It’s probably the same idiots who will call for Coach Mullen’s head when the Gators don’t go 12-0 and win a Natty... ☹️😳
Sent From Shane's iPhone Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > On Mar 19, 2018, at 4:10 PM, Oliver Barry <bar...@realtracs.com> wrote: > > 11. And on Saturday night, it was goodbye to Chris Chiozza, who will be > missed as much for his character as his play on the court. They don’t come > much better that “Cheez” and it was a real shame to see his final game be > mired in foul trouble and poor shooting. (One thing we learned watching this > tournament was that poor officiating isn’t just an SEC dilemma). Chiozza will > go down as one of the all-time favorites at UF and this team overcame so much > to get as far as it went. Fans get angry and when they are disappointed they > sometimes get irrational. Remember them coming after Billy Donovan with > pitchforks after he went five straight years without getting out of the first > weekend? Gator fans should be happy they have a bright young coach who is > only going to get better. It’s funny that the same people who were labeling > UF as an NIT team and were adamant the Gators would not go far in the > tournament are the same ones who are incredulous that they didn’t go far in > the tournament. > > > Yes, Chiozza! > And, what in the heck are people thinking calling for the best 3rd year coach > in UF history to be fired? > Shame on you if you did that! Turn in your Gators card. I have a semi card > on its way to you. > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > PARKS > 305B Indian Lake Blvd > Suite 220 > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > bar...@realtracs.com > > From: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Shane Ford > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2018 3:11 PM > To: GatorNews > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: The Back Nine: Madness makes it a tough tournament > > The Back Nine: Madness makes it a tough tournament > By > Pat Dooley (Gainesville Sun) > - > March 19, 2018 > 2 > 53 > > Florida senior guard Chris Chiozza, left, is followed off the court by > teammates after their 69-66 loss Saturday to Texas Tech in a second-round > NCAA Tournament game in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) > The Back Nine comes at you after — and I’m serious about this — watching too > much basketball over a four-day period. And the same six commercials over and > over although “turtle-rat” gets me every time. > > 10. It’s OK if you cried. It’s all right if you got angry. It’s fine if you > cursed or threw something at your TV set. That’s what March Madness is all > about. It is both the best way to crown a national champion and the most > unfair way at the same time. On the one hand, teams battle all season to get > the highest seed possible in the best location and then along comes someone > who doesn’t care and ends that season. On the other hand, oh my, the drama of > knowing every game could be the last no matter what you accomplished during > the grind of the season. There are as many tears as cheers during this > tournament and that’s because it is a made-for-TV event. OK, not all TVs > because no matter how much they try to force feed TruTV down America’s > throat, it’s still TruTV the rest of the year. Jim Boeheim, the Syracuse > coach, said it best — “It’s a tough tournament.” He was defending Virginia > coach Tony Bennett at the time, but he spoke the truth for all of the > coaches, players and especially the fans. It is an extremely tough > tournament. There are 67 teams who lose their final game and those are the > lucky ones because they at least made the field. We fell in love with UMBC > and their “Teen Wolf” jerseys, but think about what it was like to be a > Virginia fan that night. It’s brutal for the losers on the first weekend > because teams are defined by how far they go, not by how well they played for > the previous four months. But it is still the best event in sports. > > 11. And on Saturday night, it was goodbye to Chris Chiozza, who will be > missed as much for his character as his play on the court. They don’t come > much better that “Cheez” and it was a real shame to see his final game be > mired in foul trouble and poor shooting. (One thing we learned watching this > tournament was that poor officiating isn’t just an SEC dilemma). Chiozza will > go down as one of the all-time favorites at UF and this team overcame so much > to get as far as it went. Fans get angry and when they are disappointed they > sometimes get irrational. Remember them coming after Billy Donovan with > pitchforks after he went five straight years without getting out of the first > weekend? Gator fans should be happy they have a bright young coach who is > only going to get better. It’s funny that the same people who were labeling > UF as an NIT team and were adamant the Gators would not go far in the > tournament are the