Tag Archives: Florida Gators
Leading a Tebow-less existence: The challenge that lay in front of Urban Meyer
I have a picture of my uncle of me when I was about 15 years old. I’m wearing a Gator shirt in the photograph. My uncle Rosco attended the University of Florida well before me and had given me the shirt as a gift. At that point, campus life in Gainesville was still years away. [...]
Should I stay or should I gut punch: The ebb and flow of Urban Meyer
I remember when Steve Spurrier announced he was resigning from the University of Florida. I was sitting at work, pretending to get something accomplished, when a friend (a Florida State grad) called and asked if I had heard the news. The Ol’ Ball Coach was gone. As a Florida alum, Spurrier was all I had [...]
Meyer to renege on resignation?
Well, it looks like Gator fans may not have to miss Urban Meyer too much after all. After a shocking resignation announcement yesterday, reports are now circulating that Meyer is now reconsidering his decision to step down as the top Gator at the Swamp and instead take an extended leave of absence, with offensive coordinator [...]
Florida coach Meyer steps down due to health concerns
Florida was already going to have a new leader on the field in 2010, and now, the defending national champions will have a new leader on the sidelines as well. Per a report on ESPN, Gators head coach Urban Meyer is stepping down after five seasons in Gainesville for health reasons. Meyer will coach Florida’s [...]
Charlie Weis and Tim Tebow: A contrast in circumstance
I don’t know Charlie Weis. I’ve never met the guy and likely never will. All I know of Coach Weis is what I’ve seen on television or heard in interviews, but he seems like a nice enough guy. I’ve never had any allegiance to either him or Notre Dame, the school that just fired him. [...]
Weddings, anniversaries, handheld tv’s and national championships: A Thanksgiving tale
I’ve always hated going to weddings on important football weekends. Chalk it up to a conflict of interest. It’s bad enough most weddings already ridicule us single guys by gathering us into a circle of losers and making us pretend to want to catch a garter hurled into the crowd by the bride. While women [...]
Dominant defense, not offense, fuels Florida victory
As much as I was against Urban Meyer sending Tim Tebow out against LSU, I nor anyone else was the least bit surprised that he started for #1 Florida. Nor was I surprised that he was in the game the entire way. Given the short and long term risks of sending him out if he [...]
Previewing the Battle in the Bayou: #4 LSU vs. #1 Florida
So, LSU has won 21 straight night games and 32 straight Saturday night games at Tiger Stadium. So, Florida may go into their toughest game of the season without their field general and inspirational leader, and if he does take the field, he won’t be anywhere near 100%. And if he doesn’t take the field, [...]
Bobby Bowden, the Florida State Seminoles and the end of an era
Thanksgiving is a special time of year. It’s a holiday when family and friends gather round the dinner table and give thanks for everything they have. Back in the day, I used to dread that time of year for it meant the annual meeting between Florida and Florida State. Now all is good. Florida [...]
Just another Florida-Tennessee weekend
The road trip to Gainesville had been planned for months. Just as both Florida and Tennessee had earmarked September 19 on their calendar, my friends and I had done so as well. Although we didn’t have Lane Kiffin’s off-season comments posted as bulletin board material, some of us did have our own personal message for [...]
