in London, will be the celebrity guest picker on >College >GameDay. He captured gold medals in the 400m IM and the 4x200m Free Relay, won >silver in the 4x100m Free Relay and 200IM and earned bronze in the 200m >Backstroke. The five medals for Lochte increased his career Olympic medal haul >to 11, a total that tied him for second all-time with Mark Spitz for the most >medals won by a male swimmer behind Michael Phelps. Lochte’s five medals in >one >Olympic Games tied a Gator record for the most won in a single Olympiad. Dara >Torres captured five swimming medals in Sydney in 2000, winning two gold and >three bronze medals. > >Florida will be making its 35th appearance on GameDay, a figure that leads the >nation. This will be the program's first appearance in Gainesville since Nov. >28, 2009, a 37-10 Florida victory over Florida State. UF has already appeared >twice on the program this season in consecutive weeks, a 20-17 win over Texas >A&M in College Station on Sept. 8 and a 37-20 victory over No. 23 Tennessee on >Sept. 15 in Knoxville. The Gators’ three times this fall featured in the >on-site >game is their most since the 2002 regular season, when they appeared on Sept. >7 >hosting Miami (Fla.), Sept. 21 at Tennessee and Nov. 2 in Jacksonville against >Georgia. > >Since 1993, College GameDay has been television's definitive and comprehensive >college football studio show and has traveled most weeks on college Saturdays >to >the day's big game and has been met by large and enthusiastic crowds. Hosted >by >Chris Fowler, GameDaywill once again feature Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, >Desmond >Howard and David Pollack during the 10 a.m. – noon hours on ESPN. Samantha >Steele joins the first hour on ESPNU with Pollack, and will also contribute >reports, interviews and features throughout the final two hours with reporter >Tom Rinaldi. The show covers all college football angles, issues and game >previews. > > >College GameDay Appearances By School (after 10/20/12) >Rank School Shows >1. FLORIDA 35 >2. Ohio State 30 >3. Oklahoma 26 >4. Florida State 24 > Michigan 24 >6. Alabama 23 >7. Notre Dame 20 > Southern Cal 19 >9. LSU 18 > Tennessee 18 > >College GameDay Times Hosting The Show (after 10/20/12) >Rank School Shows >1. Ohio State 13 >2. FLORIDA 12 >3. Alabama* 10 > Michigan 10 >5. LSU 8 > Notre Dame 8 > Southern Cal 8 > Tennessee 8 > >*7 times in Tuscaloosa, 3 times in Birmingham > >The Gators have hosted the show in Gainesville 11 times during the season, >going >7-4 when the show is on-campus: >Home wins over Florida State [1995, 1997, 2009], LSU [2006], Tennessee [1997, >1999] & Miami (Fla.) [2008] > Home losses to Florida State [1999, 2003], Miami (Fla.) [2002] >& >Tennessee [2001] > >The Gators have played in the game where the show is on-site 23 times, going >16-7: >Road wins over Alabama [2008 – SEC Championship Game], Auburn [1997], Florida >State [1997*], Georgia [1999, 2002, 2005 (Jacksonville)], Kentucky [2007], LSU >[2009], Ohio State [2007*], Oklahoma [2009*], South Carolina [2001], Tennessee >[1996, 2000, 2002, 2012], Texas A&M [2012] > >Road losses to Alabama [2009 – SEC Championship Game], Auburn [2006], Florida >State [1996, 2000], LSU [1997, 2007] & Nebraska [1996*] > >*Denotes this was a bowl game, which is neutral-site game for both teams.-- >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
