I’ll bet we don’t lose to Georgia or LSU this season. Oliver Barry CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker PARKS Real Estate Services 305 B Indian Lake Blvd Suite 220 Hendersonville TN 37075 Office: 615-826-4040 Mobile: 615-972-4239 [email protected]
> On Mar 19, 2018, at 4:28 PM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 <[email protected]> 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 >> [email protected] >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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 [email protected]. 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