same ones who are incredulous that they didn’t go far in > the tournament. > > 12. Meanwhile, the SEC Network boys got a little too giddy about the league’s > 4-0 start on Thursday and are left with only two teams to fawn over in the > Sweet 16. That should not come as a major surprise. This was a league that > improved drastically this season, but lacked great teams. That said, > Tennessee lost on a last-second shot and Florida was inches away from > overtime. Let’s face it, the teams with the most talent all year were Texas > A&M and Kentucky. The Aggies had internal problems, but looked like the team > we all thought they might be in their rout of North Carolina. And Kentucky is > being Kentucky, coming on strong at the end and now being the beneficiary of > the easiest path to the Final Four because of all of the upsets. And Auburn > faded into the background down the stretch before crashing with an > embarrassing loss to Clemson. Still, the league getting eight teams in the > tournament will be more cash for a league printing its own money. > > 13. Four words nobody wants to hear from you today — My bracket is busted. > Well, duh. Everyone’s bracket is a mess. That’s what a one-and-done > tournament brings — absolute chaos. It’s why college baseball actually does > it the right way in terms of fairness in that you can’t get beat by one lucky > bloop hit. You get two shots at it over and over again. But it lacks the > drama that TV loves so much and TV runs the tournament while the NCAA sits > back and counts the money. In an effort not to be so bitter, I want to remind > you that Florida is still the last team to repeat as hoops national champs > and will remain so with North Carolina out and that the 11 defending champs > since then have not even made an Elite Eight. With one-and-dones and the > volatility of the tournament, it’s not surprising, but it should make Gator > fans appreciate those 2006 and ’07 teams even more. > > 14. It was only one practice I attended and the season is a long way from > being here, but my biggest takeaway from Florida football was that they are > in great shape at tailback even with Malik Davis out because Jordan Scarlett > looks like a man on a mission. And that Dan Mullen’s enthusiasm is infectious > and you can tell a difference in the way these guys practice vs. the way they > used to practice according to people who actually were allowed to watch > practice. Of course, it’s early. > > 15. A week ago, The Back Nine was talking about the wonderful Saturday that > UF had with walk-offs in baseball and softball and another indoor track > national title. Then came this past Saturday when baseball gave up 15 runs > and softball 11 runs and the basketball team was eliminated. It’s a daily > game and by that I mean you cannot rest on your laurels. The good news was > that both the baseball and softball teams came back and won on Sunday with > baseball taking the first SEC series of the season against South Carolina. > It’s funny, but I wondered if Michael Byrne could follow up on his breakout > season as the Florida closer and in 16⅔ innings he has given up zero runs and > struck out 14. Not bad, young man. Both teams have home SEC series this > weekend with the baseball team taking on the powerful bats of Arkansas (the > Razorbacks are hitting .327 with 39 homers) after a game Tuesday against > Jacksonville. Softball faces USF Wednesday and then plays host to Texas A&M > in a Saturday-Monday series. > > 16. I have to admit that on Sunday I watched as much golf as I did basketball > because, to be honest, the golf was more exciting and I felt I owed it to > Arnold Palmer to watch his tournament. So Rory McIlroy is rounding back into > form and Tiger Woods had another Sunday in contention and the spring football > game is not the Saturday of the Masters. The gods are forcing me to become > one with my recliner. > > 17. The Tweet of the Week comes from UF grad and public relations expert > Jonathan Arnholz — “*Gators Twitter, circa 1992* I know (Steve) Spurrier was > a Heisman winner here, but idk if he has the right stuff as a coach. We had 4 > losses this year, lost the SEC title game and only went to the Gator Bowl. > Big let down after last year. Could last year have been a fluke?” That says > it all about where we are in social media. > > 18. Usually, the next three days would feel like a vast desert because the > NCAA Tournament takes some time off (although if TV wanted it to, I’m sure > they would schedule games for the middle of the night tonight). We all need a > break so get in the gym and try this playlist: > > • “Best of the Best of Times” by Darlingride. > > • “Paradise” by George Ezra, > > • “White Flag” by Bishop Briggs. > > • “This Is It” by Lo Moon. > > • And for an oldie, “The Heart of Saturday Night” by Tom Waits. > > Contact Pat Dooley at 352-374-5053 or at pat.doo...@gvillesun.com. 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