Tag Archives: Florida

More please

Miami and Florida have agreed to play in the Citrus Bowl to open the 2019 season.  This is good news for those of us who want to see good football every weekend.  I’ve reached the point where I’m not interested … Continue reading

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What is success, at Florida?

Success is a relative term.  Merely going to a bowl game is a success for one team and a given for another.  Some schools expect to compete for conference and national championships; others just hope.  What does that success look … Continue reading

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Half Measures: Florida Edition

Florida is going to allow alcohol in parts of their football and basketball stadiums but not in all. It’s the latest half measure from administrators to stem the flow of fans away from stadiums and toward TVs. Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day Rivalry

Most people aren’t thinking about college football on Valentine’s Day.  Usually it is just another day with no football and no recruiting.  Florida State did not want to let the day pass without reminding the Gators of last season’s loss. … Continue reading

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You Need a Quarterback

You have to have a quarterback.  College football is reaching the point that the NFL reached years ago.  You must have a great quarterback or you cannot succeed.  For years there were ways around that, but that is no longer … Continue reading

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Gamecocks Should Be Optimistic About Muschamp

South Carolina will announce Will Muschamp as its head coach Monday morning.  The reaction to news of the hiring has not been positive.  Most people remember an unsuccessful Florida stint and don’t see reasons to believe Muschamp will do better … Continue reading

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What We Learned: Week 12

The Committee Loves Blowouts.  Remember when the BCS instructed the computer rankings to take out margin of victory?  Remember how they didn’t want to see teams run up the score?  The Playoff Committee isn’t like that.  Last year Ohio State … Continue reading

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Redemption Saturday

“Sometimes the best thing you can say about a day is that it’s over.”  Many college football teams will look back on this season and understand that sentiment.  Some are already thinking it.  Expectations haven’t been met for most teams, … Continue reading

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SEC East Down

There was a time when the SEC was the best conference in college football.  It was a time when that fact could not be seriously debated, except by partisans of other conferences and people playing devil’s advocate.  There are those … Continue reading

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Chaos Theory: the What Ifs

During the BCS Era, the nightmare scenario was always 3 undefeated teams remaining for two spots.  In mid-October people would begin to speculate what was going to happen with all the undefeated teams.  Some people rooted for an unsolvable problem … Continue reading

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