Hmph... Are they crazy? Let’s see, play the semis or play in the playoffs? What should we do?
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] Begin forwarded message: > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Date: August 3, 2020 at 1:53:51 PM CDT > To: GatorNews <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Gator Bowl, other bowl games, could rescue SEC > vs. ACC regular-season rivalries > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > Gator Bowl, other bowl games, could rescue SEC vs. ACC regular-season > rivalries > August 3, 2020 > > Garry Smits/Florida Times-Union > The savior of traditional SEC vs. ACC regular-season football rivalries that > were eliminated from the 2020 schedule might be the bowl system. > > And the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl would likely jump at the chance to host one of > those games – especially Florida vs. Florida State. > > “Our game matches an SEC vs. and ACC team, so we could host Florida vs. FSU > and not worry about it being a regular-season re-match,” Gator Bowl president > Rick Catlett said on Monday. “I absolutely would think our selection > committee would love that game. It would be perfect for us.” > > Catlett has announced his retirement and if his replacement is hired before > the bowl selection process begins, he said he would serve in a consulting > role to the new Gator Bowl president and the selection committee. > > “But I would consult them and say grab a Florida vs. FSU game if they could,” > he said. > > For any bowls to be played, however, a season will have to have been > completed, which isn’t guaranteed given the coronavirus pandemic. > > And if the Gators were in the Gator Bowl, it would have meant performing > below expectations. > > UF has made a New Year’s Six game in each of coach Dan Mullen’s first two > seasons (winning the Peach and Orange) and with quarterback Kyle Trask, the > usual cast of talented skill-position players and defense that is reloading, > UF is headed in that direction again. > > However, after back-to-back losing seasons, a Gator Bowl spot for the first > time since 2009 would be a sign of progress for the Seminoles under new coach > Mike Norvell. > > The other regular-season SEC vs. ACC games that were eliminated when the SEC > released its conference-only schedule last week are Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, > South Carolina vs. Clemson and Kentucky vs. Louisville. > > Those games could theoretically be slotted in one of the College Football > Playoff semifinals (Sugar and Rose) or the Orange Bowl (ACC vs. the > highest-ranked available team from the SEC or the Big Ten). > > Based on preseason projections, the only teams involved in the traditional > SEC vs. ACC rivalries who realistically are in the mix for a CFP or New > Year’s Six game are Florida, Georgia and Clemson. > > That would leave the Gator and the Belk Bowl in Charlotte, N.C., as the only > other games that match the SEC vs. ACC. > > The only drawback is that no bowl game, regardless of the matchup, would > generate huge ticket sales or bring a substantial economic impact to the host > city. > > Because of COVID-19 safeguards issued on the state and local level, only > about 17,000 fans could attend a game at TIAA Bank Field (25 percent of > capacity) – unless the positivity rate of COVID-19 cases in the area and > Florida takes a dramatic downturn between now and the end of the college > regular season. > > Catlett said the two participating teams would likely receive most of the > tickets. > > “Once they tell us they’re going to have a bowl season, we’ve got to find out > how many tickets the universities are going to want and what that leaves for > our people.” > > The Gator Bowl sold more tickets locally (20,000) for last year’s Tennessee > vs. Indiana game than the total amount that will be available this year. > > Catlett said bowl trips may also be downsized. > > “They may decide to send the teams in the night before a bowl game and leave > after the game, like a regular-season road game,” Catlett said. “The first > thing for them is to get a season put together and last week [the SEC > announcing a schedule] was very encouraging. It was a positive step to > actually having a bowl season.” > > Catlett said he doesn’t anticipate bowl dates being set for about another > month. > > The process for finding his replacement has been slowed by the uncertainty > over the 2020 college football season. John Duce, the 2020 Gator Bowl > chairman and head of the search committee, said there is to firm timetable. > > “With the fluid environment in football, we think taking our time is better > for candidates and us,” he said. “So, we are engaging but we are taking a > slow approach until we have some more clarity on the season.” > > Catlett announced his retirement on June 4 after 28 years as the Gator Bowl > president. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Shane’s iPhone > Go Gators! > -- > -- > 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) > --- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/98A462D9-F03B-4E39-9657-F3F6D6842F3C%40gmail.com. -- -- 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) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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