My bowl predictions...
BYU over UTEP. Fresno State over No. Illinois. Troy over Ohio. Louisville over So. Miss. Boise State over Utah. Navy over SDSU. Hawaii over Tulsa. Toledo over FIU. Air Force over Georgia Tech. NC State over West Virginia. Missouri over Iowa. Maryland over ECU. Baylor over Illinois. Oklahoma State over Arizona. SMU over Army. Go June Jones! Kansas State over Syracuse. Tennessee over UNC. Nebraska over Washington - they already played in Washington, and Nebraska dominated. Come on T-Magic! Enough with the injuries - scare the hell out of the big ten for next season!! Clemson over USF. Miami over Notre Dame. Georgia over UCF. South Carolina over FSU. Texas Tech over Northwestern. FLORIDA OVER PENN STATE. GO GATORS!!! Alabama over Michigan State. Miss State over Michigan. Wisconsin over TCU. Oklahoma over UConn. Stanford over VA Tech. Arkansas over Ohio State. Miami (OH) over Middle Tennessee. LSU over Texas A&M. Kentucky over Pitt. Nevada over BC. On a bright note, Rutgers can't lose a bowl game this year. And of course, Auburn over Oregon. Let's make it 5 straight national titles for the SEC!! You may notice I picked every SEC team. No one said I'm not biased. And I only picked one Big Ten team...and that's because they're playing a team from a non-BCS conference. And anyone who wants to tell me TCU is in the Big East so I'm wrong...well - look at a calendar. It's not 2012 yet. A Pac-10 alumnus for some strange reason believes the Pac-10 is the strongest conference this year, so we have a bet on the national championship game. The SEC is by far the strongest conference. I will make my final ranking after the bowl games, but right now I would say SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-10, ACC, Big East. I'm putting the Big Ten ahead of the Pac-10 because they have more bowl eligible teams. But really...the SEC is so far ahead of every other conference. Don't let me down, Auburn!
I feel I should mention something about Urban's replacement. I will say I am surprised. I'm also disappointed that he's a Georgia alum. But at least that's one less bulldog fan in the world... I heard Brantley might leave. Seriously dude - couldn't you have done that last year? And as long as Addazio's gone...Gators are in better shape. I do hope Foley knows something I don't know, because Muschamp would not have been my first choice. Anyway, welcome to Gator Nation Will Muschamp! Make us proud!
The Gators have a big basketball game this weekend - against Kansas State in Sunrise. Gators, if you are good, now would be the time to show that. Gators are 7-2. If they lose this game, they can say goodbye to the top 25 next week. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see South Carolina beat Ohio State. Excited to see Baylor beat Gonzaga. Not overly excited for UNC-Texas or USC-Kansas, but hey, I just love watching college basketball. Not many high-profile games coming up, but those would be my top 5 for the week. Huskers are 8-2. Rutgers is 7-2. Was happy to see the cheating Lady Vols lose to Griner and company. Although Griner still scares the hell out of me. Lady Knights had a tough loss to BC and they're now 6-4 to open the season. Lady Huskers are 8-1. The Lady Gators are 8-3 after a loss to Hampton.
GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!! Go Scarlet Knights! Go Huskers!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Urban Meyer Resigns
The legend is over. I posted Monday that if the Gators lose to Penn State I would be all for firing Coach Meyer. Apparently that will not be an issue now that he has stepped down. Let me clarify that I love what Urban Meyer has done for Gator Nation. I just don't think he is himself anymore. I personally don't need to see Urban Meyer on the sideline as a figurehead while the Gators have mediocre/disappointing seasons (think Joe Paterno, Bobby Bowden). Certainly Meyer has done a great job with coaching and recruiting. But I think his best days are behind him. Thank you for the championships, Urban. I, and all other Gators, appreciate what you've done for the team.
Who will replace Urban Meyer? Much speculation has surfaced about the possibility of Dan Mullen's return to Gainesville. I, for one, believe this would be the obvious choice. Remember the days when Florida had an awesome offense? Aka the days of Dan Mullen... I believe it would be wise not only because Mullen is very familiar with the program, but also because there is no way Addazio would be offensive coordinator under Dan Mullen. There are also rumors of Charlie Strong returning to Gainesville after leaving UF for Lousiville. I respect Dan Mullen. I respect Charlie Strong. Now, if the Gators should have some complete breakdown and hire Steve Addazio as head coach of the Gators, I will take a leave of absence from Gator fanhood. This season was hard enough to watch... Jeremy Foley, I beg you. Don't make next year harder. Apparently there is also talk of Bob Stoops, Bobby Petrino, Kyle Whittingham and Gary Patterson. Only time will tell - but I have a feeling we won't be waiting very long.
Anyone else have a feeling Urban Meyer wants to go to Denver because of a certain former HE15MAN winner?
Go Gators!!!
Who will replace Urban Meyer? Much speculation has surfaced about the possibility of Dan Mullen's return to Gainesville. I, for one, believe this would be the obvious choice. Remember the days when Florida had an awesome offense? Aka the days of Dan Mullen... I believe it would be wise not only because Mullen is very familiar with the program, but also because there is no way Addazio would be offensive coordinator under Dan Mullen. There are also rumors of Charlie Strong returning to Gainesville after leaving UF for Lousiville. I respect Dan Mullen. I respect Charlie Strong. Now, if the Gators should have some complete breakdown and hire Steve Addazio as head coach of the Gators, I will take a leave of absence from Gator fanhood. This season was hard enough to watch... Jeremy Foley, I beg you. Don't make next year harder. Apparently there is also talk of Bob Stoops, Bobby Petrino, Kyle Whittingham and Gary Patterson. Only time will tell - but I have a feeling we won't be waiting very long.
