What? You would join me on the couch! 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 5, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > Is it too let to get a new realtor? ;-) > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skol Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > > On May 5, 2013, at 11:34 AM, "mail.bobparks.com" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I can see it now. August 1, 2015. I'm up late worrying about a real estate >> closing. There's nothing to watch on HBO, nothing on Showtime. The Military >> Channel is showing the thirtieth replay of some documentary about Boot Camp. >> It's beginning to look like I'll have to check out Gatorzone. Then I pause, >> think about what might be on the SEC Channel, I turn over to see... The >> 1997 Florida/semi game is just beginning. >> I'm up until almost dawn watching, captivated, thrilled, depressed, sweating >> over a game I've seen many times. I know what the outcome will be. Still, I >> feel a sense of satisfaction know Quezzie was right in the post-game >> interview when he says, "We were ranked #1 this season too." >> Ah, life is good. Who cares about that real estate deal? >> >> 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: May 5, 2013, 8:49:20 AM CDT >>> To: GatorNEWS <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Slive adds SEC Network to extensive legacy >>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>> >>> Slive adds SEC Network to extensive legacy >>> >>> Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive, second from right, takes >>> the podium after ESPN President John Skipper during a news conference >>> announcing the launching of the SEC Network in partnership with ESPN on >>> Thursday in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis) >>> >>> By Pat Dooley >>> Gainesville SUN Columnist >>> Published: Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 6:34 p.m. >>> Last Modified: Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 6:34 p.m. >>> The unveiling of the SEC Network in Atlanta on Thursday was typical Mike >>> Slive. It wasn't hurried, it was well thought out and it will be a >>> tremendous success. >>> >>> That's what we have come to expect from the SEC commissioner. >>> >>> The SEC Network isn't a knee-jerk reaction. If it was, we'd have had one a >>> long time ago. The league started seriously talking about it seven years >>> ago, but there were concerns. >>> >>> So the SEC waited for other leagues to try it out. You be our guinea pigs, >>> Big Ten and Mountain West. We'll see what problems you have and whether we >>> can solve them. >>> >>> And the SEC did by becoming partners with ESPN for the longest rights >>> agreement ever. Distribution? We've got your distribution. It's called the >>> Ocho. ESPN has more networks than HBO. >>> >>> So here we are, with an SEC Network ready to launch in August of 2014. If >>> you're like me, you can't wait. >>> >>> But the league did. It waited until a digital website could be launched in >>> 2009. It waited until it could see the numbers from the Big Ten's effort. >>> In Nashville at the SEC Tournament, Slive told me he was waiting until the >>> hoops season was over so the announcement wouldn't take away any attention >>> from March Madness. The league even waited another week to make the >>> announcement because of the tragedy in Boston. >>> >>> While we contemplate how our viewing habits are going to change when there >>> is an SEC Network, I also wonder this — I've had many conversations with >>> SEC officials who have expressed a concern over sagging attendance at >>> football and basketball games. Wouldn't it be counter-productive to show >>> more games on TV? >>> >>> It's just the way of the world today, an almost if-you-can't-beat-them >>> attitude. They're talking about increasing revenues by $1.5 million per >>> team per year with this deal. That'll pay for a lot of soccer balls and >>> batting cages. >>> >>> And almost every football and basketball game is on TV now anyway. >>> >>> I have high hopes for the SEC Network because I have been waiting for >>> someone to develop “30 for 30” type of documentaries on things that were >>> important to me, but may not be a big enough deal to warrant a national >>> piece. >>> >>> For example, I'd love to see one on Steve Spurrier. Or Billy Donovan. Or >>> the Rick Pitino Kentucky years. Or the LSU baseball dominance. Or Florida's >>> national title run in soccer. >>> >>> Believe me, I could give them a list of 100 that I would sit and watch. >>> Maybe I'm watching too much TV. >>> >>> Certainly, the time is right for the SEC to strike with seven straight >>> national titles in football and 149 in all sports since 1990. The SEC is >>> white-hot right now even if its basketball image is low. The exposure this >>> network will give to basketball, with more than 100 games being televised, >>> has to help. >>> >>> I was on Tim Brando's national radio show Thursday, and he said this will >>> be Slive's legacy. Possibly. The guy has done so much right in the last 11 >>> years that I think his legacy will be more extensive than simply starting a >>> network. >>> >>> But the SEC Network, once referred to as Project X by Slive, is going to be >>> a big deal in so many ways for the 14 teams that make up the league. >>> >>> It was interesting that the announcement came in a city without an SEC team >>> — Atlanta. But Atlanta may be the biggest SEC city in America. It's a >>> mixture of alumni from every school in the conference. >>> >>> It's an SEC world. The rest of you are just living in it. >>> >>> And now you're about to be bombarded by it. >>> >>> Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 or at [email protected]. And follow >>> at Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from Shane's iPad >>> Go Gators! & Skol Vikes! >>> ALPCA #8756 >>> Europlate #1045 >>> -- >>> -- >>> 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 >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "GatorNews" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> -- >> -- >> 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 >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GatorTalk" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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