The kickoff was short. Looked like they were kicking away from Debose. GoGators!!! Mark
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 31, 2014, at 10:14 AM, "Oliver Barry" <[email protected]> wrote: > > So, why did Valdez Showers return the kickoff instead of Andre Debose? > > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Bob Parks Realty, LLC > Real Estate Broker > 145 Maple Row Blvd > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Shane Ford > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 8:47 AM > To: GatorNews > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Gator debut turns to washout > > Gator debut turns to washout > > > > Florida Gators kick returner Valdez Showers (10) runs a 64-yard opening > return during the first half of the Gators' game against Idaho Saturday, > August 30, 2014 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. > > Rob C. Witzel / Staff photographer > By Pat Dooley > Gainesville SUN Columnist > > Published: Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 11:54 p.m. > Last Modified: Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 11:54 p.m. > It was 9:25 Saturday night when Will Muschamp walked out on the field to loud > cheers. By this time in the night we figured he would know a lot more about > his team. > > Instead, it was then that we learned a lot about a lot of Florida fans. > > Muschamp signaled the ones who stayed with a thumb in the air and they > screamed back at him. They had already dealt with lightning flashes, thunder > rumbling and almost three hours of delay. > > But they stayed because they wanted to see this team. They had waited 329 > days since their last win. What was another day? > > On a surreal night (I've never heard the national anthem sung with such > gusto), it was only appropriate that Valdez Showers started the game with a > 64-yard kickoff return. > > And then, as Jeff Driskel approached the line for his first snap since > breaking his leg last year, there was another stoppage of play. Lightning had > been spotted in the area and the teams headed to the locker room. > > They never came back. > > The fans who stayed, who gutted it out and cheered louder the harder it > rained, deserved better, but rules are rules. It was a night I don't think > I'll forget for a long time because of those fans. > > They were crazy loud for their numbers. And it was amazing how many hung in > there. > > “The Gator Nation showed why they're the best fans in the country, starting > with one of the most enthusiastic Gator Walks that we've had since I've been > here,” Muschamp said in a statement. > > We didn't get a chance to learn a lot on Saturday night, but we did learn > that any rumors about the disinterest of the students were greatly > exaggerated. > > The drenched crowd made the most of the night, cheering against Florida State > when the Seminoles were on the big video screen and belting out songs playing > on the public address system. > > Muschamp talked often throughout camp about adversity, how he knew it was > coming and wanted to see how his team handled it. He didn't have to wait long. > > The talking season was behind these Gators and they were ready to show us all > what they had accomplished in camp. > > This first game was the carrot waiting for a team that has worked with > opening day in mind since November. The Gators barely got to nibble it. > > Even after the lengthy first delay, we saw a team that hit the field with > great enthusiasm and energy. You got the feeling they would have played in a > hurricane just to get back on the field. But it wasn't their call. > > Now we have to wait to see the new offense, the revamped defense, the > kickers, the receivers. All we know for sure is that Showers is still fast. > > The question that is obvious is how it will affect this team in the long haul. > > We remember all too well what happened in 2004. Ron Zook's opening game was > canceled by the threat of a hurricane. It was rescheduled for Florida's open > date, and Zook confided to friends he was worried that his team might be > mentally drained at some point because it didn't have that open date to look > forward to. > > Of course, that day came in Starkville, Miss., when the Gators lost to a team > that had lost to Maine that season. > > It's different this year because Florida has two open dates. The one before > Georgia is also an open date for Idaho, but there are so many issues that > Jeremy Foley and his staff have to consider. > > Do you bring the Vandals back? Do they get expenses again? How many people > will save their tickets? I'm getting a headache just thinking about it. > > We had a hundred discussions about different scenarios. Personally, I'd just > forget about it and make it an 11-game season. > > I don't see any benefit in playing this game in October. > > But I sure wish we could have seen it Saturday night. > > Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 or [email protected]. And follow at > Twitter.com/Pat_Dooley. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål 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/d/optout. > -- > -- > 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/d/optout. -- -- 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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