Anyone else have a feeling Urban Meyer wants to go to Denver because of a certain former HE15MAN winner?
Go Gators!!!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Week 13
Well, a disappointing season for Rutgers came to a close. The bowl streak is no more. And despite having lost to Rutgers, UConn won the Big East and will play Oklahoma in a Fiesta Bowl that won't be very exciting. Neither team is particularly good. Nebraska proved that it has a better team than Oklahoma, but that it also has a more careless and accident-prone team. Really, what was with all those turnovers? Oregon and Auburn kept their undefeated seasons alive, and not surprisingly they will meet in Arizona for the national championship game. Stanford will play, and most likely dominate, Virginia Tech from the way-down ACC in this year's Orange Bowl. Wisconsin should be able to handle TCU in the Rose Bowl. The Sugar Bowl must hate Ohio State, because I just can't see Pryor and gang beating Arkansas. I thought the BCS would work things out to ensure an easy game for Ohio State against UConn.
The full bowl schedule was released last night. The strongest conference (the SEC) has 10 teams playing in bowl games this season. After a terribly disappointing and depressing season for the Gators, they will play Penn State in the Outback Bowl. Not quite the same stage as the 2 National Championship games they played for (and won) in the last 4 years or the Sugar Bowl victory last year. If Florida loses to a big ten school, I will be all for firing Urban Meyer. Yes, Steve Addazio is predictable and not up to par. Yes, Brantley is not a good fit for an SEC football team. But I can't continue to put the entire blame on Addazio and Brantley if Urban is still allowing the reign of terror to continue. If losing the game would ensure the departure of Addazio and Brantley, I would actually cheer for the Nittany Lions. Besides - I do like peachy Paterno ice cream. Anyway, GO GATORS. I will hold off on making all of my bowl selections. But for this week, I see Navy beating Army.
On to basketball. Well, the Gators fell to UCF - but come on. They have Michael Jordan's son! Winning is in his blood. And the Gators rebounded yesterday with a road-win at American. I'm looking forward to the rematch of the 2008 National Championship game tomorrow night, and I once again expect Kansas to beat Memphis. Kansas almost gave me a heart attack that night, but Mario Chalmers did make sure I won my pool. Also looking forward to Michigan State-Syracuse. Sorry Spartans, but I don't think the Big Ten can hang with the Big East in basketball. Michigan State isn't terrible, but I have tremendous respect for Big East basketball. Vanderbilt at Missouri on Wednesday might actually be a good game. Tenn at Pitt should be good. Not surprisingly, I also look forward to seeing the Gators play (and hopefully beat) Kent State. The Scarlet Knights are not off to a great start under their new coach, but the season is still young - and they did lose their top scorer to the Gators. After a close game with in-state rival Creighton, the Huskers are 6-2. The Lady Knights rebounded nicely after a tough loss to Temple with a 73-32 victory over Central Connecticut State. A win at Georgetown this week would be great! The Lady Huskers suffered their first loss yesterday at Indiana. The Lady Gators are off to a 7-2 start.
Go Gators! Go Scarlet Knights! Go Huskers!
The full bowl schedule was released last night. The strongest conference (the SEC) has 10 teams playing in bowl games this season. After a terribly disappointing and depressing season for the Gators, they will play Penn State in the Outback Bowl. Not quite the same stage as the 2 National Championship games they played for (and won) in the last 4 years or the Sugar Bowl victory last year. If Florida loses to a big ten school, I will be all for firing Urban Meyer. Yes, Steve Addazio is predictable and not up to par. Yes, Brantley is not a good fit for an SEC football team. But I can't continue to put the entire blame on Addazio and Brantley if Urban is still allowing the reign of terror to continue. If losing the game would ensure the departure of Addazio and Brantley, I would actually cheer for the Nittany Lions. Besides - I do like peachy Paterno ice cream. Anyway, GO GATORS. I will hold off on making all of my bowl selections. But for this week, I see Navy beating Army.
On to basketball. Well, the Gators fell to UCF - but come on. They have Michael Jordan's son! Winning is in his blood. And the Gators rebounded yesterday with a road-win at American. I'm looking forward to the rematch of the 2008 National Championship game tomorrow night, and I once again expect Kansas to beat Memphis. Kansas almost gave me a heart attack that night, but Mario Chalmers did make sure I won my pool. Also looking forward to Michigan State-Syracuse. Sorry Spartans, but I don't think the Big Ten can hang with the Big East in basketball. Michigan State isn't terrible, but I have tremendous respect for Big East basketball. Vanderbilt at Missouri on Wednesday might actually be a good game. Tenn at Pitt should be good. Not surprisingly, I also look forward to seeing the Gators play (and hopefully beat) Kent State. The Scarlet Knights are not off to a great start under their new coach, but the season is still young - and they did lose their top scorer to the Gators. After a close game with in-state rival Creighton, the Huskers are 6-2. The Lady Knights rebounded nicely after a tough loss to Temple with a 73-32 victory over Central Connecticut State. A win at Georgetown this week would be great! The Lady Huskers suffered their first loss yesterday at Indiana. The Lady Gators are off to a 7-2 start.
Go Gators! Go Scarlet Knights! Go Huskers!
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